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Ads That Almost Changed My Mind, Part II
If it’s toasted, it can’t be that bad. And what about these couples from a 1929 Camel ad? Don’t they look cozy and warm in the amber glow of a Prohibition-era eatery? If I couldn’t drink, I’d be...
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Derelict Hobos & The Demise Of The Running Board
Did you realize these unkempt tramps were to blame for the ruin of the running board? Neither did I. Not until today. But this 1941 Chevrolet ad has opened mine eyes to the truth. Just look at those...
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Fat Shaming & Lubrication
Look, we all have obese friends who ask too much of our heirloom furniture that we just had appraised on Antiques Roadshow by those buff Keno twins, and that stinks, but the good news is that Texaco...
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Delectable Vegetable Soup
You already know soup is good food, but here are some more soup-related quotes to stir your soul. Anyone who tells a lie has not a pure heart, and cannot make a good soup.–Ludwig van Beethoven Let me...
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Chitchattin’ At The Libby Bros
Libby Bros in Albion, Maine (The Way We Were by Daniel Okrent) Now which do you think is the better picture? The intimate zoom into the men’s conversation? Or the zoomed-out version, full of Esso and...
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I Will Never Dress A Chicken Nor Stand In Waist-High Snow
Augusta, Maine farmstand 40s from Okrent’s “The Way We Were”
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After A Long Day Of Shaving Heads…
Here’s another “I Don’t Get It” ad from 1941, suggesting a pint of the “dark ruby ale” as a remedy for fatigue. Yes, technically, Guinness is not black or even brown, but red. The man buzz-cutting...
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New York’s Bowery 1935
from “This Fabulous Century” Time Life Books A dollar could go a long way in 1935. A haircut, a shave, and goulash–only 50¢! from “This Fabulous Century” Time Life Books
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Braniff Airways Special
What a lucky group of students, off to fly the friendly skies in 1951. But what’s going on here? Such eye-catching colors, he can’t help but be distracted. http://brandedskies.com/ Braniff had some...
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Expressions Of Holiday-Mandated Ardor
Feb 1941 In this age of hoarders and storage units dotting the landscape, who couldn’t use a cedar chest on Valentine’s Day? Cedar looks and smells better than particle board, and it can hold a lot of...
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