Avid Bored Panda readers may remember the piece we did on the subreddit r/OldSchoolCool, where people share content from the past that still looks fantastic today. But now, we have something similar yet totally different for you — its weird "cousin" r/OldSchoolRidiculous.
Created back in December 2013, this online community is pretty much the same as its "relative", only it laughs at previous eras instead of celebrating them. The outdated stuff these folks feature varies from offensive social norms to tacky fashion trends but they all remind us of the irreversible passage of time.
#1 Startled Bystander At The Annual Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade, 1994
Image credits: notbob1959
#2 An Undercover Police Officer On Duty. New York, Brooklyn, 1 July 1969. [855 X 1200]
Image credits: verostein
#3 Your Mum May Have Owned This
Image credits: Kane_richards
#4 How I Lost My Husband... And Won Him Back Again!
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#5 Hair Done By Phillip Mason, 1965. Photo By Richard Blinkoff
Image credits: Sleeeepy_Hollow
#6 "Baby Cages" Were Window-Mounted Playpens That Were Once Used For Apartments To Ensure Babies Get Fresh Air, 1937
Image credits: Sleeeepy_Hollow
#7 Famous Architects Dressed As Their Buildings At An Architect Ball, 1931 (Names/Buildings In Comments)
Image credits: AdaLovecraft
#8 Mister Merry’s Play Lighter
Image credits: lamest-liz
#9 Models Promoting Farm Fertilizer, 1956
Image credits: notbob1959
#10 Du Pont Cellophane (1955)
Image credits: MetaHelvetica
#11 Lester Walker's Turniture II, 1970
Image credits: notbob1959
#12 Burnt Orange Carpeting In A Supermarket, 1970s. What The Hell Were They Thinking!
Image credits: MyDogGoldi
#13 This Ad In A 1968 Life Magazine
Image credits: mistermajik2000
#14 Braniff Airlines Stewardess Uniforms, 1969
Image credits: Slow-moving-sloth
#15 It's Lunch Time At The No Barriers Alligator Farm. Florida C1920s
Image credits: MyDogGoldi
#16 Typical Redditor, Mid-1960s
Image credits: WhisperingSideways
#17 Matching Outfits In 1952
Image credits: notbob1959
#18 Pure Luxury
Image credits: ThriftyAsian
#19 German Band Exmagma, Album Cover For Goldball, 1974
Image credits: Slow-moving-sloth
#20 Asbestos Shoveling Competition
Image credits: voxadam
#21 The Presto Whip Building In Dearborn, Michigan, 1976
Image credits: TommyAdagio
#22 The "Dog Sack" Invention, Which First Appeared In The June 1935 Issue Of Popular Mechanics
Image credits: somnum_osseus
#23 How... How Do You Begin To Eat This?
Image credits: zoruasaurus
#24 Martians And Venusians In A 1961 Episode Of TV Series The Twilight Zone
Image credits: notbob1959
#25 Rain Goggles For Racing Car Driver. In An Open Car, The Fan Would Start Moving At About 15 Miles Per Hour, Putting The Tiny Wipers In Motion And Clearing The Water From The Lenses. England, 1930s
Image credits: notbob1959
#26 Du Pont Cellophane (1955)
Image credits: bloodmilksemen
#27 1939 Proposal To Identify Bad Drivers With A Special License Plate, Memphis Tennessee
Image credits: notbob1959
#28 Children Car Seats In The 1940s
Image credits: reddit.com
#29 "After You Put On The Old Feedbag, You'll Be Glad You're Wearing Slim & Slender Control-Top Pantyhose." - 1971
Image credits: FNaXQ
#30 Uncle & Nephew At Sunset Point, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, 1981
Image credits: notbob1959
#31 A Striking Beauty, Postcard From Around 1908
Image credits: notbob1959
#32 Burger King Am Radio With Burger Headphones. These Were Produced Exclusively For Radio Shack In 1983
Image credits: AxlCobainVedder
