Sunday Funnies – Humored? Puzzled? Outraged? Take Your Pick
Posted on Sunday, September 23rd, 2012
My Gram saved the Sunday Funny Papers for me and my daughter Nicole every week – many, many years ago. I think it gave us both an appreciation for the fine art of mixing humor with work. (It could also explain a lot… ) I’ll try to pass on my Gram’s gift here, sort of as a reminder to laugh every day. Thanks, Gram. Let’s see who’s got a chuckle for us today…
Okay, I thought I was pretty ‘hep‘ but this has me a bit mystified. I don’t know whether to laugh or cry. Is this for real? Ever since I started searching around yesterday for an image to include in a post at VibrantNation.com I have been stunned to find out just what feminine hygiene used to mean to women.
It all started quite innocently, and on a very basic level, with a challenge.
The fun ladies over at VibrantNation.com offered our Blog Circle a chance to join in the Cottonelle Care Routine Name It! fun. We were given an opportunity to use and give our opinion on Cottonelle’s cleansing routine using Ultra Comfort Care® toilet paper along with the Fresh Care® flushable wipes.
Well, that was simple enough, right? I mean, who doesn’t like a little luxury in the bathroom? So, I was in. Shortly after I agreed, I got a box delivered to my door. There it was – my supply to try! I had to laugh out loud. I don’t recall ever getting toilet paper and wet wipes delivered to me before. My Hubby stood scratching his head when I opened it. I guess I didn’t inform him that I was using my ‘toilette’ to do a bit of research.
Cut to the chase – the Cottonelle Care Routine was a hit! Cozy cushiony toilet paper with gentle fresh scented wet wipes… who wouldn’t like that? I give a enthusiastic YES vote for this luxurious little potty routine. I’ve sworn off the flimsy store brands. Cottonelle has a believer.
Of course, I had to Name It! too, which I did. To see the name I, and my Blog Circle friends, have chosen for this two-step cleansing routine, click on this link: VibrantNation.com
Back to my story of finding this advertisement.
As I’m searching for pictures of hygiene products, I came across this fabulous site, library actually, of historic images. What a collection!
So I started reading, searching, scrolling, and finding ads that delight, surprise, and astonish. When I started reading through some of the ads under the category ‘feminine hygiene’ my mouth fell open.
I didn’t know we women were so germ-ridden! I didn’t know our “intimate feminine cleanliness” was such an issue. Well, I guess if that’s the case, I’m glad we have available to us a “powerful germicidal” for “effective protection for hours.”
Even with all that POWER, being a female, of course I’m glad we have a product that’s also “greaseless, stainless, snow-white” and “sealed in a dainty glass vial” so we can always feel feminine, even as we prepare our arsenal to do battle with the enemy… our own body, I guess? I am especially glad this germicide is “snow-white” because I’d hate to use anything as un-feminine as ecru.
It’s good to know we can be confident in our womanly antiseptic cleanliness because this product will “keep on releasing powerful germ-killing and deodorizing properties for hours.”
Thank heavens “They help guard against infection and kill every germ they touch.” Although, don’t get too comfortable, gals, because “While it’s not always possible to contact all the germs in the tract, you can depend on Zonitors to immediately kill every reachable germ and stop them from multiplying.”
And with all this powerful awesomeness you can still be reassured that this product is “non-poisonous, non-irritating.”
Ladies, according to this, we are a walking petri dish.
Anyway, that is what I found digging around in vintage advertisements. Where did the belief that vaginas need a product to “immediately kill every reachable germ and stop them from multiplying” begin? Why the fascination? I don’t know. If you do, please leave a comment. Like I said, it just mystifies me.
This brings me back to today.
I am relieved to live in an age where women can just go potty and wipe! Thank you Cottonelle for just saying to us; “Try our plush toilet paper and gentle wet wipes and let us know what you think.” It’s not about germs. It’s about using a nice product to do a necessary job.
And thank you VibrantNation.com for inviting us to join in the fun!
p.s. If you want to join the fun and give the Cottonelle Care Routine a name, just click on their Facebook page, then click on the Name It tab and submit the name you would choose. Here’s the link: https://www.facebook.com/cottonelle
p.p.s. And, to see the name I’ve chosen, click on the link to my VibrantNation.com post. Here’s the link: http://www.vibrantnation.com/other-topics/cottonelle-cleanse-for-a-better-bottom/
To read the entire advertisement, just click on the image above or this link:
http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/adaccess_BH0212/
Advertisement image credit goes to Duke University Libraries.
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