This hilarious treasury of old ads, accompanied by Parker's bright quips, celebrates an age of innocence (or idiocy) when advertisers could show us any old thing. How about a baby with a razor or tobacco chew? Or a gal combing her sleeping guy's trousers in search of war-bond dollars, a wife in love with cutlery. Unhealthy claims include soda pop promoted as a baby drink and bone-crushing corsets urged for little girls. Among other dubious propositions are the chin-reducing head cage and bile beans as the key to physical fitness. Outrageous Ads reminds us not to believe everything we're sold
- ISBN10 1933176202
- ISBN13 9781933176208
- Publish Date 4 February 2008
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Red Rock Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 96
- Language English