#33 A "Punt Gun" Used To Hunt Waterfowl. These Weapons Are Characteristically Too Large For An Individual To Fire From The Shoulder Or Often Carry Alone. This Particular Model Was Banned Because It Was Too Effective. Photo Taken In The Early 1900s
Image credits: Sleeeepy_Hollow
#34 In The Victorian Era, Men Used Special “Moustache Cups” To Protect Their ‘Staches While Drinking Hot Tea
Image credits: thesmallestman
#35 Space Age Fashion By André Courrèges, 1960s
Image credits: Plethorian
#36 Eiderlon Panties (1970s)
Image credits: reddit.com
#37 Bride And Groom In Lake, Circa 1982
Image credits: Slow-moving-sloth
#38 An Idea Of What Beatlemania Was Like
Image credits: maccaroni43
#39 Eat Ironized Yeast (1930s)
Image credits: reddit.com
#40 A Vidal Sassoon Hairstyle From The 1960s
Image credits: notbob1959
#41 Sun Tan Pills (1970s)
Image credits: MetaHelvetica
#42 Fashion, Winter 1966
Image credits: notbob1959
#43 Eastern Airlines (1967)
Image credits: MetaHelvetica114
#44 Lesser Known Mascots, Ihop's Miss Blueberry 1987
Image credits: MrDorkESQ
#45 Invention Of Cars Turns Women Into Tramps, Circa 1924
Image credits: Slow-moving-sloth
#46 The Colossal Dog Ear Collar! [1967]
Image credits: acidmine
#47 Dancers Costumed As Electrical Appliances At The Los Angeles Electrical Age Exposition In 1936
Image credits: notbob1959
#48 “Fun For The Entire Family”
Image credits: Affectionate-Line-91
#49 1978 Unisex Hair Style
Image credits: Slow-moving-sloth
#50 …where Do I Even Start?
Image credits: kit11037
#51 This Christmas, Get That Special Lady In Your Life An Ironing Board (1963)
Image credits: bloodmilksemen
#52 Prince Roller Skating On His Tennis Court At Home. Photo By Jeff Katz, 1989
Image credits: Rattlesnake_Mullet
#53 Listerine Shaving Cream Ad (1944)
Image credits: MetaHelvetica
#54 Poison Ivy And Lux Interior (Of The Cramps) Were Incredibly Awesome... But Also A Bit Ridiculous (1986)
Image credits: WhileFalseRepeat
#55 "Jesus Use Me"
Image credits: howardkinsd
#56 'fill 'Er Up' - Advert For Turkish Petrol Company -1960
Image credits: KamikazeChief
#57 This Crimping Iron That Makes Shapes In Your Hair
Image credits: GinsuVictim
#58 Bryn Owen Aged 17 With His Vespa Scooter, Which Has 34 Mirrors And 81 Lights On The Front And Back, All Bought With His Pocket Money, Leicestershire, England, 1983
Image credits: notbob1959
#59 The Day My Kid Went Punk, Abc After-School Special (1987)
Image credits: AxlCobainVedder
#60 These Old Wife Beaters Making Excuses For Themselves
Image credits: LaraGilraen
#61 Lysol For Feminine Hygiene (1939)
Image credits: MetaHelvetica
#62 What A Deal!
Image credits: MetaHelvetica
#63 "Even A Lady Could Learn To Like Soft Whiskey. It's Not Hard." - Calvert Extra [1965]
Image credits: FNaXQ
#64 Ladies, Dr. Swift Is Here To Massage Away Your Troubles From Neck To Knee (1850s)
Image credits: MetaHelvetica
#65 Scott Tissues (1940s)
Image credits: MetaHelvetica114
#66 The Cone Bra Corset Dress From Jean Paul Gaultier Fw 1984 Photographed By Peter Lindbergh
Image credits: Sleeeepy_Hollow
#67 Paul Hogan Meeting Queen Elizabeth II (1980)
Image credits: FilthFlarnFilth
#68 Cigarette Holder For Nudists, 1938
Image credits: notbob1959
#69 This Really Requires No Explanation
Image credits: No-Bear
#70 In The 1950s, There Was A Contest To Choose The Person With The Best Spine In An Orthopedic Conference In Chicago, USA. X-Rays Showed That These Three Women Won The Award For The Best Standing Position
Image credits: Cheap_District_9762
#71 La Parle Obesity Soap (1903)
Image credits: MetaHelvetica
#72 Pet Rocks!
