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Ubiquitous
Oct 30, 2012, 7:40:42 PM10/30/12
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It's hard to remember now, but back in the day, tobacco advertising was
everywhere. On TV, radio and in print—you couldn't turn anywhere to
escape the "cool" factor. Believe it or not, Doctor Who's most famous
baddie actually smoked it up at one point. Exterminate! ... right after
this cigar.
A never-aired ad for Hamlet cigars has surfaced online, starring a Dalek
who gets stuck when he runs into some stairs. Luckily, he has a Hamlet
mild cigar to calm his nerves and take a break. Heck, he even uses his
death ray to light it up.
It's hard to pinpoint when the ad was created, as the Hamlet ad campaign
was popular from the 1970s to the 1980s (as was Doctor Who).
Regardless, it's still an insane bit of pop culture to remind us the
world wasn't always so politically correct.
http://youtu.be/xWqoB6Ujj80
--
"Re-electing Obama is like backing The Titanic up and hitting the
iceberg a second time."
It's hard to remember now, but back in the day, tobacco advertising was
everywhere. On TV, radio and in print—you couldn't turn anywhere to
escape the "cool" factor. Believe it or not, Doctor Who's most famous
baddie actually smoked it up at one point. Exterminate! ... right after
this cigar.
A never-aired ad for Hamlet cigars has surfaced online, starring a Dalek
who gets stuck when he runs into some stairs. Luckily, he has a Hamlet
mild cigar to calm his nerves and take a break. Heck, he even uses his
death ray to light it up.
It's hard to pinpoint when the ad was created, as the Hamlet ad campaign
was popular from the 1970s to the 1980s (as was Doctor Who).
Regardless, it's still an insane bit of pop culture to remind us the
world wasn't always so politically correct.
http://youtu.be/xWqoB6Ujj80
--
"Re-electing Obama is like backing The Titanic up and hitting the
iceberg a second time."
Charles E. Hardwidge
Oct 31, 2012, 1:59:27 AM10/31/12
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"Ubiquitous" <web...@polaris.net> wrote in message
news:k6poj6$s24$1...@dont-email.me...
> Regardless, it's still an insane bit of pop culture to remind us the
> world wasn't always so politically correct.
http://www.politico.com/politico44/2012/10/biden-says-transgender-discrimination-civil-rights-147761.html
Transgression is the new political correctness.
Figure that one out...
--
Charles E. Hardwidge
news:k6poj6$s24$1...@dont-email.me...
> Regardless, it's still an insane bit of pop culture to remind us the
> world wasn't always so politically correct.
Transgression is the new political correctness.
Figure that one out...
--
Charles E. Hardwidge
Ubiquitous
Oct 31, 2012, 5:35:48 AM10/31/12
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In article <k6qeoj$4lc$1...@dont-email.me>, nos...@nospam.invalid wrote:
>"Ubiquitous" <web...@polaris.net> wrote:
>> Regardless, it's still an insane bit of pop culture to remind us the
>> world wasn't always so politically correct.
>
>http://www.politico.com/politico44/2012/10/biden-says-transgender-discrimination-civil-rights-147761.html
>
>Transgression is the new political correctness.
>
>Figure that one out...
In addition to Biden's well-documented history of being a moron?
>> Regardless, it's still an insane bit of pop culture to remind us the
>> world wasn't always so politically correct.
>
>http://www.politico.com/politico44/2012/10/biden-says-transgender-discrimination-civil-rights-147761.html
>
>Transgression is the new political correctness.
>
>Figure that one out...
Jerry Brown
Oct 31, 2012, 6:28:01 AM10/31/12
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On Tue, 30 Oct 2012 19:40:42 -0400, Ubiquitous <web...@polaris.net>
wrote:
>http://blastr.com/2012/10/unaired-vintage-doctor-wh.php
>
>It's hard to remember now, but back in the day, tobacco advertising was
>everywhere. On TV, radio and in print�you couldn't turn anywhere to
>escape the "cool" factor. Believe it or not, Doctor Who's most famous
>baddie actually smoked it up at one point. Exterminate! ... right after
>this cigar.
