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Worst.  Movie Theater.  Ever.

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Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul | Date: Tue Mar 13, 2012 | Comments (5)
Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Movies, Excrement

Follies of the Mad Men #178



My questions:

1) Did girls and women acquire those same Charles Atlas muscleman biceps shown on the box, or just boys and men?

2) Do they eat Pep on the International Space Station today?

3) Does anyone today still say, "He's got pep!" or "I feel peppy!"...?

And if you haven't had enough cereal trivia, please allow me to highly commend this new book, which is a lot of fun. My review will appear soon at THE BARNES & NOBLE REVIEW.


Posted By: Paul | Date: Wed Mar 07, 2012 | Comments (6)
Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Family, Food, Nutrition, Health, 1950's

Follies of the Mad Men #177





I'm confused: is this cereal for Beatles imitators or computer programmers?
Posted By: Paul | Date: Thu Mar 01, 2012 | Comments (8)
Category: Anthropomorphism, Business, Advertising, Products, Food, Cartoons, 1960's

Follies of the Mad Men #176

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Here's my concern. Is this a human Sherlock Holmes wearing a can disguise? If so, it's not one of his masterstrokes.

Or is this a living tin can with fleshy appurtenances? In which case, the ad is the stuff of nightmares!

Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul | Date: Sun Feb 26, 2012 | Comments (5)
Category: Body, Business, Advertising, Products, Literature, Surrealism, 1930's, Fictional Monsters

Aussie Ads







Down Under, we learn: 1) flies are thugs; 2) cigarettes form an integral part of every hootenanny; and 3) female motorists have bigger headlights than their cars.



Posted By: Paul | Date: Wed Feb 22, 2012 | Comments (18)
Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Insects, Tobacco and Smoking, Sex Symbols, 1960's, 1950's, Breasts, Cars

Follies of the Mad Men #175



For one fraction of a second after he sniffs it, I was sure the human was going to chow down on this bowl of dog food. After all, if the dog can talk, why not?
Posted By: Paul | Date: Wed Feb 15, 2012 | Comments (13)
Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Food, Dogs, 1970's

Smelly Hands

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Is this a common problem among ladies?

Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul | Date: Thu Feb 02, 2012 | Comments (4)
Category: Body, Skin and Skin Conditions, Business, Advertising, Products, Unsolved Mysteries, Public Humiliation, 1930's

Follies of the Mad Men #174



I'll bet you never knew popcorn came in special hepcat/hipster/beatnik varieties.
Posted By: Paul | Date: Sat Jan 28, 2012 | Comments (2)
Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Food, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, 1950's

L L Bean Bootmobile



I'd pay good money to see the Oscar Meyer Wienermobile side-by-side with the Bootmobile!
Posted By: Paul | Date: Thu Jan 19, 2012 | Comments (8)
Category: Business, Advertising, Shoes, Trucks

JAPP Energy Bar Commercials

Posted By: Paul | Date: Wed Jan 18, 2012 | Comments (7)
Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Junk Food, 1990's
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