Comments on: Magnesium the BANTAMWEIGHT METAL (Aug, 1946) http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/01/26/magnesium-the-bantamweight-metal/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:41:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Charlie http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/01/26/magnesium-the-bantamweight-metal/comment-page-1/#comment-1063190 Charlie Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:33:25 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/01/26/magnesium-the-bantamweight-metal/#comment-1063190 Jayessell: The post she's referring to is below, she just commented on the wrong post. I'm not going to remove the comment, for a couple of reasons: 1) I think it's disingenuous to change my posts after the fact. 2) I don't delete user's comments unless they are spam. If someone objects to what I say, they are more then welcome to give me crap about it. People insult me all the time on this site, that's fine with me. 3) Obviously in a staged advertisement for cigarettes of all things, my comment was not about the model but the image of the ad. I'm sure the models in all of the ridiculous ads we make fun of are nice people, that doesn't mean we shouldn't mock the ads. 4) And finally, I thought my comment was pretty damn funny. http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/01/26/ronnie-the-riveter/ Jayessell: The post she’s referring to is below, she just commented on the wrong post. I’m not going to remove the comment, for a couple of reasons:
1) I think it’s disingenuous to change my posts after the fact.
2) I don’t delete user’s comments unless they are spam. If someone objects to what I say, they are more then welcome to give me crap about it. People insult me all the time on this site, that’s fine with me.
3) Obviously in a staged advertisement for cigarettes of all things, my comment was not about the model but the image of the ad. I’m sure the models in all of the ridiculous ads we make fun of are nice people, that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t mock the ads.
4) And finally, I thought my comment was pretty damn funny.

http://blog.modernmechanix.com.....e-riveter/

]]> By: Don http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/01/26/magnesium-the-bantamweight-metal/comment-page-1/#comment-1063170 Don Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:28:05 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/01/26/magnesium-the-bantamweight-metal/#comment-1063170 It's Charlie's comment with "Gay Riveter" in it, not the ad, and I think it's right to remove it. It’s Charlie’s comment with “Gay Riveter” in it, not the ad, and I think it’s right to remove it.

]]> By: jayessell http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/01/26/magnesium-the-bantamweight-metal/comment-page-1/#comment-1063165 jayessell Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:17:59 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/01/26/magnesium-the-bantamweight-metal/#comment-1063165 Elisabeth, the meaning of some words has changed over the past decades. I'm sure everyone understands this ad is from an era when that word meant 'happy'. (Charlie, I don't see that ad. Did you cave?) Elisabeth, the meaning of some words has changed over the past decades.
I’m sure everyone understands this ad is from an era when that word
meant ‘happy’.

(Charlie, I don’t see that ad. Did you cave?)

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]]> By: Warfie http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/01/26/magnesium-the-bantamweight-metal/comment-page-1/#comment-904012 Warfie Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:24:46 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/01/26/magnesium-the-bantamweight-metal/#comment-904012 Well, I have nothing to do with this site, but, I am quite the fan, and to be honest, I don't see what a Chesterfield Advert has to do with a Magnesium article... if you mean the next article, the Chesterfield Advert, well... I would be sorly disappointed if they removed the ad simply because someone was offended by a comment about it. The pages on this site are history, and when we start to ignore pieces of history because someone is offended, is when we start making the same mistakes all over again. They stopped teaching MacCarthyism and the Witch Hunts in schools, and look at the Patriot Act that's been passed. A repeat of history. I personally enjoy all the old ads, and especially the older cigarette ads (I mean come on... Camel puts doctors through college backk in the day, just so the doctors would tout Camel Menthols as a belifit to your health... or the "doctor recomended 'T-Zone'" in the old Camel ads) I'm a smoker, yes, but I don't fool myself into thinking it's a healthy habit... nor would I want to see such adverts from the past be deleted from our collective memory, simply because someone doesn't like the advert as it's presented today. Looking at the Chesterfield ad, and taking it into today's context, there is nothing inappropriate about the commentary on it. Okay, the man in the ad is an American Hero, and your father, and the man fought in many wars... remember him for that, yes, and I do salute him for that... but, even though the picture in the ad may be a picture of him, I hardly think that the ad, or any comments about the ad, are a reflection upon him. Just like any other ad. Hell, I've seen ads, and billboards over the last few years talking about VD, and I know at least two of the people who have appeared in those ads, and know for a fact that they do not have VD... I've seen ads where the person as a parent, suggests a brand of detergent, or peanutbutter, and yet, I know for a fact that the person is neither married, nor a parent. Hell, Micheal Jackson's deal with his Pepsi ads in the 80s, is that he never have to actually drink Pepsi, as he doesn't drink soda at all... so I hardly see an image of one's father in a cigarette ad, as being that person's father. It's just an image. But, what do I know? I'm just a guy who enjoys reading old magazines, and enjoys all the time, effort, and work that goes into a site like this. It can't be easy to put up such a site, and yet, how many "thank yous" do the people who do this site get? Keep in mind, all this hard work and effort they do, they do for free as well. Just something to think about. Well, I have nothing to do with this site, but, I am quite the fan, and to be honest, I don’t see what a Chesterfield Advert has to do with a Magnesium article… if you mean the next article, the Chesterfield Advert, well… I would be sorly disappointed if they removed the ad simply because someone was offended by a comment about it. The pages on this site are history, and when we start to ignore pieces of history because someone is offended, is when we start making the same mistakes all over again.

