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Follies of the Madmen #452
Nothing like adding a sex element to simple juvenile love of chocolate.
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Posted By: Paul - Mon Nov 11, 2019 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Corporate Mascots, Icons and Spokesbeings, Contests, Races and Other Competitions, Sexuality, Chocolate, 1950s
Valentina Perfume
Smell like a comic book.
Full story here.
Wikipedia page on original comic here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Nov 08, 2019 -
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Category: Advertising, Comics, Perfume and Cologne and Other Scents
Follies of the Madmen #451
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Posted By: Paul - Sun Nov 03, 2019 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Stereotypes and Cliches, Technology, 1970s, Women
The Life Cereal Protein Spokes-creature
Most cereal spokes-beings are identifiable characters: leprechauns, toucans, sea captains. But this character for Life Cereal is apparently a Protein.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Nov 02, 2019 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Business, Advertising, Corporate Mascots, Icons and Spokesbeings, Food
Follies of the Madmen #450
Why not eliminate half your potential customers by insisting your product is only for men?
Posted By: Paul - Tue Oct 29, 2019 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Games, Stereotypes and Cliches, 1950s, Men, Women
Smirnoff Leaves You Breathless
1958 ad campaign for Smirnoff Vodka. The ad copy about "breathless" drinkers who are "on the vodka wagon" makes me think of wheezing, out-of-breath drunks.
San Bernardino County Sun - Nov 6, 1958
Miami News - Oct 16, 1958
San Antonio Express - Sep 23, 1958
Posted By: Alex - Thu Oct 24, 2019 -
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Category: Inebriation and Intoxicants, Advertising, 1950s, Alcohol
Follies of the Madmen #449
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Posted By: Paul - Wed Oct 23, 2019 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Fashion, Surrealism, 1940s
“I send her out in the worst weather”
Air Express: our customers are jerks.
Newsweek - Mar 4, 1957
Posted By: Alex - Fri Oct 18, 2019 -
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Category: Advertising, 1950s
Follies of the Madmen #448
Kills germs with dictatorial efficiency!
Posted By: Paul - Wed Oct 16, 2019 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Dictators, Tyrants and Other Harsh Rulers, Hygiene, Stereotypes and Cliches, 1960s
Follies of the Madmen #447
One of the rare ads of the period that objectify the male's looks.
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Posted By: Paul - Thu Oct 10, 2019 -
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Category: Body, Business, Advertising, Fashion, 1960s, Men
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