Okay, let’s unpack this post-war ad for White Rock. We’ve got a trio of businessmen in straw boater hats and a Middle Eastern prince whose head has turned toward the topless fairy/cocktail waitress. Remember, somebody had to pitch this idea to White Rock, and White Rock said, “Absolutely, it’s a go.”
Then somebody said, “Let’s use ‘by the beard of the prophet‘ because that’s what Muslims say.” And they did. And it’s wonderful. Here’s some context.
And doesn’t Psyche looks smug? She knows she’s all that and a bag of chips–and a barrel of oil. Plus, she has the courage to use terms like “bracing alkaline tang.” Yum! That’s how I like my water.
Though she may have been coy, suddenly she’s (how you say) riding high with Ali. The artwork makes you wonder if she’s wearing a sheer halter or going completely topless. All we know is no matter how many gang signs he flashes, she most certainly will not share his throne.
And stay on the label, she did. In fact, White Rock purchased the rights to a painting titled “Psyche at Nature’s Mirror” by Paul Thumann at the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893, and it’s now the longest running beverage logo. Cheers!
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Applause! Really well done with great one liners! I’m betting Psyche wore a thin halter otherwise I have to accept those wings are actually growing out of her back and I haven’t had enough beer to accept that. I do especially like the Businessman’s line: “Keep you nightshirt on, Prince.” That’s probably as effective, and no less offensive, as calling him a towelhead.
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Yes, yes. I had the same feelings about her wings! And the businessman’s line is perfect.
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Of course Ali now asks how much our gas costs and laughs and laughs.
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You’re not wrong.
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