They stopped teaching MacCarthyism and the Witch Hunts in schools, and look at the Patriot Act that’s been passed. A repeat of history.

I personally enjoy all the old ads, and especially the older cigarette ads (I mean come on… Camel puts doctors through college backk in the day, just so the doctors would tout Camel Menthols as a belifit to your health… or the “doctor recomended ‘T-Zone’” in the old Camel ads)

I’m a smoker, yes, but I don’t fool myself into thinking it’s a healthy habit… nor would I want to see such adverts from the past be deleted from our collective memory, simply because someone doesn’t like the advert as it’s presented today.

Looking at the Chesterfield ad, and taking it into today’s context, there is nothing inappropriate about the commentary on it. Okay, the man in the ad is an American Hero, and your father, and the man fought in many wars… remember him for that, yes, and I do salute him for that… but, even though the picture in the ad may be a picture of him, I hardly think that the ad, or any comments about the ad, are a reflection upon him. Just like any other ad.

Hell, I’ve seen ads, and billboards over the last few years talking about VD, and I know at least two of the people who have appeared in those ads, and know for a fact that they do not have VD… I’ve seen ads where the person as a parent, suggests a brand of detergent, or peanutbutter, and yet, I know for a fact that the person is neither married, nor a parent. Hell, Micheal Jackson’s deal with his Pepsi ads in the 80s, is that he never have to actually drink Pepsi, as he doesn’t drink soda at all… so I hardly see an image of one’s father in a cigarette ad, as being that person’s father. It’s just an image.

But, what do I know? I’m just a guy who enjoys reading old magazines, and enjoys all the time, effort, and work that goes into a site like this. It can’t be easy to put up such a site, and yet, how many “thank yous” do the people who do this site get? Keep in mind, all this hard work and effort they do, they do for free as well. Just something to think about.

]]> By: Elizabeth Bodtke http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/01/26/magnesium-the-bantamweight-metal/comment-page-1/#comment-740777 Elizabeth Bodtke Thu, 15 Nov 2007 12:40:16 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/01/26/magnesium-the-bantamweight-metal/#comment-740777 I stumbled upon this photo while searching for old cigarette ads from the early forties as my father was a Chesterfield model at that time. I was appalled to discover his photo here with the incredibly disrespectful title of Ronnie the Gay Riveter. The gentleman in your photograph, my dear father, served in the United States Navy for over 30 years as a Civil Engineer. He retired a Commander and worked with the Seebees in Vietnam. He also was in WWII, Korea and Vietnam. He is now buried at Arlington National Cemetary and died from mesothelioma cancer he got from exposure to asbestos while in the navy. I would appreciate your respectfully removing his photo from your blog. Thank you, Elizabeth Bodtke I stumbled upon this photo while searching for old cigarette ads from the early forties as my father was a Chesterfield model at that time. I was appalled to discover his photo here with the incredibly disrespectful title of Ronnie the Gay Riveter. The gentleman in your photograph, my dear father, served in the United States Navy for over 30 years as a Civil Engineer. He retired a Commander and worked with the Seebees in Vietnam. He also was in WWII, Korea and Vietnam. He is now buried at Arlington National Cemetary and died from mesothelioma cancer he got from exposure to asbestos while in the navy. I would appreciate your respectfully removing his photo from your blog. Thank you, Elizabeth Bodtke

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