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Dwight Eisenhower eats a hot dog with Richard Nixon as the Washington Senators beat the Boston Red Sox, 1960
Women changing discreetly on a British beach, 1929
Actress Veronica Lake demonstrates what can happen to female factory workers who don't tie their hair back, 1943
A 1965 Ford Mustang station wagon
Butcher shop, Edmonton, 1915
During the evacuation of Saigon, at least 45 UH-1 Huey's were pushed overboard from US aircraft carriers to make room for others
An Australian soldier plays with the kangaroo who served as the mascot for the 9th and 10th First Australian Imperial Force batt
A man's failed hippo racing business
Judy Garland in an early screen test for the Wizard of Oz with a blond hairstyle
The Grand Canyon, 1914
History Porn 2: http://imgur.com/gallery/dgejI
Arriving at Ellis Island, 1907
Ted Geisel works on a drawing of a grinch, the hero of his forthcoming book, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", 1957
Food taken up on the Mercury and Gemini missions, 1961-1966
Sailors on the deck of the British steam corvette HMS Satellite, circa 1860
A German U-Boat stranded on the southern England coast after surrender, 1918
Mail delivery Snowmobiles in the Khabarovsk Territory, 1983
A french soldier, whose face was mutilated in WWI, being fitted with a mask made by the Red Cross, 1918
A German canteen, circa 1917
Bicycling down the Eiffel Tower, 1923
Ernest Hemingway at a bar in Havana
TheBlastBie
That hippo racer would have been an imgurian today.
DancingPanther
Ok real talk here. HOW THE FUCK DID HIPPO RACING FAIL?! WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE, AND THEY BLEW IT.
Jaegermeister
Anybody else think Hemingway looks like bill murray
Cheomesh
Those snowmobiles look pretty badass, to be honest.
Randomizera
Goddamn Veronica looked really hot.
fatsthankstodominoes
These are all really good.
Psychidelicacy
No one is going to say anything about the TURBINE powered snowmobiles?! Mailmen must've had so much fun in those..
PtrkLnk
I know right. Its basically a VW bus with skies and a jet turbine mounted to the back. That would be so much fun on open snow.
HistoryRules
This is awesome.
WhitneyHoustonWeHaveAProblem
I'm sure the hippo racing business would be booming if it existed today
lunchisking
Veronica lake would've been my dream girl, I guess she's a skeleton, so past tense
JimNeverHasASecondCupOfCoffeeAtHome
I've never seen any of these photos. +1 for my Internet boner.
betterthanexpected
TIL that YOLO was around before WWII. Grand Canyon and Eiffel Tower people think safety is for weaklings.
8bitkit
That, my friends, is a wallaby.
RezDogLover
Is that Edmonton, Alberta?!
SnoopDank
Yeah it is, it's the Edwin Paige Fulton Butcher shop in Edmonton, AB according to google. +1 for fellow Edmontonian
actualoldchiefpettyofficer
Good Sunday morning first cup of coffee browse. Thanks,
CoolSnackChris
Great Monday workplace procrastination also. Yes I'm on the toilet. So What
ezesharp
So, what is it like, being an old CPO?
actualoldchiefpettyofficer
Beats the alternative.
ezesharp
Alternative, in this case, being young or being dead?
MorePunkThanMe
Ted Geisel= Dr. Seuss?
somethingdark
Yep, that's his real name.
Pegussu
Yeah, that's Dr. Seuss' real name.
tinytyrannosaur
Theodore Seuss Geisel, for those curious
ANewBadlyPhotoshoppedPhotoofAdolfHitlersmotherKlaraEveryday
his wife wanted to be a doctor and her last name was seuss so he used that after she died.
Sarnh
Lies!
ANewBadlyPhotoshoppedPhotoofAdolfHitlersmotherKlaraEveryday
plz
BarnabasWizardcock
Neither a doctor nor a Seuss.
randombrain
also = Theo LeSig
WildBluntHickok
You call it history porn and the first picture is someone fellating a hot dog. Don't put images in our heads!
ninmonkey
If you want the source: http://www.reddit.com/r/HistoryPorn/
DynamicDash
I first read it as History of Porn. I was so excited, but sadly after a few images I was brought back to reality.
pghquidditch
You're the first person to pick up on this +1
SporkOfDoom
Truly, my first thought. Cockgobbling... nudity... hairpulling... family car?!
pghquidditch
I did this on purpose, but no one seems to have noticed ;)
walterpeck
"someone"
Lainncli
Nixon's lucky that it was only Watergate that got out to the press...
