Breath, Bran, and Beer in 1941July 19, 2006 First off, I need to apologize for bitching about the heat here in Houston when most of us in the US are all collectively sweating our asses off right now. Houston heat may be the most miserable in the US (it's being debated now in the guestbook), but at least we have air conditioning. At least we have that. We have another "slog" here today. For those of you who don't already know, "slog" is a word I made up to mean "scan-blog". We've done this before. |
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Here's the magazine that came in the mail recently, purchased from eBay. I bought this mag because of the "How to Knit" cover. I intend to get the whole magazine framed and ready for the wall. But not before I show you how totally COO-COO-FOR-COCO-PUFFS people used to be. I love old advertisments. This stuff is too good to make up. Below are some of the real gems from this magazine. |
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Right in front, we see an ad for Listerine. You see that Buttercup "scrapped the Double O", which we learn to be "offensive-looking teeth, offensive breath!" Finally this woman can land a man! "Naturally a girl with a bright, attractive smile and pleasant breath stands a better chance than a girl who has the 'Double O'." Naturally! Now she's playing bachelor bingo, and boy is she happy! Oh mother! I'm going to find me a husband now that my breath doesn't stink anymore! |
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This man seems to be cheating on his wife with bran cereal. And she's thrilled. |
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This bran cereal must be really special. He appears to be asleep. Wha?? |
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Beer is GOOD for you! Just in case you can't read the fine print, it says, "...Good if you're underweight and good any time you are thirsty!" What if I'm thirsty while I'm making breakfast? And if I see a smiling face in my beer haven't I had enough? |
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This is too much. God forbid, don't deny yourself a cigarette because psychologists say that you will "JOLT your nerves"! So you should smoke Julep cigarettes, because they are a "triple smoking miracle"! "Symptoms of over-smoking disappear! No more dark-brown taste! No more over-smoked throat! And no more heavy tobacco-breath!" The ad also seems to imply that you can smoke up to 60 a day without any problems. Zoiks. |
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Lots of cigarette ads in 1941, and lots of ways to prevent the bad breath and stained teeth. Iodent keeps this happy couple's teeth white as can be...even before PhotoShop. He kinda looks like John Wayne. |
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Isn't this the BB gun from the movie A Christmas Story? Isn't it?? |
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Ahhhhhhh! That's scary! Why would a cough drop company want to frighten me like this? |
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When you and your colonial-dressing buddies go out and drink too much, you can always count on Pepto-Bismol. |
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Here's the last one. There's nothing really funny about this one except for the little man's proportions...look at his bow tie, and then look at his feet. Love it. |
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And finishing it off with a doggie pic. We have no less than...oh...17 dozen comfortable places in our house for a dog to get cozy. There are beds, chairs, sofas, special dog beds, and of course carpets and rugs. Ike chooses to lay under the gas grill, using a metal cross-bar as a pillow. Just two feet from where he is in this photo, there is a special outdoor doggie pillow. I don't get it. |
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My email - staci@verypink.com |
Chris' email - barkless3@yahoo.com |
