Funny, odd, or the most absurd ads you have ever seen....

[Deco-Doll-1928]

Finding photos for the Unexplainable Photos thread has inspired me to start this one. As I was searching for odd or strange photos, I keep coming across very weird, funny, or really absurd advertising. I've been thinking about changing my profile picture to a women's suffrage poster that I saw at the Natural History Museum. Never found the poster, but I found this absurd laughable anti-women's suffrage poster instead. Ahhhh...propaganda. I was going to post it in the Unexplainable Photos thread, but it didn't really seem to fit, so I decided to start a new thread.

 

[C-dot]

Reminds me of this thread lol

A lot of the funniest ones have to do with women, I find. This is one of my favourites:

Venereal disease ads are always good, because there's only one way to get them:

And a dose of Cold War propaganda for good measure:

 

[Deco-Doll-1928]

I was trying to find a thread on advertising before I posted this thread, but I couldn't find any. I had no idea that this thread existed. Sorry.

Thank you for posting C Dot! I wish I could see the photos on the other thread, but alas no. That happens to me quite bit on the Lounge. Sometimes people will post a picture and I can't see it. Or if someone posts a video it's even worse. I'll see a huge white box. I'm able to hear the audio, but not able to see the movie.

My mom laughed really hard when I told her about the anti-women's suffrage posters that I found. She then proceeds to tell me that if men are not able to wear pants, they would be wearing skirts. lol!!!

Here are the other ones I found. I wish I could find the pro-women's suffrage poster that I liked. The pictures I have of it are either really dark, semi-blurry, or at a weird angle.

That pig needs help.

I've always thought this ad is really amusing, but very bizarre.

 

[Deco-Doll-1928]

Some more....

I actually think he looks better before! lol!

 

[C-dot]

I was trying to find a thread on advertising before I posted this thread, but I couldn't find any. I had no idea that this thread existed. Sorry.

No no, that one is different. I don't know if you could see the title, but its called "Slightly Sinister Children of the Golden Era" The only other one I found was this one, which is just non-specific "vintage advertisements."

I'm enjoying these anti-suffrage ads. Of course, none of these things, like husbands wearing skirts or children dying of malnutrition actually happened, but some must have believed it lol

 

[Deco-Doll-1928]

Oh okay. Thank you for clarifying that C Dot. I guess I got a bit scared. I didn't want people throwing pots and pans at me for starting a duplicate thread. Whew! Don't have to worry about that anymore.

I found some more!

The next time I drive myself to work, I have to make sure that no one is in the backseat!

 

[AtomicEraTom]

I included that Doctors prefer Camels ad in a binder I did for Health Class in High School. My teacher found it very amusing.

Once a commonplace medication.....

 

[Deco-Doll-1928]

I had posted this picture in the Unexplainable Photos thread (although it doesn't really fit there now) and I said there's nothing that says Cocaine Toothache Drops than children! lol!!!

It makes me think about what was originally in Coca Cola at one time. Imagine if they stuck to the same formula today! There would be a lot of happy people! lol!!

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

Buta idaina! Banzai!
Hmmmm... Porcine seppuku? :eeek:

 

[Deco-Doll-1928]

Translation please?

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

Translation please?

It's a play on the iconic WWII battle cry of Tenno heika Banzai! (Long live the Emperor). Instead I reworded it to mean "Long live the great swine"

(Thank you, Google Translate)

 

[Deco-Doll-1928]

It's the knife they are advertising in this ad yes? I'm assuming that they are talking about how easy it is to cut with this knife without fatigue? Am I right?

 

[Deco-Doll-1928]

It's a play on the iconic WWII battle cry of Tenno heika Banzai! (Long live the Emperor). Instead I reworded it to mean "Long live the great swine" (Thank you, Google Translate)

lol!! Thank you!

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

It's the knife they are advertising in this ad yes? I'm assuming that they are talking about how easy it is to cut with this knife without fatigue? Am I right?

Translation:

We eat with pleasure... without fatigue

Auvergne Sausage

Absolutely pure food

"Good sausages from Prodigal of the Pig!"

 

[AtomicEraTom]

 

[Deco-Doll-1928]

Wow, I was so off! I understood the words, with, without, and fatigue. Should have stayed awake in French class. lol! Double thanks VC Brunswick. Now to dream of cooking, pigs cutting themselves, and not burning beer. Ahhh...Sweet dreams!

 

[Deco-Doll-1928]

lol lol lol lol lol

 

[AtomicEraTom]

If I ever told any woman that it's a man's world even if I was wearing a tie that nice, I would have gotten a frying pan to the head.

 

[LaMedicine]

It's a play on the iconic WWII battle cry of Tenno heika Banzai! (Long live the Emperor). Instead I reworded it to mean "Long live the great swine"

(Thank you, Google Translate)

Sorry, I find Google Translate can be off pretty often, especially when it comes to Japanese and its grammar. It's got the syntax all wrong, which can and does change the meaning all around, or even turn into gibberish. I'm sure you've all had experiences with Japanese translated into English that doesn't make sense

The correct phrase in this case should be, " Idai na buta, Banzai!!":eusa_doh:
Buta idaina, banzai in Japanese means, "swine, great hurrah "

 

[Kabel]

Very healthy this one...