Sorry. 
I saw it link on the SD Archive and clicked… 
For me the absolute classic of the postwar magazine meat advertisements was the wonderful four-page spread on ‘Spam’!
I found this in my college library in the late 1970’s.
“What’s that sizzling sound I hear?”–“Why, it’s SPAM and eggs, my dear!”. The ad provided further details about how
this wonderful product was produced, and about the wonderful
people who produced it at the Hormel plant. There was a little sidebar on Somebody Howe, who worked boning the ham, and coincidentally lived on the same block as some Hormel VP. Once introduced, this person was subsequently referred to as ‘Boner Howe’, which delighted my brother and me no end. Even as recently as 6 years ago, my brother seriously considered registering his West Highland White Terrier as
“Boner Howe”!
Hey, I’m 42 and I kind of like wearing a suit and tie when going out to certain types of shows, restaurants, and the like. It lends atmosphere. But I don’t wear one every day and I wouldn’t like to.
Sorry, Doubleclick, but the early GI Joes didn’t have fuzzy hair and eyes that moved. The entire head was plastic and the hair was just painted on. The eyes didn’t move, either. The fuzzy hair, Kung-fu grip, and facial hair came along later.
(Sorry for taking so long to reply.)
True, but the GI Joes that most (if not all) people younger than me remember are the 3" ones made by Hasbro.
When I first got my hands on a real GI Joe, it was the one I mentioned in my original post. I’m sure there were earlier ones, but I wasn’t quite old enough to remember them.
Watching Walter Cronkite give the body counts from the Veitnam War. Remember when you could get a Good Humor dixie cup for 10 cents, with a real wooden spoon? Remember when keyboards actually had the cents symbol? And who could forget going to the store and getting the newest Mad magazine, whicn was only 40 cents (cheap)? (And I’m sure there are those out there who remember when they were cheaper.)