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Most Husbands Nowadays, Have Stopped Beating Their Wives

flickr.com — HEINZ Tomoato Soup anyone?

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  • tykwondingo, on 09/16/2008, -2/+51keyword: MOST
    • pdxuser, on 09/18/2008, -3/+26I think it's fake. The font is Lubalin Graph, released in 1974. Compare the full size:

      http://www.flickr.com/photos/sa_steve/2848783959/s ...
      ...with Lubalin Graph:

      http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/linotype/itc-lubalin- ...
      Just select 18pt and write "The things women have to put up with."

      There are a lot more sexist ads like this on Snopes.
      • lpse2000, on 09/18/2008, -0/+31wow dude. are you like a... font specialist?
      • diversionmary, on 09/18/2008, -0/+5Protip: pdxuser made it
      • DelayedEraser, on 09/18/2008, -0/+2The site doesn't claim that it's real, though it doesn't really clearly state that it's not, but "See the rest of my vintage ads here" kind of suggests the user is making them.

        But you're absolutely right... the Lubalin Graph dates it right away – not the best choice for a vintage look. All the ITC fonts are distinctly modern, that one especially
      • SpamBurger, on 09/19/2008, -0/+1The 'a' is a wrong fit for Lubalin whatever. There isn't a lower-case A on that page that conforms.
      • WickEd101, on 09/19/2008, -0/+1The y for this font does not match and it's really obvious. I was thinking the same thing as pdxuser - the font looks too modern for a ad that purportedly came out decades ago. Someone hurry up and prove this ad is nothing more than fap material
    • Revolution101, on 09/18/2008, -1/+1yeah. ***** traitors.
    • passedoutghost, on 09/18/2008, -3/+12Those bitches wanted equality. Now be prepared to be punched like a man.
    • yuanzhoulu, on 09/18/2008, -0/+2different one every day for 3 weeks?

      UH... 3*7 = 21 days in 3 weeks, and they only make 18 varieties...
      their marketing department can't do math

      therefore i wouldn't buy
      • dragon76, on 09/18/2008, -0/+4It was the 50's and the beginning of the new maths.
  • yazheirx, on 09/16/2008, -5/+15Followers, I stopped beating my wife years before the others did.. I mean...
  • hdar3415, on 09/16/2008, -5/+113Now my wife beats me...
    • ritubpant, on 09/16/2008, -1/+16yeah the time has sure changed
    • WiseAcre, on 09/17/2008, -6/+5Those damn feminists.
    • iamdak, on 09/18/2008, -1/+8She beats me too.
    • dvsbastard, on 09/18/2008, -2/+56Lucky you... I gotta pay extra for that... :(
    • fuzzybeard, on 09/18/2008, -13/+12I hope you're joking; if not, PLEASE GET OUT AND GET HELP NOW! I was a victim of domestic violence and I got out and got better. Domestic violence doesn't just happen to the women and the kids; it happens to men too.
      • maurovz, on 09/18/2008, -8/+13Men with vaginas
      • ABadPerson, on 09/18/2008, -7/+5Maginas?
      • passedoutghost, on 09/18/2008, -3/+19AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH


