I have a theory about this ad. When the rangers arrive, they find the Lee family has perished after their cotton clothing caught fire. Two of the last three panels show the forest in pristine pre-fire condition, which indicates that the Lee family is in the afterlife and blissfuly unaware of their horrific deaths.
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“Oh, you’re practicing social distancing in the future? What a shame. Well… I guess I’ll just have to help myself to your Gin Rickey and the rest of the pitcher too!”
I’m sharing this one for the last line of copy in the block:
“Every woman who sees them wants them—she must have them.”
A lovely example of inventing desire.
Maxfield Parrish must have been a masochist, because this is a painting of his. He CHOSE to paint this insane checkered pattern. I wonder if he ever tried plaid?
Fun facts:
Plymouth paid Warner Bros. fifty grand to use the Road Runner name and likeness.
Hatched in 1968, the Plymouth Road Runner wasn’t discontinued until 1980.
And yes, Plymouth had a special beep-beep horn for it, developed by the Sparton Corporation of Jackson, Michigan. Hear it here.
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Did you know that in 2016, Bass Pro Shops acquired Ka•Bala for $5,500,000,000?
Wait… I’m being told that was Cabela’s, not Ka•Bala.
Well, did you know that Madonna became involved with Ka•Bala way back in 1998?
Wait… Now I’m being told that was Kabbalah, not Ka•Bala.
Well then, what the heck is this thing!?
Oh, just some proprietary blend of tarot, spin-the-bottle, magic 8-ball and ouija board, I guess.
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