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Signs of times gone by fast

02.08.2010 by David Murray // 1 Comment

Watching an old NFL football game on YouTube, I saw a TV commercial trumpeting,

"You can install the Stanley Do-It-Yourself garage door opener in about four hours!"

The commercial urged viewers to write a letter to the company to get a "free booklet."

How old was the commercial, you ask?

1955?

1965?

Try 1980.

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  1. Bever says

    February 9, 2010 at 11:23 am

    Research I presume? Surely you’re not that avid a fan; or were you really just searching for the old Mean Joe Green/Coke commercial?

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