Funny or Die posted up some golden oldies from the thirties. These are the choicest cuts of retroactive poor taste. Taglines include “More doctors smoke Camels than any other cigarette,” “They’re happy because they eat lard,” and my favorite, “Eat! Eat! Eat! And always stay thin” which is an ad for sanitized tape worms. Really, sanitized tape worms!
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oh I just ate…
GRODY. But a few weeks ago, ringworms were found to decrease allergy sensitivity. And I considered it for a minnit.