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Follies of the Madmen #351
Uncertain what "umph" actually tastes like.
Source of ad.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Feb 16, 2018 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Tobacco and Smoking, 1980s
The Fourth Kingdom
Animal, vegetable, mineral--and Bakelite!
Posted By: Paul - Sat Feb 10, 2018 -
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Category: Technology, Advertising, Industry, Factories and Manufacturing, Products, 1930s
Miss Geico
Am I alone in this, or does Miss Geico appear to be one of the hideous sea-folk who live off the coast of Lovecraft's Innsmouth, and conspire to interbreed with humans, producing hybrid abominations?
Home page.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Feb 04, 2018 -
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Category: Animals, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Business, Advertising, Corporate Mascots, Icons and Spokesbeings, Horror, Motor Vehicles, Fictional Monsters
Follies of the Madmen #350
"Telltale beverages" = booze.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Feb 03, 2018 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Hygiene, 1960s
Washroom Infection
In the early 20th century, it was widely believed that dirty bathrooms were a primary cause of the spread of disease, particularly sexual disease. One result of this belief, apparently, was the adoption of U-shaped toilet seats in public bathrooms, since it was thought that these were more hygienic.Read more about this at The Weeklings.
Posted By: Alex - Fri Feb 02, 2018 -
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Category: Health, Disease, Hygiene, Advertising, 1930s
Follies of the Madmen #349
FRANK ZAPPA'S LUDEN'S COUGH DROPS COMMERCIAL from ED SEEMAN on Vimeo.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jan 31, 2018 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Music, Patent Medicines, Nostrums and Snake Oil, 1960s
Follies of the Madmen #348
Sadistic dentist, with an eye toward cultivating future patients, gives out candy.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jan 23, 2018 -
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Category: Medicine, Advertising, 1920s, Teeth
Follies of the Madmen #347
Wait for the radioactive soap traces.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jan 15, 2018 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Baths, Showers and Other Cleansing Methods, 1950s
Follies of the Madmen #346
I was unaware that mermaids were lured by cigar smoke.
Full ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jan 12, 2018 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Cryptozoology, Tobacco and Smoking, 1940s
Follies of the Madmen #345
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jan 06, 2018 -
Comments (1)
Category: Business, Advertising, Money, 1950s
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