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Follies of the Mad Men #152



This hideous, repulsive mutant with the torso and head of a child and lower limbs of an adult proves that you don't need Photoshop to create anti-product abominations.

Original ad here.

Posted By: Paul - Wed Jul 20, 2011 - Comments (1)
Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Fashion, 1970s, Fictional Monsters

4 x PES









Perhaps you recall the Roof Sex stopmotion video by PES that was featured here years ago?

Here are four clever commercials by him.

Posted By: Paul - Tue Jul 19, 2011 - Comments (1)
Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Stop-motion Animation, Alcohol

Follies of the Mad Men #151

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The French Foreign Legion. Enlistment of criminals. Hot, spartan living conditions. Death by savage natives. Cruel officers. Boredom, disease, fistfights.

Nice home furnishings? Not so much.

Original ad here.

Posted By: Paul - Thu Jul 07, 2011 - Comments (5)
Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Interior Decorating, 1980s, Armed Forces

Harmonica Popularity

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Dad is still a dork.

Original ad here.

Posted By: Paul - Wed Jul 06, 2011 - Comments (5)
Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Geeks, Nerds and Pointdexters, Music

Follies of the Mad Men #150

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Proof that liquor consumption can turn you into a moron.

Original ad here.

Posted By: Paul - Tue Jul 05, 2011 - Comments (3)
Category: Business, Advertising, Products, 1970s, Alcohol

Weight Gain Program

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Why is it we never hear about such problems these days?

Posted By: Paul - Sun Jul 03, 2011 - Comments (2)
Category: Body, Obesity, Business, Advertising, Products, 1930s

Follies of the Mad Men #149

winner sperm from roni kleiner on Vimeo.



That's non-USA-style football, natch!

Posted By: Paul - Fri Jul 01, 2011 - Comments (2)
Category: Business, Advertising, Sports, Gambling, Casinos, Lotteries and Other Games of Chance, Pregnancy

Bing Bang Boing and Gnip Gnop





Even the toys of the 1970s were drug-saturated.

Posted By: Paul - Thu Jun 30, 2011 - Comments (2)
Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Drugs, Toys, 1970s

Follies of the Mad Men #148

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Avoid "sex stink" now!

Original ad here.

Posted By: Paul - Tue Jun 28, 2011 - Comments (4)
Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Hygiene, Sexuality, 1960s

Follies of the Mad Men #147

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View top two panels left to right, then bottom two panels left to right.

Somehow, I doubt any human being on earth would ever utter this dialogue unless under threat of torture, and maybe not even then.

And I resent the implied slur at my native state, Rhode Island! Foggy Pawgansett, indeed!

Posted By: Paul - Sun Jun 26, 2011 - Comments (3)
Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Fey, Twee, Whimsical, Naive and Sadsack, Regionalism, 1980s, Perfume and Cologne and Other Scents

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