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more about #oldies ImperfectLit.Woman: Is it me or does he look like Ted Bundy? more » LazyHippo: But my wife and I decided to kick abstinence up a notch and wait for our five year anniversary to join our twin beds together and all that. more » TheFormerJuneBronson: I have to admit that I found this baffling earlier, especially given the context of Vintage Ads. There's something subtle about the others?! more » Raised-byHeathens: I don't know what is more awesome about this ad, the groom's bitchin' two tone leisure suit tux or the Blue Steel sexy face he's giving us. more » NellMood: This is an ad for that tux? That tux is guaranteeing sex? That two-tone, mostly-beige tux? Hmmm.... more » VeronicaEcholls: I hope he went to Jared too! more » sayah: Poly-YES-ter! more » boobookitteh: Maybe not the wedding tuxes - but the Prom tuxes definitely. more » amazoncowgirl: If ever I saw an outfit that screamed passion killer, it's that suit. more » RollsRoyceRevenge: This is the first time I have seen a cake decorated with homemade bacon bits and the lard they were cooked in. more » NotChoinski: All he needs is some Cruel Whip Topping, ladies. more » boobookitteh: Oh I'm sure there's plenty of advertising folks who might think about pitching this (or something similar) even today. After all, incest is funny, se... more » hello.kitty: So Betty Crocker mix will make my little 'cupcakes' larger and more luscious? Will it double my cake cup size? What's the secret ingredient, Human Gro... more » sympathyforthebasementcat: Hopefully they used this double entendre approach for other markets too. For the Carefree single gal: Want cake for breakfast? Betty Crocker makes it... more » Raised-byHeathens: That cake looks like something out of the Gallery of Regrettable Food: [www.lileks.com] Ha! the Fifties-- what a riot, what with the inedible cakes a... more » I, Zombie Normal: What in the holy hell is stuck all over that cake? It looks like someone swept up the floor and and used the debris to garnish that garish icing. more » rodmanstreet: "Not wives! Eggs! It was supposed to say 'Husbands beat EGGS!' We're talking about cakes here! Sheesh!" more » BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit): Betty was drunk when she made that statement - she brought the whipping (cream) on herself. more » BearDownCBears: Oh oh oh, I just got it: "cake mix". That's disgusting. more » Samanthrax: At least no gifs of husbands beating wives in cake baking contests have been popping up all over the internet for purposes of making people laugh. We'... more » -
#oldies
...Or Your Money Back?
Do you think some groom- or better yet, some random groomsman - ever stormed in the next day, demanding a refund? [Vintage_Ads] -
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"Betty Crocker's Cake Mix Secrets Help Husbands Beat Wives!"
We're guessing this is not a slogan they're using anymore. [Contexts] -
#interwebz
Pulp Fiction
We're loving the servicey "If web services were vintage paperbacks." We, of course, would be found at left. [BoingBoing] -
#oldies
Cast Your Vote!
Wave goodbye to the next fifteen minutes of your workday, because you now have to go to Copyranter's "retro sexism-off" and vote for your favorite Sterling-Cooper-worth golden oldie! Will it be the MILF? The Sylph? The Tab Temptress? [Copyranter] -
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"Brown Is Beautiful"
And lest you think this is remotely progressive, take note: they mean "George Hamilton." And she has a bottle down her pants. [Vintage_Ads] -
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"Get Her In A Good, Tight Half-Nelson..."
Wow, it's Axe's grandfather! "Hai Karate," the aftershave so powerful you'll need to violently beat off the the dames! Don't worry, self-defense manual in every package. Really. [Vintage-Ads] -
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No Garters Needed! Just Entitlement!
Butler Who Asks No More Out Of Life Than to Humbly Serve You, not included. [Vintage_Ads] -
#modernmenstruation
Call Me Old-Fashioned, But...
Sociological Images posted a smart breakdown of vintage tampon ads, which present their products as "modern" and women who do not use them as "old-fashioned." But can you imagine having to explain tampons to your mom? [Contexts] -
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#oldies
"Through Their Hands, They Shall Learn."
And for the time, this was probably pretty progressive. [BuzzFeed via Awful Library Books] -
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"Daring And Audacious?" That's One Way To Put It.
You too can have the confidence to maul and spank your employees if you don one of these pastel shirts! [Vintage_Ads] -
#girlsgirlsgirls
We're Dubious
Live Nude Comedy, "a half-hour mix of standup comedy and modern-day burlesque," is premiering on Showtime. The "homage" to old-school variety shows, "inspired by Don Rickles' fond remembrances of working in strip clubs," will be hosted by Shannon Elizabeth. [Variety]
