Comments on: Old Gold cigs will make your eyes turn insane with delight http://boingboing.net/2010/12/14/old-gold-cigs-will-m.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Fri, 24 May 2013 21:20:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: ahmacrom http://boingboing.net/2010/12/14/old-gold-cigs-will-m.html#comment-968458 ahmacrom Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-968458 "your dealer has now..." oh Lordy... “your dealer has now…” oh Lordy…

]]> By: zuludaddy http://boingboing.net/2010/12/14/old-gold-cigs-will-m.html#comment-968460 zuludaddy Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-968460 Does anyone else think it look like she has pupil/iris tattoos on her closed eyelids? Does anyone else think it look like she has pupil/iris tattoos on her closed eyelids?

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/12/14/old-gold-cigs-will-m.html#comment-968475 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-968475 Looks like the lady was originally drawn with her eyes closed. I'm guessing somebody else "fixed" the artwork and did a horrible job of it. Looks like the lady was originally drawn with her eyes closed. I’m guessing somebody else “fixed” the artwork and did a horrible job of it.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/12/14/old-gold-cigs-will-m.html#comment-969243 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-969243 While it's been referenced in Warner Brothers cartoons, I'm pretty sure the "Something new has been added" line was a catchphrase for comedian/singer/songwriter Jerry Colonna, who DID have bug-eyes. Perhaps the wide-eyed look of the woman in the ad was a reference to Colonna. While it’s been referenced in Warner Brothers cartoons, I’m pretty sure the “Something new has been added” line was a catchphrase for comedian/singer/songwriter Jerry Colonna, who DID have bug-eyes. Perhaps the wide-eyed look of the woman in the ad was a reference to Colonna.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/12/14/old-gold-cigs-will-m.html#comment-969259 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-969259 Not to mention the bronzed croissant rolls stapled to your best girl's head. Not to mention the bronzed croissant rolls stapled to your best girl’s head.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/12/14/old-gold-cigs-will-m.html#comment-968493 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-968493 her eyes ... really serious thyroid condition ... hope he has health insurance ... oh! forgot it was 1941. her eyes … really serious thyroid condition … hope he has health insurance … oh! forgot it was 1941.

]]> By: dorkhero http://boingboing.net/2010/12/14/old-gold-cigs-will-m.html#comment-968788 dorkhero Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-968788 Daffy Duck? Really? That's just Plane Daffy... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plane_Daffy Daffy Duck? Really? That’s just Plane Daffy…

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plane_Daffy

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/12/14/old-gold-cigs-will-m.html#comment-968806 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-968806 Atropine makes your pupils dilate. If it did this, the plant would have been called <i>Atropa pazzadonna</i> instead. Atropine makes your pupils dilate. If it did this, the plant would have been called Atropa pazzadonna instead.

]]> By: russtolium http://boingboing.net/2010/12/14/old-gold-cigs-will-m.html#comment-968300 russtolium Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-968300 Well I know what I'll be having nightmares about tonight. Well I know what I’ll be having nightmares about tonight.

]]> By: justdarren http://boingboing.net/2010/12/14/old-gold-cigs-will-m.html#comment-968303 justdarren Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-968303 Old Gold did make some great ads back in the day. I picked up an over sized poster ad they did some time ago with Carole Lombard for a measly 35 dollars a few years ago. Here it is, a little classier than the crazy eyes one. http://www.robertedwardauctions.com/auction/2005/1397.html Old Gold did make some great ads back in the day. I picked up an over sized poster ad they did some time ago with Carole Lombard for a measly 35 dollars a few years ago. Here it is, a little classier than the crazy eyes one.

http://www.robertedwardauctions.com/auction/2005/1397.html

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/12/14/old-gold-cigs-will-m.html#comment-968309 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-968309 Good grief, she's delirious because her boyfriend/hubby got his promotion to corporal. Good grief, she’s delirious because her boyfriend/hubby got his promotion to corporal.

]]> By: pKp http://boingboing.net/2010/12/14/old-gold-cigs-will-m.html#comment-969091 pKp Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-969091 Definitely Old Gods Cigarettes. She's got little shoggothims growing out of her scalp. Note how they're all directed towards the poor, innocent soldier with his eyes closed. Poor bastard won't know what hit (ate ?) him. Definitely Old Gods Cigarettes. She’s got little shoggothims growing out of her scalp. Note how they’re all directed towards the poor, innocent soldier with his eyes closed. Poor bastard won’t know what hit (ate ?) him.

]]> By: Suomynona http://boingboing.net/2010/12/14/old-gold-cigs-will-m.html#comment-968328 Suomynona Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-968328 To be fair, she's obviously going crazy eyed about the new chevron on his sleeve To be fair, she’s obviously going crazy eyed about the new chevron on his sleeve

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/12/14/old-gold-cigs-will-m.html#comment-968584 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-968584 Her finger turned into a knife..? Smoke Old Gold & lose a stripe! Her finger turned into a knife..? Smoke Old Gold & lose a stripe!

