tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586104591124883214.post1616237576567146752..comments2024-03-20T17:21:09.119-07:00Comments on Tattered and Lost EPHEMERA: OFFER A MARINE A COKETattered and Losthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586104591124883214.post-20701665900297406402010-09-01T22:32:23.491-07:002010-09-01T22:32:23.491-07:00Yes, there's something 1950s sci-fi about thes...Yes, there's something 1950s sci-fi about these floating heads. I'm thinking the head in the glass bubble in Invaders from Mars. <br /><br />I did find another ad online for Coke in 1951 showing a male Marine. Though it has the weird headline cutting across his face as in yesterday's add, he is at least given a neck and appears to be drinking the Coke all by himself. This one of the female Marine is just odd.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586104591124883214.post-29705134466094283692010-09-01T22:22:03.274-07:002010-09-01T22:22:03.274-07:00If you see a member of the military, greet them wi...If you see a member of the military, greet them with a handshake, but if you encounter a maniacal smiling disembodied head, protect yourself with a bottle of coke. Sorry, I can't help it. The first thing that came to mind when I saw this was someone holding up a cross to ward off a vampire.Christine H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09786732494496282743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586104591124883214.post-50859590763505415152010-09-01T17:59:48.771-07:002010-09-01T17:59:48.771-07:00That's what I was thinking. Just airbrushed th...That's what I was thinking. Just airbrushed the photo. There photo ads never matched the illustrated ones. Pooey on them I say! Pooey!Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586104591124883214.post-26978628285811639192010-09-01T16:56:10.226-07:002010-09-01T16:56:10.226-07:00This appears to be airbrushed, and I'd call it...This appears to be airbrushed, and I'd call it flawed - as there is no space between the top of the Coke bottle and the button. FLAWED, I tell you! That isn't the Coke I knew...MrCachethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17380421021822593083noreply@blogger.com