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Follies of the Mad Men #14

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Yes, we believe our clients are dumber than a sack of troll dolls, and are not afraid to insult them to their faces.

This illustration, by the way, comes from the great Abner Dean.
Posted By: Paul | Date: Fri Aug 22, 2008 | Comments (11)
Category: Business, Advertising, Insurance, Death, Explosives, Pets, Dogs, Stupidity

Follies of the Mad Men #7

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[From Fortune for December 1936. Two image files, click separately.]

Sniffles = Death.

Not the most subtle or believable of Madison Avenue appeals. Sure, in that pre-antibiotic age, pneumonia was deadly. But I can't imagine that the proportion of cold-sufferers who contracted pneumonia--at least among the affluent audience for Fortune--was any higher then than it is today. In other words, miniscule.

Posted By: Paul | Date: Thu Jul 31, 2008 | Comments (8)
Category: Business, Advertising, Insurance, Death, Family, Hygiene, Medicine, Couples
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