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Follies of the Mad Men #179
VORWERK Stadt der Milben (Mite City) from Sehsucht™ on Vimeo.
Oh, great! Your product makes me feel like a genocidal monster!
Posted By: Paul - Mon Mar 19, 2012 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Hygiene, Europe
O. J. Wangen, Evil Paint Seller
It makes no difference whether you want your house painted or not; whether you want to use Sherwin-Williams or another brand; whether you plan to do it yourself or employ a different company. None of this counts in the face of O. J. Wangen's plan for world domination. "Let us have our way... We will have it, all or part of it in the end."
Original ad here. (Scroll down at link.)
Posted By: Paul - Sun Mar 18, 2012 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Evil, Newspapers, Interior Decorating, 1900s
Worst. Movie Theater. Ever.
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Mar 13, 2012 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Movies, Excrement
Follies of the Mad Men #178
My questions:
1) Did girls and women acquire those same Charles Atlas muscleman biceps shown on the box, or just boys and men?
2) Do they eat Pep on the International Space Station today?
3) Does anyone today still say, "He's got pep!" or "I feel peppy!"...?
And if you haven't had enough cereal trivia, please allow me to highly commend this new book, which is a lot of fun. My review will appear soon at THE BARNES & NOBLE REVIEW.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Mar 07, 2012 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Family, Food, Nutrition, Health, 1950s
Follies of the Mad Men #177
I'm confused: is this cereal for Beatles imitators or computer programmers?
Posted By: Paul - Thu Mar 01, 2012 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Business, Advertising, Products, Food, Cartoons, 1960s
Follies of the Mad Men #176
Here's my concern. Is this a human Sherlock Holmes wearing a can disguise? If so, it's not one of his masterstrokes.
Or is this a living tin can with fleshy appurtenances? In which case, the ad is the stuff of nightmares!
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Feb 26, 2012 -
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Category: Body, Business, Advertising, Products, Literature, Surrealism, 1930s, Fictional Monsters
Follies of the Mad Men #175
For one fraction of a second after he sniffs it, I was sure the human was going to chow down on this bowl of dog food. After all, if the dog can talk, why not?
Posted By: Paul - Wed Feb 15, 2012 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Food, Dogs, 1970s
Smelly Hands
Is this a common problem among ladies?
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Feb 02, 2012 -
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Category: Body, Skin and Skin Conditions, Business, Advertising, Products, Public Humiliation, Unsolved Mysteries, 1930s
Follies of the Mad Men #174
I'll bet you never knew popcorn came in special hepcat/hipster/beatnik varieties.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jan 28, 2012 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Food, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, 1950s
L L Bean Bootmobile
I'd pay good money to see the Oscar Meyer Wienermobile side-by-side with the Bootmobile!
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jan 19, 2012 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Shoes, Trucks
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