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23 Old School Ideas And Practices That Were So Ridiculous

Two images from /r/oldschoolridiculous.
Two images from /r/oldschoolridiculous.

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Published April 17, 2025

Published April 17, 2025

Everything changes with time. Not only the simple things like music, fashion, trends, and the media, but education, knowledge, and ideas evolve as well. Over time, people have come to learn more about science, safety, and the world in general. There are quite a number of ideas and items in the past that, looking back on them now, seem pretty crazy for someone to have come up with. People got by, sure, but some of these ideas were definitely chaotic.

To be fair, in even just 20 or 30 years, people in the future will probably look back on current times and think some of the things people do today are crazy. Everything is always changing and advancing and time is an odd concept. Things should keep improving… right? It's hard to say what the future might have in store sometimes.

Everything that existed back then remains online, though, which means the world will never forget what people thought was acceptable in the past. Here are 23 images of things people did back in the day that seem a little odd now.

A tax fraud game for Atari, 1970s-1980s

(Source: Reddit)

Hear Muffs

(Source: Reddit)

This household tip from the '50s

(Source: Reddit)

This odd gift

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This couch medicine

(Source: Reddit)

1918 flu epidemic poster

(Source: Reddit)

Boots with $10,000 insurance

(Source: Reddit)

The Magic Nose Flute

(Source: Reddit)

A hotel sign forbidding snoring

(Source: Reddit)

This Proactiv ad

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This car signal

(Source: Reddit)

The Dog Sack, 1935

(Source: Reddit)

This size 20 in 1965

(Source: Reddit)

Prune parties, 1958

(Source: Reddit)

This bike accessory

(Source: Reddit)

Emancipation for women, with shredded wheat

(Source: Reddit)

Weighing a baby in 1959

(Source: Reddit)

Are your children ashamed of your hands? 1942

(Source: Reddit)

The Greenie Beanie, 1960s

(Source: Reddit)

Spiked toothpaste

(Source: Reddit)

Phone booth packing, a 1950s trend

(Source: Reddit)

Inflatable clothing, 1972

(Source: Reddit)

The house band for Michelin Radio Hour, 1928

(Source: Reddit)

Tags: old school, old school ridiculous, facepalm, old school cool, old school photos, vintage photos, 1940s, nostalgia, 1950s, 1960s, lifestyle, early 1900s, 1900s, 1900s lifestyle, life in the 1900s,



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