1950s
Toy Hand Grenade
"I'm deeply sorry, Mrs Jones, but the SWAT team had no way of knowing little Tommy wasn't holding a real grenade before they opened fire."
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Nov 25, 2013 -
Comments (2)
Category: Death, Toys, Comics, 1950s, Weapons
Sick Sick Sidney
That is one mentally unstable pachyderm.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Nov 15, 2013 -
Comments (5)
Category: Animals, Anthropomorphism, Psychology, Wimps, Milquetoasts and Cowards, 1950s
Mystery Cabinet
Who are these fanciful fellows? Answer after the jump.
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Posted By: Paul - Tue Nov 12, 2013 -
Comments (4)
Category: Government, 1950s, Europe
Shombalor
Is this one of those early rock songs with concealed smutty lyrics? This fellow thinks so.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Nov 11, 2013 -
Comments (3)
Category: Innuendo, Double Entendres, Symbolism, Nudge-Nudge-Wink-Wink and Subliminal Messages, Music, 1950s
TV Bank
Oh, the rage and tears and blossoming cynicism when this item finally arrived in the mail!
Original ad here. (Jump to page 28.)
Posted By: Paul - Sun Nov 03, 2013 -
Comments (2)
Category: Scams, Cons, Rip-offs, and General Larceny, Advertising, Comics, 1950s
English Professor Defends Lazy Wives
What about lazy husbands?
The Titonka Topic - April 8, 1954
Posted By: Alex - Wed Oct 30, 2013 -
Comments (6)
Category: Wives, 1950s
Welch’s Family Wine
I'm sure this product, with its lookalike packaging, offered many kids a handy excuse for sampling booze. "But Ma, I thought I was drinking Welch's grape juice!"
Posted By: Paul - Wed Oct 23, 2013 -
Comments (7)
Category: Advertising, Children, Teenagers, 1950s, Alcohol
Easy Hypnotism Course
[Click to enlarge]
Hypnotism = tangible eyebeams? I never knew!
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Oct 22, 2013 -
Comments (14)
Category: Hypnotism, Mesmerism and Mind Control, Scams, Cons, Rip-offs, and General Larceny, Comics, 1950s
Ling Ting Tong
Pick your favorite version of this immortal classic. BTW, the nonsense phrase is officially rendered as "I sa mok em boo di ay, I sa mok em boo." Although I sometimes hear "...boo LI ay."
Posted By: Paul - Fri Oct 18, 2013 -
Comments (5)
Category: Music, Stereotypes and Cliches, 1950s, Asia
Much Ado About Hair-dos
Posted By: Paul - Sun Oct 13, 2013 -
Comments (2)
Category: 1950s, Hair and Hairstyling
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