Business
Safety in Offices
When your office is staffed by the Three Stooges.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Feb 25, 2010 -
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Category: Accidents, Goofs and Screw-ups, Business, PSA’s, 1940s
Follies of the Mad Men #89
This detergent turns ragamuffins into altar boys.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Feb 23, 2010 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Hygiene, 1960s
Follies of the Mad Men #88
Promoting electricity consumption through the tale of a jailbait girl and a "book gook."
Posted By: Paul - Sat Feb 20, 2010 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Utilities, Geeks, Nerds and Pointdexters, Sexuality, Teenagers, 1950s
Just a Little Off the Muzzle
Posted By: Paul - Thu Feb 11, 2010 -
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Category: Business, Magazines, Dogs, 1950s
Follies of the Mad Men #87
Musical gorilla = humorous.
Relevance of musical gorilla to candy bars: uncertain.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Feb 09, 2010 -
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Category: Animals, Business, Advertising, Products, Music, Candy
Follies of the Mad Men #86
Posted By: Paul - Tue Feb 02, 2010 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Sexuality, Vegetables
Follies of the Mad Men #84
Here's the thing about visual icons: you should know what their standard meaning is before you attempt to use them.
Rowboat plus lake plus two individuals equals romance. Or fishing buddies. That's it, your only two choices. With the presence of a gaily striped parasol and the lack of fishing equipment, however, you're pretty much limited to romance.
So what this ad is saying is: "Wear our shoes and all your dates will look like hippos." Or possibly: "Those who wear our shoes are closet furries." Or maybe: "Our customers work for a carnival and like to spend their leisure time in costume."
Take your pick.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jan 25, 2010 -
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Category: Animals, Business, Advertising, Products, 1980s
What Is Business?
With the global economy in shambles, perhaps we all need a refresher course....
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jan 23, 2010 -
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Category: Business, 1940s
Follies of the Mad Men #83
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jan 20, 2010 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Food, Horror, Injuries, War, Weapons
Follies of the Mad Men #81
Was there ever really a time and a land filled with singing pump jockeys and winking signage?
Posted By: Paul - Mon Dec 28, 2009 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Motor Vehicles, 1950s
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