Follies of the Madmen #289

Erotic embrace of gasoline pump by 1920s woman indicates America's love affair with cars dates to earliest era.

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Posted By: Paul - Sat Jul 30, 2016
Category: Business | Advertising | Products | Motor Vehicles | Public Indecency | 1920s

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A flapper standing next to a gas pump is an erotic embrace? Ethyl is tetraethyl lead, the now-banned stuff that made leaded gas leaded. According to Wikipedia, you can still get leaded gas in Algeria, Yemen, and Iraq.

Posted by ges on 07/31/16 at 09:08 AM

Yes, it was always great to pump Ethyl, back then.

Posted by Virtual on 07/31/16 at 10:29 AM

@Virtual - My memory was "Pregnant Gas Station" by Who Pumped Ethyl. Now I know the answer.

Posted by GFinKS on 08/01/16 at 02:49 PM

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