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Follies of the Mad Men #38
Exactly how does one distinguish a male from a female dancing cigarette? I suspect this of being subliminal homosexual propaganda, since all the dancers look identical to me!
Posted By: Paul - Tue Oct 14, 2008 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Tobacco and Smoking, 1940s, LGBT, Dance
Follies of the Mad Men #37
We saw how the advertising industry created the concept of "B.O." for "body odor." Here, less successfully, they tried to triple the problem. Note how coyly the term "other personal odors" is used to refer to farting.
Is there any scientific proof that chlorophyll tablets do anything in the human body?
And don't you just love the look of disgust on that gal's face?
Posted By: Paul - Mon Oct 13, 2008 -
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Category: Body, Business, Advertising, Products, Frauds, Cons and Scams, Hygiene, Medicine, Obsessions, 1950s
Follies of the Mad Men #36
Because satyriasis and nymphomania are such funny hooks with which to pitch a lubricant.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Oct 12, 2008 -
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Category: Addictions, Sex, Business, Advertising, Products, Technology, 1980s
Follies of the Mad Men #35
Yes, in the 1950's every husband and father had to be emasculated in every possible way. Imagine trying to conduct some kind of Tennessee Williams-inspired affair with your local Liz Taylor of the suburbs while wearing these. The laughter would be heard from one end of the motel to the other!More in extended >>
Posted By: Paul - Sat Oct 11, 2008 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Fashion, Humor, Jokes, Public Indecency, Husbands, 1950s
Follies of the Mad Men #33
I insist on having my next new car delivered by magical flaming meteor!
Posted By: Paul - Sat Oct 04, 2008 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Fashion, Music, 1960s, Cars
Follies of the Mad Men #32
Okay, here's today's lesson, ad guys, and I'll only tell you once:
YOU NEVER COMPARE YOUR PRODUCT TO A PLAGUE OR STD, EVEN IN JEST!!!
Posted By: Paul - Wed Oct 01, 2008 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Celebrities, Food, Sports, 1970s
Aristocrats of Fashion
Do you have enough Bemberg rayon clothes in your wardrobe? If not, watch this!(But be warned! Only a partial video remains to us down the ages. You'll never get to see the implied all-rayon wedding.)
Posted By: Paul - Tue Sep 30, 2008 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Fashion, 1930s, 1940s
Follies of the Mad Men #31
Product placement in entertainment media is nothing new. Here's how the classic fairytale of Cinderella can be improved by the addition of a Chevrolet.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Sep 29, 2008 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Movies, Cartoons, Myths and Fairytales, Marriage, 1930s, Dance, Cars
Polish Film Posters
Well Medicated has posted a collection of 50 Polish film posters. I picked out three at random: The Empire Strikes Back, Rosemary's Baby, and The Getaway. Compare them to the American versions below. I like the Polish ones better. |  |  |
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Posted By: Alex - Fri Sep 26, 2008 -
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Category: Art, Entertainment, Movies, Advertising
Follies of the Mad Men #30
This ad was part of a long campaign for the product, which depicted men and boys doing common tasks in public in their underwear. Kinda the male equivalent of the famous "I dreamed I went to work in my Maidenform bra" series of ads. No matter the possible plausible logic of the creators, this series conjures up nothing so much as a kind of weird nation solely populated by mentally challenged males, where outer clothing has yet to be invented.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Sep 25, 2008 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Fashion, Stupidity, 1950s, Men
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