Jun 252009
Seriously, that’s what they’re called.
Behold the most hideous creations from the mind of man. My gods, these people need Don Draper!
(And hey, did a Basketcase send this to me? If so, thank you. Also: Yuck.)
Tell me something, is this kid eating raw meat, or what?
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And obviously in the 1950s, braces weren't yet invented.
Naw, that's meant to be spaghetti, more than likely a sauce company urging that every strand be soaked in the stuff.
In the 1950s braces were a bit more less likely, and then imposed along the lines of age 12-13, if memory serves.
Judy, I did know it was meant to be spaghetti…after staring for a minute or two. At first it was so…not just ground meaty, but square like a meat package. Just beyond icky.
Totally reminds me of those old "Wacky Packages" trading cards … "Rice-A-Phony", "Frosted Snakes", "Chimps Ahoy!" … same kind of artwork.
LOL, BCoop. They do have a kind of Al Jaffe grossness about them. But holy hot mess, Batman! Women love smoke in the face? Full-on wife beating for bad coffee? Babies and cigarettes? No wonder we're so screwed. This is what influenced our parents. LOL. Explains a lot.
I guess kinks of all kinds were alive and well back then, given the spanking and "blowing smoke" ads.
Someone should have told Betty that the reason Don blew her off was her own poor hygiene. That sure would have saved lots of Draper trauma.
And when alzheimers gets me, please give me Thorazine.
That kid ain't human. Kill it! Kill it!
Young Biff Tannen – "Hello, McFly?"
This reminds me of these reworked (for the intertnetz) propaganda posters I was sent a link to today: http://www.flickr.com/photos/doctabu/sets/7215762…
The thing is that, even redone, they're strangely effective. I teared up over the one with the spaniel, and then felt like a dunce.
Douching…with LYSOL??? Ouch!
I used this very image (among other creepy vintage ads) as a poster for my vice presidential campaign at school. (I won.)
And that is some creeeeeeepy spaghetti.
That picture makes me want to vomit.
Melissa and Deb–Douching with Lysol…the American obsession with germs and cleanliness taken to its nadir, no? It kinda reminds me of those medieval torture devices that were linked on the BOK site earlier, only sicker because this is being done in the name of "cleanliness" and "hygiene." If advertising is indeed a reflection of its culture, we were/are pretty sick, huh?
I once did a research paper on Lysol’s ad campaigns from 1920′s-2000′s, and that campaign floored me, too. I asked my Grandma if she had ever done it, and she said, “No, that’s crazy.”
Now, here is a good modern ad: http://gizmodo.com/5302856/anti+abuse-bus-stop-ad-only-batters-women-when-nobodys-looking
I just saw an article about that, Ms. D. Very interesting.
Oh crap, I never looked closely enough to realize that was about douching with Lysol. My legs just locked!
I can’t believe no one has mentioned the pig self-mutilating. That’s nightmare city, that is.
I can’t discuss that as it is one of the more horrifying images ever.
Reminds me of this:
Hes scary, the stuff hes eating looks like real bad canned spaghetti!