Business
Ambush Perfume
Apparently, women who wore this perfume were inclined to hide behind vegetation--then presumably leap out upon their prey.
History and description of perfume here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue May 22, 2018 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, 1950s, 1960s, Perfume and Cologne and Other Scents
Follies of the Madmen #366
Our service is a dead artifact sealed off from all human contact.
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri May 18, 2018 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, 1960s, Bus
The Beer Parade
I particularly like the church-keys functioning as skis.
Posted By: Paul - Thu May 17, 2018 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Stop-motion Animation, 1950s, Alcohol
Western Electric Design Line Phones
Introduced in 1974, these phones were intended to spice up the boring old device that had been around for decades.I would have gone for the Chestphone, because then I would have felt like I was a member of U.N.C.L.E. or SMERSH.
Full set of pics and other info here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue May 15, 2018 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Telephones, 1970s
Follies of the Madmen #365
Posted By: Paul - Sat May 12, 2018 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Tobacco and Smoking, Telephones, 1960s
Follies of the Madmen #364
Woman with memory issues ensures she will be regarded as insane.
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Mon May 07, 2018 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Tobacco and Smoking, 1950s
Follies of the Madmen #363
Our products are used by milquetoasts, nerds and wimps.
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri May 04, 2018 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Wimps, Milquetoasts and Cowards, 1960s
Follies of the Madmen #362
Wimpiest cocktail name ever.
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Apr 29, 2018 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Cats, 1960s, Alcohol
Handsome Weeping Boys
Back in 2016, the BBC reported on a strange team-building exercise being conducted in some Japanese companies: crying workshops led by handsome men.An ikemeso danshi, or "handsome weeping boy" (who's actually an adult), shows the employees a series of sad films. Soon the handsome weeping boy starts to cry, and before long everyone is crying. The handsome weeping boy then goes around and wipes the tears from people's faces with a cotton handkerchief.
Apparently, "The idea is to show off your vulnerability - when others see that, it's supposed to bring people together so they work better as a team."
Why does the weeping boy have to be handsome? Because it makes it more "exciting" to the largely female attendees of the workshops.
More info: BBC News
Posted By: Alex - Fri Apr 27, 2018 -
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Category: Business
The Golden Flake Gobbler
Amazingly, never sued by Sesame Street or Jim Henson for resemblance to the Cookie Monster.
Explanation here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Apr 24, 2018 -
Comments (5)
Category: Business, Advertising, Corporate Mascots, Icons and Spokesbeings, Regionalism, Junk Food
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