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#VintageAdvertising and other gaiety from yesteryear. Frequently #gay, in both senses of the word.

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An announcement: I'm going to stop posting at the end of the year. Don't worry, there's no drama behind this. I started this account to share my collection of random silliness, and I feel like I'm now done. Quit while the going's good, as they say.

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Try something new this Christmas!

Vintage ad for My-T-Fine pudding. An illustration of a box of pudding surrounded by Christmas baubles. Text reads: "Go gay for the holiday with My-T-Fine puddings!"
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The choice of discerning gaymers everywhere!

Photo of an old placemat that advertises Gaymer’s Cyder. It features a cartoon illustration of a cheerful chubby man ringing a bell. He’s wearing an old-timey coat and hat, and has a massive mustache. Text reads: “Go gay with Gaymer’s Cyder”
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Is "twunks with machetes" a thing? Can we make it a thing?

Vintage ad for Kellogg's Corn Flakes. A photo of a blond young man witting in a jungle with a bowl of corn flakes on his lap. He's wearing a neckerchief, a tank top that shows off his chest hair, and very short shorts. He has a peeled banana in one hand and a huge machete in the other. He looks at the viewer with a coy smile. Headline reads: "Now here's a fussy man, he likes his bananas as fresh as his Kellogg's Corn Flakes."
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This week’s is cold canned chicken soup. Try it at home! (Or don’t.)

Vintage ad for Campbell’s soup. A photo of three tall glasses of cold canned soup with vegetables for garnish. Headline reads: “Surprise! Soup shakes!”
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You can't tell me these guys aren't about to have a tumble

Vintage ad for Seagram's whiskey. An older man lounges by a pool, wrapped in a robe. Nearby sits a tray of whiskey and a topless young man looking at the older man. In the background, some more men in towels frolic by the poolside. Headline reads: "Designed For Your Pleasure"
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"Be Bi fresh around the clock!"

Ad from 1960 for Bi brand soap. Illustrations of a wrapped bar of soap and a clock face. Text is in Finnish, translated into English it reads "Bi active skin soap – Be Bi fresh around the clock"
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The secret of a successful marriage is shared interests

Vintage ad for the Aluminum Company of Canada. An illustration of a domestic scene with two middle-aged men in a kitchen. One is frying eggs on a pan while examining a bag of potato chips. The other is rummaging through a fridge while listening to the first man. Tagline reads: "Look what they're doing with Aluminum!"
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A story in two parts?

The cover of a pulp novel titled The Devil is Gay. The cover illustration features two men and a woman in stages of undress. One man sits on a bed in his underwear while the other man and woman tempt him by stripping out of their shirts.

The cover of a pulp novel titled The Devil is Gay. The cover illustration features two men and a woman in stages of undress. One man sits on a bed in his underwear while the other man and woman tempt him by stripping out of their shirts.
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This week's is salmon just the way you like it: crusty. Try it at home! (Or don’t.)

Vintage ad for the canned salmon industry. It features a recipe called Salmon Crusty. It’s a biscuit crust covered with chunks of salmon, peas, and white sauce. It’s hard to express in text how much this looks like someone just spewed over a pie plate.
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100% canon Luigi

Panel from a Super Mario manga. Princess Peach is wearing Luigi’s overalls and hat, while Luigi is wearing Peach’s dress and crown. Peach says “O.K., Luigi, give me back by gown,” and Luigi replies “I don’t know… I’m beginning to like it.” A drop of sweat trickles down Luigi’s temple.
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Come to Canada! Have a threesome! (Horse optional.)

Vintage ad for vacations in Québec. A staged photo of a male and female tourist meeting a local man. The local is wearing a plaid shirt and beret and holding up a flower. The female tourist looks at the flower, the male tourist looks at her, and there are coy smiles all around. In the background, a horse looks at all of them, silently judging them. Tagline reads: "You're so close to the warmth of a Québec summer. Come closer."
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In the year 2000, you can lounge around in a jumpsuit while your husband peeps on the neighbors!

Illustration of a future living room as imagined in the 1970s. A man wearing a jumpsuit and white boots sits in a comfy chair watching a flat screen tv. Another man in a green jumpsuit points a massive video camera out the window. There's a picture phone on the table and a robotic butler serving drinks.
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This week's is sauerkraut Jell-O, served with a dollop of mayo for that authentic mid-century flair. Try it at home! (Or don't.)

Vintage recipe card for a dish called Easy Sauerkraut Mold. A photo of a rectangular block of lemon Jell-O filled with sauerkraut and pieces of pimento. The card calls this an inviting vegetable salad.
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In the brief period between the introductions of dial-up Internet and Google, there was a market for link listings on paper

The cover of a book titled Gay & Lesbian Online. It promises listings of over 3300 websites. The cover is decorated with small photos of a computer mouse, disk, and keyboard.
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A name that would make a steamy novel writer go "Nah, that one's a little too obvious."

Vintage ad for Clubman suits. A man wearing a checkered suit sits on a mixing table, with papers in one hand and a phone receiver in the other. Headline reads: "Dick Lord's Confidence Is Showing."
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I hope to wake up this gay one morning

Vintage ad for Ovaltine. An illustration of a cheerful woman getting out of bed while a bird sings on a branch. Tagline reads: “To Wake Up Gay in the Morning!”
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In the age before online dating, your options were limited

Panel from a vintage comic book. A stylized illustration of a woman running through a forest. Speech bubble reads “Dick – Oh, Dick! I must – get – dick! (Pant, pant) I must!”
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A cock horse is, of course, an old fashioned name for a hobby horse. And a gay cock horse is a phrase you'll never see in a magazine ad today.

Vintage ad for a toy horse construction kit. A photo of a tall stuffed horse toy made of striped fabric. Ad copy begins: “Delight the children with gay Cock Horse right from Banbury Cross!”
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