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Companies and brands spend millions every year on advertising. The global spending on advertising in 2020 was 674 billion U.S. dollars. In fact, statistics show that in America, a dollar is spent on advertising per person each day. Sometimes, we might be so used to seeing ads we don't even realize we're being sold something.
Nowadays, there are a lot of rules about what's appropriate in an ad and what's not. Back in the day, almost everything was fair game. That's why there were loads of sexist, racist, tobacco, asbestos, and lead-praising ads. We've compiled the most absurd vintage ads for you here. Enjoy and wonder: "How could this have been a thing?"
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#1
An Eerily Accurate Ad From 1996 I Found In An Advertising Book
MrsBananaHammock 1 year ago
Investment, insurance and savings plan - zoomed in on the article
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Bettye McKee 1 year ago
Even eating in will break the bank. You won't drive because you can't afford fuel.
Zoe Duddle 8 months ago (edited)
Where the heck are you all shopping and what are you classing as a vacation and a ‘basic’ car? Or is the US economy really that bad at the moment? It’s around £7 for a Big Mac meal, a holiday could be a few hundred to a few thousand if you go abroad and basic cars brand new are around £15-20k. Also, there’s no way you can accurately state that most Americans don’t eat fast food, don’t drive and… well, I don’t know if they go anywhere if it means abroad.
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#2
This Has Aged Like Milk Because Google Is A Search Engine With Weather, News Feeds, Links To Sponsors, Ads, And Distractions
Ąåřţđęşịɠŋȿ 1 year ago
All that and "Don't be Evil" did not last long. How fast the corporate greed leaches in and corrupts absolutely.
Nicola Mawson 1 year ago
I used Google's initial altruistic stance as an example in my Masters thesis
Adam Simard 1 year ago
Ummm, Does anyone know how long that ad lasted before it all went to a giant steaming pot of BS?
Couragetcd 1 year ago
They even had a plan to open free fiber optic internet across the country and started a pilot program I think around Kansas City? That was in the Aughts.
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Martin König 2 weeks ago
Sorry guys, but my Google is still a pure search engine. No distractions.
#3
An Ad From The 1950s Gives Tips On How To Dispose Of Batteries
The ad advises getting rid of batteries by tossing them in the fireplace, but we know now that doing that is extremely dangerous.
Rae Rory 1 year ago
Silly, asbestos doesn't burn. That's why we used to make kids pajamas out of it.
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M O'Connell 1 year ago (edited)
You are entirely correct. The cardboard-body zinc-carbon cells of the time could safely be disposed of in this way. Later metal-can type cells can explode. This is why literally every battery now says "Do not dispose of in fire."
Load More Replies... pineapple87 1 year ago
Well, they sure do make colourful flames. And you might get high on the fumes, so you can enjoy the colours better
David Brown 1 year ago
Nothing to see here. It's ok to have explosives in or near fire. Folks really didn't do any research before Google made it easy.
Joseph Dixon 1 year ago
I enjoy not only the colorful flames, but the bursting batteries causing ejection from the fireplace.
Enterprise of idiots 1 year ago
Wow, I can smell a nuclear explosion cookin' in the fire place
Many products advertised in these vintage ads seem questionable today. However, people did many questionable things back in the day: advised pregnant women to smoke to relieve stress, gave babies alcohol to make them sleep better, and many others.
But the ads praising harmful materials like lead and asbestos probably take the crown of absurdity. How is it possible that marketers advertised them as "amazing" and people thought it was okay?
Back in the late '70s, people used asbestos in many common household and construction items: hair dryers, kitchen appliances, plumbing, floors, and, of course, roofs.
Today, it's still used for occupational gear and clothing, but most countries have banned many different forms of asbestos. The U.S. banned the last type, chrysotile asbestos, in 2024.
#4
Mad Magazine From 2002. Covid Flashbacks
Couragetcd 1 year ago
...maybe? Def wasn't about Covid then, but they could have used the exact same cover without any changes.
Load More Replies... Enterprise of idiots 1 year ago
Thay one dude lookin' at the reader reminds me of a guy from berverly hillbillies
ManuelQue 1 year ago
That's Alfred E. Newman, a ficticious character who appeared on every cover of MAD magazine.
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#5
Nowadays, Kids Will Never Understand The Struggle Of People Trying To Connect To The Internet Using A Phone Line And The Bothering Sounds Of The Whole Process
Rocket Surgeon 1 year ago
When I was younger, we had to call the internet. And it screamed at us.
Bored Trash Panda 1 year ago
I told my son (11) this and he didn't believe me. He also say the landline in the hospital when my mom was there and didn't believe it was a phone, he asked where the screen was 😄
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Wintermute 1 year ago
As someone who was there, Gandalf, I can 100% assure you that no one except the dope who wrote this article thought that the internet was a passing fad in 2000. This is just analog click bait.
Couragetcd 1 year ago
Oh people, you think that's bad...when I was in high school, we couldn't get any sort of internet, which was just starting to become known, because we couldn't even get a touch tone phone! You could not connect to Internet with rotary, and that was all we could get in my rural area of USA until almost 2000.
David 1 year ago
It's been a while but I'm pretty sure I can still tell the difference in sound between a modem handshake and a fax machine handshake. Back when I could usually tell what speed I managed to connect at by the handshake sounds. I don't think this is a flex. Just a weird memory of how things used to be.
BrunoVI 1 year ago
Turns out the "millions giving up on it" was fake (well, stupid) news. Idiot marketers saw the massive surge in sales before Y2K and thought it was part of a growing trend. In reality, people were just buying new equipment ahead of Y2k, and needed less new equipment after Y2K because they just bought everything new.
David Brown 1 year ago
I'm 44. I remember when it was basically all AOL or a BBS. Not to mention the "Internet" came in the mail on a disk. Kids now will never know the struggle unless the Internet world wide was shut down. And with so all kinds of stuff is possible.
Bookworm 1 year ago
When I was little, my grandparents still had dial-up, and even then it was a relic.
#6
Photography Ad In My Dad’s Old Yearbook
This was from the year 1982, when the photography company said "We shoot school kids" in an ad before the number of school shootings in the US increased.
Bookworm 1 year ago
One of those things where nobody could imagine the circumstances that would make it sound bad.
Awesome At Being Autistic 1 year ago
Actually, school shootings were already a thing, from the early 1900s onwards. "I Don't Like Mondays," written about a school shooting in 1979. I grew up in the 70s, there is no way this ad is just an innocent ad.
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Paul Gerrard 1 year ago
Times have changed. Now more kids are shot at school than ever. Nobody care because some old piece of paper said "bear arms".
Puppy Dancing! 1 year ago
Back when certain guns were banned by Republican leaders, because guns of war were dangerous (Reagan and Bush).
The material was (and still is in some countries) popular due to its durability and fire resistance. It's also pretty affordable. However, microscopic asbestos fibers are incredibly dangerous to our lungs.
They cause healthy lung tissue to scar or mutate asbestosis, mesothelioma, and lung cancer. In fact, it's classified as a known human carcinogen by The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
But why were the ads for asbestos so popular back in the second half of the 20th century? Apparently, industry leaders did their best to suppress any medical evidence linking asbestos to all the above-mentioned horrible diseases.
Advertisers positioned the toxic material as something futuristic and affordable for home makeover projects. And the flashy, fun commercials and ads got to people -- they really believed this was the natural mineral of the future.
#7
This Ad From Esso. Now We Have A Global Warming
Hassel Davidhoff 1 year ago
Probably in the top 3 for 'Worst Corporations On The Planet', and that's saying something. I mean, have you met corporations? Those guys are arseholez.
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Bob Brooce 1 year ago
Each day Humble supplies enough energy to cover this entire sound in a layer of crude oil.
#8
A Sexist Vintage Ad Advertising Men's Slacks Called Mr. Legs. "He Didn't Have To Shoot To Floor Her. One Look At His Pants, And She Was Happy To Have Him Walk All Over Her"
Couragetcd 1 year ago
The men the show Mad Men was based off of. Sooooo....yeah, believable.
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Tiny Dancer 1 year ago
I've seen this one many times, but here's three more in the series that are just as bad/good! https://www.thehousewifemodern.com/blog/sexist-vintage-ads-mr-leggs-slacks/
Analyn Lahr 1 year ago
She doesn't look happy. She looks like she's silently crying for help. And now, certain individuals of "conservative" type want to bring s**t like this back.
#9
Betty White Became A Hugely Famous, Beloved And Iconic Actress
Jihana 1 year ago
His boner paid off? Any native speakers here willing to educate me what that's supposed to mean? Because it's definitely not what I think it is.
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
Betty White was (and still is) loved by millions of people.
kelsischloe1986 1 year ago
The irony of the quote and she is literally on the front of the magazine.
Sand Ers 1 year ago
Star is in quotes. They’re acknowledging that she’s a star, but differs from the normal role of one in some way. It’s a headline. It’s intended to grab your attention so you’ll buy the magazine to see what they’re talking about.
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Der Kommissar 1 year ago (edited)
When you made a mistake, it was called "pulling a boner" which sounds even worse, and some of us males know how painful that can be.
Similarly, people once saw lead as a miracle metal as well. Most of us probably know about the dangers of lead in paint. In the 20th century, white lead paint was incredibly popular. Because it absorbs 12 to 15 times less water than zinc oxide, it is very durable. Back in the 1910s, the authorities advised people to wash their walls regularly because of the Spanish Influenza. So, lead paint was particularly handy in that regard.
#10
People Inventing Plastic Bags Were Trying To Claim Consumers By Advertising The "Cute" Use Of Plastic Bags For Delivering Children, Which Are Now Known To Be Suffocants
Blue Bunny of Happiness 1 year ago
To be fair, .I rembrr caring for an older lady who was a farmers wife. She told me how her son (probably in the 1960s or 1970s) had witnessed the birth of a lamb for the first time. Apparently, he excitedly told her afterwards that it came wrapped in a plastic bag (amniotic sac)!
#11
The Addis Wedding Set, "Every Bride's Coming Home Outfit" 1980s
keyboardtek 1 year ago
One would think that ads like that deterred women from getting married.
