Monday, January 5, 2009

Girls will be Girls?

What is this ad on the corner of West 4th and Bowery (aka Cooper Square) trying to sell us? Water? Illicit behavior? What do you think?  

31 comments:

  1. Is this the original "Girls Gone Wild"? Interesting add but this is out in the open for kids to see?

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  2. Tanya;

    This is New York City. You can't imagine what my kid have seen. :0

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  3. Elderflower liquor (I have a bottle). It is odd, I would expect it to advertise absinthe.

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  4. Let's misbehave. Pernod when it was still made of wormwood.

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  5. Or Coca Cola when it still had coke in it?

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  6. The bottle looks like a vodka bottle, and these girls look like they've drunk the lot! Great photos.

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  7. I never know what is being advertised anymore but this one certainly gets your attention.

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  8. WOw -- it's like an old booze ad campaign was once shopped out to Anais Nin. What does elderflower liquor taste like?

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  9. Oh I get it... ELDER flower -- thus the vintage hotties.

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  10. Oh no Ken, I meant is the ad in public where small kids can see? Not on your blog, in fact, I like the ad. I don't think it's in poor taste, just not something that should be advertised on a street corner kwim?
    Hope I didn't offend you :)

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  11. St. Germain is one of my favourite bands... apart from that I had no idea about the liquor and to be honest I really don't know what elder flowers are (but I have to look for the translation). Anyway... the bottle looks great! Lol!

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  12. What do I think KM? I think I was born a "number of years" too late. Damn!
    V
    PS I thought it was perfume but if JM 's drinking it I'll have some too!

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  13. Lingerie? wait...is that how you spell it?

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  14. Perfume? Lingerie? Photography Studio? Pray tell...

    DI
    The Blue Ridge Gal

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  15. I'm very confused, and I confuse very easily. I don't get it! What is being advertised?!?!

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  16. Random, pointless, illicit behavior would be fun!

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  17. This advertisement is trite and stagey. I'd prefer to see your original photographs!

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  18. KM,
    No emails from you my friend. What's up?

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  19. It isn't everyday you get to see twin fannies. Anywhere.

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  20. I like the old advertising look. The old hotties reinforce me anyway that the 'good ol days' weren't so good, at least for feminine beauty.

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  21. Oh la la!! :)Maybe they are advertising shoes. LOL!! Elderberry wine is very old and you don't find it anymore but it was made from their flowers if I remember correctly.

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  22. Grerat photos!
    I like the old advertising.

    I guess it is add of a liquor...

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  23. Ops! Sorry... I mean "great photos" and "ad of a liquor".

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  24. I am glad you posted these pictures .
    I was hesitating to put one with bare breasts, now I will.
    Not too late, I hope, to wish you a happy New Year.

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  25. As my partner said who cares what they are advertising, he'd buy. Compare to today's so called glam girls. These had real sex appeal.

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  26. Interesting pictures Ken. Naughty but nice... - Dave

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  27. I thought you were going to give us the answer.....

    Paz (still trying to guess)

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  28. St Germain is an Elderflower Liqueur
    http://www.stgermain.fr

    Their website claims that some old guys on bicycles will carefully gather individual flowers just at the peak of their blossom.

    It's astonishing that people buy into this marketing drivel.

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  29. Some things are never new under the sun!

    Sex is the main one! Sex sold then and sex sells now!

    You'd think people might tire of it..but heck no, why isn't Larry Flynt trying to get 5 million to keep porn alive , I mean , I guess he thinks everyone else is gettin' money, he may as well get his share for sex!!.

    Great, fun photos, somehow not alluring! hehee

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