Comments on: Top 10 Ironic Ads From History

By: ted

ted — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:53:29 +0000

I think they knew you shouldn't wrap your baby in plastic.

By: fun games for kids

fun games for kids — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:28:42 +0000

@Ryan C
I agree with you. Actually it just seems to show that these marketers and producers were more upfront about their dubious products, masking them as good when they were actually dangerous, than they are now. Now they conceal the fact that they are dangerous and just sell them - think China's tainted milk incident.

By: Petite Poi

Petite Poi — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:29:15 +0000

They do make something to sedate children. It's called Ritalin.

By: mother hubcap

mother hubcap — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:40:15 +0000

My family owned 2 pintos. Great cars. Ran well, had lasting power.
The hair on the back of my burnt-out head has finally grown in from that rear-end accident oh, back in '72.

By: Ryan C

Ryan C — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:30:09 +0000

@nibiyabi 'these are advertisements advertising things before "we" knew they were dangerous.'

Somebody knew these products were dangerous, whether or not that someone could profit from it was the bigger question at the time.

Another great example is tetra-ethyl lead gas additive. http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=932

By: Kalel

Kalel — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:27:17 +0000

These ads ARE in direct opposition to the truth of the situations they present, whether at the time or later.

So, if they are not ironic, then what are they?

PS -- The babies in plastic make me cringe.

By: Jill Harness

Jill Harness — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:26:17 +0000

I actually agree with you. I just used the title on the article I was linking to.

By: nibiyabi

nibiyabi — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:20:03 +0000

I cringed when I saw the word "ironic" knowing there was about a 95% chance it was a mislabel -- I was right. This is not irony; these are advertisements advertising things before we knew they were dangerous.