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Brickbat

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20. I give my kids 7Up when they're sick, even though I know better. It was comforting to me, and it's

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #19)

Sat Oct 13, 2012, 09:21 PM

Oct 2012

comforting to them!

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Re:the cocaine ad dixiegrrrrl Oct 2012 #1

When I was a child in the 50s pipi_k Oct 2012 #2

I'm dealing with a toothache right now. progressoid Oct 2012 #5

Clove oil, if you can get it. Usually at Sprouts, Whole Foods, or other natural food stores. Indpndnt Oct 2012 #28

I got whiskey and honey to make me sleep. This would have been in about 1949. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2012 #14

We got hot tea with whiskey and honey for every illness! femmocrat Oct 2012 #18

My grandmother used to dose us with blackberry brandy for digestive upsets Lydia Leftcoast Oct 2012 #30

I don't think blackberry brandy would have helped digestive problems much, The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2012 #32

I wouldn't say those ads creep me out--I kind of like them. TwilightGardener Oct 2012 #3

Yeah, nothing says you're not worried about gun violence NoPasaran Oct 2012 #6

LOL--I mean in terms of the psychological impacts of TwilightGardener Oct 2012 #8

That Camels ad, DA FUQ??? Odin2005 Oct 2012 #4

were you too young to remember the cig ads on 1950 era tv? dixiegrrrrl Oct 2012 #7

I was born in 1986. Odin2005 Oct 2012 #10

If you ever get a chance to see some "classic" tv shows dixiegrrrrl Oct 2012 #12

My grandparents had a Life magazine OriginalGeek Oct 2012 #21

Couldn't find that but found this OriginalGeek Oct 2012 #23

And singers would pose for cig ads, too. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2012 #24

"Why Mildred, you are positively glowing!" OriginalGeek Oct 2012 #26

Creepy! LiveNudePolitics Oct 2012 #9

I guess I'm showing my age aint_no_life_nowhere Oct 2012 #11

When I was a kid shadowrider Oct 2012 #13

I had A toy M16 and cap pistols in the 70's Tabasco_Dave Oct 2012 #17

We used to get flat Sprite or 7 UP to calm our stomachs down WolverineDG Oct 2012 #15

7 Up was always the remedy for nausea. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2012 #19

I give my kids 7Up when they're sick, even though I know better. It was comforting to me, and it's Brickbat Oct 2012 #20

I was always given ginger ale for an upset stomach and thought it was funny! Indpndnt Oct 2012 #29

Vicks VapoRub--the official smell of staying home from school. TwilightGardener Oct 2012 #22

We were given Coke Lydia Leftcoast Oct 2012 #31

Coca Cola was originally advertised for stomach ailments WolverineDG Oct 2012 #33

Ginger ale here for belly aches and puking. yellowcanine Oct 2012 #34

We got flat ginger ale. geardaddy Oct 2012 #35

My mother used to give me and my siblings a "hot toddy" when we were sick. Nye Bevan Oct 2012 #16

"Bra-a-a-p" is an awesome word. blogslut Oct 2012 #25

It makes me think of farts. geardaddy Oct 2012 #36

Santa Clause brought this toy to me Corgigal Oct 2012 #27