Showing posts with label 1964. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1964. Show all posts

Monday, June 13, 2011

Short? Just lie

"A girl likes to look UP to her man..." - what a load of rubbish.

The solution for men of short stature. Lie about it and get some "Elevator Shoes".


"Elevators", 1964
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Monday, March 7, 2011

Not a man around

Before Feminism, big corporations were still playing with gender stereotypes in the mid-sixties.

A helpless woman cannot change a tyre or look for help. So you should buy the tyres that include the "SafetySpare"; they are almost as good as having a man around.


"Stranded, helpless", 1964
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Thursday, February 3, 2011

Electronic Miracle


"Electronic Brain", 1964
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The "complete working mechanical equivalent of an electronic brain" is not even electronic. It's a mechanical device and it does not use electricity. This ad walks the fine grey line between legit and scam.

The outrageous blurb about "problem-solving of missile countdown and satellite reentry" is just that. Blurb.

It is highly improbable that a $4.98 mechanical calculator made out of styrene plastic is a Turing Complete computer...or electronic brain.