Photo Phursday - Old Adverts we have loved, no 1: Non foods
I went to Alameda Flea market the other week, again. I’d promised My Beloved that I was mainly going to buy paper goods, and I kind of kept to that. In that, well, I bought paper goods AndLotsOfOtherThings. Because: as previously noted, I love that place.
I bought a stack of TV Guides from various years, and spent a happy afternoon combing through them One of the best things in them were the ads. I’ll bring some more another day, but first off, these were my favourite non-food ones:
1. Phil Silva is sad. Because he is bald.
But he looks better, and feels better, because he has the skin of a small peeled mammal glued to the top of his head. Not like YOU. You’re BALD.
2. Cowboy news. This, I admit, is mainly interesting to me because of the fact I work in the field of television/media etc and am very interested in TV news, but I love this so much.
I love
a) the fact that they’re trying to make newsgathering cool like cowboys (it’s very much the same: you rope cows. And you rope news. So, you know, same-same)
b) I like the fact you can see that the cliche of super-cool newsman is not just a thing made up for television and film and things like Anchorman. I just shows this picture to a friend on IM. “Is that deliberately Ron Burgundy-esque?” he asked, referencing Anchorman. “Well, it’s from the early 60s, so it’s more that Ron Burgundy is deliberately THIS-esque…” I said, like the slightly smug muddyfunster that I am when I’m right.
c) I adore the fact they ran out of cool things to say by the time they got to the weatherman. “I can’t think of a cowboy reference!” - “Never mind, just call him Doc”
….And then there’s this, which I love for the obvious caption I put on it in flickr
WOMEN, FUCK OFF BACK TO THE KITCHEN, I WANT A SANDWICH!”
And this, which doesn’t quite fit here, because I know I said no food, but this doesn’t really count as food, so …
You know why though? Because you gave them ‘chicken sticks in brine’. So you deserve it.
“You know why though? Because you gave them ‘chicken sticks in brine’. So you deserve it.”
Eek, I am confused. Who deserves what? Who knows why what? Is there a sentence missing? I really hope there’s a sentence missing, cos otherwise I’m just being dim as usual.
Comment by Beleaguered Squirrel — 16 July, 2009 12:06 pm
Yes, sorry, there was a caption there but I’d coded it out, in a rush.
There now.
Sorry.
Comment by anna — 16 July, 2009 3:00 pm
But the thing about the baby is, LOOKIT THE BABY FEET.
Comment by Katy Newton — 16 July, 2009 3:55 pm
I think you should be allowed to bring back anything you want from Alameda, if this is the kind of gold you find.
I love the copy with the baby ad because it’s so educational. I never knew that babies might be served chicken sticks as a main course. I never knew they even had main courses. The appetizer selection must have been terrifying.
Comment by asta — 16 July, 2009 8:12 pm
I love that you got the word muddyfunster in this post :) I’m going to be saying it to myself all day now.
Comment by K — 16 July, 2009 11:36 pm
Ah yes, those were the days when you could write a good old, completely sexist job ad and feel that it was perfectly normal. And when you post the food ads I bet there isn’t a single one with a man in the kitchen!
Comment by Simon — 17 July, 2009 5:37 am
Aha, and now it not only makes sense, but is v funny. Thank you.
But ain’t that baby got cute feet?
Comment by Beleaguered Squirrel — 17 July, 2009 6:16 am
I have a baby who is approximately that size and shape, and he is also v cute. Aww.
Comment by Beleaguered Squirrel — 17 July, 2009 6:17 am
Erm, what exactly do they put in the ‘meat’ sticks then? I mean, at least chicken is identified by its originating species but ‘meat’… ooooooh.
Scientific note (slightly related) recently discovered that Spam, when fired from a potato gun at reasonably high velocity, bounces. Not sure of date of expiry on Spam as it was donated by a friend.
Comment by Megan — 17 July, 2009 6:52 am
Ads do reflect time and place and attitudes, don’t they?
Ahhm…the baby’s feet…scary.
Comment by guyana gyal — 17 July, 2009 12:37 pm