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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
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 #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 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Money, 1950s
Follies of the Madmen #344
Sleeping couple happy to be awakened by cigarette parade.
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jan 03, 2018 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Tobacco and Smoking, 1970s
Death of a Fly
The product.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Dec 29, 2017 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Business, Advertising, Death, Insects and Spiders
Follies of the Madmen #343
Why is hubby vacuuming during relaxed beer-and-pretzels hour? OCD? Submissive ritual with dominant mistress? Your guess is as good as the copywriter's!
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Dec 26, 2017 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Domestic, Appliances, 1950s, Alcohol
Follies of the Madmen #342
Nestle's = "Ness-uls" Down Under? Who the heck knew? In any case, girls sure do love chocolate-affiliated horoscopes, don't they?
Posted By: Paul - Thu Dec 21, 2017 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Candy, 1960s, Women, Australia
Follies of the Madmen #341
Sweeping up the crumbs from a toast carpet is a thankless task.
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Dec 14, 2017 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Domestic, Appliances, 1940s
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