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Follies of the Mad Men #56
A special "two-fer" installment of the Follies thread. Two splendid representations of our friends, the Native Americans, from within the lifetimes of many WU readers.
They hate cheap cigars, but are experts in premium house paints.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Feb 16, 2009 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Stereotypes and Cliches, 1940s, Native Americans
Follies of the Mad Men #55
Of course, every beautiful young woman I know always asks for prune juice in a cocktail glass whenever she's out in public.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Feb 09, 2009 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Food, Excrement, 1960s
Follies of the Mad Men #54
Alex raised the topic of navels earlier, little knowing I had something of a similar nature in store!This is of course a famous and admittedly effective commercial. But we'll include it in our series of oddities for one trivial reason: no navels shown! In a commercial focusing on several bare stomachs!
It was all part of television broadcast standards back then, just as with the famous I Dream of Jennie prohibition against showing Barbara Eden's navel.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Feb 05, 2009 -
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Category: Body, Business, Advertising, Products, Food, 1960s
Follies of the Mad Men #53
Animal abuse: not a guaranteed winning strategy for your advertisement.Also: isn't BMW supposed to be a classy car, not the goofball's favorite?
Hamster Crash Commercial - MyVideo
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jan 22, 2009 -
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Category: Animals, Business, Advertising, Europe, Cars
Repo Chick
Remember one of the weirdest films ever made, REPO MAN? This month marks the start of filming for a sequel titled REPO CHICK. Let's hope it can live up to its predecessor.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jan 20, 2009 -
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Category: Aliens, Armageddon and Apocalypses, Business, Death, Movies, Paranormal, Pop Culture, Unsolved Mysteries, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, 1980s, Cars
Follies of the Mad Men #52
Yes, natural resources will never run out, power will be "too cheap to meter," the utilities love you, and winged cherubs will attend milady's bath.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jan 17, 2009 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Utilities, Domestic, 1940s, Natural Resources
Buddy Love/Luv
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jan 09, 2009 -
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Category: Business, Products, Movies, Pets, Dogs, Pop Culture, Sex Symbols
A Dog’s Life
Crying Dog - Funny blooper videos are here
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jan 08, 2009 -
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Category: Animals, Business, Advertising, Products, Sexuality, Cars
Follies of the Mad Men #51
Not even the super-science of Captain Video can make your breath tolerable!
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jan 07, 2009 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Hygiene, Science Fiction, 1950s
The Something Store
Pay 'em $10, and they'll send you something. "It may be something you need, something you want or something you desire." Or it may not be.
"Your something will most likely be brand new." Or maybe it'll be a used piece of junk.
Some of the things it definitely won't be: alcohol, body parts, cable descrambler, drugs, endangered species, miracle cure, pyrotechnic device, brass knuckles.
Hell, I'm going to undercut them. Pay me $9, and I'll send you something! It might be an empty box, or it might not be...
Posted By: Alex - Wed Dec 31, 2008 -
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Category: Business
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