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Thursday, April 1, 2010

Ad for an ironic double feature ad


From The San Antonio Light, 1931.


My thanks to TDSH pal Kristin Dewey!

4 comments:

  1. That IS wild, Max - but the year's off. DeMille's film wasn't made til '32.

    Happy Easter!
    -Craig

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  2. I love things like this... the unintended humor of the juxtaposition.

    True, true story. In SoCal, when I was a wee lad of 17 or so, the famous Country Club rock venue not far from my house was holding a special event... The band Squeeze was performing, and their opening act was a then-up-and-coming phenom called The Hooters.

    The marquis?

    SQUEEZE
    Hooters

    Do NOT try to convince me it wasn't on purpose.

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  3. Mike-- Did you follow the sign's advice?

    I remember a stay in Toronto, and seeing a sign that read

    "DRINK CANADA DRY"

    I spent a whole year trying...

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