TheWorldIsComingToAnEnd
Still funny that watergate was leaked by... DEEPTHROAT
IAmAllThings
As a sports fan, someone should definitely take another shot at making hippo racing a thing. I'd watch the shit out of that
KrautsaladtheGerman
People would die though
NoYolo4Jesus
What if they get hungry hungry? God help us all.
ChuckNorrisAteMySock
I don't remotely care for sports in the least, and I'm right there with you on this one.+
echopox
Edmonton? Everything is going fine in imgur, then suddenly my stupid city shows up.
ridetheshoopuf
Stupid? The city which gave us Mass Effect?! Think twice before opening your mouth next time!
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ridetheshoopuf
*implodes from jealousy*
OtterOfDoom
I'm pretty sure that mustang wagon was a one off. I read a car and driver article about it, I'll see if I can find it.
OtterOfDoom
http://m.caranddriver.com/reviews/ford-mustang-wagon-review
bbueller
Who else would watch a Bill Murray as Ernest Hemingway biopic?
bbueller
4 other people! Alright!
MeSoMerry
I was thinking the same thing!
bbueller
The Internet: proving daily that it's impossible to have an original thought
CaptainLegot
Fun fact: Many of the actors in The Wizard of Oz got permanent eye damage because the lights had to be extremely bright to film in color!
Catclicksalot
More like sad fact:/
IamAreyou
Turned the set temperature to 100 degrees! This movie was like a sweat shop in China.
SadSamWinchester
That movie maimed or nearly killed so many damn people.
accipiter
Didn't the first actor for the Tin Man get super sick due to the original body paint they used?
fapalouie
If I remember correctly he got lead poisoning from the paint they used on him.
LupusYonderboy
Tin powder, got into his lungs.
LupusYonderboy
Fun fact! Yes, originally Buddy Ebsen was supposed to play the Tin Woodsman but the makeup was tin powder and it got into his lungs.
LupusYonderboy
He then went on to play Jed Clampett in The Beverly Hillbillies.
SadSamWinchester
Yeah, he had an allergic reaction to the silver in the pain, it basically asphyxiated him.
keeniemccormick
Yep. The original guy was Buddy Ebsen, the dad in the Beverly Hillbillies.
WiggleMeJiggles
WHY DOES NO ONE ELSE THINK BIKING DOWN THE EIFFEL TOWER IS A BAD IDEA!?!?
anantaya
How does he stop??
Rageguin
hold my beer
JoshsCompany
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxfzYTjz62Y What are you fucking nuts?
Cheomesh
As a cyclist NOPE
rmb61
As a downhill rider: Eh, I'd consider it, just not on a bike from 1923.
GrabbinSince05
We do
ADrinkGiver
Pretty sure those guys trying to walk up the stairs thought it was a bad idea.
krauraurgg
Walking up the stairs is a terrible idea in itself, so I don't trust their judgment.
LordHighFarcwad
i think its a great idea
HipsterHippy
Tour de France*
MeetCameron
I don't. Actually, when I saw that I wished we were able to do such things without people insistent upon putting a stop to the fun.
JoshsCompany
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxfzYTjz62Y
rmb61
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKkVkD-CZqU
MeetCameron
psht - HELMET-cam :D
gr33narrow
that looks like so much fun. My friends and I used to do this as kids. I'm amazed monkey bars broke my arm, not the "stair racing"
Jageby
But i can tell you: If you get your hair stuck in a drill like that, you wont look that pretty more than 0.5s...
gooseduckbutt
Made me think of that scene from Bomb Girls.
Jageby
Don't really know what you are talking about. But i sure have seen a pic or two of what happens when you get stuck to a lathe..I love my job
gooseduckbutt
Ah, it's a show following women working in a Canadian munitions factory during WWII and (1/2)
gooseduckbutt
(2/2) and one of the women gets her hair caught on the hook that carries the finished rounds. Tears a big part of her scalp off.
Gawky
there were a serious lawsuit here en Denmark where a girl got most of her hair torn off in the engine of a go-cart (1)
Gawky
she won since there were insuficient warnings and the personel had apparently told her it was fine
Solkanarmy
ERNEST*
hellafordays
Fuckin' heathens.
pghquidditch
Hahaha, damn, I didn't even catch that until now! +1 I'll go edit
apotatochip
Hate to say it, but Hemmingway looks like that annoying old drunk guy that's too loud.
