Subvertising refers to the practice of making spoofs or parodies of corporate and political advertisements in order to make some sort of statement. Subvertising can take the form of a…
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Good Eating In A Loaf Ground meats of all kinds provide tasty loaves that make exciting, varied main dishes. Very exciting. Yes. Mmmm mmmm.
This is Mrs. Filbert’s New Idea … Make a cake with mayonnnaise! Now, you must watch Mrs. Filbert cook up a storm in this 1979 television advertisement. Sadly, we never…
Sounds Like Whizzing Through Space! Why, it’s the Space Pilot Helmet, a Tarco Toy. 1952 … Pre-Sputnik Period Space Toys Basically a plastic beanie with a pin-wheel attached.
Vintage Hams Whether it be Sunday, Easter, Christmas, Funeral, Church Socials, Miscellaneous Gatherings … it doesn’t matter. Just add the ham! Bon appétit!
In 1955, Jockey Briefs trying to sell their boys undergarments by showing young boys shoving guns down their underwear. No word on if the campaign was successful or not, but Jockey…
The Pipe That Hef Smokes You’re going to want to pick this up pretty fast. It’s the pipe that Hugh Hefner smokes. So it’s got to be cool. There’s no…
Bowling It’s only a game. Seriously man, take it easy. Better not have that fifth drink either.
Super Chef 1965 Great looking modern kitchen right? It’s actually an illustration for a company selling ball bearings in 1965. Ball bearings? Yes, ball bearings! So, set the table … then…
Ed Sells Cameras Yes, besides being an American television personality, sports and entertainment reporter, and longtime syndicated columnist for the New York Daily News Ed Sullivan even sold cameras. This…
This is what you’ve been missing in your life …. Clowns selling food! The oddest choice for spokespeople in the history of advertising. And, the creepiest choice for spokespeople in…
Souper Supper Loaves Here’s 3 souper supper loaves for your enjoyment. If you don’t make all three at once, you’ll never make two of the recipes. Trust me. And, here…
Advertisers exploit the masculine mystique by implying that a man can be as distant, cool and strong as the image in the ad … … if he will just use…
Here’s a small gallery of trendy power couples from the 1970s. Remember, it’s the couple that makes the clothes, not the other way around. Groovy? Now, go! As powerful as…
The world’s most interesting man isn’t. Now you know. Thanks for visiting!
Ahhh, beans! Beans, beans, the musical fruit The more you eat, the more you toot The more you toot, the better you feel So we have beans at every meal! Beans,…
I Grew Up With Early American Furniture Yep, I grew up with Early American furniture. It was an interior style that was very popular in the 1950s and 1960s. During…
The Instamatic camera was a series of Kodak cameras made from 1963 until 1988. These cameras were very successful and they were a pioneering influence on low-cost photography for the masses.…
So, does the suit make the man or does the man make the suit? It’s a good question, but please don’t beg the question. After all, this gentleman is obviously…
