WEIRD-OHS CAR-ICKY-TURE OF BASKETBALLS "FRANCIS THE FOUL" THE WAY OUT DRIBBLER, 1960's

A terrific model from the 60's. These models were the rage back then.

Trivia:  A single tiger can eat six tons of meat a year......the equivalent of 60,000 hamburgers.


Did You Know:   Several security screeners at Denver International Airport were reprimanded after they sent themselves through the X-ray machine "to see what their brains looked like." (I think it was an empty space)

1960's WEIRD-OHS "SLING RAVE CURVETTE," THE WAY OUT SPECTATOR

                                               ODE TO CURVETTE

Curvette, Curvette-tall, slim, young,
   Oh Curvette, you are a pearl
And there are others just like you
   All caught up in the dragstrip whirl

You are there to help your man
   To cheer, to yell, to scream, to sigh
And when his car finishes last
   We often see you cry

Your's is a waiting game
   Complete with sacrifices and all
Because he worked on his car
   You missed the high school ball

But there are compensations
   To the game you wish to play
Like when he's top eliminator
   You are Queen that day

Sometimes you even make the magazines
   Oh yes, we see you next to the car
And with those stretch pants, funny eyes,
   high hair----yes, you'll go far

But as we watch we wonder
   To whom are you really true?
Is it to him, dear Curvette

   Or is it to only you????

Trivia: In the 1800's people segregated their books by the sex of the author.

Did You Know? Rabbits can see forward and backward at the same time. ( They probably use bunny-noculars)

HAWKS " LEAKY BOAT LOUIE " WEIRD-OHS 1960's MODEL

Another strange but cute model from the 1960's. This was a phenominal decade to live through and watch the changes in our world. Things were a bit simpler as this model implies. Enjoy "Leaky Boat Louie" as he races around in his drunkin stupor.

Trivias: One of every three insects in the world is a beetle. "Let it be. Let it be."

Did You Know? Why do we say people have "skeletons in their closets" if they hide their past? The expression comes from a fairy tale about Bluebeard the pirate, who, legend has it, he murdered all his many wives. When he gave his new wife the keys to the house, he forbade her to open a specific closet at the end of a long hall-which, of course, she did the moment he left on business. When she unlocked the door and looked inside, she was horrified to find all the skeletons of Bluebeard's previous wives.

VINTAGE 1950's RENWALL BUICK @ CHEVY DELIVERY TRUCK, HARD PLASTIC TOYS

These two old hard plastic toys with white wheels were a mainstay in most sand boxes when I was growing up . They bring back good memories of those times when us children would make roads to drive our toys around on. They are in pretty good shape for being about 60 years old. Enjoy.

Trivia:  Zagazig is a city in Egypt; Wagga Wagga is a city in Australia.

Did You Know?   A giant panda consumes about 120 pounds of bamboo per day. ( Good ruffage)

1960's WEIRD-OHS MODEL, "FREDDY FLAME-OUT" THE WAY OUT JET JOCKEY

Another interesting creation from the early 1960's. This is Freddy trying his best to keep his airplane flying even though he probably forgot to top up his fuel tanks.

           The engine coughed and stopped;
            The overcast could not be topped
           A mountain suddenly arose,
            Into it went Freddy's nose

           The 'copters went a 'searchin'

            For our friendly little urchin

           But alas it was no use

            Poor Freddy had cooked his goose

           The fire lit the rocky scene

            The sudden stop was awfully mean

           Fred had forgot to check his tanks

            Now he's joined the angel's ranks

                                             Anon

Trivia:  A mirage can be photographed.

Did You Know?    Costa Rica has no army.

HAWKS " SILLY SURFERS " MODEL, HODAD MAKIN' THE SCENE WITH A SIX PACK, 1960's WEIRD-OHS

This is another cool model from the early 1960's. They were fun to paint and add your own inventive touches to them. The hardest part of the process was waiting for the paint and glue to dry so that you could complete the next step. Enjoy. 

Trivia:  There are 41 references to dogs in the Bible.....and most of them are negative.

Old Russian proverb:  " Do not spit into the well--you may have to drink out of it."

EDISON BLUE AMBEROL RECORD, 1913, (THE REASON WHY WE HAVE ROCK AND ROLL)

This record is what helped to start the music world we live in now. Thomas Alva Edisons inventions have made a HUGE impact on our world of today. This is just one of his many inventions. This record revolved on a turntable with a needle going through the grooves making the sound just like future record players would (remember those?). This round disc would play a song for just over 4 minutes at a speed of 160 RPM. The number on this song is 1538 and played the tune," I Will Love You When". It was manufactured in December of 1913.Other inventions by Edison are : the incandescent light bulb, kinetoscope, phonograph, motion picture camera and many more. He had over 1300 patents. Born in 1847 he died october 18, 1931 on the anniversary of the invention of the light bulb.


Trvia:  Scientists say that you have more nightmares when your bedroom is cold. (And that's the cold truth)

Did You Know?  Lobster was so plentiful in the 1800's that it was considered a
"poor mans" food. In Maine servants often wrote into their contracts that they would not be fed lobster more than two times per week.