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computer safety check.....

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not vintage ads related but internets/computer related and i wanted to pass this on so y'all can check your computers!!! there is a list of sites to go too if you are not in the US.....

DCWG detect and this page explains what it is, why it's so important to check, what to do if you come back red, etc explains it way better than me!!!

so please check your computers before july 9th!! spread the word!!!

ETA: THIS IS LEGIT!!!! Here is a link to snopes writing about this (many thanks to fallconsmate for the snopes reference!) and here is a very long article that seems sort of technical by the fbi.gov on their official fbi.gov site!!!

Christmas in July!

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Coronet Brandy, 1942

Christmas in July!

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18 Ethyl Gasoline Ads "-- and there is a powerful difference, too,..."

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The Ethyl Corporation, 1950-1952  (makers of lead additives for fuel, yay, still)

Each of these ads relied heavily on the skills of the illustrator to make two rhyming objects appear as similar as possible, even if dissimilar.  In some cases, the results were quite successful, in other cases less so, and in every case, eye-catching.  Prepare to learn some new vocabulary!



These ads range from
( CUTE )

to
( SILLY )

to
( BIZARRE )

to
( JUST SO-SO )

I picked this last ad for what it illustrates about language shift (::donning linguist hat::) and what it confirms about how hoity-toity all those folks in 1940s films still sounded with their vaguely British accents - for most people in the US today, these two words are not exact rhymes but in the 50's they were still close enough:

Which is your favorite?