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.

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Creepy little pointy headed gum gnome.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 10/15/11 at 07:19 PM

Creepy Indeed!!! :ohh:

Posted by Tyrusguy on 10/15/11 at 07:38 PM

Now-a-days kids aren't allowed to chew gum in case they swallow it, it wraps itself around their ulvula, gets caught in their windpipe, and they die a horrible death fighting for air and only blowing a giant bubble.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 10/16/11 at 12:10 AM

Hey that kid got in the Guinness book for blowing the worlds largest bubble! 😉

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 10/16/11 at 09:16 AM

Just more proof that every cloud has a silver lining.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 10/16/11 at 10:40 AM

rotflmao! I just love ya Expat.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 10/16/11 at 03:33 PM

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