Historyharlot93 1 year ago
I know the marketing is sexist, but that’s a pretty awesome gift for setting up a home. I would have loved that when married 30 years ago. I got several Amway gifts though, the steak knives I still use today.
Nikole 1 year ago
The fact that it’s meant to be a “gift” to the woman and not the home makes a huge difference.
Load More Replies... Dread Pirate Roberts 1 year ago
Oh, I'm sure every woman just couldn't wait to get married after seeing this offer 🙄
#12
Vintage Chlorinol Bleaching Advertisement. Very Racist, And Unacceptable
Ace 1 year ago
Sadly, skin-whitening soap is not just a thing of the past.
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Tiny Dancer 1 year ago
This is why we need to preserve history. I'm 60, I've seen this ad and many like it (black-skinned cannibals in the jungle boiling you up in a big black pot for laughs was still a thing in my pop culture youth), but it seems our younger pandas haven't. Do not let people hide these awful but historic images from you (you know who I mean). The minds that thought this normal must never be in power. Again.
StretcherBearer 1 year ago
I'm 50 and I remember the same thing. I whole heartedly agree.
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Rocket Surgeon 1 year ago
Oh come on BP why are you always censoring words I mean ... wait a second WHAT WORD IS THAT? THIS WAS AN AD!?
Freya the Wanderer 1 year ago
The n-bomb is a word that should be censored - hell, it should be FORGOTTEN.
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Prince of Darkness 1 year ago
This is the kind of heart-warming nostalgia that "make america great again" longs for
kelsischloe1986 1 year ago
There is stuff like this still going on today. It's always been acceptable to very twisted and vile people. People that I wish I could slingshot head first into a pile of elephant poop.
Load More Replies... Mimi M 1 year ago
I'd put it about equal with the Babysoft one that sexualized children.
Load More Replies... Even the numerous state and federal agencies urged people to use lead paint. What changed their tune was the growing number of lead poisoning cases in children in the 1930s. The authorities advised parents not to use the paint on toys, baby carriages, and cribs.
#13
Creepy Advertisement For Love's Baby Soft (1975)
MC Scott 1 year ago
I remember this specific ad, and my friends and I all wore this cologne when we were 11-12. So glad this is properly seen as unacceptable now, because (what an awful thought!) it was totally normalized back then.
Joy Myers 1 year ago
I loved this cologne, but my mom loathed it because of this ad. I do buy it for my college age daughter, but they don’t advertise it anymore that I know of.
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BookFanatic 1 year ago
This is going to sound so wrong. I always think of my dad when I see a Baby Soft ad. Because I used it when I was young and thought it would be funny to spray my dad with it as he walked by. Poor Dad had to explain to his boss and a new client why he smelled like a preteen girl.
#14
Sadly, Everything Is Worse Now
Jess Smith 1 year ago
New idea: an investment company based on the opposite of what Kenneth predicts.
Enterprise of idiots 1 year ago
But whay really sucks is the fact thay they said all s*x is safe. We already have a Texas
Erik Biesemeier 1 year ago
At least it was just overly optimistic rather than wildly racist or misogynistic.
#15
Lola (1970) Would Never Be Made Today For Many Reasons
BrunoVI 1 year ago
Joke's on him. Lola previously identified as a man. (Sorry, due to it taking place in the 1960s, I don't know how to express the Kinks' song in modern terminology.)
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Lara Verne 1 year ago
From Wikipedia : "𝑉𝑎𝑛𝑒'𝑠 𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑝𝑡 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑠𝑢𝑔𝑔𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑎𝑢𝑡𝑜𝑏𝑖𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑝ℎ𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙, 𝑎𝑠 𝑖𝑡 𝑚𝑖𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑟𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑢𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑟'𝑠 𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑡𝑜 16 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟-𝑜𝑙𝑑 𝑚𝑜𝑑𝑒𝑙 𝑆𝑎𝑟𝑎ℎ 𝐶𝑎𝑙𝑑𝑤𝑒𝑙𝑙, 𝑤ℎ𝑜𝑚 ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑖𝑑-1960𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑠 38."
Caramello 1 year ago
Not only is the premise messed up, but even the fact that the actress who played the title character is listed at the end of everyone else just shows they had zero values
Toymao 1 year ago
Not to defend anything, but the last billing after the "AND" is still serve as the second most prestigious place after the first name, so this one may not be something to take an issue with. Everything else though...
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Mystery Kitteh 1 year ago
Charles Bronson. How could you 😢. You should have stuck to rogue cop movies.
However, children would still get poisoned from the paint on the walls. The government only took serious action in the 1970s, though. Lobbyists and advertisers did their best to mislead people and make them believe it was not as toxic. Today, we use lead in batteries; three-quarters are actually found in all types of vehicles.
#16
Imagine Seeing An Ad Like This Today
TheNewJenBrady 1 year ago
That text is insane...a strict regimen of sugary sodas for young kids guarantees a lifetime of happiness including no awkward preteen/teen phase?
TomCat 1 year ago
What "laboratory tests" were used as the basis for this claim. Ridiculous.
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Bookworm 1 year ago
Who on earth came up with the 'babies who drink soda become popular teenagers' marketing? That is a wild leap of logic.
Jorge Gonzalez 1 year ago
Most marketing works like that. Most slogans are nonsensical if you apply a little logic to them
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Magenta Blu 1 year ago
This is something my parents did. They put coca cola in the baby bottle. Today i hate that black colored absolutely disgusting and nauseating drink, i genuinely cant understand why people drink that stuff
Ronald Robin 1 year ago
ah yes good idea giving kids flavored sugar water. i''m sure they'll have good teeth too by the time they're 12.
Dread Pirate Roberts 1 year ago
Wow, if it weren't vintage, I would've thought this to be satire 😳 Did people actually believe this?
#17
Iranian Advertising Before The Islamic Revolution, 1979
Suck it Trebek 1 year ago
I can't imagine how soul crushing it had to be to go from this to the current regime that makes women cover up. Going from freedom to basic prison must be awful. State religion should never exist.
Bettye McKee 1 year ago
It's not exactly a religion, it's more a forced lifestyle. Bloody Mary tried to force everyone to be Catholics. The Spanish Inquisition tortured and killed "heretics" based on their own beliefs. Killing people who do not believe the same way you do is repeated throughout history.
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Mark Karol-Chik 1 year ago
Religion has a habit of oppressing women's rights to a lot of things.
Spencer's slave no longer 1 year ago
Yet it's happening right now in the USA.
Load More Replies... Dread Pirate Roberts 1 year ago
Sad...women had their freedom and individuality stolen practically overnight there. The Complete Persepolis describes it so well.
Tyranamar Seuss 1 year ago
And yet we think it won't happen here. Watch out! Project 2025. SCOTUS with a justice who flies flags supporting Christianity in government. A presidential candidate who told voters they won't have to vote any more if he's elected. And who tried to interfere with the peaceful transfer of power last election. Why on earth do people believe it can't happen in the good ole USA?
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robin aldrich 1 year ago
I never understood the religion (or an ATTITUDE for that matter) that mandates women had to cover completely up and order it not to tempt men... because it's their fault... and the punishment for not following that mandate is beating or sometimes death
Sand Ers 1 year ago
The US, and to a lesser extent western industrialized countries. But the US was the direct instigator.
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#18
"He Used To Duck Me, Now He Dates Me" Nadinola Bleaching Cream, Ebony Magazine, May 1963
Jerry Bee 1 year ago
Meanwhile white people were, and still are, tanning and using spray on chemicals to get darker.
ConstantlyJon 1 year ago
Color preference for different races is such a cultural thing. White people in the west want to be darker to look more attractive. Dark skinned people in places like India want to be lighter to look more attractive. It's all relative.
Sanfransweety 1 year ago
Skin bleaching is still sold in almost every black beauty care shops. Someone is stil buying them.
Dread Pirate Roberts 1 year ago
Gross. People don't have to change their skin color to be beautiful. White people don't have to tan, and people of color don't have to bleach their skin. All shades and colors are beautiful.
LokisLilButterknife 1 year ago
Sadly, I still see bleaching creams in some Asian beauty stores where I live.
EmAdoresHerKats🇮🇪🇩🇿🇵🇸 1 year ago
I worked with an Nigerian woman whose niece died and bleaching creams were part of the cause. She had a car accident and they couldn't stitch her skin due to the corrosive effects of the skin bleach. Because of deaths like hers they made the bleach illegal. It didn't lighten the skin at all just ate away at the epidermis.
Interestingly, the Romans used lead in more ways than the modern 20th-century society. They lined aqueducts and water pipes with lead and also put it in makeup, cookware, and even contraceptives. Perhaps the most surprising use of lead in Ancient Rome was as a sweetener for food and drinks but also to control fermentation in wine. That's actually why kids sometimes chewed on lead paint chips: it can taste sweet.
#19
This Ad In 1936
G A 1 year ago
It's actually sorta funny if you don't read into it deeply-a bit of Carry On type humour.
John O'Donnell 1 year ago
It’s so weird to see somewhere I actually know. I think that address is a pre-school nursery these days.
Bettye McKee 1 year ago
Remember, this is not a challenge or an endorsement for killing your wife with electriciry.
Trophy Husband 1 year ago
There's a company near me that puts up billboard that say "your wife is hot!" Then a picture of a pretty girl. Then smaller print "better girl your AC fixed.". I don't remember the company, so not very successful, but I think they are pretty funny.
#20
An Electric Spanker For Unruly Children
Spidercat 1 year ago
Ah yes, the good old days when you could taser your children if they behaved badly...
Der Kommissar 1 year ago
It is a very large child, thanks to drinking lots of Coke
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Rebel Peewee 1 year ago
I'm sure that 13 year old boy who was routinely bent over his mom's knee so she could taser his rear grew up to be healthy and functional with no weird kinks or relationship-effecting blockages.
Papa 1 year ago
I'm glad my mother didn't know about those. I still remember her getting mad at me one time and whaling on my butt with her hand until her hand hurt, then grabbing a fly swatter and getting in a few more licks. I was about 14, and bigger than she was. I was struggling not to laugh.
