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retro ad: 1940s Swift cured-meat ad satirizes political speeches

Thu, Jan 19, 2012
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It’s about bacon! It’s about politics! It’s all the same old shit, and it was in 1948, from whence this ad comes to us.

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watch it: retro 1970s Burger King/Star Wars commercial

Thu, Sep 03, 2009
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We totally had these glasses:

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watch it: 1979 commercial for ‘Alien’ action figures

Thu, Aug 13, 2009
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In honor of the release of District 9, a retro TV ad for toys designed to scare the crap of out us:

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watch it: 1970s Burger King commercial

Thu, Aug 06, 2009
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Remember when we used to have it our way? That was awesome…

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watch it: retro 1970s Coca-Cola ad

Thu, Jul 30, 2009
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Remember when Coke taught the world to sing? That was awesome:

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watch it: 1990s Radio Shack cell phone ad

Thu, Jul 16, 2009
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Oh, damn, the 1990s are retro already? Damn, that’s funny: look at the size of that thing. Sometimes smaller is better…

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watch it: 1970s Pringles “potato chips” ad

Thu, Jul 09, 2009
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Dad is so freakin’ stupid not to know that reconstituted potato flake powder formed into a standardized and trademarked shape is a far superior snack choice for the modern family: Idiot.

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watch it: retro 1970s calculator ad

Thu, Jul 02, 2009
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Oh, man: $345? You can buy a kickass iPod Touch for that these days…

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watch it: 1970s environment awareness PSA “Keep America Beautiful”

Thu, Jun 25, 2009
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You know, the one with the crying Indian: Give a hoot, don’t pollute…

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watch it: 1960s ad for TV remote control

Thu, Jun 18, 2009
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You can operate all seven functions right from the comfort of your sofa! View all three channels! You can also ask the chick in yellow who comes free with every console to change the channel for you…

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