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Ralph Pucci Mannequins

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Remember that decrepit chipped plaster figure that would artlessly display the latest back-to-school clothes in Sears? Well, those old-style mannequins have been replaced by hot new designer models.

Such as the one you see at right.

Check them all out at the Ralph Pucci site.

Posted By: Paul - Fri Dec 19, 2008 - Comments (3)
Category: Art, Business, Advertising, Fashion, Genitals

Follies of the Mad Men #50

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What image could possibly be great enough for our milestone fiftieth installment? Only this one!

At one time, during either the seventies or the eighties, I believe, this campaign was ubiquitous. I would run across OJ and his boots in every issue of Playboy I intended to cut up for collages, whereupon I would promptly rip out the page intact and mail it to a friend. That's why I had to find a scan on eBay, for this post, and can't tell you the exact provenance of the advertisement.

Of course, today we laugh because of OJ's appearance. "So that's how he was able to escape so fast after the murders! He deployed his third leg!"

But consider the campaign even without OJ.

First you get the off-color allusion to "third leg = penis." Then you get the Addams-Family-style associations of "Our boots are worn by mutants and freaks."

Brilliant!

Posted By: Paul - Wed Dec 10, 2008 - Comments (7)
Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Celebrities, Death, Fashion, Shoes, Law, Lawsuits, Sports, Scary Criminals, Stupid Criminals, 1970s, 1980s

Climax Shaft Clamping Collars

Shaft clamping collars have many uses:

Shaft collars have been used on applications from holding up a flag on a flag pole, to positioning devices on medical equipment to the more common industrial applications of holding other shaft components such as bearings, sprockets and pulleys in place.

If you need some shaft clamping collars, consider buying them from Climax Metal Products. Their customers say, "You always have it in stock even on the odd sizes."

I'm not going to make a joke about male chastity belts, or anything like that. via

Posted By: Alex - Wed Dec 10, 2008 - Comments (3)
Category: Business, Products, Weird Names

Follies of the Mad Men #49

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[From Playboy magazine for October 1965.]

If you wear one of our sweaters, you'll look like a ridiculous chimp.

"Me Retailer, you Jerk!"

ADDENDUM: Reader Vern notes that the text ridicules the chimp as wearing an older, out-of-style sweater, while the man sports the manufacturer's sleek new model. That's a good point. Nonetheless, how convincing is the comparison, when the human's rival is a monkey?

Posted By: Paul - Mon Dec 08, 2008 - Comments (6)
Category: Animals, Business, Advertising, Products, Fashion, 1960s

From the Ground Up

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Are you getting enough alfalfa in your diet?



Posted By: Paul - Sat Dec 06, 2008 - Comments (0)
Category: Agriculture, Business, Products, Nutrition, Documentaries, 1950s

Persian Lion Business Trip

The more I watch this, the more I believe the lions are really saying what's in the subtitles.

Posted By: Paul - Thu Dec 04, 2008 - Comments (2)
Category: Animals, Business, Advertising, Foreign Customs

The Front Line

As we all prepare for our imminent minimum-wage jobs during the economic meltdown, let us study how to perform them to the best of our abilities, with a cheerful smile. Consider the job of "supermarket checker," circa 1965.

Posted By: Paul - Tue Dec 02, 2008 - Comments (5)
Category: Business, Products, Food, Jobs and Occupations, Movies, Documentaries, Retail Establishments, 1960s

Soggy, Mushy and Toughy

Who needs Iron Man or The Dark Knight, when you can watch Snap, Crackle and Pop battle their evil counterparts?

Posted By: Paul - Mon Dec 01, 2008 - Comments (6)
Category: Business, Advertising, Food, Movies, Cartoons, Children, 1930s, Fictional Monsters

Follies of the Mad Men #48

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[From Life magazine for March 5 1956. Two separate scans, picture and text.]

"And they come with matching panties, as you can plainly see!"

Posted By: Paul - Mon Dec 01, 2008 - Comments (2)
Category: Business, Advertising, Fashion, Shoes, Teenagers, 1950s

The Bad Sleep Well

We've been alerted to the serial killer in Japan who's taking revenge for corporate fraud, as described in this article in today's NY TIMES. But what no one seems to have noticed is that we've already seen this scenario in a film. THE BAD SLEEP WELL is one of Akira Kurosawa's masterpieces, and details how a man whose father was killed by corrupt businessmen exacts his revenge. Here's the excellent trailer.

Posted By: Paul - Sat Nov 22, 2008 - Comments (1)
Category: Business, Crime, Death, Frauds, Cons and Scams, Movies, Foreign Customs, 1960s, Asia

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