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Tag Archives: old ads
Funny Of The Week/They Don’t Make ’em Like They Used To – Part Seven
This series of Funny of the Week is one of nostalgia, taking a trip back in time to newspaper ads of old. Though, you wouldn’t see any ads like these now. It just shows how times have moved on and … Continue reading
Funny Of The Week/They Don’t Make ’em Like They Used To Part Six
This series of Funny of the Week is one of nostalgia, taking a trip back in time to newspaper ads of old. Though, you wouldn’t see any ads like these now. It just shows how times have moved on and … Continue reading
Funny Of The Week/How Times Have Changed Part Ten
I can remember my aunt doing this on her own hair but judging by how wonky my fringe was as a child, my mother either didn’t or had a bit of a falling out with the Scotch tape!
Funny Of The Week/How Times Have Changed Part Nine
At first this ad doesn’t seem too bad…
Funny Of The Week/How Times Have Changed Part Eight
This week’s look at an ad of old focuses on the enigma that is the “Housewife Headache”. I’m sure today’s housewife would have something to say about this!
Funny Of The Week/How Times Have Changed Part Seven
This ad from a bygone era is priceless:
Funny Of The Week/How Times Have Changed Part Six
Some of these ads of old are unbelievable, but they reflect the patriarchal views of the time. Just shows how far we’ve come.
Funny Of The Week/How Times Have Changed Part Four
Part four of my weekly series, which looks at the ads of old, brings you an ad which wouldn’t be gotten away with today, eh girls?!
Funny Of The Week/How Times Have Changed Part One
I stumbled upon an old ad printed in a newspaper in the 1950s and thought, Blimey, how times have changed. So this got me thinking about what other ads there were at that time and how you wouldn’t see these … Continue reading
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