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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
How to Feel Like a Giant
Visit Bekonscot Model Village.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Nov 14, 2011 -
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Category: Fairs, Amusement Parks, and Resorts, Europe
Personal Multicopter
More info here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Nov 01, 2011 -
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Category: Flight, Inventions, Motor Vehicles, Technology, Europe
Lifeguards Awesome
Watch now, before it's taken down.
Explanation here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Oct 28, 2011 -
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Category: Humor, Parody, Video, Europe
Insane German Yogurt Ad
Trust me: you want to watch this one in full-screen mode.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Oct 21, 2011 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Food, Europe
World Porridge-making Championship
The video is from last year. Meet the 2011 winner here.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Oct 10, 2011 -
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Category: Contests, Races and Other Competitions, Food, Europe
Turkish iPad Commercial
1950's/1960's ipad commercial (Turkish) from Clint Lealos on Vimeo.
In honor of Mr. Jobs.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Oct 07, 2011 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Computers, Europe
Draconian
Yes, I know, making fun of Goths--especially Swedish ones--is like shooting fish in a barrel. But who can resist?
Learn all about the band here.
Don't you think that drummer should dust his kit before he uses it?
Posted By: Paul - Tue Oct 04, 2011 -
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Category: Horror, Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Music, Europe
The Giant Behemoth
How refreshing to see London being destroyed, instead of Tokyo.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Sep 29, 2011 -
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Category: Movies, 1950s, Europe, Fictional Monsters
10 Weirdest Sculptures
Posted By: Paul - Thu Sep 15, 2011 -
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Category: Art, Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Asia, Europe, North America, South Pacific
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