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Wednesday, December 2, 2015

We'll Always Have Paris

Maybe you had to have grown up in Florida to appreciate this, but Michael Ramirez' cartoon had me giggling uncontrollably for a while yesterday.
The referred Coppertone billboard ad was a regular feature of my childhood, going across the MacArthur Causeway to the beach.  Mrs. Graybeard recalls that as a little girl, as in 3 or 4, she was afraid to go to the beach, thinking bands of roaming dogs would this to her. 


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5 comments:

  1. Erin PaletteDecember 2, 2015 at 11:04 PM

    What's with the tiny Superman in the background?

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  2. SiGraybeardDecember 3, 2015 at 6:17 PM

    You know, I thought it was supposed to just be someone on the beach waving, but the colors sure look more like superman.

    I have no idea no what that's supposed to be about!

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  3. Erin PaletteDecember 3, 2015 at 6:40 PM

    It's the red cape that cinches it for me.

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  4. SiGraybeardDecember 3, 2015 at 7:47 PM

    It's easier than that. Ramirez copied an old Coppertone ad. You can find a bunch with Image search, but an example is here. Just a woman in blue one piece with a red towel or robe or something.

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  5. Erin PaletteDecember 3, 2015 at 9:16 PM

    Oh. Well, that certainly makes sense, but now I'm a bit sad that the mystery is gone. ;)

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