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Offline NationalSpittoon

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Re: Gag Criticism and Variation
« Reply #630 on: December 19, 2016, 12:32:07 PM »
1973 Series 3 - Sledge

Jerkson Sledge
Instantly rids you of dust grime & furniture


Real Product
Johnson Pledge


Another grammatical error on a wacky, (Dust, Grime, and furniture)  :]

Offline bigtomi

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Re: Gag Criticism and Variation
« Reply #631 on: December 19, 2016, 03:32:57 PM »
Another grammatical error on a wacky
What's the grammatical error?

Offline Paul_Maul

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Re: Gag Criticism and Variation
« Reply #632 on: December 19, 2016, 04:00:24 PM »
What's the grammatical error?

The missing commas.

Offline DrSushi

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Re: Gag Criticism and Variation
« Reply #633 on: December 19, 2016, 04:19:53 PM »
The missing commas.

It could just be missing one comma - the serial or oxford comma is considered optional by some, or so my wife the editor tells me.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_comma


Offline Swiski

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Re: Gag Criticism and Variation
« Reply #634 on: December 20, 2016, 05:29:39 AM »
1973 Series 3 - Sledge

Jerkson Sledge
Instantly rids you of dust grime & furniture


Real Product
Johnson Pledge


Another grammatical error on a wacky, (Dust, Grime, and furniture)  :]



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Offline NationalSpittoon

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Re: Gag Criticism and Variation
« Reply #635 on: December 20, 2016, 02:15:13 PM »
1973 Series 3 - No - Tips

No Tips
Swabs for globs
The wiggly swab
No Tips come without cushioned ends
No-Tips give no-refunds


Real Product
Q-Tips
Cotton Swabs
Flexible Sticks
Safety cushioned ends

Offline bigtomi

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Re: Gag Criticism and Variation
« Reply #636 on: December 20, 2016, 03:04:53 PM »
The missing commas.
I just wouldn't consider this grammatical; to me, it's a punctuation error, though I guess some lump them into grammatical. And I believe it's only missing one.

Offline Swiski

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Re: Gag Criticism and Variation
« Reply #637 on: December 20, 2016, 06:49:18 PM »
1973 Series 3 - No - Tips

No Tips
Swabs for globs
The wiggly swab
No Tips come without cushioned ends
No-Tips give no-refunds


Real Product
Q-Tips
Cotton Swabs
Flexible Sticks
Safety cushioned ends





Offline RawGoo

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Re: Gag Criticism and Variation
« Reply #638 on: December 21, 2016, 02:29:01 AM »



Another one where they didn't have much to work with.  Good gag and tagline, and I really like the angry housewife.

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Re: Gag Criticism and Variation
« Reply #639 on: December 21, 2016, 02:35:01 AM »



A decent gag, but it seems like they could have done more with the taglines.  I remember liking it as a kid because it really matched the real product.  I used to stick doubles on the Q-Tip box in the bathroom.

Offline NationalSpittoon

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Re: Gag Criticism and Variation
« Reply #640 on: December 21, 2016, 01:42:03 PM »
1973 Series 3 - Beanball

Stupid
Beanball
All cards the same
Cardboard bubble gum

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Topps
Baseball
with 1 STICK bubble gum

Offline Paul_Maul

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Re: Gag Criticism and Variation
« Reply #641 on: December 21, 2016, 02:00:10 PM »
Real product wise, 1973 is one of the only years for which several different unopened pack images were used. Same thing for football packs that year.


Offline Jean Nutty

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Re: Gag Criticism and Variation
« Reply #642 on: December 21, 2016, 11:45:39 PM »

         

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Re: Gag Criticism and Variation
« Reply #643 on: December 22, 2016, 03:05:05 AM »
Oops, I missed the red triangle....


Offline Tom Keen

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Re: Gag Criticism and Variation
« Reply #644 on: December 22, 2016, 08:36:35 AM »
The missing commas.
There are no periods at the end of any sentences either.  Commas would clutter it up.  How many wacky's have commas?  Probably good trivia question.

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Re: Gag Criticism and Variation
« Reply #645 on: December 22, 2016, 04:51:48 PM »
It could just be missing one comma - the serial or oxford comma is considered optional by some, or so my wife the editor tells me.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_comma

I didn't know about this. Glad to realize I'm not too old to learn something!

When I write, I use the Oxford comma. Religiously.   Not that it's the right way . . .

. . . . How many wacky's have commas?  Probably good trivia question.

I'm tallying this up and will get back to you in a few days

                 

Offline Paul_Maul

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Re: Gag Criticism and Variation
« Reply #646 on: December 22, 2016, 05:17:06 PM »
Lots of commas in Commie! It's Comma-ie!



Offline DrSushi

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Re: Gag Criticism and Variation
« Reply #647 on: December 22, 2016, 05:42:14 PM »
I didn't know about this. Glad to realize I'm not too old to learn something!

When I write, I use the Oxford comma. Religiously.   Not that it's the right way . . .


I know what you meant about being glad to learn something at our advance age, I just learned about the Oxford comma myself in the last few years - and was quite happy to recall its name! I had always used it before I found out some consider it optional, and now I often omit it - probably due to laziness.
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Re: Gag Criticism and Variation
« Reply #648 on: December 22, 2016, 08:12:35 PM »
I know what you meant about being glad to learn something at our advance age, I just learned about the Oxford comma myself in the last few years - and was quite happy to recall its name! I had always used it before I found out some consider it optional, and now I often omit it - probably due to laziness.

