Dorothy Lamour has this to say

[write-light.livejournal.com]

It's a cocktail!

The V-sign gesture.

Comments

[cuddyclothes.livejournal.com]

We always have it around. It soothes my guilt over not eating enough vegetables.

[fallconsmate.livejournal.com]

i snickered.

and i always looked askance at V8, because i just do not like tomato juice. and now that i look at the list of things in it?

fully half of them register with me as food allergens, so i'm off the hook at ever trying to drink it. *laughs*

[ejia-arath03.livejournal.com]

I swear she's making a naughty hand gesture, or something close to one with only a minor adjustment.

[write-light.livejournal.com]

Maybe they airbrushed in that extra finger XD

[murakozi.livejournal.com]

She kind of looks like she's pointing at her wedding ring.

[hutchlover.livejournal.com]

Here's actually a vintage ad that has nothing to snark on: no gay subtext, no submissive wife, no racist over/under tones, no hazardous materials.

And the product is still a major product today (and delicious).