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Disturbingly Retro

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  1. metagirl
    Retroist Podcaster

    I was meandering through my local flea market this weekend, when I happened upon a rare item for sale. It was a glass baby bottle, complete with rubber nipple and cover. The weird part was, it was a Dr. Pepper baby bottle.

    Was Dr. Pepper actually served to the baby or was it just a marketing tool...you know, baby holds bottle in it's cute hands, people lean in for a cutchie cutchie coo, and BAM their faced with a Dr. Pepper logo. Suddenly they have a thirst for the unique beverage.

    I'm hoping it was an advertising ploy...as serving Dr. Pepper to a newborn verges on child abuse.

    Anyone else seen any disturbing retro products in your travels?

    Posted 7 months ago #

  2. Kill Screen 256
    Lord of Waterdeep

    Well this one is not really a total retro find, but more of a modern day package that still uses retro images.
    Pretty sure that little boy on the can is no longer among the living eating these items, much less the picture of said items really makes anyone want to eat them.

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    Posted 7 months ago #

  3. metagirl
    Retroist Podcaster

    Does that haircut still exist?

    Posted 7 months ago #

  4. Amelyn
    Ruler of Thra

    My hair somehow look like that, when I wake up from a long slumber.

    Posted 7 months ago #

  5. ctupa
    Member

    I actually bought a can of those last month, not too bad, cool label. I'm thinking of styling my hair like that; it's time to bring it back!

    Posted 7 months ago #

  6. VicSage2005
    MCP

    I don't know if I could eat anything from a company called Prairie Belt. Too many horrifying images come to mind of what the sausage might be made of. ;P

    "Oh, Kent, that is so unfair! And we were going to make you King of the Winter Carnival."
    Posted 7 months ago #

  7. Kill Screen 256
    Lord of Waterdeep

    Prairie Belt sausage is made from people..... people!
    Oh wait... it's a cracker that is made from people. My bad.
    Keep eating the mystery meat sausage in a can.

    Posted 7 months ago #

  8. Peachy
    Champion of the Frozen Wastes

    Oh dear god... the term mystery meat just makes me want to vomit


    Posted 7 months ago #

  9. OffisaPups
    Chief Constable

    Could be worse. Could be head cheese. And why is it called head cheese you ask? Because no one would eat anything call head meat. Also, nothing really sweet about sweet breads now is there?

    Yeah I know, a wierd meat tangent. Hmmmmm, delcious internet.

    "I'm a spirit. The true spirit of adventure."
    Posted 7 months ago #

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