Hygiene
The Johnny Clock
Posted By: Paul - Fri Dec 31, 2021 -
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Category: Domestic, Hygiene, Scatology
Follies of the Madmen #522
Posted By: Paul - Thu Dec 16, 2021 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Body, Hygiene, Advertising, Surrealism, 1940s
Social Distance Zapper
I'm assuming this is a gag gift, but nowadays it's hard to tell.I'm adding it to our list of weird social-distancing products (see social-distancing shoes and cooler).
Available from Kikkerland Design Inc.
Posted By: Alex - Sun Dec 12, 2021 -
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Category: Hygiene, Disease
Follies of the Madmen #518
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Oct 27, 2021 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Hygiene, 1930s, Skin and Skin Conditions
California Soap Mine
Was the 1855 Soap Mine tale just a prank or hoax? What about the 1901 article, in third place, which sounds a little more scientific?
Source.
Source.
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Aug 16, 2021 -
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Category: Freaks, Oddities, Quirks of Nature, Hoaxes and Imposters and Imitators, Humor, Hygiene, Regionalism, Natural Wonders, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century
Follies of the Madmen #512
We all know of course that "BO" was a frequently used advertising term for body odor. But I never saw another ad that tried to push "BO-BO" as an insult.
Ad source.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jul 25, 2021 -
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Category: Hygiene, Advertising, Women
Dirty Toilets Prompt Relocation
This is like the old joke about selling your car when the ashtrays get full.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jun 27, 2021 -
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Category: Architecture, Business, Advertising, Hygiene, Twentieth Century
Follies of the Madmen #509
Was this ever such a drastic problem, or one of those made-up Madison Avenue problems?
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jun 15, 2021 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Hygiene, 1930s, Teeth
Leader of the Laundromat
Their Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jun 12, 2021 -
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Category: Hygiene, Music, 1960s, Parody
Corporate Pubic Hair Shaving
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jun 11, 2021 -
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Category: Hygiene, Advertising, Public Indecency, Genitals, Hair and Hairstyling
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