British Comedy Guide

Vintage adverts Page 39

Going by the opulence of the room you would think nothing less than a string quartet would do.

Original advert (posted earlier)
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My recaptioned version
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I remember our family GP smoked like a chimney.

Quote: alison blunderland @ 7th September 2022, 9:29 PM

My recaptioned version
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It ... camels?

THIS, is a better one :-

Quote: Billy Bunter @ 14th October 2021, 9:52 PM
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Quote: beaky @ 7th September 2022, 11:13 PM

I remember our family GP smoked like a chimney.

Don't tell me - it was the flu that killed him, right?
(Or did he have a hearth attack?)

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Been thinking about organ donation? Still hesitant? Read on.

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Who knew Jimmy Carr was moonlighting as an advertising copywriter?

1968................... Anyone into late 60s American muscle cars?

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Could these things have been genuine?

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Quote: alison blunderland @ 9th September 2022, 10:03 AM

Could these things have been genuine?

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They were little shrimps.

"Sea-Monkeys are a product invented in the 1950s. They're an artificial breed of brine shrimp. They're creatures that spring to life the second magical dust touches water. They're a cult sensation. But, what are Sea-Monkeys exactly? Despite their name, they're not monkeys. And they don't live in the sea."

1940...............BOGOF with articles too. saves me editing ?

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Quote: Hercules Grytpype Thynne @ 9th September 2022, 10:57 AM

1940...............BOGOF with articles too. saves me editing ?

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Buster Gonad?

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Wizardry on wheels? The Mini was majorly magical but, as we all know, some wizards preferred the Ford Anglia.

1893...................

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I bought a pair of these and when I looked at my friends through them, I was so frightened, I immediately ran away.

Should I be worried? Is trans(parent)phobia even a thing?

Am I right in thinking it was only the American comics we got here that got away with advertising x-ray specs without revealing they were just a toy that didn't work? I very vaguely remember being told to read the small print of an add for them in Whizzer & Chips which said in a convoluted legalese no kid could understand that they didn't let you see through the girl next door's clothes.

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