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[glass-houses.livejournal.com]

Oh god, her hair. Go tampons.

[pagerbear.livejournal.com]

Um.....Lady of the Evening?

[wikdsushi.livejournal.com]

What is it about feminine hygiene producers that gives ANYONE the idea that a period is a pleasant experience only marred by the occasional appearance of blood? Have these ad people ever actually experienced a blood clot the size of a golf ball squeezing through an undilated cervix?

Geez. And this was in that horrible elastic-belt era, wasn't it?

[fifteensixty.livejournal.com]

It was in the era when, in between wearing elastic-belts, you'd be going through bottle after bottle of Lysol so your husband didn't leave you for a more "hygienic" woman.

[herself_nyc]

Have these ad people ever actually experienced a blood clot the size of a golf ball squeezing through an undilated cervix?

Most ad copy was written by men at that time, so it's pretty safe to say: no.

At least it's not named "Trek", or "Expedition."

[mwittier.livejournal.com]

Jesus. Over the years, how many completely disparate products and services have been named "Quest" (including the idiotically spelled 'Qwest')?

Really: a crotch-deodorant powder. Named "Quest".

quest: "a search or pursuit made in order to find or obtain something."



Although in fairness, definition #7 is "to search for game."

[balcairn.livejournal.com]

Does the green one say 'Junior'?

[arjuna-lj.livejournal.com]

GAH. And I thought the ones I grew up with - so elegantly and venomously dissected by Ben Elton as "wistful" - were bad.

[gangwaygirls.livejournal.com]

I kind of want that Lady of the Evening dress.

[tanwen.livejournal.com]

Does anyone else remember actually having to use these? I "started" in the early 1970's when adhesive pads were just coming out and tampons were a no-no in our household. Of course my Mom had to give me a HUGE fat pad and this horrible belt. I thought I was gonna cry! Thank God babysitting money kicked in and I bought my own belt-free pads & tampons.

[rozebud.livejournal.com]

A-yep. Same here; I guess Aunt Flo arrived when I was about 12, so about 1974. Let's add up the waistbands:

Pad band
Underpants
Pantyhose or tights
Skirt

FOUR waistbands. I think I still have the marks...

PS: I like your icon...

[tanwen.livejournal.com]

4 bands! I never thought about it like that! And the belt one liked to wedge itself into your crack. No wonder I hate thongs! :-)


Boobies!