>
>
>A never-aired ad for Hamlet cigars has surfaced online, starring a Dalek
>who gets stuck when he runs into some stairs. Luckily, he has a Hamlet
>mild cigar to calm his nerves and take a break. Heck, he even uses his
>death ray to light it up.
I remember a cinema ad with a robot resembling C3PO (but just
different enough to avoid legal action) on an assembly line lighting
up a Hamlet after his head is put on backwards.
>It's hard to pinpoint when the ad was created, as the Hamlet ad campaign
>was popular from the 1970s to the 1980s (as was Doctor Who).
Judging from <http://www.thedoctorwhosite.co.uk/dalek/types/>, the
silver balls suggests 1988.
>Regardless, it's still an insane bit of pop culture to remind us the
>world wasn't always so politically correct.
>
>http://youtu.be/xWqoB6Ujj80
--
Jerry Brown
A cat may look at a king
(but probably won't bother)
wrote:
>http://blastr.com/2012/10/unaired-vintage-doctor-wh.php
>
>It's hard to remember now, but back in the day, tobacco advertising was
>everywhere. On TV, radio and in print�you couldn't turn anywhere to
>escape the "cool" factor. Believe it or not, Doctor Who's most famous
>baddie actually smoked it up at one point. Exterminate! ... right after
>this cigar.
>
>
>A never-aired ad for Hamlet cigars has surfaced online, starring a Dalek
>who gets stuck when he runs into some stairs. Luckily, he has a Hamlet
>mild cigar to calm his nerves and take a break. Heck, he even uses his
>death ray to light it up.
different enough to avoid legal action) on an assembly line lighting
up a Hamlet after his head is put on backwards.
>It's hard to pinpoint when the ad was created, as the Hamlet ad campaign
>was popular from the 1970s to the 1980s (as was Doctor Who).
silver balls suggests 1988.
>Regardless, it's still an insane bit of pop culture to remind us the
>world wasn't always so politically correct.
>
>http://youtu.be/xWqoB6Ujj80
--
A cat may look at a king
(but probably won't bother)
gerard.morvan
Oct 31, 2012, 8:59:36 AM10/31/12
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"Ubiquitous" <web...@polaris.net> a écrit dans le message de news:
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> http://blastr.com/2012/10/unaired-vintage-doctor-wh.php
>
> It's hard to remember now, but back in the day, tobacco advertising was
> everywhere. On TV, radio and in print-you couldn't turn anywhere to
>
> It's hard to remember now, but back in the day, tobacco advertising was
> escape the "cool" factor. Believe it or not, Doctor Who's most famous
> baddie actually smoked it up at one point. Exterminate! ... right after
> this cigar.
>
>
> A never-aired ad for Hamlet cigars has surfaced online, starring a Dalek
> who gets stuck when he runs into some stairs. Luckily, he has a Hamlet
> mild cigar to calm his nerves and take a break. Heck, he even uses his
> death ray to light it up.
>
> It's hard to pinpoint when the ad was created, as the Hamlet ad campaign
> was popular from the 1970s to the 1980s (as was Doctor Who).
>
> Regardless, it's still an insane bit of pop culture to remind us the
> world wasn't always so politically correct.
>
> http://youtu.be/xWqoB6Ujj80
>
> --
I always loved those ads, even if they didn't air in France (saw a few of
> baddie actually smoked it up at one point. Exterminate! ... right after
> this cigar.
>
>
> A never-aired ad for Hamlet cigars has surfaced online, starring a Dalek
> who gets stuck when he runs into some stairs. Luckily, he has a Hamlet
> mild cigar to calm his nerves and take a break. Heck, he even uses his
> death ray to light it up.
>
> It's hard to pinpoint when the ad was created, as the Hamlet ad campaign
> was popular from the 1970s to the 1980s (as was Doctor Who).
>
> Regardless, it's still an insane bit of pop culture to remind us the
> world wasn't always so politically correct.
>
> http://youtu.be/xWqoB6Ujj80
>
> --
them on TV, in a TV show about advertising). And that one is great. Thanks
for sharing it.
Gérard Morvan
"Kentoc'h Mervel!"
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