Bettye McKee 1 year ago
How many of you had parents who "spanked" you with a cat o' nine tails?
Jen Hart 1 year ago
"Just" a belt for me after being forced to strip completely naked in front of him. It thankfully stopped after starting my period. We've been no contact about 20 years now...
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This 1994 Advertisement For Lighter Skis
The ad compares buying lighter ski equipment to "Losing the Twin Towers," which eventually happened on 9/11, about 7 years after this was published.
G A 1 year ago
It was a bit if a stretch to make any sense, even in the context of the ad. Some tortured copywriter spent a sleepless night and then said "Sod it, this'll do"
Lawrence 1 year ago
On the contrary, I think it was clever-ish and brought double meaning: 1) get out of the city and go skiing and, 2) your old skis are inelegant and clunky...buy these instead.
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Today, we're way more careful about the way we handle lead. The batteries get assembled in sequestered plants, with employees wearing face masks. The majority of the work is also done by robots.
Steven Jones, plant manager at EnerSys, told NPR that the manufacturing process is a technological ballet. "Through this level of automation, we're providing a cleaner environment for our operators and again, providing a safer environment."
#22
Union Carbide Advertisement From 1962 "Science Helps Us Build A New India"
The 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is considered one of the world's worst industrial disasters. The parent company had to sell its entire stake in UCIL and leave India.
G A 1 year ago
How UCIL got away with mass murder and paid so little to the victims and relatives disgusts me to this day.
Hassel Davidhoff 1 year ago
Same. I hate multinational corporations with the power of the fire of a thousand suns. They're just farking pure evil.
Load More Replies... ConstantlyJon 1 year ago
that was a helluva rabbit hole I just went down. F**K big corporations.
#23
Ironized Yeast Ad For Weight Gain In The 1930s
LokisLilButterknife 1 year ago
Women can't f*****g win. All throughout history we're either too skinny or too overweight.
David 1 year ago
A question I had not thought of before. It says 30s, so shortly after the great depression (USA). I wonder if a lot of people were skinnier due to barely having enough to get by.
54 s 1 year ago
Yes. This was also popular during wartime rationing through the 40s. It was a treatment for actual malnourishment.
Load More Replies... Dread Pirate Roberts 1 year ago
And then later these women are gonna get shamed again for not being skinny anymore.
FaceTime Audio 1 year ago
Wasn't this right when pellagra was a huge problem, or soon after? Pellagra is a dietary deficiency disease caused by a lack of B3, which yeast contains, so yeast was a good way to prevent that. Now, we have enriched breads, so it's not very common in the US.
Marilyn Bojanowski 2 months ago (edited)
To be fair, this was following the Great Depression, so it makes sense for people who had undereaten to want to fill out more. The whole thing with the guys though is unnecessary though
#24
1950s Cigarette Ad Claiming No Throat Irritation Comes From Camel Cigarettes. Now It's Proven That It Causes Throat And Lung Cancer
Bookworm 1 year ago
All the cigarette ones are worse because the people in charge all knew the truth
Mental Liberals 1 year ago
It's always the case of: follow the $$$$$ big pharma, oil industry, electric industry, hospitals, doctors, corporations, etc...
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Laura Turner 1 year ago
She died of natural causes at the age of 87, so she was fortunate enough to escape cancer or other complications, unlike zillions of other unfortunate people.
Noname 1 year ago
À lot of people who smoke don't get lung cancer or emphysema. And a lot of people who don't smoke die from lung cancer.
Load More Replies... Joseph Dixon 1 year ago
Sometimes if I have a really bad cold and my throat is barking, I pick up a pack of Camels and soothe the pain away.
Darth Continent 1 year ago
Can't have an irritated throat if your throat has been eaten away by cancer!
Puppy Dancing! 1 year ago
Where's the ads from 1940-50's, smoking recommended by 9 out of 10 doctors?
Cigarette companies also don't have a good track record when it comes to advertising. A 1946 Camel ad, for example, claimed that doctors, according to an "independent survey," recommend smoking.
An even more crazy 1890 advertisement claimed that cigarettes can help treat asthma and other respiratory ailments. They even recommended giving them to kids older than six. Many similar ads touted the benefits of smoking: less irritation, child-friendly, and one even claimed cigarettes were "pure as the water you drink."
#25
Advertisement For United Airlines (About 15 Years Ago)
M O'Connell 1 year ago
This should make it a bit easier to see: s-l1200-66...b69312.jpg 
Tyranamar Seuss 1 year ago
Because you can accomplish a lot on conference calls. As COVID taught us. Just like it taught us we don't all need to go into the office.
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An Ad From An American Magazine, 1939. Lead Was Banned In Most European Countries By The 1940s, But Not Until 1978 In The US Because Of Lobbying
Mental Liberals 1 year ago
As usual, follow the money! same for all big pharma poisons that most other countries ban, but the corrupt us still pushes on us...
mysterious(all pronouns) 1 year ago
Fun(?) fact! Lead Acetate was banned in hair dye by the FDA in 2022.
BrunoVI 1 year ago
More gaslighting anti-American b******t. UK banned lead paint in 1992, and still allows it in historic circumstances. US Congress enacted ban in 1972, but it phased in through 1978. Germany 1975. Poland 1978. France was way ahead of the curve, though: 1909 for interior paint. Most countries still allow lead paint to remain under certain conditions, since removing it also causes problems. The US requires notification when lead is present, so parents can avoid allowing their kids being exposed to it.
Ace 1 year ago
How you can see this as Anti-American is beyond me. It's factually incorrect, as pointed out, and OK, maybe the post title spins it rather badly.
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Promoting Sugar As A Healthy Thing In 1971
Rocket Surgeon 1 year ago
Why eat at all? Just pack yourself with sugar every time you're hungry! What could possibly go wrong?
Debby Keir 1 year ago
If you eat sugar, you know you're eating sugar. Aspartame, saccharine etc, you think you're eating no calories, but your body thinks it's sugar anyway, and it's proven that diabetes is just as likely. The only answer is to avoid 'sweetness'.
Danish Susanne 1 year ago
It is true that a teaspoon of sugar doen't have all that many calories, but the problem is, that it doesn't have anything of what your body needs to renew your muscles and bones and braincells.
Olympic Athlete Jesse Owens was the face of White Owl cigars in 1960. Sadly but ironically, he passed away from lung cancer in 1980. The first serious report warning the public about the dangers of smoking came out in 1962.
In 1964, the U.S. Surgeon General did the same. The U.S. government first took action in 1965, requiring manufacturers to include information for consumers about the dangers of smoking on the label.
#28
Well, She Was Very Wrong
General Anaesthesia 1 year ago (edited)
"Computer", twenty years earlier, female mathematicians at NASA. See the movie "Hidden Figures".
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Historyharlot93 1 year ago
Well Space Invaders and Pong were pretty boring after a while. But once Donkey Kong and Pac Man came out, a new addiction, er, industry was born
censorshipsucks 1 year ago
the singularity is upon us: wordprocessors are now digital. omg. /s
nuberiffic 1 year ago
Because they're not educational? Is there literally any popular thing that is?
RiceRiceBaby 929 1 year ago
Almost 42 years since that comment and video games are proving to stick around.
#29
"Successful Marriages Start In The Kitchen"
Justin Tyme 1 year ago
Get an old one that was made by Corning before they sold the Pyrex brand.
Load More Replies... Prince of Darkness 1 year ago
I'm pretty sure this is what's meant by "make america great again"
General Anaesthesia 1 year ago
That would ruin the new mistress's girlhood dream of planning lovely meals for her real man every day.
Load More Replies... Damned_Cat 1 year ago
Wow, he wouldn't even give her time to change out of her wedding dress before he started crying about some chicken a la king.
Blue_Panda 1 year ago
"Girlhood dreams" - if this is what they expect all girls to do, what will the boys do? Do their "boyhood dreams" include wearing that creepy expression while watching ppl cook for them? These old/still here companies made things so sexist in the past wtf. Also why is the woman wearing a wedding dress while she cooks?
Phil Hoyt 1 year ago
Yeah, because tea parties, easy bake oven and other things never happened. Girls poring over bridal magazines, either. It's a "modern" take to think that little girls are no different from little boys, but then millennia of imprinting takes over.
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#30
Ad On The Back Of An Old Comic. Nowadays, This Would Not Go Well
This is an advertisement for a child to purchase a toy rifle, touting its realistic look and sound. A child carrying this toy today would be very poorly received.
Rayne OfSalt 1 year ago
If you're not white and playing with one of those, cops will shoot you.
Load More Replies... Ace 1 year ago (edited)
I remember when we all had toy guns like that... well actually we didn't, we had to take it in turns who got it, the rest of us made do with sticks , bits of coat hanger, old light fittings, whatever could be held and pointed really.
Awesome At Being Autistic 1 year ago
My dad made me and my kid brother guns and bazookas out of glued together PVC pipes and fittings. All the other kids were super jealous.
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Auntriarch 1 year ago (edited)
Wouldn't he have a real one by that age though?
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All these examples from the past can make one wonder: weren't there any policies against false advertising back in the day? Not really, at least until the 1970s. People's mistrust of advertising was rising by then.
That's when the FTC also started a regulation revolution -- at last, they were asking marketers to prove the validity of their claims. They also cracked down on advertising toward children. Whereas advertisers enjoyed their unchecked privilege before, now they have more responsibility.
#31
Twin Towers World Trade Center Brochure Circa 1975
BrunoVI 1 year ago
Well, they're kind of admitting there's a lot of damned among them.
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SkippityBoppityBoo 1 year ago
Not every person who is religious is a killer... It's not the religion... It's the person who is fanatical about it...
Load More Replies... Jen Hart 1 year ago
I thought King Kong climbed the Empire State building 🌇🦍
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Mental Liberals 1 year ago
Until the corrupt government took it out - again, follow the $$$$ In this case, it was Trillions!!
#32
In The Top Right Corner, It Says "The Largest And Safest Steamer In The World," Only For It To Hit An Iceberg Later. Clearly, It Wasn't Safe
Koalafied to komment 1 year ago
Well, to be fair, with it's technical details and equipment, the Titanic was safer than other ships from the same time. Of course not safe enough and definitely not safe for modern standards, but in terms of the time, the Titanic was state of the art. It was a lot of bad luck and coincidences that made this catastrophe.