Image credits: InkDrinker5
#73 Astonishing Mrs Highfield! Married At 15, Up To 6 Kids At 22. [1953]
Image credits: acidmine
#74 Sugar
Image credits: teedyay
#75 “Lucky Tiger Gets The Gals” (1960s)
Image credits: DiosMioMan63
#76 Anti- Mini Skirt, 1966
Image credits: Steroodedon134
#77 This Lucky Strike Cigarettes Ad From 1931
Image credits: zoruasaurus
#78 He Won't Stop Breaking Wind
Image credits: MetaHelvetica
#79 Crisco Shortening - It's Digestable! (1955)
Image credits: MetaHelvetica
#80 Hairstyle In Tampa, Florida, 1985
Image credits: notbob1959
#81 " The Drunk Basket" In The 1960s, Bars In Istanbul Woud Hire Someone To Carry Drunk People Back To Their Home
Image credits: Charmforyou
#82 Mickey Mouse Gas Mask Meant To Put Children At Ease In An Emergency Situation, 1942
Image credits: notbob1959
#83 Buster The Roller Skating Rooster, Los Angeles, 1957
Image credits: Slow-moving-sloth
#84 Asparagus Group From Miss Gatchell's Pageant, Lee County Alabama, April 16, 1925
Image credits: notbob1959
#85 "Sugar's Got What It Takes" Sugar Information, Inc 1960's
Image credits: susierabbit
#86 Showgirl With A Stuffed Bird In A Cage On Her Hindquarters At The Latin Quarter Nightclub, New York, 1952
Image credits: notbob1959
#87 Such Portability!
Image credits: CinemaslaveJoe
#88 Beef Broth On The Rocks (1960)
Image credits: MetaHelvetica
#89 Hairstyles From The 70s
Image credits: raffaele2406
#90 My Mom Sent Me This
Image credits: meow_hereitcomes
#91 The Jayne Mansfield Shaped Hot Water Bottle. Delightful!
Image credits: CpGrover
#92 Dressing Up For The Locker Room [1970]
Image credits: Bawonga
#93 Sausage For Zion
Image credits: Bawonga
#94 Ww1 Experimental Camouflage ~ 1917
Image credits: World-Tight
#95 Ladies' Jumpsuit Sewing Pattern, 90s
Image credits: notbob1959
#96 The “Michelin Band” Performs At The Inauguration Of The Michelin Hour Radio Show, April 17, 1928
Image credits: DiosMioMan63
#97 A Peanut Vendor Wearing A Suit Made Of Peanuts [1890]
Image credits: reddit.com
#98 Working Model Of A Lunar Suit For Moon Exploration Demonstrating Tools That Could Be Substituted For The Suit’s Standard Gloved Hands, 1960
Image credits: notbob1959
#99 Was This A Common Way To Dress Your Bridesmaids Back In The Day?
Image credits: ionized_fallout
#100 Diagram Of A Drug Abuser (1972)
Image credits: MetaHelvetica114
#101 Abba Looking Very Abba-Like During A 1974 Photo Shoot In Brussels. These Costumes Would Show Up In Many Early Live Performances And In The “Ring Ring” Music Video
Image credits: MyDogGoldi
#102 Leave Em In The Car!
Image credits: liog2step
#103 Free For Chubbies (Lane Bryant, 1960s)
Image credits: MetaHelvetica114
#104 The Scorpions, 1974
Image credits: reddit.com
#105 Jack Milford, Player With The Wembley Monarchs Ice Hockey Team, Invented A Carrying Device So That His Baby Can Join His Wife And Himself On The Ice, 1937
Image credits: notbob1959
#106 Costume Party. October 31, 1919
Image credits: Beeninya
#107 United Airlines Boeing 747 First Class Flight Attendant Attire - 1970
Image credits: Shawnj2
#108 Uncover Tulsa Police Officers Used To Entice Muggers. 1953
Image credits: smokinokie
#109 At Home With A Braun Astronette Hair Dryer, Circa 1972
Image credits: Slow-moving-sloth
#110 That Awkward Stage For "Hair Bands" Who Were Transitioning From The Glam Rock Era Of The 70s Into Their Newer And More Commercial 80s Incarnations (Twisted Sister, C. 1980)
Image credits: WhileFalseRepeat
#111 Jayne Mansfield In Her Pink Mansion’s Bathroom
Image credits: gloomiezuko
#112 The Establishment Wig, 1968
Image credits: reddit.com
#113 Miss Idaho Potato 1935
Image credits: itsacalamity
#114 Gay Bob -- The World's First Gay Doll For Everyone!