        *ahem* I'm so very sorry to hear about your situation.
      • GeyserShitdick, on 09/18/2008, -4/+2lol
      • worldchanger, on 09/18/2008, -2/+6wooooooooooooosh!
      • Mtbeaver, on 09/18/2008, -4/+2How's your vagina?
      • leetdood, on 09/18/2008, -2/+3Wow, real mature, guys. No wonder I don't want to be called a Digger.
      • lukak, on 09/18/2008, -0/+2leetdood, remember: you're a dude.
      • SkinnyPuppy, on 09/19/2008, -0/+1But why's everybody always pickin' on me?
        Cause you run like a girl and you sit down to pee.
    • theOster, on 09/18/2008, -0/+8..off, hopefully
    • Myztry, on 09/18/2008, -1/+1I think women were replaced with Banshee's. Once they start wailing all one can do is cover ones' ears.
    • GoKings, on 09/18/2008, -0/+8Do you live in Soviet Russia?
    • robinthehood, on 09/18/2008, -0/+1Men Don't Tell!
    • rhynost, on 09/18/2008, -0/+0She beats me three.
  • xavyre, on 09/17/2008, -11/+9"Where is my white tank top woman?"
    • ritubpant, on 09/17/2008, -16/+2they used to be called "wife beaters" at one time ;-)
      • ReeferChiefer42, on 09/18/2008, -0/+9Used to? What are you...politically correct?
  • pinkpackrat, on 09/17/2008, -1/+9So that's what I've been doing wrong all these years! Who knew that soup was the answer to how to keep a man interested:-) Go figure!
    • Armitage2k, on 09/18/2008, -1/+1Yeah, buy the wrong soup, woman, and I will beat you with the can!
  • ani625, on 09/17/2008, -5/+3They have? wtf
  • plimpton777, on 09/17/2008, -3/+55This gives a literal meaning to "open up a can of whoop-ass."
  • webkami, on 09/17/2008, -5/+67POW, right in the kisser!
  • GhandicapXRS, on 09/17/2008, -3/+16It's mind blowing that the people in the Flickr comments truly believe this to be a real ad.
    • tito13kfm, on 09/18/2008, -3/+3It's mind blowing that you don't know that this IS a real ad.
  • damian7, on 09/18/2008, -6/+84DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

    IT'S ***** HILARIOUS
  • Sagags, on 09/18/2008, -1/+11What about wives beating their husbands?
  • nullcodes, on 09/18/2008, -3/+2Ahh, this must mean they've finally gotten better at preparing dinner.
  • cnot3, on 09/18/2008, -2/+21Not Sean Connery.
  • HKDFlip, on 09/18/2008, -7/+2bitch, fix me a sandwich
  • manacubus, on 09/18/2008, -4/+30In Australia we needed a savvy TV marketing campaign to stem the tide. The tagline was "Violence Against Women - Australia Says No!" When we go overseas though, boy do I wail on her...
  • sgvprelude, on 09/18/2008, -7/+6Some times you still have to remind them the dishes won't do themselves
  • johnstar, on 09/18/2008, -7/+6I blame world of warcraft! Too hard to grind while beating wife. :(
    • staystellar, on 09/18/2008, -0/+1you have a wow wife? those are hard to find...
  • PosedMagnet, on 09/18/2008, -7/+9How about digg create a "fake" section.

    No such ad existed.
  • homesickalien, on 09/18/2008, -2/+2To the moon alice...with a can of Heinz.
  • zoydberg, on 09/18/2008, -2/+1"ketchup....katsup"-m. burns
  • maurovz, on 09/18/2008, -1/+5Soup is not enough. Pie must be included to avoid a beating.
  • DanniC, on 09/18/2008, -5/+4in soviet russia, wife beats you
  • staystellar, on 09/18/2008, -2/+3how about a nice knuckle sandwich?
  • BikerDude69, on 09/18/2008, -10/+2If a man has ever beat his wife, chances are he will never stop. What it should say is "Most husbands today do not beat their wives."
    First keyword: most.
    Don't abuse women. If it weren't for them, NONE of us would be here!



    • maurovz, on 09/18/2008, -2/+4O RLY?
      • str3ama, on 09/18/2008, -0/+1the fact that this is on the frontpage should reveal to you that those who dugg it found something odd about it even being suggested that most don't (as in the ad not saying it was wrong, and implying that by using heinz products would prevent a woman from being beaten by her husband).