Sand Ers 1 year ago
“Safe” is a range, not a safe/unsafe binary. As you say it was the best of its time. Ships still sink to this day. There is no 100% safe on the ocean.
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marianne eliza 1 year ago
Do you know?.... If Titanic had hit the berg head on, it probably would have stayed afloat because fewer water tight compartments would have been breached.
Fred L. 1 year ago
Far from the only ship lost on its maiden voyage, both before and after. And less embarrasing than e.g. the Vasa, who didn't even manage to sail a single mile.
Bettye McKee 1 year ago
They didn't count on colliding with an iceberg. Otherwise, it was "unsinkable."
#33
Creepy Old Lysol Advertisement
Lysol used to be used as a means of birth control before the pill was legalized in the 1960s. That's what they mean by "dainty feminine allure," having the energy to be a loving wife without the babies.
Wintermute 1 year ago
Someday we'll read a list of posts with absurd censorship.
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kelsischloe1986 1 year ago
What doctor thought this was okay? Furthermore, how was this tested and approved? Because I have no doubt if a woman had douched with this it would burn and tear up the skin inside and out of her vagina. And to think , women actually used it even though it did hurt because men forced the issue of having normal body odor as being gross. All I can think is, WTF is wrong with some people?!!!
Tyranamar Seuss 1 year ago
Read the article. It was really code for an abortant. So you'd do this to try to abort an early pregnancy. Not really just to clean things up. The language was hidden. And this is why abortions should be legal. Bc when they're not, women do stuff like this. Burn up their insides trying to handle things themselves.
Load More Replies... DuckDuckGooseberry 1 year ago
VAGINAL. VAGINAL. VAGINAL. That’s the clinical word for the area referred to
Noname 1 year ago
This ad wasn't for birth control, it was for feminine hygiene, to be used like a douche, because supposedly the scent of a woman's crotch would turn a man off.
Tyranamar Seuss 1 year ago
All kinds of things were written in lingo back in the day. Abortion was illegal. You think Lysol could print "for abortions" on the bottle? No, the recipe for abortions was probably "for stronger odors." Or "for more stubborn odors." Or the local midwife knew it.
Load More Replies... Nils Skirnir 1 year ago
Folks were desperate. Until 2975, birth control, including condoms, was illegal in most of US.
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"I Suffered From Menstrual Cramps." - When Men "Suffered" As Much As Women (1968, Femicin Ad)
Riani Kivela 1 year ago
Can you even imagine how annoying her pain must have been to him? He might notice it for several hours each day and all day on the weekend. Could seriously harsh his groove. Thank goodness for Femicin!
Load More Replies... Henrik 1 year ago
What word is stupidly censored here? And why are words so dangerous on Boredpanda?!
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
Druggist, an older word for pharmacist.
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MC Scott 1 year ago
Aw, poor diddums. Wouldn’t you like to go back in time and hook the writer of this ad up to a menstrual cramp simulator?
Dread Pirate Roberts 1 year ago
Wow, a feminine product that they still somehow managed to make it all about men -_-
LokisLilButterknife 1 year ago
Are you honestly censoring d***s and druggist now, BoredPanda. What the actual hell is up with this site and its idiotic censorship?
G A 1 year ago
How come Dic k got censored but not dyk e? We always used to call him P enis van Lesbia n....
Load More Replies... Magenta Blu 1 year ago
Yeah, because 1968 women were all single and financially independent ... Of course any adds needed to be husband targeted, because husbands would have been the ones BUYING the pain relief.
Trophy Husband 1 year ago
They aren't talking about teenage daughters who start yelling at everyone each time they have their period, acting like the world is ending, etc. not pain, the poor thing just becomes depressed. I take Advil for it (me, not her). But I'm not going to write an ad about it.
EmAdoresHerKats🇮🇪🇩🇿🇵🇸 1 year ago
This one pissed me right off! I'm just annoyed by this. Maybe i need Femicin!
#35
USHA Sewing Machine Ad From The 1970s: "Train Her To Be An Ideal Housewife. Buy Her An USHA Sewing Machine"
Bookworm 1 year ago
For some reason, the 'precious asset' part is bothering me the most about this
Philly Bob Squires 1 year ago
"Turn your dishwasher into a snowplow. Buy her a shovel" type vibes.
Erick L. 1 year ago
Never seen one with handle here they were mounted on a rocking foot mechanism.
Magenta Blu 1 year ago
I still have a sewing machine that still works flawlessly with a handle
Load More Replies... G A 1 year ago
Interested to know what country this is from, judging by the ladies' ethnicity, possibly not Western?
Tyranamar Seuss 1 year ago
So who's teaching her? Surely not the husband. This must be an advertisement to MIL.
#36
This Oil-Disposal Tip
Terrible advice on how to dig a hole in your garden to dispose of engine oil and let it be absorbed into the soil.
Lee Henderson 1 year ago
When I was a child they suggested using motor oil on stagnant water(tires, old buckets, etc.) to kill off mosquito larvae.
M O'Connell 1 year ago
I prefer the ones that suggest using it to preserve ropes and fence posts.
DC 1 year ago
The key to success, here, is to chose a proper location. The garden that feeds your pesty neighbours is a great choice, unless they see you doing it. To succeed even better, dig out a plant, fill in the oil underneath, and replant it as if nothing happened, so they won't notice. If you happen to have any other toxic waste, I'm sure there are way to engage in the fulfilling and satisfying habit of sharing!
Sven Grammersdorf 1 year ago (edited)
There weren't many other options in 1963, and the oil did come out of the ground in the first place
Devin Schmitt 10 months ago
I remember doing this. Of course, dumping it in the storm drain was easier. We also painted post holes with creosote.
#37
In 1913, Someone Predicted That Birth Rates Would Have Declined All The Way To Zero By Now, And We'd Look Like Aliens Because Of Baby Formula
Bookworm 1 year ago
They also thought that baby formula would create sexless bat-duck people. I don't think critical thinking was their strong suit.
Load More Replies... Papa 1 year ago
Bees don't have neuter types. They couldn't even get that part right. Bees are male or female. If the queen dies, and the hive doesn't create a new one for whatever reason, one or more of the worker bees (who are female) will begin to lay eggs. Those eggs will all result in undersized drones (male bees) who don't forage or help the hive, so it will eventually die, but there are still not "neuter types."
Lost Penny 1 year ago
Swap 2012 for 2212, replace 'baby formula' with 'vaccinations,' and - BAM! - a ridiculous amount of idiots all of a sudden has a new gospel.
Wintermute 1 year ago
This is the famous cereal guy that shows up on BP fact lists all the time, btw. He was even considered batshit crazy at the time.
ArrogantWriter 1 year ago (edited)
What I find most funny about this as a zoology nerd is “Development of a neuter type—such as exists among bees and ants—” Worker bees and ants are genetically female (typically sterile, but there are cases of worker bees laying drone (unfertilized) eggs), not neuter. Although maybe the discovery that they were female came after this ad.
#38
Lead Was Used Extensively Before Being Banned In The US. This Ad Captures How Lead Was Extremely Frequent In Everyday Life
ShaZam 1 year ago
lead or no lead ... my kids have never been invited to a paint party .... hey Huckleberry Finn, do you want to paint the fence?
Kay 1 year ago
Pretty sure Huckleberry Finn was the one that did not paint the fence - the chore was of Tom Sawyer, and he scammed all other kids out of their stuff to do it for him. But not Huck
Load More Replies... marianne eliza 1 year ago
Yes, people can die from lead poisoning, but it's other effects are the cause of much more trouble. Look it up. Lots of criminals and dropouts probably had over exposure to lead.
Emma London 1 year ago
This is why you should never give antique toys like wooden blocks for children to play with, they are for decoration only.
Wm Paul Robinson 1 year ago
Perhaps lost in translation from the Dutch, and they meant a Led Zeppelin party?
#39
6 Kids At 22? The Astonishing Mrs. Highfield For Rinso's Soap. Australia, 1953
Tucker Cahooter 1 year ago
And in keeping with the times, it looks like she doesn't have her own first name either. "Just call me Stan, like my husband"
SkippityBoppityBoo 1 year ago
Mrs Highfield possibly needs the Lysol from the other ad for her HooHah....?
#40
Vintage Cigarette Print Ad Touting It Is Popular Among Doctors, Which Is Supposedly A Good Thing And Somehow Probably Helps Health
Rocket Surgeon 1 year ago
Love the implication that doctors refer to your mouth and throat as you "t zone" and discuss in their medical journals which cigarette brands do the most good there.
Ace 1 year ago
I recall cigarette adverts when I was a kid, the sort of enamel signs you used to get om shop fronts, "For your throat's sake, smoke brand x". Even as a small child, when smoking sas considered normal by most people, it was obvious that _not_ smoking would be better for your throat, the implication, as here, being "we know it's bad for you but buying this brand allows you to think it's not quite as bad as other brands". 1939-Crave...1024-1.jpg 
Michael Largey 1 year ago
The claim in the headline is statistically meaningless. If only three doctors out of millions smoked and two of them smoked Camels, then "More doctors smoke Camels than any other cigarette" would be true.
#41
An Ad For Drummond Sweaters From 1959. Oh, How Advertising Has Changed
Riani Kivela 1 year ago
Awww, if it was closer to father's day, my husband could be asking, "What's this supposed to be? Did you think I'd wear a belted sweater?" And I'd be able to confuse him more by saying, "It's because you're better than me." And I know where his thoughts would go, "Well I"m not. But this is to bring me down?" To which I will have to explain, "No, this is so you can find a man in a similar sweater on top of a large rock and feel good about your accomplishments and superiority as I dangle nearby on a rope, not included." And then he's going to ask, "Could we maybe return it and go get Mongolian barbecue or something? I think we'd all actually enjoy that." And then I would have to ship it back to Ebay, because that's where I would have bought it from. Thanks for tuning in to Riani's Rambling.
