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Follies of the Madmen #242
From American Home for September 1966.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Feb 24, 2015 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Domestic, Dreams and Nightmares, 1960s, Fictional Monsters
Follies of the Madmen #241
Posted By: Paul - Thu Feb 12, 2015 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Family, Food, Stereotypes and Cliches, 1950s, Asia
Follies of the Madmen #240
"I'm so dumb I can't even pronounce 'aluminum!'"
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jan 24, 2015 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Hygiene, 1960s, Brain Damage
Follies of the Madmen #239
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"Droodles" sounds ugly, like "drool." And these jokes are fit only to entertain an eight-year-old. Excellent campaign to indicate quality of product and sophistication of audience.
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jan 08, 2015 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Games, Tobacco and Smoking, 1950s
Follies of the Madmen #238
A pelican garbed in Colonial clothes with lettering on its pouch is not the intuitive choice for a booze mascot.
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Dec 30, 2014 -
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Category: Animals, Anthropomorphism, Business, Advertising, Products, 1940s, Alcohol
Follies of the Madmen #237
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Dec 19, 2014 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Radio, 1920s, Bodybuilding
Flashcube!
I remember when Flashcube and I protested the war at the Pentagon, dropped acid with Timothy Leary, and saw the Grateful Dead at Fillmore West. What an integral part of that decade he was!
Posted By: Paul - Sat Dec 06, 2014 -
Comments (5)
Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Photography and Photographers, 1960s
Camp Bow Wow
Posted By: Alex - Thu Dec 04, 2014 -
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Category: Business, Dogs
Shrimp Cannon
Nearly four million views, but perhaps new to you!
Posted By: Paul - Sun Nov 30, 2014 -
Comments (5)
Category: Animals, Business, Advertising, Food, Inventions, Asia
Follies of the Madmen #236
Posted By: Paul - Tue Nov 25, 2014 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Education, Stupidity, 1960s, Cars
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