/r/OldSchoolRidiculous
Laughing at the past.
Laughing at the past
Our sub was designed for old reddit. See it in a browser here: old.reddit.com/r/OldSchoolRidiculous
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What is ridiculous? "I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material I understand to be embraced within that shorthand description, and perhaps I could never succeed in intelligibly doing so. But I know it when I see it."
-Justice Potter Stewart, Jacobellis v. Ohio, 1964
The rules:
- 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 links are BANNED, please be cautious about posting from any social media.
- 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.
More subs like us:
- /r/vintageads
- /r/otr
- /r/AskOldPeople
- /r/RedditForGrownups
- /r/oldschoolcreepy
- /r/VintageSciFi
- /r/TheWayWeWere
- /r/vintagepalooza
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/r/OldSchoolRidiculous
147,701 Subscribers
I'm not the man they think I am at home. Oh no no no. I'm a rocket man.
23:32 UTC
A Trio of STUDS Flaunt Their Upgraded Status on the Hierarchy of Men...
20:38 UTC
Mustard Elves w/ floss-pick necklaces, strappy gladiator footwear, & belts made from repurposed welding masks: TIMELESS & Impeccable Swag
17:29 UTC
When ur attacked by badgers moments before a shoot, but the show must go on...
17:10 UTC
Students from Southern Illinois University hold up the trophies from another successful panty raid circa 1950.
17:59 UTC
Kids these days will never understand the struggle
13:10 UTC
On 21 October 1924, a Budapest hotel confiscated the harem of Ottoman prince Abdul Kadir in order to pay his debts.
03:58 UTC
Weekend Chat: Let's make an Old School Ridiculous music playlist.
What are you adding to our Old School Ridiculous mix tape?
Going to try something new, a weekly chat thread. As long as you're following our sub's rules, anything goes.
23:43 UTC
Kenner's Daddy Saddle (1965)
13:34 UTC
We're joining the ban. No X/Twitter links here. Our sub is anti-Nazi.
Hi everyone! Old School Ridiculous is joining the reddit ban on X/Twitter links. New rule don't post from that site. This is a history adjectent sub afterall. We're here to laugh at the past, not repeat it. If you're looking for a Twitter replacement, check out Bluesky.
After a very long hiatus, I (the original creator/admin) am back to modding, too.
Edit: This is our sub's related rule since the beginning (11 years and counting): No celebration of hate
23:29 UTC
A cartoon about a hypothetical "pocket telephone," from 1919
00:16 UTC
Control a woman
04:55 UTC
"You like." (Betty Crocker's Almond Crème Cake Mix ad from Woman's Day magazine 1965)
03:49 UTC
How to Become a Sensuous Witch
08:20 UTC
Borden Calo Pet Food - Personalized Pet Horoscope - January 1976
05:21 UTC
Emancipation for women… with shredded wheat
21:22 UTC
Old Gold Cigarette ad I found in the walls of a house I'm renovating. Probably from the late 20s or 30s
14:55 UTC
How to Kiss a Girl, 1900s
18:03 UTC
🤘⚔️🤘 MANOWAR! 🤩🫦🤤
14:05 UTC
The trouble with the American woman (1957, in The Atlantic)
00:17 UTC
Bouncing Ball at The London World's Fair (Boston Post 1921)
13:52 UTC
Dealer in brains
10:12 UTC
An 11-year-old girl in Ghor Province, Afghanistan sits beside her fiancé, estimated to be in his late 40s, at their engagement ceremony shortly before the couple’s marriage in 2005.
00:17 UTC
"Circle of Love," Saturday Evening Post Cover, April 8, 1961 by Constantin Alajalo
17:58 UTC
Radioactive drinking water
12:37 UTC
Angel (1983): Honors Student By Day, Hooker By Night
14:52 UTC
"No, that never occurred to us when we named the company. Now that you mention it ..." (1953)
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