{"id":236,"date":"2009-03-27T09:46:20","date_gmt":"2009-03-27T14:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/auchtoon.2gtech.com\/blog\/2009\/03\/27\/old-and-hilarious-magazine-ads\/"},"modified":"2009-03-27T09:46:20","modified_gmt":"2009-03-27T14:46:20","slug":"old-and-hilarious-magazine-ads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/auchtoon.com\/?p=236","title":{"rendered":"Old (and Hilarious) Magazine Ads…"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s problematic to say the least that there exists a world of very interesting things on the other side of my work computer. Curse you high-speed Internet connection! Why must you be so wonderful?! Actually, I think I handle it pretty well. Other than an ongoing addiction to Wikipedia, I manage to steer clear of that which does not translate to billable hours. Mostly. But last week I was tempted away by a link I found in a Graphic Designer newsletter. (So in a very rationalized way, it was in fact work.)<\/p>\n

Some evil person has spent a considerable amount of time scanning ads from old magazines and indexing them very nicely. Old magazines (Life, Saturday Evening Post, Colliers, and the like) are a terrible weakness of mine. They are filled with historical articles, classic comics, beautiful photography, and campy ads. So I stole time in between chores to read some from the 1930s and early 1940s, and email favorites to my wife and equally Wikipedia-addicted daughter. Check \u2018em out. Once you\u2019re there, you can click the \u201cView Larger Image\u201d link to see details:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/graphic-design.tjs-labs.com\/show-picture?id=1122406773<\/a>
\n“So help me, I’ll beat the crap out of little Timmy …literally!”<\/p>\n

http:\/\/graphic-design.tjs-labs.com\/show-picture?id=1144093925<\/a>
\nAh, yes! Remember when \u201cwillfully stupid\u201d was an endearing trait in a women (excuse me, girl)?\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

http:\/\/graphic-design.tjs-labs.com\/show-picture?id=1190000652<\/a>
\nWhoever thought any product called “Crab Orchard” was a good idea?! And is it just me, or is this the gayest ad ever?<\/p>\n

http:\/\/graphic-design.tjs-labs.com\/show-picture?id=1189999987<\/a>
\nLet’s see: empty sugar, corrosive acid, addictive stimulants … oh, wait! They serve it in hospitals? Never mind, everything is a-okay here!<\/p>\n

http:\/\/graphic-design.tjs-labs.com\/show-picture?id=1227711244<\/a>
\nOur house was built in 1941 with these shingles (and still has them). And that\u2019s pretty much what our living room looked like when we moved in.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/graphic-design.tjs-labs.com\/show-picture?id=1227710292<\/a>
\nLead! Lead! We make paint out of LEAD!<\/p>\n

http:\/\/graphic-design.tjs-labs.com\/show-picture?id=1164912554<\/a>
\nApparently, “copywriters” back in the “1940s” got “paid” not by the “quality” of their “writing,” but by “the” number of “quotation marks” they “used.”<\/p>\n

http:\/\/graphic-design.tjs-labs.com\/show-picture?id=1214141128<\/a>
\nGood news! Candy is food for work!<\/p>\n

http:\/\/graphic-design.tjs-labs.com\/show-picture?id=1122912194<\/a>
\nAren’t men difficult? And by \u201cdifficult,\u201d I mean, \u201cjerks.\u201d<\/p>\n

http:\/\/graphic-design.tjs-labs.com\/show-picture?id=1146509984<\/a>
\nInspiration for the classic SNL bit, \u201cIt\u2019s a floor cleaner; no, it\u2019s a dessert topping!\u201d?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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