Business
Follies of the Madmen #340
Sexy zebra endorses nylons.
UPDATE: alas, ad now behind a paywall since I found it.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Dec 11, 2017 -
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Category: Animals, Business, Advertising, Products, Sex Symbols, Underwear, 1950s
Follies of the Madmen #339
Posted By: Paul - Wed Dec 06, 2017 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Fashion, 1960s
Follies of the Madmen #338
Original ad here.
I find this ad too creepy for me even to register the product, as if it were something out of THE TWILIGHT ZONE.
But perhaps that's because I was seriously creeped out by this comic book cover when I was a kid!
Posted By: Paul - Sat Dec 02, 2017 -
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Category: Body Modifications, Business, Advertising, Products, Puppets and Automatons, Comics, 1950s, 1960s
Follies of the Madmen #337
This seems to elide the whole issue of whether a stepchild SHOULD be treated badly! It's just a given!
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Nov 27, 2017 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Children, 1930s, Face and Facial Expressions
Follies of the Madmen #336
Original ad here.
Wow. This sets the bar pretty high, or pretty far out in the hi-falutin' and pretentious end of the spectrum, in order for a person to purchase or own a ring from Zale's.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Nov 24, 2017 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Eccentrics, Family, 1960s
Follies of the Madmen #335
Of course! Playing Monopoly drunk! It's the only way!
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Nov 20, 2017 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Games, 1970s, Alcohol
Worst Appliance Innovation Ever
"Sit right down and rest your elbows on these convenient patented elbow warmers."
No idea why this great idea did not catch on.
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Nov 18, 2017 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Appliances, 1950s, Pain, Self-inflicted and Otherwise
Lotte Fit’s Gum Commercial
Japanese chewing gum promotes uncontrollable muscle spasms.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Nov 17, 2017 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Dance, Asia
Follies of the Madmen #334
Suits for brawlers or bullies only?
UPDATE: now unfortunately hidden behind THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE paywall.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Nov 11, 2017 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Fashion, 1930s
Follies of the Madmen #333
To me, this ad at first seems to imply that people used whisk brooms on their scalps when they had dandruff. Then I got the meaning that they were always whisking the shoulders of their clothes. But in any case, a liberal application of Listerine--to the scalp, not the shoulders of the clothes--solves everything!
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Nov 06, 2017 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Hygiene, 1940s, Head
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