Not even gonna rip on this ad, because those are awesome shoes. Somebody please make these shoes again!
A most groovy Pedwin ad from a 1974 magazine.
It’s 2017, but I would totally wear these glorious shoes from 1974.
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My constipation worries are over!
From an ad in a 1959 Cosmopolitan magazine. Horseback riding has many benefits.
♬ Standin’ on your mama’s porch,
You told me that you’d wait forever.
Oh, and when you held my hand,
My constipation worries are over!
Those were the best days of my life.
Oh, yeah.
Back in the summer of ’59, oh.
— If Bryan Adams has written about a decade earlier
Go, Spud, go!
Partial ad from a vintage mag that got me to thinking I should start collecting some of these things.
Say hello to Spud, America’s first menthol cigarette brand.
And no, this name was not focus group tested.
Read its lovely history here.
Blowing Smoke
For those of you who still believe that corporations always have the best interests of Americans in mind, here’s a nice little something from 1984.
(cough) (cough) Bullshit! (cough) (cough)
Toitoitoi
Time to learn a little German — a German cat food (I hope) magazine ad from the 60s.
Toitoitoi — You’re going to like this word.
It’s not just a job, it’s an (cough cough) adventure.
1943 magazine ad for Chesterfield cigarettes
What’s going on here with the Commodore lurking behind the Lieutenant? Is he her friend? Her mentor? her dad? Her lover? Her fashion consultant? A creep? A ghost? A German spy? CURIOUS MINDS WANT TO KNOW! Continue reading
Do you even backgammon, brio… err… I mean, bro?
1974 magazine ad for Roman Brio
Think about it — This ad’s style is ripe for parody.
I’m a narcissist…
so make it all about me.
Everybody’s doing smack…
And I’m willing to shoot some up,
but cocaine’s my bag.
I don’t eat bananas because potassium is cool.
I buy them because they look like bright yellow penises.
Trivia: “Brio” appears to be Italian for “vivacity”, which isn’t exactly the manliest of words. Continue reading
“I’m a maverick?” — John McCain
1974 magazine ad for Maverick Jeans & Sportswear
I have many questions about these three, but I’d rather not get them answered. Continue reading
The Meat For Every Occasion… except for perhaps Bar Mitzvahs.
Uncle George likes his meat solid.
Hormel’s SPAM is infamously “spiced ham”.
Armour’s Treet is a “spiced luncheon loaf”.
Wilson & Co.’s MOR was described as “no bone”, “no gristle” and “solid”. Can’t imagine why they’re not still around. Continue reading
Behold, the Big O!
1943 magazine ad for General Mills Cheerioats (later Cheerios)
General Mills’ Cheerioats was invented in 1941. It didn’t long for Quaker Oats to gripe about the name and threaten legal action, so Cheerioats became Cheerios in 1945. Good thing, because autocorrect hates hates hates “Cheerioats”. Continue reading