Food
Promoting God via Margarine
Had to be one of the least enthusiastic product endorsements ever.The Rev. Mr. Stephens said he took the job only on condition he could write his own script. He starts by saying he is not really a margarine man because it reminds him of his years in the army. Then he adds: "However, we ate it. Our system probably needed it. The body needs fat like the soul needs God."
The commercial was filmed in his study.
Rev. Ronald Stephens
Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer - Nov 12, 1970
Posted By: Alex - Mon May 28, 2018 -
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Category: Food, Religion, Advertising, 1970s
Vegetable Jell-O
Responding to the popularity of jello salads, General Foods introduced four vegetable flavors of jello in 1964: celery, seasoned tomato, mixed vegetable, and Italian salad.But for some reason, although people liked jello salads, they didn't like vegetable-flavored jellos, and the flavors were soon discontinued.
Lubbock Avalanche Journal - July 9, 1964
source: midcenturymenu.com
Posted By: Alex - Sat May 19, 2018 -
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Category: Food, 1960s
Tommy James, “I Am a Tangerine”
Posted By: Paul - Sat May 19, 2018 -
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Category: Food, Music, Psychedelic, 1970s
Baked Cat Food
Maybe cats thought it tasted great, but it sounded disgusting.
Baltimore Sun - Jan 19, 1975
Posted By: Alex - Fri May 18, 2018 -
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Category: Food, Products, Cats, 1970s
Monsieur Mangetout
Info from wikipedia:His performances involved the consumption of metal, glass, rubber and other materials. He disassembled, cut up, and consumed bicycles, shopping carts, televisions, and a Cessna 150, among other items. The Cessna 150 took roughly two years to be "eaten", from 1978 to 1980...
He was awarded a brass plaque by the Guinness Book to commemorate his abilities. He consumed it as well.
Posted By: Alex - Wed May 16, 2018 -
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Category: Food, Human Marvels
Swallowed a turtle
May 1968: two-year-old Brad Haines somehow managed to swallow a turtle, apparently because it belonged to his sister, whom he was mad at. But then the turtle remained alive in his stomach for quite a while, which worried doctors. Thankfully it did eventually die, and Brad then managed to get rid of it the natural way. So no surgery was required.
Opelousas Daily World - May 30, 1968
Stevens Point Journal - June 4, 1968
Posted By: Alex - Wed May 09, 2018 -
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Category: Animals, Food, 1960s
Stimorol, chewing gum for the rich
Stimorol was a Danish brand of chewing gum. When its maker brought it to the U.S. in 1982, they decided to go for snob appeal and marketed it as the "chewing gum for the rich." Even though, as far as I know, in Denmark it was just a chewing gum for regular folks.I agree with the columnist below. Chewing gum just doesn't work as a status symbol.
New Yorker - May 10, 1982
Clarion Ledger - Sep 29, 1982
Posted By: Alex - Mon May 07, 2018 -
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Category: Food, 1980s
Tarantula Burger
Served up at Bull City Burger and Brewery in Durham, North Carolina. A cheeseburger topped with a tarantula. From Fox 13 News:"When I first sink my teeth into it, a lot of crunch. Imagine like snapping twigs, like it had that same sound in my head when I was biting,” he described.
Posted By: Alex - Mon Apr 30, 2018 -
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Category: Food, Insects
Mayochup
Heinz is threatening to release a product named Mayochup if 500,000 people vote for it. The product would be a combination of mayonnaise and ketchup, thus mayochup.I've got no problem with mayonnaise and ketchup mixed together. But the name. Though I suppose it's better than ketchonnaise.
Some people are noting that this combination is actually already a thing that other companies have been selling for a while. It's called simply Mayo Ketchup, or Fry Sauce.
Posted By: Alex - Wed Apr 25, 2018 -
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Category: Food
Follies of the Madmen #360
Posted By: Paul - Fri Apr 20, 2018 -
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Category: Annoying Things, Anthropomorphism, Business, Advertising, Corporate Mascots, Icons and Spokesbeings, Food, 1970s
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