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4 May, 7 tweets, 2 min read
I wish we could go back to the good old days when advertising was classy, tasteful and not trying to sell everything with sex and... oh... oh dear.

How to sell towels to ladies during WW2....

Thread... yes there are more...
They were made in 1943/1944, as far as I know there were no complaints, no controversy, just some distracted readers... I think...
Illustrations by James Bingham, Stevan Dohanos & Fred Ludekens.

I'm of course appalled by the objection of young handsome half naked men.
Even the Tank Corps boys knew how to appreciate Roman baths.
And no, that's not Hitler in the water.
Why don't we never see this in WW2 movies and series?
Not sure why but I just ordered a whole set.
The company still exists, would be funny if they suddenly got a lot of towel orders and they just don't understand how or why.

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In a resistance group when one of yours is captured or missing, expect them to talk, move everything and everyone, don't sit and wait.
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Many years ago I decided to combine WW2 then & now photos as part of research I was doing.
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History is all around us.

The ghosts of history.

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I'd love a real scientific ghost hunting show where, for once, cameras film every corner, the equipment was properly tested, there are independent observers... yes I know that means probably nothing will happen but I'm fine with that.
Here's 2 hours of CCTV of a spooky room.
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I've seen that happen and it's freaky seeing a dog bark at something invisible in the room and then suddenly start wagging her tail...
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Sigh, another book claiming to have the source for Elizabeth I bathing monthly and saying "need it or no" that turns out to just quote another book that quoted another book that turns out to not have a historical source at all.
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