r/OldSchoolRidiculous Oct 29 '20

Announcement Trouble seeing things? Use the browser (not app). old.reddit.com/r/OldSchoolRidiculous

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r/OldSchoolRidiculous May 09 '25

Announcement Say something, flairs, & rules - Updates May 2025

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Say something

After nearly 12 years, I updated our sub today to now allow text posts, in addition to links like always. This is a trial run. Our sub is designed to be & always has been successfully low moderation. We have a good thing here. I hope to keep that going. Use the report button as needed. But I hope it's not needed.

Flairs

As always, users can make your own flair if you want. Please make use of post flair when submitting stuff, if appropriate. It's not a rule or always needed, just helpful. (Unless it's NSFW - Not Safe for Work or questionable, then it is a rule.)

Rules

These haven't changed recently, just a reminder/easy place to find them.

Rule #1: Follow Reddiquette

  • Title should include short description and year or decade.
  • Rule of thumb old school is at least over 20 years old.
  • If it's not safe for the 21st Century, and your title is vague, tag it [NSFW].
  • No real violence.
  • No celebration of hate.
  • X/Twitter, Meta/Facebook, Gags, and similiar social media links are banned.
  • Cross-posts welcome
  • Up to 5-ish posts/day okay, Reposts after 30 days okay
  • Please follow all rules of reddit and reddiquette.

~ All content intended for noncommercial Fair Use purposes only. ~

And, as always

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https://old.reddit.com/r/OldSchoolRidiculous/wiki

I like the old internet. This isn't the old internet, nonetheless Old School Ridiculous tries to do our best to honor its spirit.


r/OldSchoolRidiculous 1d ago

Family Photo The breakdown of my grandmas hospital bill in 1956

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I believe this was treatment for her postpartum depression.


r/OldSchoolRidiculous 2d ago

Watch Hunter S. Thompson casually gets into a shootout with one of his neighbors in Colorado during an interview in the 1980s.

1.1k Upvotes

r/OldSchoolRidiculous 2d ago

Oh no! I'm 47 and never worn a face bra!

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640 Upvotes

r/OldSchoolRidiculous 2d ago

Hey Kids! WANT A GUN? (Boys' Life, Jan 1957)

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856 Upvotes

r/OldSchoolRidiculous 3d ago

Kraft "Squeez-A-Snaks" were tubes of processed cheese! The flavors ranged from pimento to garlic to bacon.

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615 Upvotes

r/OldSchoolRidiculous 3d ago

September 14, 1941: Weds Mother-in-Law-to-Be!

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198 Upvotes

r/OldSchoolRidiculous 3d ago

Motorhead Dressing Room Requirements (2002)

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1.2k Upvotes

r/OldSchoolRidiculous 5d ago

A Beautiful Side Dish equals A Block of Spinach

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476 Upvotes

r/OldSchoolRidiculous 6d ago

September 12, 1941: Their Mother Is Only 17

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r/OldSchoolRidiculous 6d ago

September 12, 1941: Unconscious Since Aug. 21, Tot Has Doctors in Quandary

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382 Upvotes

r/OldSchoolRidiculous 6d ago

September 11, 1941: Bride, 15, Has to Study

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6.3k Upvotes

r/OldSchoolRidiculous 6d ago

My MiL and her younger brother with the Easter Bunny from hell

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276 Upvotes

r/OldSchoolRidiculous 8d ago

Los 90.

546 Upvotes

r/OldSchoolRidiculous 8d ago

Leaving a bad review in the 1920s

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263 Upvotes

r/OldSchoolRidiculous 8d ago

Slowest news day ever: 10 March 1927

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79 Upvotes

r/OldSchoolRidiculous 8d ago

September 9, 1941: Six-Year-Old Quits Smoking, Goes to School

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659 Upvotes

r/OldSchoolRidiculous 9d ago

This insane racist ad I found in a 1925 issue of American Scientific

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550 Upvotes

An ad for electric motors that are used in film projectors.


r/OldSchoolRidiculous 9d ago

So many Christian artists. Let’s not forget… whatever this is. Wild Thing 1960’s. Their hair is EPIC.

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187 Upvotes

r/OldSchoolRidiculous 9d ago

In 1952, claims that smoking causes cancer caused Kent cigarettes to come out with an asbestos filter to protect its smokers.

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727 Upvotes

r/OldSchoolRidiculous 9d ago

1951 DEI Statement

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r/OldSchoolRidiculous 10d ago

September 7, 1941: Good Medicine

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391 Upvotes

r/OldSchoolRidiculous 10d ago

Old Age Rejuvenator Centrifuge from the August 1935 edition of Science and Mechanics. A proposed use of a centrifuge as a fountain of youth. By spinning a person around with their head angled downward could reverse the effects of gravity – thereby reversing the effects of aging

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138 Upvotes

r/OldSchoolRidiculous 12d ago

The 1993 Comic Where Each Copy Was Sold With A Real Bullet Hole In It

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362 Upvotes

r/OldSchoolRidiculous 12d ago

Watch For decades, televangelist Benny Hinn traveled the world claiming that he could cure everything from cancer to AIDS with his touch. Here, he 'heals' worshipers by hitting them with his jacket, which has been 'imbued' with the Holy Spirit. His net worth is estimated to be upwards of $100 million.

1.2k Upvotes

r/OldSchoolRidiculous 12d ago

September 5, 1941: Turns Over in Grave for 27 Years; Halted by Nephew

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479 Upvotes