Dread Pirate Roberts 1 year ago
Why did they think taking a massive s**t on women was necessary to advertise weird sweaters? 😑
Illustrious G 1 year ago
Ok, the sweaters are one thing, but why is no one talking about those amazing hiking SOCKS?!?
Danish Susanne 1 year ago
This is really surprising to me. I have read that surveys show that 80 % of mens clothing is bought by women. Would they really be tempted to put money into the pockets of this company?
#42
Lorillard's Chewing Tobacco, 1893
Mary Kelly 1 year ago
well, at least it lets you know how your face will look once the tumors start growing
Bettye McKee 1 year ago
You're safe from lung cancer, but your face will look like this when you get mouth cancer.
#43
"They'll Be Wild About You In Van Heusen Venturous Print Sport Shirts" (1951)
pineapple87 1 year ago
To be fair, it looks like they're fighting over who gets to beat him with the paddle
Jul Chv 1 year ago
Sure ugly, patterned, sad-psychedelic shirts are gonne get you a ton of pûssies. Garanted.
SkippityBoppityBoo 1 year ago
I don't, again, know where to start on this one... Violence, racism... Why are the white women dressed as Native American Indians?
#44
This Ad From Time Magazine In 1997 Promotes Plastic. Meanwhile, People Are Trying To Replace Plastic Because It’s Harmful To The Environment
Historyharlot93 1 year ago
In the 80s everyone was panicking about all the forests being cut down for grocery bags, newspapers, paper towels and toilet paper. “Let’s use plastic instead! It’s better for the environment!” they said. Now paper and glass are the only truly successfully recyclable material, and we have plastics everywhere, which is hard and expensive to recycle.
LonelyLittleLeafSheep 1 year ago
And aluminum. Aluminum is easy to recycle and infinitely recyclable. And easily shaped. Plastic beverage bottles should be replaced by aluminum or glass.
Load More Replies... Trophy Husband 1 year ago
As a kid, I heard a radio dj talk about how a recent study shows that women should run an orange peel by her privates to reduce odor before a date, but not too much because apparently the penis can smell and is turned on by the scent. I didn't understand any of it at the time, it's one of those things that you remember mostly because you didn't get it. Looking back, I can't believe they would say that on radio!
Alex hayes 10 months ago
The real problem is single use plastic. Plastic can last for decades, you don't have to throw it, you can keep using it instead of buying. A plastic lawn chair for instance, I still have the ones my grandma had, still in good condition. Think about how much that saved for my pocket and the environment.
Danish Susanne 1 year ago (edited)
I have always been af fan of plastic. That is sturdy well made plastic. I have plastic bowls and ladles that are more than 40 years old and are still good to use and to look at in spite of being used a lot. I love to use them because I don't have to fear breaking them. Now I wouldn't want to buy any today, but I expect that I can use my old ones another 30 years when I will be 101.
#45
Secret Anti-Perspirant Ad In 1965. It Implies That Women’s Body Odor Is A Result Of Emotions
Mary Kelly 1 year ago
deodorant for the "personal place" is back again...since lume became popular other companies secret and dove are "whole body" deodorants for your "privates," as they say in the ads, are back on the market again
Beth Wheeler 1 year ago
Yeah like that new who body deodorant you can get now. The only place you need deodorant is the armpits people. For anything else wash it.
Danish Susanne 1 year ago
And in your private parts don't even use ordinary soap. Just water.
Load More Replies... Tyranamar Seuss 1 year ago
Well, stress and anxiety do cause worse body odor. And women are expected to work and take care of everybody and the household. Maybe we do need special deodorant. I can't use this stuff though. It's so good at trapping odors it just leaves them all trapped- on my body. Cannot scrub this s**t off to save my life.
Riani Kivela 1 year ago
I don't remember my mom using this regularly, or even having it hidden all over the house. I guess that's why she and dad fought sometimes, because she failed to deodorize her womanly feels with Secret.
Two Cat Studio 1 year ago
Unfortunately, even now in 2024, there are DOVE commercials where women are putting the deodorant EVERYWHERE because they "stink". WFT!?! Boycott DOVE products for this s**t! Please!
#46
The Message Is Perfectly Simple: Just Stop Being Fat
Tyranamar Seuss 1 year ago
In NYC in med school they had to warn us about one of the frequent causes of diarrhea they saw. Women on the Upper East Side would chew so much sugarless gum trying to stay slim (and they're all slim), that they would get diarrhea from the sweetener in the gum. So we were to always ask about sugar free gum in our diarrhea work-ups.
BarfyCat 1 year ago
I'll never understand this... chewing gum makes me ravenous!
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David 1 year ago
Thought 1: "Oh, I remember slim mints" Thought 2: Remembering that Monty Python "just one thin mint..." sketch.
Trophy Husband 1 year ago
I'm wondering if this is just "chewing gum reduces hunger" which is true for some people, or if the gum had cocaine in it or something like that (which some things did back them)...
#47
"Are You Making Your Children Pay For Your Weight Problem?" - Sugar Information, Inc. Ad (1966)
Lost Penny 1 year ago (edited)
"...and with a wonderfully powerful sugar crash, they won't have any energy to annoy you with their incessant whining! Every parent's dream come true!"
#48
Wash Away Fat And Years Of Age With La-Mar Reducing Soap. Woman's Companion, 1923
PeepPeep the duck 1 year ago (edited)
Yeah but people today believe in weight loss tummy mask things and waist trainers and Gwyneths weird egg for you vagiŋa
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Riani Kivela 1 year ago
Get your kids and yourself healthy full-sugar soda and lose weight the proper and reasonable way by washing the fat away with soap!
Load More Replies... LokisLilButterknife 1 year ago
Oh yeah, the creepy-cute Adipose. Doctor Who really is a trippy fever dream at times.
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#49
Probably The Most Sexist Vintage Ad On The Internet
Bookworm 1 year ago
You could at least pretend to advertise the actual product. By, like, not putting it in the bottom corner of the ad. Just a thought.
David 1 year ago (edited)
But that's the joke - that the person is so into the large mouth mickey beer that even though the picture is mostly female - the first thing he noticed was the beer. It's a DUMB joke, but that's the joke.
Load More Replies... Carl Roberts 1 year ago (edited)
Just an FYI, these ads appeared only in magazines like Playboy & Penthouse. You would not see this type ad in National Geographic or Reader's Digest. Not saying it isn't sexist, but it was marketing specifically towards men who bought magazines just to look at naked women. Context is always important.
Jen Hart 1 year ago
It's super blurry when zoomed in, but apparently you could send in a dollar and get a 14" x 25" poster of that picture
Load More Replies... G A 1 year ago
I uses to love Mickeys! Not seen it in the UK for years. Don't know if it's still made. Those little green barrels were cool.
Papa 1 year ago
Not me. I thought it was just like beer. I drank two of them within about 15 minutes and was practically comatose for an hour or so.
Load More Replies... Joshua David 1 year ago
I watched a whole documentary relating to 1970s and 80s movie poster cover art is all womens bodies without a face and ill be...its pretty true.
Eve Mraz 1 year ago
In what way is she 'fluffy'? Are you a damned Skeleton? If not, then shut up.
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This 1968 Frigidaire Ad Is Special
LokisLilButterknife 1 year ago
It's still pretty damn bad and implies that a woman's only job is to clean, cook, and make her husband feel like a King.
Load More Replies... David 1 year ago
Not that bad in context of the time. Back then it was extremely common for the woman to work in the home and the man to work out of the home for the money. Many women LIKED / preferred that. The sexism comes into play when the ones who didn't like that were told they can't / are weird. Anyway - viewed in that context, it is just tools for making the same work easier. Similar to a carpenter getting a power saw or a farmer a new tractor. These days roles are a lot less gender specific but whoever is doing the household work (or sharing it) likely still prefers to have a dishwasher and other appliances.
LonelyLittleLeafSheep 1 year ago
Why is he a "prince" but she is either the "cleaning woman" or his "wife", not a PRINCESS?! 🤬
Philippa Davies 1 year ago
Calling her ‘that cleaning woman’ with emphasis on ‘that’ just dehumanises her even further 😠
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Trophy Husband 1 year ago
I do the dishes too... I wonder if I would have been an a*****e like the people in these adds if I were born 50 years earlier...
LynzCatastrophe 1 year ago
Not important, but it's bothering me: why is he behind the sofa? The sofa is up against the wall yet it looks like he shoved his way between wall and sofa just to hover over her.
Vanessa MacKenzie 1 year ago
I could use a self-cleaning oven.... but they are wayyyy overpriced these days
Erik Biesemeier 1 year ago
The self clean is actually pretty bad for them; the high temperature significantly degrades their lifespan. (For electric ovens at least)
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Samsung Ad From 1989 Predicting The Best VCR To Play The Most Popular Movies Of 2007
The last major studio film to be released on VHS in the United States and Canada was released in 2006. VHS was dead by 2007.
G A 1 year ago
They found multiple new formats to make us buy the same stuff two or three times more since then.
Papa 1 year ago
Like music. I owned the Eagles Greatest Hits 1971-1975 album in LP, 8-track, cassette, and CD.
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Doc “Dr Rotwang” Rotwang 1 year ago
Well, RCA were CERTAIN that their SelectaVision video discs would dominate the market for DECADES, too, buuuuuuut...
#52
This Vintage Ad
Ayds were an appetite-suppressant candy designed to help you lose weight. The company had to change the product name in the 1980s due to the AIDS epidemic because it's a disease that causes extreme weight loss in patients.
Julia H 1 year ago
Aides was a canyon in my mom's stash from the early 70s. The chocolate caramels were really good. At least to 8 year old me. They had absolutely nothing to do with GRID. AIDS or any other immune disease.
distant_echo 1 year ago
Same! My mom kept them in the refrigerator and I loved them!
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#53
Poverty Party! Teen Magazine And Shelley Fabares Show Us Just How Much Fun It Can Be To Be Poor And Hungry (1960)
Bookworm 1 year ago
I'm not sure what the poverty part is, besides the part where you cosplay as a homeless person. Casserole? It could just be a casserole party.