]]> By: thequickbrownfox http://boingboing.net/2010/12/14/old-gold-cigs-will-m.html#comment-968586 thequickbrownfox Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-968586 Atropa belladonna (deadly nightshade) eyedrops here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atropa_belladonna Atropa belladonna (deadly nightshade) eyedrops here.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atropa_belladonna

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/12/14/old-gold-cigs-will-m.html#comment-968337 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-968337 They appear to be in a jungle... Maybe a group of monkeys will attack any moment! They appear to be in a jungle… Maybe a group of monkeys will attack any moment!

]]> By: InsertFingerHere http://boingboing.net/2010/12/14/old-gold-cigs-will-m.html#comment-968350 InsertFingerHere Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-968350 That "Something New" would be meth. That “Something New” would be meth.

]]> By: dr http://boingboing.net/2010/12/14/old-gold-cigs-will-m.html#comment-968612 dr Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-968612 When I was a kid there used to be a magic trick/illusion you could do with Old Gold packs, but I can't for the life of me remember what it was. Maybe another BB reader from my generation can help? I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the dancing cigarette pack ads: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJk9zQXMlbQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JVar3VrBsI Then there's this from SCTV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzmDJ0hHEE4 (though IIRC it was Camel that was most preferred by doctors...) When I was a kid there used to be a magic trick/illusion you could do with Old Gold packs, but I can’t for the life of me remember what it was. Maybe another BB reader from my generation can help?

I’m surprised nobody has mentioned the dancing cigarette pack ads:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJk9zQXMlbQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JVar3VrBsI

Then there’s this from SCTV:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzmDJ0hHEE4
(though IIRC it was Camel that was most preferred by doctors…)

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/12/14/old-gold-cigs-will-m.html#comment-968363 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-968363 Which she is somehow causing to glow. There's all sorts of weird stuff happening in this picture. Which she is somehow causing to glow. There’s all sorts of weird stuff happening in this picture.

]]> By: nfatb http://boingboing.net/2010/12/14/old-gold-cigs-will-m.html#comment-968620 nfatb Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-968620 I heard this tagline in a WWII era Daffy Duck cartoon... now I finally get the reference! IIRC he's making a crazy wide-eyed face when he says it, after being kissed by a female spy. I heard this tagline in a WWII era Daffy Duck cartoon… now I finally get the reference! IIRC he’s making a crazy wide-eyed face when he says it, after being kissed by a female spy.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/12/14/old-gold-cigs-will-m.html#comment-968876 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-968876 What's that thing on her head? What’s that thing on her head?

]]> By: Mitch_M http://boingboing.net/2010/12/14/old-gold-cigs-will-m.html#comment-968365 Mitch_M Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-968365 He looks mighty proud of whatever he has just whipped out! He looks mighty proud of whatever he has just whipped out!

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/12/14/old-gold-cigs-will-m.html#comment-969154 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-969154 There was always something weirdly inexplicable about Old Gold cigarettes, like the cigarette packs that were supported with nylon-ed female legs that danced about in the 1950's tv ads. They were really harsh tasting, I never knew anybody that smoked them. There was always something weirdly inexplicable about Old Gold cigarettes, like the cigarette packs that were supported with nylon-ed female legs that danced about in the 1950′s tv ads. They were really harsh tasting, I never knew anybody that smoked them.

]]> By: pjcamp http://boingboing.net/2010/12/14/old-gold-cigs-will-m.html#comment-968899 pjcamp Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-968899 She's clearly got one a them Monday Monkeys coming up her back side. Or possibly Cory's banana. She’s clearly got one a them Monday Monkeys coming up her back side.

Or possibly Cory’s banana.

]]> By: g0d5m15t4k3 http://boingboing.net/2010/12/14/old-gold-cigs-will-m.html#comment-968388 g0d5m15t4k3 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-968388 Reefer Madness anyone? Reefer Madness anyone?

]]> By: Slightly Askew http://boingboing.net/2010/12/14/old-gold-cigs-will-m.html#comment-968417 Slightly Askew Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-968417 "Old Gold Cigarettes: *The Cigarette of the Zombie Apocalypse." “Old Gold Cigarettes: *The Cigarette of the Zombie Apocalypse.”

]]> By: Boba Fett Diop http://boingboing.net/2010/12/14/old-gold-cigs-will-m.html#comment-968420 Boba Fett Diop Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-968420 Old Gold Cigarettes: now with smooth, cool, American-made PCP. Old Gold Cigarettes: now with smooth, cool, American-made PCP.

]]> By: jmccance http://boingboing.net/2010/12/14/old-gold-cigs-will-m.html#comment-968422 jmccance Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-968422 Totally read that as "Old God Cigarettes" initially. Not entirely sure I'm wrong yet, honestly. Totally read that as “Old God Cigarettes” initially. Not entirely sure I’m wrong yet, honestly.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/12/14/old-gold-cigs-will-m.html#comment-968430 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-968430 The first (semi) successful eyeball transplant? The first (semi) successful eyeball transplant?

]]> By: dMc http://boingboing.net/2010/12/14/old-gold-cigs-will-m.html#comment-968441 dMc Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-968441 I want someone to do a whole comic based on these characters, in this style. I want someone to do a whole comic based on these characters, in this style.

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