Children
Follies of the Mad Men #167
[Click to enlarge. From Esquire for February 1958.]
1) You are using a childrens' picture-book icon to advertise an adult product. Why not employ the Grinch to sell booze?
2) Even if some parent found this ad to be cute when presented with it in some other forum, you are running it in Esquire, a magazine which, prior to the debut of Playboy, was Swinging Bachelor Hangout #1.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Nov 23, 2011 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Literature, Children, 1950s, Europe, Cars
Educated Feet for Correct Posture
Posted By: Paul - Sun Oct 30, 2011 -
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Category: Body, Feet, PSA’s, Children
Follies of the Mad Men #163
I cannot believe that even in the 1920s, this Wrigley's mascot was anything less than a source of nightmares to children everywhere.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Oct 15, 2011 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Children, Junk Food, 1920s
Real-life Clown Car
Is it cheating though if you don't use adults?
Posted By: Paul - Wed Sep 14, 2011 -
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Category: Motor Vehicles, Children, Asia
One Got Fat
"Slim knew that his big sack would be hard to handle."
This an exceedingly macabre PSA aimed directly at kids.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Aug 24, 2011 -
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Category: Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Etiquette and Formal Behavior, PSA’s, Surrealism, Children, 1960s
Monogram Garbage Truck
Did any kid ever really fantasize about how cool it would be to drive a garbage truck, even with surfboards attached?
Here's one for sale right now! (More vivid picture.)
Original ad here. (Scroll down.)
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jun 17, 2011 -
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Category: Hobbies and DIY, Motor Vehicles, Trucks, Children, Teenagers, 1960s
Tchou-tchou
Given the 1972 date of this animation, I suggest liberal drug use was involved in the creation, and subsequent viewing, of this video.
Posted By: Paul - Tue May 17, 2011 -
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Category: Animals, Children, Stop-motion Animation, 1970s
NRA Kids
Posted By: Paul - Fri May 13, 2011 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Children, 1950s, 1960s, Weapons
Mother’s Day
Upon hearing that his Mom had been shot, Kirkland broke out of jail (with only ten months left to serve) and went on a violence-filled revenge spree, including bursting from concealment in a car trunk with gun blazing.
Read about it here.
Now that's filial devotion!
Posted By: Paul - Sun May 01, 2011 -
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Category: Family, Children, Parents, Holidays, Scary Criminals, Stupid Criminals
Mini-luchador
WU-vie "jswolf19" presents this astonishing find. Thanks, JSW!
Posted By: Paul - Wed Apr 20, 2011 -
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Category: Performance Art, Wrestling, Children, Asia
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