Nils Skirnir 1 year ago
And for all the talk about how wealthy folks were in 1960, we really had very little. X’ers, Millennials, and Zoomers would be shocked by fifties/sixties living stds.
Load More Replies... Riani Kivela 1 year ago
Being poor was so much fun we did it all the time at home when I was growing up! My friend was poor too, so we kept the party going if I spent the night there!
Joshua David 1 year ago
Growing up in the 80s, my folks had what was called a Hobo Party. They would buy new metal garbage cans and clean them out and put corn, potatoes and polish sausage and fill it with water and slow cook it on an open fire. My parents would invite the whole block to partake and of course thier work friends. Was kind of a blast.
Joseph Dixon 1 year ago (edited)
Being poor is a badge of honor and 90% of the population will tell stories of how poor they were growing up.
#54
Great Uncle Steve, The Carrier Of The Coin Purse
Riani Kivela 1 year ago
I thought they were just going to steal his shirt for a dress, but you may be right judging from the looks they are giving him.
Load More Replies... Lost Penny 1 year ago
When Steve heard something about old gods, Sun worshipping, and human sacrifice, he chuckled to himself. "These fine birds are sure funny, even though they are somewhat primitive, saying 'lava' instead of 'hot spring'... " he thought with a smile as a pit with a natural hot spring grew closer. "It's going to be a great day!" It was not.
#55
Now, A New Sanitary Fixture For Women's Restrooms... The Sanistand Women's Urinal. American-Standard, 1950s
It’s the 1950s. Imagine having to pull down your underwear, garter belt, and stockings and then trying to maneuver yourself over the "vitreous china" bowl and pee without all your urine streaming down your leg into your underwear and shoes. This isn’t a toilet. It’s a torture device.
Spannidandoolar 1 year ago
There are no way those 5000 odd people surveyed actually thought that was in anyway a good idea. This was designed by men who have never discussed the practicalities of peeing with a woman.
Sand Ers 1 year ago
My sister is a civil engineer. She investigated a newer version of these for an office building she was hired to help build.
Load More Replies... Lost Penny 1 year ago
"Guys, just hear me out... A standing urinal for women!" "Steve, you are goddam brilliant! Genius!" "Should we run this by a woman though...? I mean, I could ask my wife..." "Nonsense! Women are idiots! How could they possibly understand such a complicated invention, let alone know the best way for them to urinate?!" "You're right, Richard, what was I thinking?"
Awesome At Being Autistic 1 year ago
Don't forget about your girdle. Good luck getting that off.
DC 1 year ago
After reading the text ... why not just pee your pants instead, without all the hassle? Plus, on the pulling-down-etc: does anyone understand why they sell those panty-type adult diapers to "active persons", and the ones with the tapes, that you actually can change without undressing, as "for the bedridden"? Not exclusively so, but ... kind of ... and it's the other way round, unless dressing and undressing in a bathroom stall with unknown residue at the floor is among the things you like, I'd highly advise to use the taped ones. Or, rather, to not need them, but that isn't to consciously decided upon, ... anyway, ... that device seems to add nothing that is in favour of any, it just fills somebody's wallet...
Geoffrey Scott 1 year ago
Yeah, but if it could be perfected...long lines at sporting events and concerts?...gone
#56
This Advertisement
Me Oh My (He/They) 1 year ago
Today, on what women are now, they're.... parking control systems.
Load More Replies... Daniel Atkins 1 year ago
I know what they are trying to sell but this seems a weird way to do it.
Riani Kivela 1 year ago (edited)
Imagining a pitch meeting for this ad. "So to perfectly capture your parking system, we've got a picture of a woman in a bikini and her feet are labeled 'Directo-Forcer' and 'Vehicle detectors.'" Sane person: "What do those things have to do with a woman's feet?" Pitchman: "Well her head will be labeled 'Fee calculator' on one side and 'Preset cash register' on the other it's not like we are ignoring her intellect." Sane person: .... Pitchman: "I can see you're picking up the vibe now. This is going to be great!"
#57
Today, An Ad Like This Wouldn't Be Acceptable
Gavin Johnson 1 year ago
Shhhh don’t actually write it down! Next thing you know people will be learning about the correct terms for their body parts!
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#58
Yasmin Birth Control Ad, 1960
Emma London 1 year ago
This is fake. No actress would have adverticed promiscuity, that would have been a career suicide.
#59
DDT Was One Of The Great Tragedies And Later Victories Of Indiscriminate Chemical Usage In The Environment
It’s not safe at all (a carcinogen that can also induce seizures and vomiting) and was particularly damaging to animals at the tops of food chains. Birds were the whistleblowers of its negative effects since it was almost immediately apparent in the rapid decline of their population. In avian species, DDT caused soft eggshells that the parent birds crushed when they tried to sit on them for incubation.
Many bird species became endangered or on critical lists, especially eagles and hawks because at that level they were consuming animals that had consumed animals that had consumed insects that ate DDT, so their bodies had higher concentrations of it in their system.
The victory came when Rachel Carson wrote the groundbreaking book, Silent Spring, drawing attention to the loss of birds and other effects of DDT, and the public outcry caused the government to ban the chemical from use in the US. It was an incredible example of humans responding to and reversing a man-made environmental disaster.
Mental Liberals 1 year ago (edited)
Big pharma, at it again: then and now...Profits Over People - over and over again!
Hassel Davidhoff 1 year ago
Yep, on an on until the end of time. Reminds me of that song: "I'm a glossy package on the supermarket shelf. My contents aren't fit for human consumption. I could tragically injure your perfect health."
Load More Replies... BookFanatic 1 year ago
As a kid my mom and her friends would ride their bikes behind the DDT sprayers so they could play in the mist. Yikes.
T'Mar of Vulcan 1 year ago
About 20 or so years ago, they were spraying it in Mozambique (I think) because it was the only thing that would kill a certain type of mosquito that was killing humans (malaria). They only did it once, it one area AFAIK.
Montanavanna 1 year ago
Another reason Rachel Carson's Silent Spring got so much attention is because the community was predominantly white. There is a study done in the 1980s on the placement of toxic waste disposal sites and toxic manufacturing sites in that they were located in or near minority communities. This pointed out the systemic racism in the chemical industries.
PFD 1 year ago
Reminds me of those ads claiming that higher levels of CO2 will be great for agriculture. A claim I've even seen parroted in the comments here in the last few days. Mind you, the Heritage Foundation lot also like to go on about how the limited DDT bans are responsible for malaria so all these lies are still alive and kicking among the people making action plans for the next US government...
#60
In 1970, The 7-Eleven Chain Of Convenience Stores Advised Busy Moms To Shop There Because They Have Parking By The Big Windows Up Front And You Can Leave Your Kids In The Car While You Shop
These days, no company would explicitly tell parents to go ahead and leave their kids in the car while they shop. That's just setting yourself up for a lawsuit when a kid bakes in a hot car.
Carl Roberts 1 year ago (edited)
TBH, leaving children in the car in the 60's/70's was quite safe, for the most part, and everyone did it. And yes, the windows were usually rolled down, especially if it was hot.
Riani Kivela 1 year ago
Yep. Sometimes I would want to stay in the car and read and have the windows down enough for air. Was a good way to get a little alone time as a kid and my parents wouldn't be far away, just in a store nearby. Most interactions with strangers were, "Everything okay?" as they walked by. And I'd say, "Yep, just reading." And that was it.
Load More Replies... Joshua David 1 year ago
I was always being left in the car in the 1980s. Like a hundred percent!
Mary Kelly 1 year ago
did it all the time...moms would tell you to lock the door..even on hot days, better than shopping!...and with mom out of the car, nobody was killing you with cigarette smoke.
Hile Troy 1 year ago
All convenience store windows are now plastered with beer and lottery ads from floor to ceiling, at least in America.
Mike F 1 year ago
The entire country! They only use the windows for huge, cost free, advertising in America. /s
Load More Replies... DC 1 year ago
Dog, kid, cat - whatever it is, if it can't help itself, it won't be left in the car. Dogs, kids (under a certain age), cats are not meant or able to operate AC or electric windows, and manual windows even less so ... so ... well, yeah, like, don't? Plus, it was way colder back then, cars heated up slower in the sun due to having less and more upright glass surface - the price to pay for low drag is flatter-tilted windows, narrow headspace, crammed 2nd row (to make the car's body slimmer towards the rear, towards the top) and so forth ... and, surprise surprise, it's getting hot in here!
#61
An Ad To Buy A Squirrel Monkey For Less Than $20 In A Comic Book From The 1960s
LonelyLittleLeafSheep 1 year ago
And there are still countries (including the USA) that allow anyone to own exotic animals as pets! And they still ship them!
#62
1951 Ad For Old Gold Cigarettes. There's Some Horrific Irony With This One
#63
Sexist Tire Ad From 1977
LonelyLittleLeafSheep 1 year ago
On the wall of the autoshop, next to the poster of Farrah Fawcett.
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Slytherin4Lyf 1 year ago
I mean it's not bad considering the others. Plus at least she has a tank top and shorts on. Girls today take pictures in way less for anything.
#64
This Didn't Age Well
Rocket Surgeon 1 year ago
Let's play a game, where we think up 2 words that shouldn't go together at all. I'll start, "Maternity Corset."
Susie Elle 1 year ago
Lysol douche (somewhere up there's a post for this)
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Apple Was Advertising That Companies Should Make Their Products Affordable When They Nowadays Make Their Products Very Expensive To The Consumer
ColdSteelRonin 1 year ago
They were advertising the payment plan to get you on the hook for $29.99 a month plus interest for 36-48 months
censorshipsucks 1 year ago
Apple's pricing was usually outrageous. I recall the original Apple Mac LC was something like $4000 if I remember right, and there was another model for $7000. That was in the 1990s.
M O'Connell 1 year ago
The LC series was marketed specifically at big businesses and government, because they produce an Apple II emulator card that could be used in LC systems, allowing you to use your ancient (but utterly necessary) software on new computers. They had to make this configuration because large organizations were still demanding compatibility with the IIe which Apple kept making until 1993.
