tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post8981684525703706951..comments2024-03-27T08:23:33.621-04:00Comments on Go Retro!: Vintage Ads: Real...Or a Really Good Fake?Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18122952408610512684noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-75225319392755754552017-06-11T03:31:44.993-04:002017-06-11T03:31:44.993-04:007-Up was originally sold as an antacid drink, the ...7-Up was originally sold as an antacid drink, the principle being similar to Alka-Seltzer without the aspirin, and was offered in "hospital-size bottles," whatever that meant. When my mom was a little girl and had an upset stomach, the doctor recommended to my grandmother that she give her a glass of 7-Up as a remedy.jeffm12012https://www.blogger.com/profile/17430827566250598471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-49659114895762238372017-01-08T23:28:14.867-05:002017-01-08T23:28:14.867-05:00The first clue to me on the condom ad was the word...The first clue to me on the condom ad was the word AIDS. We hadn't heard of that disease until about 1982.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18146425932256595546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-63881963352726642512016-05-23T13:28:00.004-04:002016-05-23T13:28:00.004-04:00Looks sorta like Katharine Ross, and I'd bet m...Looks sorta like Katharine Ross, and I'd bet money it's from a movie, but I don't recognize the shot.moviegiquehttp://moviegique.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-75929076159553377222016-05-21T10:39:13.003-04:002016-05-21T10:39:13.003-04:00That's because that is not Goldie Hawn.That's because that is not Goldie Hawn. Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122952408610512684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-81092358357129855322016-05-21T09:44:07.248-04:002016-05-21T09:44:07.248-04:00You did not mention that it is Goldie Hawn in the ...You did not mention that it is Goldie Hawn in the Smirnoff for breakfast ad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-80339006497287221942016-05-20T22:49:06.273-04:002016-05-20T22:49:06.273-04:00I've seen a variant of that 7-up ad, where the...I've seen a variant of that 7-up ad, where the baby is drinking from a 7-up bottle with a nipple on it.OregonMusehttp://nowhere.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-478269247583922192014-04-10T12:47:36.154-04:002014-04-10T12:47:36.154-04:00Wow that was odd. I just wrote an incredibly long ...Wow that was odd. I just wrote an incredibly long comment but after I clicked submit <br />my comment didn't show up. Grrrr... well I'm not writing all that over again.<br />Anyways, just wanted to say excellent blog!<br /><br />My site - lnzongjue.com (<a href="http://www.lnzongjue.com/?e=66" rel="nofollow"></a>)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-14088180109262666442014-03-06T05:03:52.478-05:002014-03-06T05:03:52.478-05:00One item that may indicate it's a real ad - if...One item that may indicate it's a real ad - if it's from a mag or newspaper it might have "bleed through" of text/images from the other side of the page.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-8935542759678395152014-02-07T19:42:37.233-05:002014-02-07T19:42:37.233-05:00Honestly? Most of these fooled me.
That pocket h...Honestly? Most of these fooled me. <br /><br />That pocket hi-fi walkman thing-a-mah-bob so needs to be real. I want to back in time and invent it! :) <br /><br />This was a great post! Amanda By Nighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01910620012465381103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-31552180346721479252014-02-02T10:31:00.170-05:002014-02-02T10:31:00.170-05:00When I was growing up, my dad swore by 7-Up for ev...When I was growing up, my dad swore by 7-Up for everything:<br /><br />Stomach ache? 7-Up!<br />Cold, cough and sore throat? 7-Up!<br />Stomach flu? 7-Up!<br />Sinus infection? 7-Up!<br />Ear infection? 7-Up!<br />Constipation got you down? 7-Up!<br /><br />He was born in 1940, so by the time the mid 50's rolled around, he was just coming into his own as an adult. I was born in the 60's, so I guess this was one marketing ploy by 7-Up that spanned at least a few generationsTina Mockmorehttp://www.tinamockmore.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-70092423474127348342014-01-31T14:48:18.548-05:002014-01-31T14:48:18.548-05:00I saw the 7Up ad on Pinterest and did a double-tak...I saw the 7Up ad on Pinterest and did a double-take. I'm not surprised, though, that it is real. <br /><br />The condom fake can be spotted a mile away--they might as well have used a sock in the pants, it was so obvious!<br /><br />Thank you for this! This was fun!DrJulieAnnhttp://modernretrowoman.comnoreply@blogger.com