Candy
Killer Candy
Read the thrilling urban legend here.
Posted By: Paul - Sat May 27, 2023 -
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Category: Death, Fables, Myths, Urban Legends, Rumors, Water-Cooler Lore, Advertising, Candy, 1970s
Follies of the Madmen #564
Posted By: Paul - Mon May 15, 2023 -
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Category: Music, Advertising, Candy, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, 1970s, Attractiveness, Sexiness, Allure and Personal Magnetism
Bounty Candybar Ad
Most erotic candybar ad ever?
Posted By: Paul - Tue Mar 14, 2023 -
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Category: Innuendo, Double Entendres, Symbolism, Nudge-Nudge-Wink-Wink and Subliminal Messages, Advertising, Candy, 1980s
Native American Endorsements
A good, short essay, with many examples (but not including the two videos below), can be found here.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jan 16, 2023 -
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Category: Advertising, Candy, Cereal, Twentieth Century, Native Americans
The Queen of Candy
The Queen's Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Nov 18, 2022 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Royalty, Expositions, World Fairs, Celebrations, Candy, 1960s
The Strange Will of John Mostow
Source: The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts)04 Apr 1928, Wed Page 16
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jul 06, 2022 -
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Category: Death, Eccentrics, Law, Money, Candy, 1920s
Follies of the Madmen #521
Our candy is the only thing that offers solace to this hideous cyborg who lives a life of eternal anguish and pain.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Dec 04, 2021 -
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Category: Advertising, Candy
Candy as a drug deterrent
1979: James Mack, a candy manufacturer representative, told government officials that banning candy sales from schools could lead to "injury, drug abuse and drinking." His reasoning was that candy provided children with an "island of pleasure," and if denied this they might seek out worse things such as drugs. They might even "leave the school premises [to seek out candy] and encounter traffic hazards".
Wisconsin State Journal - Jan 31, 1979
Posted By: Alex - Sat May 22, 2021 -
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Category: Candy, 1970s
Do you eat enough candy?
... Caroline Hunt, noted specialist in Home Economics, has therefore recommended that candy be made a part of the "sweets" ration, which consists of about five pounds a week for the family of five. Candy may constitute whatever part of this is desired.
So they were recommending that everyone eat a pound of candy a week!
Saturday Evening Post - Oct 27, 1928. Source: atticpaper.com
Posted By: Alex - Wed Mar 31, 2021 -
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Category: Advertising, Candy, 1920s
The Traveling Candy Store
I must confess that the notion of a vehicle that brings candy directly to you had never occurred to me before. But what a great idea!Here's the tale of a modern incarnation.
Here's their website, with an itinerary.
And here's the tale of someone who had the idea 100 years ago! (Scroll up.)
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jan 19, 2021 -
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Category: Business, Retailing, Motor Vehicles, Travel, Candy, 1920s
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