8/10/12
WHY IS THIS CLOWN LAUGHING?
I don’t know if this clown is laughing maniacally at the thought of Borvil or at all the typos in this ad. It sort of amazes me that they went to the trouble to be “clever” with the spelling of “gentlmun” hoping to simulate the ringmaster’s call, but then didn’t pay any attention to the truly lousy typesetting. And this isn’t the only ad that has errors. Take a look at yesterdays ad for a really stupid one.
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To see more about Bovril, which is still manufactured in the UK, click here for a fascinating 360 view of some mountain top, but careful because it can get spinnin' pretty darn fast. Make sure you try the rain effect too.
One final thought, the bottle featured in yesterday’s ad for Sunkist looks somewhat similar to the one in today’s ad. Now, yesterday’s was to alleviate the problem of constipation, today’s is just a warm comforting drink. Don’t you wonder if some old tired clown came in after a show and drank too much of the wrong stuff? Could have made the next day’s show pretty darn interestin’!
Now, creepy clown or not? You decide.
Labels:
1940,
Barnum and Bailey,
beef drink,
Bovril,
clown,
clowns,
creepy,
ephemera,
Ringling Brothers,
vintage magazine ad
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Extremely creepy and I had already decided to say so before I even got to your question!! ha ha! I haven't checked out the link yet about this Bovril, but the ad makes me think it is something like bouillion cubes. (?)
ReplyDeleteThat's what I think it is too. Bovine. Bovril. An ill bovine? Their website is fun.
Deletenever mind the clown, I find the Pinterest thing very creepy! There was a blogger who re-posted several of my posts as her own, but it was mildly annoying compared to this.
ReplyDeleteYou just have to wonder how empty these people are to take ideas and content from someone. Apparently Pinterest is just a lazy persons way to blog. Take from someone else, put your name on it, voila...you're so talented! A pox on all of them.
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