this post was submitted on 20 Jul 2024
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Vintage and Retro Ads, Promos, Fliers, Etc.

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For sharing images of vintage magazine ads, fliers, promos, etc.

We're going to play it pretty loose with timeframe here so please don't get offended anyone :)

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[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Higher-res original, if you like:

[–] Kelebogile@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

cool man, thank

[–] toast@retrolemmy.com 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks!

Huh, never thought about what the old (before current two letter version) abbreviation for North Carolina would have been. It appears on the address label as 'No Car'.

[–] hahattpro@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago
[–] ChronosTriggerWarning@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

More camels smoke doctors than any other pachyderm.

[–] lettruthout@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Considering the long-term health issues: Camels smoked doctors more than any other cigarette.

[–] lars 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Did

Costlier

mean more expensive then, too?

[–] yabai@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Probably means that they're using higher quality ingredients than their competitors, not that their product costs more. Though it does beg the question of how their pricing matched up.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

My grandma talked about how the doctors used to walk in smoking when she had her kids. There were ashtrays next to the bed for everyone.

[–] Land_Strider@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] toast@retrolemmy.com 2 points 1 year ago

Don't be a fool! It's a Turkish blend!