MostlyHarmlessOil companies just don't advertise like they used to.
Simon ZerafaCertainly not false advertising, if anything it was remarkably honest for an energy company š²
karljohnsonphotographerNow they just contribute to politicians' election campaigns and then lobby them when they get elected. It's much cheaper than advertising.
Ambient Sponge@MostlyHarmless Truth in advertising.
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@MostlyHarmless Wow, that really is something
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GreenSkyOverMe (Monika)@MostlyHarmless Image description:
Photo of an open magazine, an ad across two pages by a company called Humble, photo of glaciers with this text:
EACH DAY HUMBLE SUPPLIES ENOUGH ENERGY TO MELT 7 MILLION TONS OF GLACIER!
This giant glacier has remained unmelted for centuries. Yet, the petroleum energy Humble supplies - if converted into heat - could melt it at the rate of 80 tons each second! To meet the nation's growing needs for energy, Humble has applied science to natureās resources
Photo of an open magazine, an ad across two pages by a company called Humble, photo of glaciers with this text:
EACH DAY HUMBLE SUPPLIES ENOUGH ENERGY TO MELT 7 MILLION TONS OF GLACIER!
This giant glacier has remained unmelted for centuries. Yet, the petroleum energy Humble supplies - if converted into heat - could melt it at the rate of 80 tons each second! To meet the nation's growing needs for energy, Humble has applied science to natureās resources
@MostlyHarmless Image description continued:
to become America's Leading Energy Company Working wonders with oil through research. Humble provides energy in many forms - to help heat our homes, power our transportation, and to furnish industry with a great variety of versatile chemicals. Stop at a Humble station for famous Esso Extra gasoline, and see why the "Happy Motoring" Sign is the World's First Choice.
HUMBLE - OIL & REFINING COMPANY.
America's Leading Energy Company
to become America's Leading Energy Company Working wonders with oil through research. Humble provides energy in many forms - to help heat our homes, power our transportation, and to furnish industry with a great variety of versatile chemicals. Stop at a Humble station for famous Esso Extra gasoline, and see why the "Happy Motoring" Sign is the World's First Choice.
HUMBLE - OIL & REFINING COMPANY.
America's Leading Energy Company
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@GreenSkyOverMe @MostlyHarmless I wouldn't have boosted the original without it.
Cavyherd"What? That's a problem? Oops. Maybe we shouldn't say that out loud!"
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cultdev@MostlyHarmless how is that not the biggest class action lawsuit of all time
Travis Nice@MostlyHarmless I wonder if that qualifies as an admission of liability?
Dieu@MostlyHarmless #alttext4you ad by oil firm Humble boasting that "each day, Humble supplies enough energy to melt 7 million tons of glacier". The picture shows a lot of ice, probably a glacier.
mynkus@MostlyHarmless Translation: "WE SHIT ONTO YOUR CONCERNS ABOUT GLOBAL WARMING. AND THEN WE PEE ON THEM AND THEN WE PUKE ON THEM. AND THEN WE BURN YOU IDIOTS TO CREATE EVEN MORE GREENHOUSE GASSES."
Zoltan Hawryluk@MostlyHarmless It's not like they didn't warn us.
Ian Douglas Scott@MostlyHarmless This sounds like some kind of threat.
"Buy our fuel or we'll use the surplus to melt the glaciers."
Dr. Christopher Kunz@MostlyHarmless That's a fake, right? Right?
Sheogorath@MostlyHarmless Very humble advertisement.
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ed(1) conference@MostlyHarmless A magazine advertisement spread for the Humble Oil & Refining Company with a picture of an icy arctic expanse. The headline reads "Each day Humble supplies enough energy to melt 7 million tons of glacier!" Smaller body-copy reads "This giant glacier has remained unmelted for centuries. Yet the petroleum energy Humble suppliesāif converted into heatācould melt it at the rate of 80 tons each second! To meet the nation's growing needs for energy, Humble has applied science to nature's resources to become America's Leading Energy Company. Working wonders with oil through research, Humble provides energy in many formsāto help heat our homes, power our transportation, and to furnish industry with a great variety of versatile chemicals. Stop at at Humble station for famous Esso Extra gasoline, and see why the 'Happy Motoring' Sign is the World's First Choice!"
hamburglar26@MostlyHarmless āTo meet the nation's growing needs for energy, Humble has applied science to natureās resourcesā hahahaha absolutely amazing.
koloman@MostlyHarmless What magazine is this and what year was this issue?