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13 Most Evil Vintage Ads in History

by Andrew Gould
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Stumbled across this earlier, thought it might be of interest to some of you:

13 Most Evil Vintage Ads in History | Business Pundit

I don't agree with the 'evil' tag; coming from a different time, they're almost coming from a different culture. Things have moved on quite a bit since then...
#ads #evil #history #vintage
  • Profile picture of the author Mr. Subtle
    After viewing the ads it reminds me of what Bill Hicks once said:





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  • Profile picture of the author The Copy Nazi
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  • Profile picture of the author The Copy Nazi
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    Originally Posted by Andrew Gould View Post

    Stumbled across this earlier, thought it might be of interest to some of you:

    13 Most Evil Vintage Ads in History | Business Pundit

    I don't agree with the 'evil' tag; coming from a different time, they're almost coming from a different culture. Things have moved on quite a bit since then...
    There are indeed some evil gems there. My favorite? -
    "Blow in her face and she'll follow you anywhere"
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  • Profile picture of the author Rezbi
    I've seen many war-time propaganda ads which are much more evil... basically because they're outright lies.

    And that still happens now, but cigarette ads have been banned.
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  • Profile picture of the author dtendrich
    Haha! Those ads are friggin hilarious.
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