Image credits: InsertCoinForCredit
#115 Water Skiing Witches, 1950′s
Image credits: GaGator43
#116 Miss Unsafe Brakes From The 1939 Chicago Auto Show
Image credits: abaganoush
#117 Hickeys And Eyeliner, County Fair Portrait, Circa 1978, Photo By Mikkel Aaland
Image credits: Slow-moving-sloth
#118 Japan, 3 Pm On Some Day In 1966
Image credits: notbob1959
#119 Idk If It’s Already Been Posted, But *john Wayne* Plays Genghis Khan In The 1956 Movie *the Conquerer*
Image credits: INeedtobeDetained
#120 Who Is Madam Raga? (1909)
Image credits: Granite-M
#121 Back In The 60's They Put Pictures Of Kids And Their Addresses In The Back Of Comic Books
Image credits: Fejsze
#122 Brighton Swimming Club, 1863
Image credits: notbob1959
#123 1940s Puffed Rice Ad
Image credits: stankmanly
#124 Mickey Rooney As "Mr. Yunioshi" In The 1961 Movie, Breakfast At Tiffany's
Image credits: notbob1959
#125 Saw This On Youtube And Had To Share
Image credits: haleywaley16
#126 From The 1975 Target Australia Catalog
Image credits: notbob1959
#127 Connie Blake From Bassett, Nebraska Was "Miss Stock Grower" Of 1969
Image credits: notbob1959
#128 Where To Begin? My Aunt's Hair... [late 80s]
Image credits: reddit.com
#129 What A Spot For A Picnic! Yes, It's The Parking Lot Of Your Local 7-11, 1965
Image credits: Slow-moving-sloth
#130 If You Must Smoke While Wearing Your Influenza Mask, 1919
Image credits: notbob1959
#131 A Woman Wearing A Special Mask For Fighting Depression, Budapest, 1937
Image credits: rosseepoo
#132 American Entertainer Garry Moore Trying Out A Special Contraption For Smoking To Forestall Burning Bedclothes Should He Fall Asleep With The Cigarette Still Lit, 1953
Image credits: notbob1959
#133 Get You A Road Dog
Image credits: trashhbandicoot
#134 The Big Mac Hat! (Mcdonald’s Translite Sign, 1984). Courtesy Of Consumer Time Capsule On Twitter
Image credits: AxlCobainVedder
#135 Debutantes Arriving At Ball, Laredo, Texas, 1994
Image credits: notbob1959
#136 I’ll Have What He’s Having, Melbourne, Australia, Circa 1979 (Photographed By David Wadelton)
Image credits: Str33twise84
#137 Women At A Watermelon Eating Contest At Grimsby Park (Grimsby, Ontario 1890's)
Image credits: grimsbylibraryonline
#138 German Cookbook Offering Bananas Wrapped In Pickled Herring, 1963
Image credits: Slow-moving-sloth
#139 You Can Never Have Too Much Glamor
Image credits: Irving_Kaufman
#140 Auto Strap For Front Seat Tots, 1961 Sears Catalog
Image credits: notbob1959
#141 Quaalude-300 (1971)
Image credits: MetaHelvetica114
#142 That's Gonna Be A No From Me
Image credits: MetaHelvetica
#143 Master Foods, Australia, 1968
Image credits: DualCay0te
#144 Carl & Ida Krone Strolling Through Berlin With Their Pet Cheetah (1924)
Image credits: yambino_
#145 Peter Lockwood, 15, Of Downer, Canberra, At Home With His 16 Month Old Wombat Polly And His Fully Grown Black Swamp Wallaby Mr. Willoughby. 1964
Image credits: Beeninya
#146 Super Cool Tshirt Designs 1976
Image credits: nautical1776
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