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14 August 2009

Four terrifying ads 1950s: Trudge through life's treadmill of despair with Jell-O Instant Pudding. 1970s: Beware the Fatal Floor. Present Day: eat Cheese Curry and have your home invaded by finger-blasting freaks.

post by: TheophileEscargot at: 05:04 | 4 comments

The "Fatal Floor" one reminds me of my grandmother's house. My brother and I used to "surf" down her hallway on one of her throw rugs when nobody else was looking.

posted by BoringPostcards 14 August | 08:37

Man, I was really hoping they were going to actually use the phrase "trudge through life's treadmill of despair".

posted by chrismear 14 August | 08:40

Also, those other ones are brilliant.

posted by chrismear 14 August | 08:42

God, love the Jello ad. If anyone wondered about why and when The Feminine Mystique was written...

posted by Miko 14 August | 22:13

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