Horse Racing Forum - PaceAdvantage.Com - Horse Racing Message Board

Go Back   Horse Racing Forum - PaceAdvantage.Com - Horse Racing Message Board > Off Topic > Off Topic - General


Reply
 
Thread Tools Rate Thread
Old 12-10-2018, 06:42 AM   #1
Andy Asaro
Registered User
 
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 5,803
Insecticide marketed for use around small children as they eat their meals, 1956:

I wonder how many people died prematurely because of this stupid shit.

Andy Asaro is online now   Reply With Quote Reply
Old 12-10-2018, 08:34 AM   #2
barahona44
Registered User
 
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Diez meses en Port St. Lucie, FL; two months in the Dominican Republic
Posts: 4,355
As Billy Joel once sang "The good old days weren't always good"
__________________
"But don't ask me what I think of you, I might not give the answer that you want me to. "

Fleetwood Mac, Oh Well, Part 1 (1969)
barahona44 is offline   Reply With Quote Reply
Old 12-10-2018, 10:44 AM   #3
MargieRose
Registered User
 
MargieRose's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 4,905
At one time, Buster Brown shoe stores wanted to x-ray adults' and children's feet in order to determine an accurate shoe size. Each store had its own machine to get the job done.

MargieRose is offline   Reply With Quote Reply
Old 12-11-2018, 10:27 AM   #4
Tom
The Voice of Reason!
 
Tom's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Canandaigua, New york
Posts: 112,861
Slug-a- Bug?
More like Rid-a-Kid!

Margie, I was fitted for shoes in one of those when I was a kid!
We trekked up to the big city to use all that new-fangled technology.

Damn, those shoes fit nice!
__________________
Who does the Racing Form Detective like in this one?
Tom is offline   Reply With Quote Reply
Old 12-11-2018, 10:52 AM   #5
Wiley
Horse Racing Connossieur
 
Wiley's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Michigan
Posts: 688
The worst one I read about from the 1920's was a magic elixir called Radithor that was hawked as a "cure all" and it's secret ingredient was radium. Did not work out too well for it's users..

Just a guess, but in a 100 years some might look back at smart phones similarly.
Wiley is offline   Reply With Quote Reply
Old 12-11-2018, 04:06 PM   #6
thaskalos
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 28,554
Quote:
Originally Posted by Wiley View Post
The worst one I read about from the 1920's was a magic elixir called Radithor that was hawked as a "cure all" and it's secret ingredient was radium. Did not work out too well for it's users..

Just a guess, but in a 100 years some might look back at smart phones similarly.
No doubt.
__________________
"Theory is knowledge that doesn't work. Practice is when everything works and you don't know why."
-- Hermann Hesse
thaskalos is offline   Reply With Quote Reply
Reply





Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

» Advertisement
» Current Polls
Wh deserves to be the favorite? (last 4 figures)
Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v3.2.3

All times are GMT -4. The time now is 11:41 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.9
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Copyright 1999 - 2023 -- PaceAdvantage.Com -- All Rights Reserved
We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program
designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.