        RTFA and realize that most diggers (at least the ones digging this) are not condoning spousal abuse.
    • tito13kfm, on 09/18/2008, -0/+1Listen to BikerDude69. He's a real humanitarian and fighter for women's rights. I'm sorry, I just had to laugh at the irony of your username and your comment.
      • BikerDude69, on 09/18/2008, -1/+1I don't beat my wife, I lick her, then take her for a ride on my Harley! ;)
  • ZoolTool, on 09/18/2008, -6/+2Gah, the engrish is hard to read.
  • twonjosh, on 09/18/2008, -1/+6"Alabama Man! He's Quick! He's Strong! He's Active!" http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-478763025 ...
  • craz3d, on 09/18/2008, -1/+6Most Something Awful Members Nowadays, Still Cant Use Punctuation, Correctly
  • monkeyhoward, on 09/18/2008, -14/+2Is-thay is-hay an-hay ake-fay ad-hay. If-hay ou-yay ink-thay is-thay is-hay eal-ray en-thay ou-yay are-hay upid-stay.
  • U83RMENSCH, on 09/18/2008, -0/+1why?
  • a22e, on 09/18/2008, -1/+4I guess I am in the minority then. By the way, I am married to my penis.
  • Twoodge, on 09/18/2008, -0/+4What's with the awkward comma in the title? There needs to be one before the word 'nowadays' also; as it is the title looks just... awkward.
    • Brododium, on 09/18/2008, -0/+2Thanks for noticing that, too it had really been bugging me.
  • tjallen, on 09/18/2008, -0/+1Highway poster I'm still waiting to read: "Spousal Abuse: It's Just Not Funny Anymore."
  • xombi242, on 09/18/2008, -2/+1Ahhhh, the good old days!
  • AnOMNOMymous, on 09/18/2008, -1/+4shopped.
  • Pruvmerong, on 09/18/2008, -0/+47x3=18
    • tito13kfm, on 09/18/2008, -0/+3Back in the good ol days people didn't do ***** on Sunday. It was a day for rest.. and for beating your wife.
  • bigfreakinlion, on 09/18/2008, -2/+0In related news, Most Wives Spending More Time In Kitchen
  • JohnLawson, on 09/18/2008, -3/+11quick little joke...
    "How do you make a dishwasher in to a snow blower? Throw the bitch a shovel. "

    =)
  • catswhisker, on 09/18/2008, -2/+0hahahaha they found something else to "beat"......

    hangs head in shame.
  • Krpano, on 09/18/2008, -1/+8well....you can call me old fashion in this case.
  • AnAfricanOnline, on 09/18/2008, -2/+3You no what i love about digg is that when you say something intelligent like bikerdude69 you get buried say something stupid like plimpton777 you get dugg 13 times
    • molochi, on 09/18/2008, -0/+3If you don't get buried once in a while, you aren't really saying anything.
  • Misinformant, on 09/18/2008, -2/+2Ah, the good ol' days...
  • teotbote, on 09/18/2008, -0/+2I think you're all ***** disgusting! Heinz tomato soup was the *****!
  • Myztry, on 09/18/2008, -4/+1Women have rights, too.
    They always forget that last word while speaking about rights.
    They don't have, it would seem, the right to remain silent...
  • jessehadden, on 09/18/2008, -2/+1Dugg for their address being "420 Dupont Street." Man, I'm starving. Is there any Heinz soup in the pantry?
  • 89vision, on 09/18/2008, -3/+1ahh the good old days
  • Genecalypse, on 09/18/2008, -4/+4FINISH HER
  • TetchyTony, on 09/18/2008, -6/+4Ain't necessarily 'fake'. Comes from a time when more folk were literate, and knew that "Have you stopped beating your wife yet?" was merely an often-quoted comedian's example of a trick of debating logic (answers 'yes' and 'no' both imply an admission of beating). Would that current ads were as intelligent. But many are still just as sexist.
  • shrinerr, on 09/18/2008, -0/+0I'm guessing Don Draper wrote the copy on this.
  • alecsputnik, on 09/18/2008, -8/+5what do you tell a woman with two black eyes???



    nothing you haven't told her twice before!
    • teotbote, on 09/18/2008, -3/+1How do you get a woman with two black eyes off your back?

      Kick her in the head. If that doesn't do it, repeated stomping may be in order.

      *spoiler*

      She may not respond too well to that.
  • thtjebus, on 09/18/2008, -0/+2buried as inaccurate for the title.
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