Some examples where the Oxford comma SHOULD have been used...

“I’d like to thank my parents, Jesus and Oprah Winfrey.” (Besides suggesting that a child was born to Jesus and Oprah, the lack of a serial comma also implies that Jesus’s last name is Winfrey.)

“A notorious gambler, Charlie Sheen owed money to his ex-wives, Billy Bob Thornton and Hugh Grant.”

“This award is dedicated to my good friends, Young Jeezy and God.”

“…highlights of his global tour include encounters with Nelson Mandela, an 800-year-old demigod and a dildo collector.” (Note: this is a real example from The Times of London.)
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Re: Gag Criticism and Variation
« Reply #649 on: December 23, 2016, 05:32:43 AM »
Looks like a fun discussion.. I'm going to skip a couple of days because of the holidays if that's okay...

Thanks, and everyone have a merry Christmas.

Offline Swiski

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Re: Gag Criticism and Variation
« Reply #650 on: December 23, 2016, 11:05:36 AM »
Looks like a fun discussion.. I'm going to skip a couple of days because of the holidays if that's okay...

Thanks, and everyone have a merry Christmas.

You too! I will dig for more real product photos during my holiday break. Wish I could find some better images than the ones I own.

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Re: Gag Criticism and Variation
« Reply #651 on: December 23, 2016, 04:33:15 PM »
Some examples where the Oxford comma SHOULD have been used...

“I’d like to thank my parents, Jesus and Oprah Winfrey.” (Besides suggesting that a child was born to Jesus and Oprah, the lack of a serial comma also implies that Jesus’s last name is Winfrey.)

“A notorious gambler, Charlie Sheen owed money to his ex-wives, Billy Bob Thornton and Hugh Grant.”

“This award is dedicated to my good friends, Young Jeezy and God.”

“…highlights of his global tour include encounters with Nelson Mandela, an 800-year-old demigod and a dildo collector.” (Note: this is a real example from The Times of London.)

Great examples! I'll try to refrain from being so lazy as to imply that Nelson Mandela was a dildo collector, even though I have no evidence he wasn't.

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Re: Gag Criticism and Variation
« Reply #652 on: January 05, 2017, 04:53:16 AM »
Looks like Poor Foolball is the next Series 3 parody to critique...




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Re: Gag Criticism and Variation
« Reply #653 on: January 05, 2017, 05:26:09 AM »
Looks like Poor Foolball is the next Series 3 parody to critique...




They certainly did a good job recreating the packaging.  The main gag is OK, and I really like the "hard as a brick" bubble gum.  I wonder if they could have fit "so many" before the "you'll never collect 'em all."

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Re: Gag Criticism and Variation
« Reply #654 on: January 05, 2017, 06:03:06 AM »
The question is, why did they change the tag line to the less funny "with gubble bum" for the 1982 album series?

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Re: Gag Criticism and Variation
« Reply #655 on: January 05, 2017, 09:18:16 PM »
Wow! I never understood why they used the word "Poor" until now! Mystery solved 40+ years later.

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Re: Gag Criticism and Variation
« Reply #656 on: January 06, 2017, 07:12:05 AM »
How would you like a nice Hawaiian Punch? Sure! Powwwww!!!!




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« Reply #657 on: January 06, 2017, 07:55:37 AM »
How would you like a nice Hawaiian Punch? Sure! Powwwww!!!!




Bloody nose red, that always makes me crack up  :]   A true classic! 

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Re: Gag Criticism and Variation
« Reply #658 on: January 09, 2017, 04:39:13 AM »
Next is Lucky Stride...



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« Reply #659 on: January 09, 2017, 08:12:33 AM »
Next is Lucky Stride...



This is another one where I appreciated how they nailed the packaging.  The main gag is OK, but what always made me laugh was the tagline on the side about smoking Wacky Packages!  Is this the only Wacky to specifically use the name Wacky Packages in the art?
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Re: Gag Criticism and Variation
« Reply #660 on: January 09, 2017, 11:39:58 AM »
Next is Lucky Stride...



I am glad you had the actual product image that included the bottom. I would never have known where the "D.A./N.G.E.R." came from. So as a non-smoker, what does "L.S./M.F.T." stand for?
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Re: Gag Criticism and Variation
« Reply #661 on: January 09, 2017, 12:25:53 PM »
Lucky Strike Means Fine Tobacco.

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« Reply #662 on: January 09, 2017, 12:54:14 PM »
Lucky Strike Means Fine Tobacco.

There was an Archie story in which the gang were quoting advertising slogans for fun, and Reggie whispered "L.S.M.F.T" to Midge. Then Jughead told Moose it stood for "Let's smooch, my fine tomato."

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« Reply #663 on: January 09, 2017, 10:14:07 PM »
You're Hired!



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Re: Gag Criticism and Variation
« Reply #664 on: January 10, 2017, 04:25:35 AM »
You're Hired!



I never did get this gag.  Maybe "Fires" would have been better, with something like "shake it up, aim and pop the top."  Another step forward (Wonky Packages, anyone?) could be "Fired" because you shoot it at your boss.

 

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