Monthly Archives: August 2009

Vintage Ad #787: Hutch for Bad Breath by jbcurio.

Why is the title of the ad about bad breath and then the article is about flatulence? I like how they try to use big words to make it seem like a cure-all. Again, read the whole thing to get full effect.

This one is definitely worth reading.

Vintage Ad #824: Why Do We Like Gaston's Restaurant? by jbcurio.

“The atmosphere is so French?” That’s certainly a blunt way to put it. Maybe the restaurant wasn’t that great if the most important reason you liked the restaurant was because your dad owned it. What about the rest of us?

vintage ad for Bovril 1919 by april-mo.

Who doesn’t love a nice Bovril ride in the middle of the ocean while in your pajamas?

Vintage Vespa Ad by VespaLexington.

Zing! Sorry car owners, but you just got schooled.

 vintage ad by instereo007.
I’m sure the scotch is the first thing everyone is looking at. Apparently, drinking it gets you three attractive women.

barbie vintage ad by instereo007.

Barbie trying to look all sexy with her cocked hips and full, pouty lips. Wait a second, Barbie’s not a redhead.

barbie vintage ad by instereo007.

Vintage cigarette ad by ewm04.

America’s favorite cigarette and yet it’s being used on the moon. It’s just a little contradictory.

So refreshing by allerleirau.
“So refreshing”

I wonder if they’ve stopped making peppermint Pez because I’ve never heard of it. At least this guy’s enjoying it because he’s red hot.