konchog uma Posted January 28, 2013 a great blog http://vintage-ads.livejournal.com/88173.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flolfolil Posted January 28, 2013 funny pics but what was your motive in posting this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
timelessness Posted January 28, 2013 He was trying to make you laugh, I guess. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eye_of_the_storm Posted January 28, 2013 those ads are highly disturbing haha Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flolfolil Posted January 28, 2013 He was trying to make you laugh, I guess. guess i'm a little dense then lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
konchog uma Posted February 10, 2013 i was amazed when i saw them because i wasn't familiar with the absurdity of the drug advertising of that era and i thought they were worth sharing, if for no other reason, then for the outrageousness of them. they simultaneously make me laugh and create a profound sadness, and i find that interesting in itself. for example the thorazine ad that claims to calm the belligerent senile! or "injectable whole opium - from the juice of the poppy" its just a mindfuck imagining opening a magazine and seeing an advertisement for that! so my intention was just to show you something that might otherwise be missed as it is rarely seen. i suppose my motive was to amuse you, and yes hopefully you found some of those funny, although i hope that you were also touched by the sense of sensationalism exuded by the pharmaceutical industry, and maybe educated too, about drugs, advertising, human nature, etc. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thelerner Posted February 10, 2013 How long til they're showing our ads in a similar light. Particularly highlighting the end parts, side effects death dismemberment suicidal tendencies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
konchog uma Posted February 10, 2013 i just put on my 2020-goggles and see them that way right now! lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mal Posted February 12, 2013 i just put on my 2020-goggles I enjoyed that :-) But I thought those goggles were only for use "in hindsight" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
