Dunno about y’all, but the unnaturally rosy cheeks on the wimmen make me want to do a :rolleyes: every time I see them.
That was my impression as well.
And I bet not a one of them is waxed, pierced, or tattooed, either.
IANAD, but the girl in the second ad seems to be suffering from an advanced case of rosacea, poor dear.
Yes, very similar. But is that cola in the Nazi can? I’m not so sure it’s Coke following the Nazis as it is the reverse. I think it was a common way to advertise. And fascisim is the convergence of corporatism and government.
While I also find the ads unnerving, it seems to me like they could be exaggerations of Norman Rockwell. (That Norman Rockwell Gemütlichkeit!)
I noticed what appears to be a slot on the top of the can, leading me to believe that this is a poster encouraging people to cheerfully give their spare change when the smiling Hitler Youth member knocks on their front door asking for donations. I seem to remember UNICEF or some similar organization distributing cans like that for collecting donations door-to-door.
As I don’t read German, I can’t say whether the text in the image supports or refutes my hypothesis.
Jugendherbergen und heime
One of the on-line translators says it means “Youth-inns and homes”
That is, the girl seems to be seeking donations for youth hostels or youth camps or some such. For indoctrination purposes, no doubt.
Phew! Thought I’d never find this article again…
Anyway, with all the Nazi comments floating around, I was put in mind of this story about the apparent “borrowing” of a Nazi poster for a modern supermarket ad. Nazi meat!
More happy 1950s people: They’re Happy Because They Eat Lard
Re. the WWII G.I.'s enjoying a Coke, that was very true. Uncle Sam made a great effort to send vast quantities of comfort items like Coca-Cola to the boys overseas, to a degree where it evoked the disbelief of our Allies and enemies.
In An Army at Dawn, Rick Atkinson writes of how the U.S. supply chain went a bit out of whack in the North African campaign, with boxcars’ worth of shoes, peanut butter and countless crates of Coca-Cola delivered. The British frickin’ couldn’t believe it – a most impressive, seemingly unlimited wealth of materiel, but distributed without an apparent grain of common sense!
I actually love Coca-Cola ads…if you look across the history of the product, I think their advertising is an incredible representation of all phases of Amercian culture. The ones from the 50s may seem a little “Stepford Wife-ish,” but that’s how everything was portrayed in the 50s…wholesome and attractive.
OMG!!! I am so going to have bad dreams about that little girl. She looks like a demented Cindy from the Brady Bunch.
I learned the other day that Marlene Dietrich smokes Lucky Strike because it’s milder than any othe brand. Accompanied by the catchy slogan:
L.S./M.F.T - Lucky Strike means fine tobacco
So round, so firm, so fully packed - so free and easy on the draw
Also that three (unnamed) independent laboratories have confirmed this intelligence: Lucky Strike is milder than all other cigarettes. (One wonders how they tested this.)
And that cheerleaders prefer Lucky Strike to other brands! With a little poem to prove it.
“IT’S TOASTED!”
What I found interesting was the painting style used. All those teeth are brighter-than-white – but only sketched in, with little detail. The folds in the clothing: the shadows are right, but it’s low in detail, impressionistic almost. But ah – the product, the *product! * Lovingly detailed, with fine brush strokes and subtle shading. The relections in the glass bottle are almost photo-realistic, and even the small amount of foam at the top of the fluid is captured.
BTW, I laughed out loud at the “sausagefest” comment.
Jesus CHRIST. :eek: :eek: :eek:
You said it, dude.