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Catty1
12-16-2014, 09:17 AM
http://www.viralnova.com/awkward-vintage-christmas-ads/?mb=vnnl


There's no time quite like the holidays to take a walk down memory lane. Right now is the season to let visions of sugarplums, favorite childhood gifts, and awkwardly outdated pieces of advertising from years past dance in your head. You might not remember the awful advertisements below, but you won't forget them soon. It's hard to believe that these were ever considered OK to run in magazines and newspapers.

1.) Whoa! Easy there, Santa. http://images.viralnova.com/000/098/768/desktop-1418241162.jpg
POPSUGAR (http://www.popsugar.com/love/20-Bad-Vintage-Christmas-Ads-6598426#photo-6598426)



2.) Make your wife the reason Don's sleeping on the couch tonight. http://images.viralnova.com/000/098/771/desktop-1418241164.jpg
POPSUGAR (http://www.popsugar.com/love/20-Bad-Vintage-Christmas-Ads-6598426#photo-6598426)



3.) Is her eye OK? http://images.viralnova.com/000/098/774/desktop-1418241166.jpg
POPSUGAR (http://www.popsugar.com/love/20-Bad-Vintage-Christmas-Ads-6598426#photo-6598426)



4.) Better play nice, Dad. Don't want that nice little family of yours turning on you. http://images.viralnova.com/000/098/777/desktop-1418241168.jpg
POPSUGAR (http://www.popsugar.com/love/20-Bad-Vintage-Christmas-Ads-6598426#photo-6598426)



5.) The perfect gift for that ex-wife of yours. http://images.viralnova.com/000/098/780/desktop-1418241169.jpg
POPSUGAR (http://www.popsugar.com/love/20-Bad-Vintage-Christmas-Ads-6598426#photo-6598426)



6.) If you really knew men, you'd know they're not all favoring one brand. http://images.viralnova.com/000/098/785/desktop-1418241340.jpg
Jon Williamson (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jon_williamson/)



7.) Who has that little girl been playing with? http://images.viralnova.com/000/098/784/desktop-1418241340.jpg
Jon Williamson (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jon_williamson/)



8.) I think I can tell which gift is his favorite. http://images.viralnova.com/000/098/783/desktop-1418241339.jpg
Jon Williamson (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jon_williamson/)

Catty1
12-16-2014, 09:18 AM
9.) I'm sure they'd be more than happy with you simply not calling them that. http://images.viralnova.com/000/098/769/desktop-1418241163.jpg
POPSUGAR (http://www.popsugar.com/love/20-Bad-Vintage-Christmas-Ads-6598426#photo-6598426)



10.) A divorce? http://images.viralnova.com/000/098/767/desktop-1418241162.jpg
POPSUGAR (http://www.popsugar.com/love/20-Bad-Vintage-Christmas-Ads-6598426#photo-6598426)



11.) Christmas: Now With MORE Second-Hand Smoke! http://images.viralnova.com/000/098/766/desktop-1418241161.jpg
POPSUGAR (http://www.popsugar.com/love/20-Bad-Vintage-Christmas-Ads-6598426#photo-6598426)



12.) Looks like someone's got spoons on the brain again. http://images.viralnova.com/000/098/770/desktop-1418241163.jpg
POPSUGAR (http://www.popsugar.com/love/20-Bad-Vintage-Christmas-Ads-6598426#photo-6598426)



13.) The gift that keeps on terrifying your neighbors. http://images.viralnova.com/000/098/772/desktop-1418241165.jpg
POPSUGAR (http://www.popsugar.com/love/20-Bad-Vintage-Christmas-Ads-6598426#photo-6598426)



14.) I wonder why ads stopped featuring the word "WIVES" in big, block letters... http://images.viralnova.com/000/098/775/desktop-1418241167.jpg
POPSUGAR (http://www.popsugar.com/love/20-Bad-Vintage-Christmas-Ads-6598426#photo-6598426)



15.) Perfect for seeing how much the bags your wife packed for you weigh. http://images.viralnova.com/000/098/765/desktop-1418241161.jpg
POPSUGAR (http://www.popsugar.com/love/20-Bad-Vintage-Christmas-Ads-6598426#photo-6598426)



16.) Is it just me or is the tree in background on fire? http://images.viralnova.com/000/098/773/desktop-1418241166.jpg
POPSUGAR (http://www.popsugar.com/love/20-Bad-Vintage-Christmas-Ads-6598426#photo-6598426)



17.) No, Frosty, DON'T DO IT! http://images.viralnova.com/000/098/779/desktop-1418241169.jpg
POPSUGAR (http://www.popsugar.com/love/20-Bad-Vintage-Christmas-Ads-6598426#photo-6598426)



18.) I'm not sure anyone wants to see Santa's meat, even during the Holiday Season. http://images.viralnova.com/000/098/782/desktop-1418241339.jpg
Jon Williamson (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jon_williamson/)

Catty1
12-16-2014, 09:18 AM
19.) She's probably just looking for instructions for how to beat her husband over the head with it. http://images.viralnova.com/000/098/778/desktop-1418241168.jpg
POPSUGAR (http://www.popsugar.com/love/20-Bad-Vintage-Christmas-Ads-6598426#photo-6598426)



20.) I like to think of Santa as a jolly soul, but not this jolly. http://images.viralnova.com/000/098/776/desktop-1418241167.jpg
POPSUGAR (http://www.popsugar.com/love/20-Bad-Vintage-Christmas-Ads-6598426#photo-6598426)



(via POPSUGAR (http://www.popsugar.com/love/20-Bad-Vintage-Christmas-Ads-6598426#photo-6598426))
Forget a white Christmas. I'm dreaming of one that doesn't involve super creepy Santas staring up women's skirts.