Retrophilia: Fancy Pants

retrophilia (ret troh FEE lee uh) n. 1 An intense attraction for things of the past. 2 a weekly series for popsucker wherin the irrepressible Wootini reveals the horrors of the past to the present to avoid making the same mistakes in the future.
They may be just drawings, but look how happy this couple is. Whatever could they be so gleeful about? Well, they just got a bargain! Make the jump to see what it is!

Okay, this has to be a "put-on." Right? I mean, who in their right mind is going to spend $2.95 to wear an ad for Winston cigarettes on their lower half? Even if they are "hip-huggin', flare-bottomed all-season funwear for guys and gals." Would anyone really want to "wear 'em outdoors, wear 'em indoors, wear 'em just for kicks"? I mean, really?
Of course, you have to also include two box tops from any size Winston cigarettes, which as the ad helpfully reminds are dangerous to your health. Gosh, remember back in the good old days when cancer sticks could be marketed like children's cereals? Kids! Send in your box tops and get a pair of ugly, cheap pants that will serve to advertise our product while making you look like a massive tool!
Oh, but according to the fine print on the order form, you have to be over 21. Which is weird, because I never thought you had to be that old to smoke. So if you're 18, you can purposefully inhale carbon monoxide, but you can't live it up in your own Winston Fancy Pants? That hardly seems fair!






Chances are your pants are not as fancy as the pair of very fancy pants that mister fancy pants will wear...
And... now I've got JoCo stuck in my head.