More Retro Santas

Yesterday, bacon - today, tobacco. I expect this blog to be shut down by the Public Health Department any moment now.

December 23, 2009 at 4:53PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Enjoy some of Santa's favorites, Manuel Cigars. Much better than the Automatic ones:

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Note the slogan: "They're Good." Another brilliant slogan from the crafty, devilishly persuasive advertising industry! I believe the fellow who wrote that slogan defected from the agency who wrote yesterday's bacon slogan, "It Tastes So Good." Later he would create "Mm-mm Good" for Campbells, but that was still years away.

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