1940s
Follies of the Mad Men #110
1) I have never seen another Schlitz ad with a bear.
2) Bears were not a Schlitz mascot.
3) The text of the ad makes no mention of the bear.
WHAT IS THIS BEAR DOING HERE?
Was there a famous trained bear circa 1942 that Schlitz wanted to associate themselves with? Do bears in the wild have a particular fondness for Schlitz? What university does this bear teach at?
So many questions from one little ad.....
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jun 21, 2010 -
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Category: Animals, Business, Advertising, Products, Education, 1940s, Alcohol
Don’t Be A Sucker!
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jun 18, 2010 -
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Category: Frauds, Cons and Scams, Patriotism, PSA’s, 1940s
Jugged Rooster
I'm not sure what the impetus was for this brainstorm, but the letter writer has confessed to sticking a tiny chick into a jar through a small hole, then letting the chick grow to adult size totally within the confinement.
Proper punishment suggestions welcome!
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jun 16, 2010 -
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Category: Animals, Horror, Prisons, Outsider Art, 1940s
Kino Circus
We've seen lots of USA WWII cartoons, but how about this strange Soviet one?
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jun 14, 2010 -
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Category: Politics, War, Cartoons, 1940s, Russia
Follies of the Mad Men #106
This is someone's foot. With a face drawn on the sole. Wearing a collar and tie, glasses, and a hat. With fake "head" hair attached. I know it's "just a drawing." But the concept is ludicrous and creepy. I will not buy your shoes, Mr. Roblee!
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jun 01, 2010 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Body, Feet, Business, Advertising, Products, Fashion, Shoes, 1940s
Follies of the Mad Men #104
Oh, God, no! Take it away! Make me unsee the horrible monster known as "Pipe with a Human Face!"
Posted By: Paul - Fri May 28, 2010 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Horror, Tobacco and Smoking, 1940s
More Pepsi
I haven't been able to post much lately, and now that the semester is over it is time to go back home where I won't be able to post at all due to dialup being the only internet connection. I'll try to post at least once more before I leave, but for now here are some great (and confusing) Pepsi ads from some 1940s issues of Popular Science. There are too many to list which issues they came from, so click the picture to go to the original source.
More in extended >>
Posted By: Salamander Sam - Sun May 16, 2010 -
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Category: Humor, Advertising, Comics, 1940s
Slang Riddle
What slang sentence is indicated by this rebus?
Answer after the jump!
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Posted By: Paul - Tue May 11, 2010 -
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Category: Money, Music, 1940s, Slang
Children of Japan
Wow.
Worst. Timing. Ever.
Release a friendly documentary about Japanese kids in the same year as Pearl Harbor.
Wow.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Apr 06, 2010 -
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Category: Family, Foreign Customs, Documentaries, 1940s, Asia
Just Imagine!
I can almost believe that I myself, starting from scratch and given several years, might be able to handcraft the 433 parts of a 1940s phone and assemble them into a working unit.
But how could I build the billion-dollar computer-chip fabrication plant in order to create one chip or hard-drive for an iPhone?
Posted By: Paul - Fri Mar 12, 2010 -
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Category: Technology, Cartoons, Documentaries, 1940s
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