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Back In The 1930s, They Believed That JAD Salts Could Cure Obesity While Still Maintaining A Normal Diet
Chrissie Anit 1 year ago
I bet the "two small changes in diet" are something along the lines of "cut out fats and sugars" and " eat smaller portions". But it's the SALTS!!!!
Sand Ers 1 year ago (edited)
Jad Salts Jad Salts, which combined several chemicals into a purge and diuretic, was seized by FDA in the early 1920s for claims to cure rheumatism, dizziness, joint pains, and other problems. However, Jad’s maker joined the ranks of “reducing racketeers” by the early 1930s when Jad was relabeled to treat obesity, yet another spurious if not unsafe product beyond the reach of the law. . . https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/fda-history-exhibits/80-years-federal-food-d**g-and-cosmetic-act
DC 1 year ago
Uh ... just have them remove your gallbladder and fück up a bit, works like a charm - I don't even enjoy eating, let alone eating much, let alone stuff with a lot of fat in it, let alone much of that, let alone multiple times a day ... I can eat myself into a spiral that clamps on the throne the remaining time, ... and never wanted any of that. I want a new gallbladder, sell those ones for a change, huh? I guess I'm not alone in this, therefore ... stem cell research might bring forth an opportunity to raise organs or tissues to be surgeried into your machinery as replacements, rather than making-work what's left or just removing whatever isn't essential, ...
Doc “Dr Rotwang” Rotwang 1 year ago
So if you wanted the salts, you could buy them at any dang store? Huh.
#67
In The 1940s, Lysol Was Advertised As A Feminine Hygiene Product And Contraceptive
Due to female contraceptives being illegal at the time, companies offering alternatives were seen as a godsend. In the Lysol ads, the phrase "feminine hygiene" was an euphemism for "contraceptives". Lysol promised to reduce the chance of contracting unmentionable diseases while also maintaining what was referred to as "feminine daintiness" as a way to "protect married happiness".
By 1911, 193 reported Lysol poisonings and 5 deaths due to "uterine irrigation," but the use of Lysol as a feminine hygiene product continued in the 1950s.
Spannidandoolar 1 year ago
I wasn't sure what Lysol was for comparison (UK based) but I know what Dettol is!
Load More Replies... Awesome At Being Autistic 1 year ago
Yeah because I really want my snatch to smell like a freshly cleaned hospital floor. If my significant other found that sëxy, I'd be very disturbed.
Jess Smith 1 year ago
Pro-life people don't care about life, or they'd have decriminalized birth control pills after 1 death, not over 198!
Magenta Blu 1 year ago
I had and appointment with a well known gynecologist in my town in 2002 and he prescribed me vaginal duches with a branded iodine desinfectant
#68
This Ad From 1969 Asks For The Driving Age To Be Increased From 14 Years Old
Geoffrey Scott 1 year ago
In our state once you get through the phases of instruction, it's closer to 17 now vs 16
Load More Replies... Nils Skirnir 1 year ago
I got a license at 15, but it was a rural area. Never drove more than 20 miles from home until 18.
Lil Miss Hobbit 1 year ago
It's 14 or 15 in my state for a farm permit. 16 for your real license.
Joseph Dixon 1 year ago
He should have access to a gun in case someone cuts him off in traffic though
Freya the Wanderer 1 year ago
Some states allow a learner's permit at 15, a teen license at 16 or 17, and a full driver's license at 18
whiterabbit 1 year ago
Tell me you live in a city without telling me you live in a city. So you don't want teenagers getting job experience? Playing sports? I started driver's Ed at 14.5 and got my license at 15, I needed it to be able to drive home from sport practices that were after school. My first tax paying job at 15 was in the closest town with entry level jobs, 30 miles from my house. Teenagers need to gain life experiences.
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Is It Ladylike? Life Magazine, 1965
Enlee Jones 1 year ago
I was constantly breaking my delicate lady fingers with those man-sized pens. Thank you, Compact Jotter!
Doc “Dr Rotwang” Rotwang 1 year ago
UGH. Was it pink, too? Have little boobs? A skirt with no pockets?
#70
Ford Ad 1970. From The Congressional Club Cookbook
Awesome At Being Autistic 1 year ago
Wow, how about designing cars that, when they are involved in a serious crash, the women don't die because the cars aren't designed for their safety, but for a man's?!
JB 1 year ago
It’s becoming a thing that some manufacturers have started using multiple size crash dummies. Unfortunately, I’ll probably have to wait another decade for them to test with smaller than average woman-sized dummies as drivers. I’m the size, weight and shape of the average (North American) 11-12 year-old. It sounds a bit pathetic but I’m actually grateful the car I drive has a slidy thing that goes low enough that I don’t fear decapitation by my seatbelt. And there’s FINALLY a seat position where I don’t have to look through the steering wheel to be able to reach the pedals. Spent most of my life driving like that kid in Indiana Jones 🤦♀️.
Load More Replies... Geoffrey Scott 1 year ago
" 6000 miles between oil changes". Of course the average vehicle was considered near death at 100,000 miles. Oil changes at 6000 miles ensured it.
JB 1 year ago
Interesting. Just did a quick internet search; apparently, oil changes every 3,000 miles were necessary until the 80’s when engine oil technology improved to the point that ~5,000 became the new standard. According to the manual for my 2017 Jeep it can go up to 10,000KM (I live in Canada, we don’t do miles) or every 5 years, because oil degrades over time. Had the car 7 years, the oil light has come on exactly once. I may need an oil change in 2027 at current rate of KM/year.
Load More Replies... Jess Smith 1 year ago
Ford's better idea being that Jews *don't* control the world, regardless of what Henry said?
#71
An Old Advertisement Hyping Up Asbestos. Asbestos Is Now Known To Be Very Bad For Humans' Health And Has Fallen Out Of Favor
ColdSteelRonin 1 year ago
For decades, asbestos was commonly utilized for thousands of products. Though use of asbestos in the United States began to decline in the late 1970s, small amounts of the mineral are still allowed in select products with historic use, like insulation. Because of past wide use, and newer products with asbestos still available for consumer use, the public continues to be at risk of dangerous asbestos exposure. Currently, up to 1% of asbestos is legal to use in products in the U.S. While a seemingly small amount, exposure to any amount of the mineral can cause asbestos-related diseases, including mesothelioma.
#72
"To The Man I Marry, I Make This Pledge Of Beauty: I Will Keep That Schoolgirl Complexion". An American Magazine Ad For Johnson Soap. New York Times. USA, 1933
BunnyMommy 1 year ago
I kept the schoolgirl complexion, but gained the post menopause "belly". I suppose having rather large babies helped. 🫣😳😁🤣🤣🤣
#73
Sugar As Diet Aid In 1971
#74
An American Magazine Ad By American Petroleum Institute, 1955
Spannidandoolar 1 year ago
That's amazing for a 30 year increase, I wonder what comparing today to 1994 would be like in comparison
ColdSteelRonin 1 year ago
$100 in 1994 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $211.99 today, an increase of $111.99 over 30 years. The dollar had an average inflation rate of 2.54% per year between 1994 and today, producing a cumulative price increase of 111.99%. This means that today's prices are 2.12 times as high as average prices since 1994, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics consumer price index. A dollar today only buys 47.172% of what it could buy back then.
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Certainly not Dan 1 year ago
Daddy, why is America entirely dependent on cars? Well son, it’s got nothing to do with fuel prices being kept artificially low for decades, I can tell you that
#75
Underwear Advertisement In Iran, 1971
#76
Camel Cigarette Ad From 1933
#77
Marfor Coats, 1940
DC 1 year ago (edited)
... seems racism wasn't seen as the mistake it is - worded as nicely as I can -, but was considered the "state of knowledge", often based on the first-generation of industrialized cutures (known to common european white people) being european, and therefore white. What doesn't really make affairs easier is that, to determine what amount of truth - and, by so, what amount of false, flaw, wrong - lies in this, you gotta do experiments, and these always received backlash - but, prior to scientifically sound proving that so-called (that debate is for elsewhere) races don't deviate much between each other, but very much within each, being a racist wasn't proven to be wrong - and that was the aim they were taking. And, yeah, it's considered proven beyond doubt nowadays BECAUSE somebody had the balls to p**s off everybody and their Grandma, either because "ThE eXpErImEnT iTsElF iS rAcIsSiStIc1111", or because "ThEm N*****S aReN't As BrIgHt As We WhItEs1111". But, yeah ... at least, there was no sound reason to expect them to differ, but also, it wasn't proven to be wrong yet ... whatever we don't have certain knowledge of, we can only have an opinion, a guess, a bet on, and knowledge beats belief, any and every time! An opinion, of course, may be less or more valid, more or less founded in some perceptible reality, but after all, can't be considered equal to proven facts, ... and so on ...
Load More Replies... censorshipsucks 1 year ago (edited)
Maybe it's meant to show evolution from cave persons' clothing to modern clothing? But even so, why are the cave persons dark?
Auntriarch 1 year ago
Because dark people used to be considered by pale people as less evolved. I'm old enough to remember that in "artists' reconstructions" of pre-modern humans in encyclopaedias
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Manana Man 1 year ago
Those natives are apparently too stupid to build a shelter, but somehow they came up with luxury hotel towels.
#78
"There's No Such Thing As A Nintendo". Well Look At Them Now
Rocket Surgeon 1 year ago
Other than a cheesy marketing, this doesn't seem to have aged poorly at all. And as far as I know it's technically still true today.
Jason 1 year ago
Have to protect your brand name if you want to keep it trademarked.
Load More Replies... Michael Largey 1 year ago
"'Nintendo' is an adjective, not a noun." Yet when they say "licensed by Nintendo of America Inc.", they are using Nintendo as a noun.
Giles McArdell 1 year ago
I'm guessing this is intended for staff in shops to try and ensure proper branding, rather than something preachy for general consumers.
#79
Wisdom Is In The Balance Of Listening To Others But Knowing Where To Stand Firm
Mike F 1 year ago
I think he lost the rest brainstorming ways to screw us.
