The SPAM ad is part of a fascinating era for me, when advertisers were forced to hold onto brand identity in a time of scarcity; brings to mind the ads about why you couldn't get a new car because they were busy making tanks, so that people would still think well of their brand when they came back after the war.
I can't imagine how today's America would handle that kind of austerity. I suppose we might see soon enough, if energy prices keep it up...
#1 - I bet "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" was playing on the radio when she went down....
#2 - At the market...."I must buy all of your Spam at once! And I'll take thirty cans of Treet while you're at it...one can never be too careful."
#3 - "What do you mean, why didn't I tell you? I did tell you, but everything I say, you just ignore me and nod your head like you're listening. 'Yes, dear, it's OK, dear'. How could you not listen to something so important? You unfeeling bastard!" Game, set, match.
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Date: 2008-07-05 02:50 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-07-05 04:01 am (UTC)I can't imagine how today's America would handle that kind of austerity. I suppose we might see soon enough, if energy prices keep it up...
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Date: 2008-07-05 05:20 am (UTC)LukeBen Stiller and Owen Wilson.no subject
Date: 2008-07-05 04:41 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-07-07 04:33 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-07-07 10:58 pm (UTC)#2 - At the market...."I must buy all of your Spam at once! And I'll take thirty cans of Treet while you're at it...one can never be too careful."
#3 - "What do you mean, why didn't I tell you? I did tell you, but everything I say, you just ignore me and nod your head like you're listening. 'Yes, dear, it's OK, dear'. How could you not listen to something so important? You unfeeling bastard!" Game, set, match.
#4 - I got nothin'.
Hmmmm
Date: 2008-07-11 03:00 pm (UTC)