I have a stack of GAMES magazines from the 80's, and what's most striking is the sheer volume of deathstick and hard alcohol ads. A lot of them are deadly dull, but this one, from the back cover of the October 1985 issue, has high quality 27-years-in-retrospect horror / amusement value, from the awful puns, to the awful clothes the guy is wearing, to the inclusion of the fur coat (because if you don't give a damn about your own body, you sure as hell won't care about some stinky weasels), to the size of the guy's hardware.
I think I'd like to see an update (not for cigarettes) with one person "into software" and another person "into hardwear".
His cigarette is standing at attention. Doesn't he know that second-hand smoke hurts computers?
ReplyDeleteI noticed that, too, but couldn't think of a delicate way to mention it. That cigarette is definitely not just a cigarette. And the price tag is still on the fur. Oh, the psychology of advertising.
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