SmerkBich
Shut your blasphemous mouth. He was "spirited" and a "fun guy to be around" lol
apotatochip
I'd like to point out the guy to the left of the guy in sunglasses. He's like "Christ Hemmingway, give it a rest already"
CrispySatan
To be fair, that's probably pretty accurate
almondsareimportant
Same with Bukowski, but both men were probably allowed to given they were literati geniuses.
pawesomeopossum
Bukowski was a loud drunk before he became a literary genius.
eggmuffin
He was famous for it. But he earned it.
SmerkBich
He *Earnested it. I'll see myself out.
TurningTurningIntheWideningGyro
I bet he was, but when you've got his resume you can be as loud as you want if you ask me.
MagicalUnicornFarts
Uh, I think Hemingway might be on the far right ?
apotatochip
Yeah, it'd be hard to disagree with that. I still imagine his later years were lived as a Frank Gallagher type though.
MadMupp
Veronica Lake, didnt expect to see her today... I'll be in my bunk
DutchKincaid
That dame was pint-sized. 4' 11½" to be exact.
ridetheshoopuf
my bunk doesn't care.
thewildplum
Didn't know that! +1 for petite girls.
eetsumkaus
5'3" guy here. Perfect size
foxtrotcorsair
#6 During Operation Frequent Wind, they even had pilots land, dump the passengers, and then ditch the helo in the ocean and be rescued.
Helimech
This is heartbreaking to me
NotAgainRichard
And why was Saigon evacuated?
stopridingthatpenguin
The North Vietnamese had surrounded and were invading the city even though they said they wouldn't in the Paris Treaty
marquisdechocula
Operation Frequent Wind is also what I call going to Taco Bell
mydawgisgreen
Hahaha
MyHorseAteMyPaycheck
I'm so glad I wasn't the only one who thought that sounded like a fart euphemism!
zacletus
And now time to find a documentary on it...
stopridingthatpenguin
Pbs documentary on Netflix called last days in Vietnam
sadbitterkitten
who the fuck thought racing hippos was a good idea?
Boulderzer
They just need to be smaller. Someone should do it with house hippos.
dhaskjdhawyajhdbsdbgwakjhbdnmcckclkklkl
It's probably not a good idea because dangerous, but im positive that would be entertaining.
brassbass
Hippos are the most dangerous animal in the waters of Africa. They will fuck you up bad.
StraightToCatFolder
Pygmy hippos. BAM! Problem solved.
belselk77
Someone needs to try it again in this day and age. They'd make millions
becauseairplane
Speedy Speedy Hippos!
AMiserableLilPileOfSecrets
http://imgur.com/Jh2mWi5
sadbitterkitten
I've gotten tons of reply to my comment, but yours was the best! Thanks for making me laugh.
jalexj
Hippos be fast!
KlaatuBaradaMumbleMumble
That guy, I'm guessing.
backtobackpanicattack
Good guess, guy.
vo0d0ogirl
Oh, you sassy!
MarvLevyForPresident
LOL! Idk why, but I love your comment.
SirCuddlefish
Honestly, if someone told me a hippo race was going on I would probably go see it.
tendthekine
he was just ahead of his time
threestep
Because it might just have been the most dangerous game.
emirh12
But wouldn't you pay to see that
KillerCaitie
It's also why the game Racing, Racing Hippos never made it to the public.
IAmTheBadW01f
100% terrible idea. Would definitely watch idiots sustaining moderate levels of injury while attempting.
kublaikhan
Hippodrome owners?
imnotokaywiththis
You're kidding, hippos can run up to 30km/h. This man was just in the wrong era.
Mokisan
If it were safe for the hippos, I would pay good money to watch a bunch of biological mini vans race!
mcshady
Spoon, 10-15 km / he slower townhouses then?
mcshady
Jesus. Sooo 10-15 k
mcshady
Jesus I hate autocorrect. I give up.
Lenton
Agreed-ish. They are fast but I suspect the stampede weight-class made hippos a poor choice.
almostsomething182
So obviously we just use OTHER 1 ton creatures that we can sit on. With hooves.
DisUsernameAmsDildos
10/10 would get as high as the moon and watch the shit outta some hippo racing.
ninmonkey
They would eat the audience. They are hungry, hungry, after all.
WildBluntHickok
The fact that it was a failure makes it more understandable. Not a trend but one lone wacko.
pghquidditch
So if I'd pay money to see this, does that make me a wacko too??
