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Goodyear Polyglas Tires Help Stereotypical Women Drivers

Drujon — Thu, 08 May 2008 11:05:18 EDT

What did that jar head say? " I've got 40k miles on my sily ass"

Drujon

Goodyear Polyglas Tires Help Stereotypical Women Drivers

dolo54 — Thu, 08 May 2008 10:41:58 EDT

@DannyBN: ahhh classic!

dolo54

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Mazda Eric has his own radio show — Thu, 08 May 2008 08:57:05 EDT

Oh my this is good old fashion sexism :)

Mazda Eric has his own radio show

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bms — Thu, 08 May 2008 08:24:30 EDT

There isn't a tire in the world that will make women better drivers.

bms

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DannyBN — Thu, 08 May 2008 07:32:45 EDT

It's hard to believe that in less than a decade, American women had progressed from that timid little bird to this respected icon of confidence:

DannyBN

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Number_Six — Thu, 08 May 2008 04:28:00 EDT

Poor wee thing was so frightened confused. I don't think she could have taken much more. Good thing Chet stepped in to take control of things.

Number_Six

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hootjigga — Wed, 07 May 2008 22:17:40 EDT

Oooh! The sign, it's too shiny! Make it stop. HELP ME!!

hootjigga

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Schm, problems around every corner — Wed, 07 May 2008 22:05:32 EDT

Wait, women can drive?

(Ok that was bad, I'm sorry. Perhaps I've been hanging around Saudi Arabia for too long. . .)

Schm, problems around every corner

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MFfan310 — Wed, 07 May 2008 21:09:29 EDT

@Novaload: It was National Airlines (Mk 1) who ran the infamous "Fly Me" ad campaign. Bought out by Pan Am in 1980, who died 12 years later.

MFfan310

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NovaloadMissesPolar — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:12:06 EDT

And now women are flying the planes.

Remember the old "I'm Bimbo! Fly me!" I don't even remember the airline, possibly long gone too.

They knew their market too--first Monday night football game.

NovaloadMissesPolar

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timrussell — Wed, 07 May 2008 19:57:11 EDT

@Uncle_Bo is El Commentamino: I caught that sound track too. Joe Patroni wouldn't let a woman drive either.

timrussell

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Adamk24 — Wed, 07 May 2008 17:38:14 EDT

WOW .... just..... wow..... I cant believe they would actually air something like this....

I mean his car was completely the wrong color.

Adamk24

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warpedrotor — Wed, 07 May 2008 17:36:34 EDT

The dramtic music is because she was driving a 4,200lb car with drum front brakes...in the rain.

warpedrotor

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LandofID — Wed, 07 May 2008 17:20:55 EDT

Men have to keep their hands busy somehow....

Men are those creatures with two legs and eight hands - Jayne Mansfield

LandofID

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sos10 — Wed, 07 May 2008 16:59:07 EDT

There has to be a skid-mark-one-liner somewhere.

sos10

Goodyear Polyglas Tires Help Stereotypical Women Drivers

Mad_Science — Wed, 07 May 2008 16:48:02 EDT

That is some seriously dramatic music.

Please please please cross-post this to Jezebel.

Mad_Science

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Uncle Bo, ironically aestheticized — Wed, 07 May 2008 16:39:11 EDT

Love the "Airport!" soundtrack and the Burt Lancasteresque voiceover. Nothing like white lettered tires on your 302-2V Torino sedan to give the little woman that nice combo of style and road feel.

Too bad the car wasn't a brown LTD sedan with a 429 and a 4 speed. Then she could have yelled at the guy, "Gator? Gator McClusky? Is that you?"

Uncle Bo, ironically aestheticized

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DonSchenck — Wed, 07 May 2008 16:34:51 EDT

Ahh, the Good Ol' Days.

(please don't let my wife see this comment)

DonSchenck

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SundaySunday — Wed, 07 May 2008 16:32:11 EDT

Of course a modern take on this ad would have a smart, sophisticated hottie going to pick up her slovenly drooling idiot hubby and his equally drunken stupid friends, all wearing generic sports gear. One would still be sporting a big foam finger.

Hopefully, that pendulum can swing back to the middle some time soon.

SundaySunday

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SundaySunday — Wed, 07 May 2008 16:28:18 EDT

Where's her little Pomeranian lap dog? Madison Avenue was even out of touch back then.

SundaySunday

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domino — Wed, 07 May 2008 16:23:25 EDT

if only tires really made women better drivers...

;)

domino

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boosted-lego-wagon — Wed, 07 May 2008 16:22:41 EDT

There'd better be a kitchen somewhere in that car, or POW! right to the moon!

boosted-lego-wagon

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Mokers — Wed, 07 May 2008 16:17:52 EDT

@MazdaEric: After the advent of radial tires, women were no longer afraid to drive. They gained so much confidence, they began putting their makeup on in the car while they went to pick up their husband at the airport.

Mokers