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The Whole Damm Family
Posted By: Paul - Wed Mar 15, 2023 -
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Category: Family, Humor, Music, 1900s, Postal Services, Double Entendres and Nudge-Nudge, Wink-Wink
Follies of the Madmen #556
The 1970s. You had to be there.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Feb 15, 2023 -
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Category: Bicycles and Other Human-powered Vehicles, Fashion, Travel, Nudism and Nudists, 1970s, Double Entendres and Nudge-Nudge, Wink-Wink
Follies of the Madmen #519
Posted By: Paul - Thu Nov 11, 2021 -
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Category: Sexuality, Advertising, Twentieth Century, Double Entendres and Nudge-Nudge, Wink-Wink
Informative Swimwear
In 2005, Robert Dickey and Ruth Stephens filed a patent application for "swimwear as information device." Their idea was to make a line of swimwear that displayed maritime signal flags. This would allow people to communicate messages to those around them via their swimwear. They explained:The possible messages one could send seemed limitless, but they were never granted a patent. Perhaps the idea of messages on clothing was deemed too obvious.
There's also the limitation that only people conversant with maritime signal flags could decode the messages, which would make the various 'stay away' messages somewhat pointless.
Posted By: Alex - Sun Apr 26, 2020 -
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Category: Boats, Fashion, Inventions, Patents, Languages, Double Entendres and Nudge-Nudge, Wink-Wink
Gaytime Raspberry Roughs
Alas, in this less-innocent year of 2015, anyone soliciting a "gaytime raspberry rough" and expecting an ice cream treat is likely to get something different than they anticipated.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Apr 17, 2015 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Food, Public Indecency, 1960s, Double Entendres and Nudge-Nudge, Wink-Wink
Follies of the Mad Men #183
I ripped this ad out of a Reader's Digest a long time ago, so I don't have the exact issue attribution. Other sources on the web claim 1960.
In any case, this is a fine example of the category of subliminal ad known technically as "You can put the liquid from your long thick bottle into my melting ice cream anytime, honey!"
Here's a fascinating version for what was then perceived as a different market.
Posted By: Paul - Tue May 22, 2012 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Sexuality, Junk Food, 1960s, Double Entendres and Nudge-Nudge, Wink-Wink
Lonely Little Teacup
Lonely Little Teacup. from Linnea Sterte on Vimeo.
No sexual metaphors here, just move along now.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Apr 07, 2012 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Sexuality, Double Entendres and Nudge-Nudge, Wink-Wink
Simulated Horse Ride
From my pal, Sherry Mowbray.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Mar 24, 2012 -
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Category: Animals, Technology, Reader Recommendation, Asia, Double Entendres and Nudge-Nudge, Wink-Wink
Best Hollywood Fake Nickname Ever
1) Sexy innuendo.
2) Bad pun.
3) Topical.
4) Privileges career of minor starlet over thousands of dead civilians in Japan.
A triumph of the press agent's art!
Original article here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Dec 22, 2011 -
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Category: Movies, War, Weapons, 1940s, Double Entendres and Nudge-Nudge, Wink-Wink
Unfortunate Title
Original story here.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Dec 04, 2011 -
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Category: 1920s, Double Entendres and Nudge-Nudge, Wink-Wink
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