If you don’t know the Oscar Mayer melody, then you’re obviously too young because anybody who caught this catchy jingle would haver never be freed of it. The ad was simply a cute kid catching a fish while eating a sandwich, but his words would be burned in the minds of all throughout the 70s.
There have been some catchy ads over the years, but nothing quite beats this one.
Profusely Shaking Polaroid Photos to Help Them Develop Faster
Like the 2003 hit OutKast song reminded us, you "gotta shake it like a polaroid picture." A reference to the vigorous motion of air drying a freshly snapped Polaroid picture to speed up the development.
Unfortunately for all those folks back then, it was revealed in 2004 on the Polaroid website that this kind of "shaking or waving has no effect."
Fearing Water
Life after Steven Spielberg's horrifying film Jaws traumatized sea-lovers for years to come. People would play that chilling that theme music in their heads the moment they dipped their toes into the water. It was a global case of aquaphobia.
People searched the oceans for that dubious shark fin peering through the waters. It wasn't until a few years later that people's memories began to fade, and they felt more comfortable in the waters.
Typing Everything on a Typewriter
Just imagine the horrible experience of meticulously typing out a long and involved letter to your loved one, a novel, or a news report, and then having to deal with the stress of a typo.
That was it, out went the page, a fresh blank paper would be replaced, and you would start all over again. That was the terror of the typewriter. Thank heavens for the delete key. Oh, and spell-check.
Not Wearing Helmets
Back then, helmet-less bikers filled the streets. These brave folks (or just plain silly) were part of the hoards of tough new counter-culture gangs. Some were discharged soldiers, and some were wandering freedom seekers, but one thing was for sure, they all lived life on their terms and on the fringes of society.
in fact, if you were wearing a helmet, you were just a "sissy" or a coward.