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Naked androgynous cavemen and evil plotting Egyptians were the stuff of historical fantasy in the late eighties. If you look closely (click on the image for a bigger look) you can see a female explorer pointing out the lack of reproductive organs…
Source: analog, May 1987.
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Cadbury Flake gained some notoriety for its highly sensual advertising. In the UK, the adverts showed people – almost always women – enjoying a Flake whilst relaxing.
The Flake Girl became famous as a symbol of indulgence and secret pleasure. Her emphasis – voted third most memorable of all time – was on allowing herself a guilt-free luxury. However, many saw in the delicacy with which she nibbled the crumbly chocolate bar, more than a hint of sexual pleasure. That, of course, was why it was so successful.
In the 1970s, an advert was taken off air following complaints about the suggestive manner in which the woman bit into the bar.
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You can tell a lot from a job advert, such as, if you’re having great difficulty in understanding what the advert is saying, then the job probably isn’t for you. Looks like I won’t be applying for any jobs in weapons engineering anytime soon.
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Before JJ Abrams there was Simon & Schuster, creating cutting edge Star Trek computer games for IBM, Apple and Commodore computers. Cutting edge, text based adventures…
Source: analog, April 1987.
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Apple invents the personal computer. Again. And again. And again. In fact, Steve Jobs will have you believe that he can invent the personal computer on a yearly basis. At least that’s what he did before the iPhone.
Source: Flickr
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Now from Singer – world leaders in sewing machines – comes Britain’s most advanced model ever!
Not only straight stitches…. Not only ‘Swing Sewing’ stitches…. But a pull-out tacking stitch too!
Source: Stitchcraft No. 394.
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Gay, elegant, strictly for sophistikats… Designed to give morale a wicked whirl. Who knew that 1966 was the year that the Scotch Wool Shop would start using sublime messages to appeal to the growing number of closet lesbians?
Source: Stitchcraft, May 1966.
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The first thing you should know about personal computers…. is that Apple knows how to spell…
Source: Flickr
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