12/20/2008
Smoking Santa and other Ridiculous Ads from the 1930's [pics]
They didn't call the 1930's the "Terrible Thirties" for nothing. Back then, "truth in advertising" was a joke and for the most part, companies just said whatever they wanted in their advertisements.
From the silly and male chauvinistic to the deceptive lies, here are some of the most ridiculous ads from the 1930's.
There's something so wrong about a smoking Santa. Maybe Santa will put an ashtray in your stocking this Christmas.
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with all that time in chimneys, he doesnt need to smoke.
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> : December 21, 2008 12:24 PM
> : December 21, 2008 12:24 PM
Gosh, are we politically correct again. Smoking then was what political correctness now is: a social habit. Only, smokers were (and are) a lot more tolerant than the political correct tyrans of nowadays.
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