Follies of the Mad Men #42

Yet another "disease" that Madison Avenue tried to foist upon the public.

[From Fortune magazine for December 1936.]

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Comments

Chairitis? Didn't quite catch on but anyone who sits for hours a day will tell you that it's all in the chair!

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 11/10/08 at 12:38 PM

Expat - No chair would help the woman in the pic. I believe you would have to sit all the way back in the chair for it to help.

Posted by Madd Maxx on 11/10/08 at 01:02 PM

Matt, that just comes with old age. It's called "old man butt". Talk to Jeff Foxworthy.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 11/10/08 at 01:36 PM

Matt, maybe you need to drink more fluids, dude.

Posted by Madd Maxx on 11/10/08 at 02:44 PM

My boss gives me assitis... it's characterized by sharp pains in the affected area.

Posted by kingmonkey in Athens, Ontario on 11/10/08 at 09:06 PM

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