tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3922353498143193388.post3346626191254673623..comments2023-05-10T05:50:12.071-07:00Comments on The Devil's Junk: Boys Life January 1971 AdsThe Devil's Junkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04568335723824240768noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3922353498143193388.post-53785528136702042252014-05-19T21:14:57.271-07:002014-05-19T21:14:57.271-07:00Man, thanks for posting these old Boy's Life a...Man, thanks for posting these old Boy's Life ads they used to have in the back of the magazine. I was telling my son about deceptive advertising and how disappointed I was when I was a kid and ordered the "flying ghost that would obey your command and scare your friends, even dance to music". I thought I'd try to find that old ad on the internet to show my son and there it was! It was really cool to see it all these years later.<br /><br />I was so excited to get that ghost and when I finally got it, it was just some string, a stupid balloon for a head and a white sheet of plastic similar to what what comes from a dry cleaner.<br /><br />I thought that thing was going to be flying around at my command. Yeah I know, what can you expect for a $1.25. But hey I was an 8 year old kid with a big imagination and I had to save up my allowance, maybe even collect some old empty coke bottles to get that money. What a disappointment. <br /><br />Thanks again for going to the trouble to post those ads. They were really cool to see again after all these years. <br /><br />WoodieWoodienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3922353498143193388.post-80279520345275790382010-04-25T12:16:23.980-07:002010-04-25T12:16:23.980-07:00i ordered the black and green Monster Mask around ...i ordered the black and green Monster Mask around this time ('71), i was impressed that J-Mar Productions was in Midland, Texas(i'm in Houston). i wasn't as impressed with the mask...Prof. Grewbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16132543249418576650noreply@blogger.com