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Don't Worry

American Social Health Association United States Public Health Service hygiene poster, circa 1922. Courtesy of the American Social Hygiene Posters collection at the University of Minnesota Social Welfare History Archives.

Date: 2004-01-11 11:07 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nakedsockpuppet.livejournal.com
*Oh My* :D

This is hilarious. I think I am going to print out the "Bathe Often" poster, and frame it for my bathroom. *grin*

Date: 2004-01-11 11:18 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] crasch.livejournal.com
It makes you wonder if whoever made these realized what they were doing...was there some bored government employee who thought "I wonder how ridiculous I can make these and still get them past the "Blue Haired Lady" in editing...".

Date: 2004-01-11 01:12 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] denshi.livejournal.com
I bet they did... have you ever read anything on the rise of courtly manners in the late middle ages? People had to be instructed to, e.g., not urinate at the dinner table. Given that, I can see these posters being made with a straight face.

Date: 2004-01-12 09:10 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] adifferentpath.livejournal.com
Ha ha ha. I printed that one and the "Avoid Constipation" one for my bathroom wall.

I also enjoyed the "Reproduction in the Rabbit" poster.

These adds are pretty innocent. It almost makes me wish things were like that now. I mean, the world is pretty cruel these days. Then again, if I were living in those times I'd probably be married with 3 kids. So, never mind...

I'm still worried.

Date: 2004-01-11 11:19 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] infrogmation.livejournal.com
Unless emmissions occur very frequently,

in which case, you might wish to try getting laid or the occasional wank, or if very frequent and copious, perhaps a career in the porno industry,

no attention need be given to them

although you should probably go ahead and wash your sheets. Sheesh.

Re: I'm still worried.

Date: 2004-01-11 11:28 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] crasch.livejournal.com
Dude, I'm the Ron Jeremy of Raleigh.

Date: 2004-01-11 02:53 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] oceandream9.livejournal.com
This guy looks like the biggest doofus ever!

It's Marshall Flinkman

Date: 2004-01-11 06:17 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] polyanarch.livejournal.com
from the show _Alias_

http://www.alias-tv.com/marshall.html

The resemblance is uncanny :)

Date: 2004-01-11 06:54 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] being4mybenefit.livejournal.com
that guy really, really creeps me out and i have no idea why, but if he showed up at my house i think i'd have a heart attack.

oh! i think he reminds me of those puppets in phil collins' "land of confusion" video. those puppets have creeped me out for over 10 years.

Business on the back; Party on the top

Date: 2004-01-11 11:44 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] other.livejournal.com
Warning: Reverse Mullets Cause "Leakage"