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"The Average Retirement Age Is Now 61.5... And It's Getting Even Lower." The Average Age Of Retirement Continues To Climb In The US, With Many Deciding To Push Back Retirement
#81
A Poster Advertising The Return Voyage Of The Titanic
T'Mar of Vulcan 1 year ago
OTOH you can see where Cameron got his ideas for Jack's stateroom and the 3rd class party from.
#82
British Railways, 1979. That Looks Like Every American City
#83
The New York Times Ad In 1903
Rocket Surgeon 1 year ago
Proof that anyone can say anything and somewhere someone will print it.
censorshipsucks 1 year ago
I assume they meant powered flight since Berlioz had already achieved gliding with a modern airplane type design.
Awesome At Being Autistic 1 year ago
Yeah the powered part was the kicker. Leonardo da Vinci had already designed a helicopter, just didn't know what would power it.
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SnootWaggling Fox 1 year ago
Wow, less than 10 days before the Wright brother's first flight. That's timing
#84
1977 KLM Advertisement Featuring A Pilot Who Would Be Involved That Year, In The Worst Aviation Accident In History At Tenerife Airport
Wintermute 1 year ago
Tenerife airline disaster, runway collision of two Boeing 747 passenger airplanes in the Canary Islands on March 27, 1977. The disaster killed more than 580 people. Both planes involved in the crash had been scheduled to depart from Las Palmas on the island of Gran Canaria.
#85
Found This In Wired Magazine From April 1999
Historyharlot93 1 year ago
Don’t forget there was a bombing at the WTC in 1993 that killed 6 people and injured about 1000. The elevators and stairways were clogged with smoke, and most people had to evacuate that way. That’s probably where this attempt at humor came from
#86
This Is An Actual Ad From A 1970 National Geographic. I Found It In My Grandmother's Basement
Jess Smith 1 year ago
not necessarily. it's possible they get picked more as examples of poorly aged ads. This is obviously a nonrandom sample of old ads, so there's a possibility of bias.
Load More Replies... Enlee Jones 1 year ago
It's funny how less hungry I was when I stopped eating sugar. Down 60 pounds and counting....
#87
Esquire Boot Polish "What A Shiner" Ad From Life Magazine (1956)
Daniel Atkins 1 year ago
In the US Shiner used to be a slang term for a black eye. So it is a play on a synonym.
#88
Vintage Plastic Packaging Ad For DuPont
This vintage ad from what appears to be the 1940s or 1950s shows the benefits of using pre-packaging and cellophane for produce, claiming to reduce waste. However, we are reaping the consequences of careless plastic usage. It’s filling our oceans and destroying many kinds of ecosystems, and it has not been beneficial over time. Plus, it’s filled with carcinogens. Also, DuPont has been under controversy in recent years due to toxic waste pollution.
Bookworm 1 year ago
I read an article recently about the switch from item-level pricing, as advertised here, to shelf-level pricing when barcodes came out. People hated it; they thought it was some kind of conspiracy to prevent comparison shopping.
Dragon mama 1 year ago
Massachusetts, USA still has a law requiring item-level pricing. Everything must have a sticker. A great example of reactionary lawmaking.
Load More Replies... Jihana 1 year ago
That one is BS. Cellophane is not plastic. It's made of cellulose from wood and therefore easily biodegradable.
Wintermute 1 year ago
I came to say this and found it downvoted. Cellophane is a bioplastic, and biodegradable. It is not the plastic we should be mad at. It seems we'll refuse to learn from anything but extremist ads on one side of the spectrum or the other, even on lists made specifically to impune those ads. But no, cellophane is not responsible for the plastic crisis, no matter how badly people want to ride out the narrative.
Load More Replies... Rocket Surgeon 1 year ago
Not a great example. The grocery store produce section pretty much looks like this today.
#89
If You Post An Ad Like This Today, You Will Probably Get Shamed On Social Media
censorshipsucks 1 year ago
You can tell he's not really a programmer because there's a girl touching him. /jk jk
Koalafied to komment 1 year ago
I like how randomly this woman is leaning against Stuart. Programmers, living the life of the rich and famous xD
#91
Beautiful Old Cigarette And Beer Advertising Posters
Emma London 1 year ago
It's a vibe. Adverticers should try handpainted ads from actual artists and see what happens.
#92
National Lead Company Ad For Dutch Boy Paint Via The Saturday Evening Post Of January 6, 1923
Lead is added to paint to accelerate drying, increase durability, maintain a fresh appearance, and resist moisture that causes corrosion. It is one of the main health and environmental hazards associated with paint. Lead paint has been generally phased out of use due to the toxic nature of lead.
#93
The Console War Is Here. A Gaming Magazine From August 1998
Minecraft_Chicken (He/Chicken) 1 year ago
I think it's funny. My favorite nintendo consoles are the N64, GameCube, and Wii u. The 3 big ones that sold poorly.
Doc “Dr Rotwang” Rotwang 1 year ago
The only way this is an inappropriate ad is that it's not an ad - it's a magazine cover.
#94
This 1949 Ad In A Comic Book For Rubber Masks
With masks for "idiot/halfwit" and "Minstrel (blackface)," these would not be appropriate today at all. Given the trouble politicians and celebrities have had with "Blackface" pictures surfacing, as well as an increased awareness of those with disabilities, this is truly stuck in its era.
#95
1970s Indian Ad On Abortion
Verena 1 year ago (edited)
Getting rid of girls. A daughter was an expensive liability, it costs a fortune to get her married off. India is still among a couple of countries not so keen on daughters.
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Verena 1 year ago
Getting rid of girls. A daughter was an expensive liability, it costs a fortune to get her married off. India is still among a couple of countries not so keen on daughters.
Load More Replies... Montanavanna 1 year ago
This seems actually quite progressive for the time. I would be interested to know what prompted this ad to be made. Any historians out there know?
Verena 1 year ago (edited)
Getting rid of girls. A daughter was an expensive liability, it costs a fortune to get her married off. India is still among a couple of countries not so keen on daughters
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ENSJ 1 year ago
It's the context here that matters. In India they promoted abortion so they'd have less daughters to marry off (because that was expensive).
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This Y2K Book Aged Pretty Poorly
General Anaesthesia 1 year ago
It took a lot of hard work by a lot of people to make sure the book aged poorly.
Adam Benson 1 year ago
I remember in late December 1999, I set my then computer's date to Jan 1st 2000 just to see what would happen aaaand...absolutely nothing. The whole Y2K scare was completely alarmist and unnecessary.
Load More Replies... Rocket Surgeon 1 year ago
This kind of thing was necessary back then to get people on board with fixing something that wasn't an obvious visible problem. The problem WOULD HAVE HAPPENED but it didn't happen, due to the hard work of many people and the foresight of many others.
#97
Just Another Way To Humiliate And Blame Women In 1950
Emma London 1 year ago
I wonder if they somehow adverticed to men that they should be disgusted by their partner's normal discharge.
#98
I Saved This One About Nike From September 2017 And It Seems Like Barron’s Just Doesn’t Like Great Companies
Bell-icose 1 year ago
This might have been more prophetic than you think. Nike is trading at 2017 prices again.
#99
1951 Ad For Uncle Nick's Cigarettes For Kids
Jess Smith 1 year ago
Also the kid's face and the couch hand in the background on the left. It's AI.
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Montanavanna 1 year ago
If whoever AI'd this image made it look like it was from, say, 1875 to 1900, I would maybe believe it. I also studied tobacco a bit at university, and I know ads like this did not exist.
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Doofnuts 1 year ago
Yes, yes, we are all offended and outraged. Different values people. Doesn't make it right (by modern standards) but it was life at that time.
Freya the Wanderer 1 year ago
"We are all creatures of our times; very few of us rise above the ideals of the day." - Voltaire At least, that is how I remember it.
Load More Replies... censorshipsucks 1 year ago
oof so much offensive sexist, racist stuff. sorry you had to put up with that so long, speaking as a man.
Bored Panda 1 year ago
Your empathy towards the issues is much appreciated. It’s crucial for everyone to recognize and speak against such biases. 🤝 What changes do you think are still needed in today's society?
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Miracle Max 1 year ago
So many duplicates, multiple lead ads, multiple sugar ads, multiple cigarette ads (including multiple Camel ads!) multiple Lysol ads, maybe Egle could trim it down a little bit, but BP doesn't do any editing except for offensive words like "dead" or "vagina"
Susie Elle 1 year ago
Everything in this timeperiod was either to actively but slowly off yourself and to blame women for the way they looked while doing it.
Mimi M 1 year ago (edited)
This was a time that shortening the list would have been a good idea. Fifty is more than enough. Having said that, some of these are humorously awful, some of them are just awful.
robert copher 1 year ago
Their where genuinely awful people in charge of these things. Like Ford being a racist he wasn't a product of his time, He was just a piece of s**t. We to remember this so we never back slide to this.
Doofnuts 1 year ago
Yes, yes, we are all offended and outraged. Different values people. Doesn't make it right (by modern standards) but it was life at that time.
Freya the Wanderer 1 year ago
"We are all creatures of our times; very few of us rise above the ideals of the day." - Voltaire At least, that is how I remember it.
Load More Replies... censorshipsucks 1 year ago
oof so much offensive sexist, racist stuff. sorry you had to put up with that so long, speaking as a man.
Bored Panda 1 year ago
Your empathy towards the issues is much appreciated. It’s crucial for everyone to recognize and speak against such biases. 🤝 What changes do you think are still needed in today's society?
Load More Replies... Miracle Max 1 year ago
So many duplicates, multiple lead ads, multiple sugar ads, multiple cigarette ads (including multiple Camel ads!) multiple Lysol ads, maybe Egle could trim it down a little bit, but BP doesn't do any editing except for offensive words like "dead" or "vagina"
Susie Elle 1 year ago
Everything in this timeperiod was either to actively but slowly off yourself and to blame women for the way they looked while doing it.
Mimi M 1 year ago (edited)
This was a time that shortening the list would have been a good idea. Fifty is more than enough. Having said that, some of these are humorously awful, some of them are just awful.
robert copher 1 year ago
Their where genuinely awful people in charge of these things. Like Ford being a racist he wasn't a product of his time, He was just a piece of s**t. We to remember this so we never back slide to this.
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