Category Archives: Baltimorons

Baltimore Balloon Aeronaut’s Deadly Final Performance (1905)

Posted on April 5, 2011 by atomictv

By George Gipe (The Baltimore Sun, 10/14/1973) An Afternoon’s Diversion in the Good Old Days John August, balloon acrobat, gives a memorable final performance Sunday, September 9, 1905: A half mile above the row houses of East Baltimore, 25-year-old John … Continue reading →

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Michael Phelps Sells Subliminal Subway Sex

Posted on April 1, 2011 by atomictv

Via Subliminal Messages in Advertising: “In this banner taken from SUBWAY restaurants official website you can see that the steam ascending from the sandwich spells SEX. The word SEX is also etched several times on the sandwich and on Phelps’ … Continue reading →

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All Hail the Preakness Manimal “Kegasus”!

Posted on March 30, 2011 by atomictv

Jockey Club hopes Preakness 2011 will ‘Be Legendary’ By Matt Vensel (The Baltimore Sun, 3/29/2011) A year after the Maryland Jockey Club encouraged Baltimore to get its “Preak” on with a feather-ruffling advertising campaign for last year’s Preakness party, event … Continue reading →

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Phallic Friday: Michael Phelps Swings to the Left

Posted on March 25, 2011 by atomictv

Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps shows off his mooseknuckle in swimgear so tight that you can tell he’s circumsized, packs a fairly large nut-sac and may be shaved to boot.

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