Laundry Shaming

This would be so great if it happened today. Can you imagine the ruckus on social media if some darling tyke came home with an accusatory advertisement pinned to its clothes?

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Posted By: Paul - Tue Jun 30, 2015
Category: Family | Hygiene | Advertising | 1930s

Comments

Grandma Bragg used Fels Naptha Soap. I remember a late 1960s "Wisk" laundry detergent commercial where the catch phrase was "RING AROUND THE COLLAR!" chanted by obnoxious voices. I always wondered why one didn't just "Wash Around The Neck!"

Posted by KDP on 06/30/15 at 05:47 PM

KDP:

Johnny Carson's response to "Ring around the collar!" was "Pie in the face!" Failing that, the kid should carry around a baseball bat, to help instill manners in her ruder classmates.

Posted by Harvey on 06/30/15 at 10:31 PM

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