Follies of the Madmen #511

Entice customers by showing something disgusting.

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Posted By: Paul - Sat Jul 03, 2021
Category: Business | Advertising | Food | Twentieth Century | Nausea, Revulsion and Disgust

Comments

Some people dip pickles in yogurt, so this might work as a frozen yogurt product. Hey, Dairy Queen could sell it as a bar and call it the Dilly Dilly. I doubt I would be interested in trying one, though.

Posted by Fritz on 07/03/21 at 07:26 AM

What’s even stranger is that this appears to be a B2B ad, promoting the company’s (presumably delicious) food colorings and flavors. Weirder still is its phallic nature, and the sherbet scoops looking suspiciously like boobs.

Posted by Brian on 07/04/21 at 04:02 PM

I wonder if they had anything to do with the crickets and meal worms fad of the 2010.

Posted by Yudith on 07/05/21 at 05:47 AM

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