Hypnonotic
http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs5/i/2004/329/7/2/Wakko_by_cl3n10.jpg
WildBluntHickok
You're on imgur, we already know you're a wacko.
AzaellexTytalus
Yes but being a wacko doesn't mean you're wrong. :-)
TheJediYounglingsShotFirst
The only difference between a wacko and a genius is if they are successful
rudestdude
Well I mean hippos are VERY fast
RedbeardTheFurious
http://imgur.com/VeZiHf5
MissDerz
Well, tortoise races exist, so I've learned recently.
hydrocodont
Your grandpa when he signed your mom up for track
joemagnifico
Probably a competitor of the person that was using the hippo-teeth xylophone.
IonlyCameBecauseIHeardThereWasCake
The guy who married the wrong woman and is looking for any excuse to get out of the house.
flassk
same dude that thought rolling a bike down the eiffel tower was?
ThisGuyDisguisedTheSkies
Same guy that designed that Mustang wagon. A fucking lunatic.
chinablue
It designed to compete with the VW square back, the Mustang was originally a sporty family car but ford never built it an ad agency did.
andyetanotheraccount
http://imgur.com/r/RedditEssentials/fTTBLia
dervdaperv
I'm not quite sure how it didn't take off?!
CliveBarkersMysteryHole
Someone with more balls than brains.
ohlalaohlala
hippos are actually pretty fast. I heard
hatlessspider
They can litrally bite you in two
Cheesecakecrush
That hippo has had enough of that guy's shit. Look at him! That dude ded
GreaterDog
That cat is just the worst.
Aranyszin
Hippos are crazy fast. They can outrun a horse.
Ricochet64
who the fuck thought biking down the eiffel tower was a good idea?
kenesisiscool
They race turtles, snails, dogs, horses, they even race people. Why not hippos?
OfficialSkynet
that guy did
WildBillsUsedCoffinEmporium
Who the fuck thought it wouldn't be a good idea?
kumikazeturbo
Are they fast?
Markond
To watch no, to participate hell yes. I would pay to race hippo chariots like some kind of extreme go-karting.
nox1468
I do.
guilhermedidi
That hippo is like 'I don't get paid enough for this shit'
axedan
same who thought a mustang station wagon was
sushifire
Hippo looks so mad.
thesplashingblumpkins
It would be cruel to the animals, which I wouldn't like morally, but a hippo race (maybe turning into a hippo fight) would be entertaining
thesplashingblumpkins
There are a lot of things that I would like to do/say/watch that are morally wrong, but they would still be entertaining/enjoyable
WolfcubEllie
The hippo looks like it knew the business was failing.
ColonelPotoo
Who the hell thought that this was NOT a good idea? I'd pay to watch this!
krauraurgg
Hippos are stupidly dangerous. It's like racing rabid lions who haven't eaten for two weeks.
reefermadness402
Id pay to watch that as well...
Mergul
Your point being..?
jackketch
So...how is that not a good idea?
ScottMillsap
It's basically horse-racing, only if sometimes the horse ate one of the riders.
FlatPlutoSociety
Is it the worst idea ever? Yes. Would I watch it religiously? YES.
insanitypurge
It actually works if you hang a bag of marbles in front of them.
MissSpelledTattoo
Hungry hungry ...
brandsilven
I've seen that attempted. They just stretch out their necks and grab the marbles. Their bodies don't even move.
knopzac000
Who decided it wasnt a good idea? id pay to watch that shit
nehog
Apparently only one person...
ninmonkey
#RichPeopleProblems
Scorpioli
Lure them with food... cause their hungry..
Yourfavoritebandsucks1974
Said no pothead ever.*
ItsNotAllRelative
@IAmAllThings does apparently. And I agree.
qpid22
hippo looks disappointed........
TechnicolorCheeseWedge
That hippo looks fucking pissed
MadPirateBippy
I agree, that hippo looks like it's about to fuck someone's day up.
krauraurgg
Rage and apathy are pretty much the only two emotions that hippos are capable of.
revcleo
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=hippo+land+speed they go faster than you
SimonSez83
i would buy that Mustang. nice compilation sir/miss/idkwhattocallpplanymore
pawesomeopossum
Just no. THAT is a true abomination.
AStainlessSteelRat
http://www.timelessrides.com/blog/automotive-history/ford-mustang-station-wagon
Kckj
Car people love shooting brakes.
SihayaOfTheAllPowerfulMeh
"Dude"
compgeke
Only real issue is it's a never released prototype. Would've been cool to have though.