Carole, reviewing the proposed advertisement: “Don’t you find this to be a little bit… insipid?”
Carole’s Agent: “Of course not. Don’t all women want to be dainty and clean? This ad is doing a public service, really.”
Carole: “Oh, please. Like women don’t know how to sluice the chute without the help of over-priced beauty bars. I find all of this to be entirely offensive.”
Agent: “Perhaps this will help. The word on the street is that you might get a nomination for your latest movie, Nurse Dixie and the Swarthy but Charismatic Veterinarian. Wouldn’t it be swell if potential female voters in the Academy could see your image on the wrapper as they go about their sluicing?”
Carole: “That means nothing to me. I want to be appreciated for my art without artifice. Or my orifice.”
Agent: “Well, let me approach it from this angle. If you don’t agree to this financial opportunity to tramp yourself for commerce, you’ll be forced to sell the house in Maui. Your last two pictures hit the crapper with a thud that nearly knocked the moon out of alignment. You have a negative income stream.”
Carole: “Oh. Well, that’s an entirely different matter. Where do I sign?”
Originally posted in “Crusty Pie” on 11/03/17. Slight changes made. And if I had to select the most disturbing element of this imagery, I would go with the mention that Carole is the star of RKO Radio’s “They Knew What They Wanted”. That title gives things an air of tawdry aggression, as if a gang of hardened women broke out of prison and attacked a nearby soap factory, demanding daintiness and clinging fragrances. It truly was a different time…
Categories: Past Imperfect
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Seems like the ad was written by someone who didn’t have complete mastery of the english language – ust feels a little off.
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Whoever scribbled this mess sure likes the word “sweet!”… 😉
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to be SURE
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Ohhhh, toilet soap for “daintiness.” What message is that, exactly? And, do we need a bidet? … bucket and mop? Are they sure they knew what they wanted? 😉
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Does anybody truly know what they want?… 😉
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LMAO. Oh no, not this soap one again. I want to know about the soap that the 10th star uses.
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Me, too! Because if that star insists on using a different brand despite all her little friends flocking to Dainty Land, she must have some REALLY good soap…
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Exactly!
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I had forgotten all about daintiness. Now it will hound me for days.
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Right? I was focused on charming with an air of enchanting grace. TOTALLY forgot the dainty angle!
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We’re all guilty of forgetting our daintiness at critical moments…
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When I was a child lux was advertised by the most popular actress and it was all about how delicate it was ..but I’m afraid it was also an other kind of soap😂😂😂
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Me, I want a sturdy bar of soap that is truly going to wash away my sins, not some dainty little mess that will completely dissolve with the first drop of water…
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Lol,sins can’t be wash away….don’t you know?thats why they are so tempting😎
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Wow, I hadn’t thought about Lux soap in many decades. And I’m surprised to learn, via a google search, that it’s still on the market. I’m going to buy a bar for old time’s sake.
See you, Brian.
Neil S.
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As a wee urchin, I once found a bar of Lux soap in one of my Granny’s dusty cupboards. It was right next to a boarding pass for Amelia Earhart… 😉
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sluice the chute? Now that’s an image I can’t get out of my head!!!
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Yes, things can get a bit vivid as I pursue my career in hygienic journalism…. 😉
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I’d prostitute myself with dainty soapings if it meant a house in Maui it must be said 😉
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I wouldn’t even think twice about it… 😉
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Daintiness continues to be at the top of my priority list. Thanks for the tip!
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I’m just trying to keep us all forthright and true…
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