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lucky_ducker t1_ja5gzka wrote

Reply to My dad and his best friends bought a hearse for $77 and drove it from Missouri to Florida in 1965 for their senior trip. by pleasemakemelol

Fun fact: you no longer see former hearses being driven around as somebody's daily driver. Why? For the past 20 - 30 years hearses are mostly ordinary minivans, with the characteristic "curlicue" design on an insert that covers the rear-most side windows.

When the funeral home is done with the hearse, the insert is removed and the minivan is sold as an ordinary used vehicle. Since it appears to be a normal car there is no deep discount on its price, and sellers aren't required to disclose that it used to be used for hauling dead bodies around.

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nearlyneutraltheory t1_ja5bcsv wrote

Reply to Bettie Page roadraging (1950s) by bil_sabab

I know nothing about fashion or sewing, but whenever I see a picture of Bettie Page on here, it always seems like her swimsuits and other outfits are often way more modern-looking and flattering for her figure compared to photos I see of most other pinup models from the same era and I assume that's because she designed and sewed much of her own wardrobe.

A lot of her life before and after her model career was difficult- from being molested by her father as a child, to missing out on a lot of the money that was generated from the image she created, to struggles with mental illness later in life, but she was a talented and influential woman.

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