Check out these Soviet and American anti-drinking propaganda posters (er, public service announcements), along with some pretty funny commentary from the guys at Modern Drunkard Magazine. Link via Emmanuelle Richard.
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geophile|4.14.03 @ 11:46AM|#
"In this missive from the Soviet Union we see the human made melancholy by evil alcohol and the happy chimp grooving on some fruit juice. It�s that simple, pal! That�s why apes rule the world and we brood and masturbate in their filthy zoos!"
Haven't laughed this hard in a while Sara. Keep 'em comin'.
rvman|4.15.03 @ 1:48AM|#
I thought that "fruit juice" looked like a whiskey sour, but maybe that's projection.
|4.15.03 @ 10:17AM|#
I love these guys! No, I really love these guys!
Jim|4.16.03 @ 1:20AM|#
I found the modern drunkard commentary hilarious also.... but my interpretation of the poster's message was that the alcohol reduced a man to the level of a chimp (it looked like some kind of alcoholic beverage the chimp was holding).
Jim|4.16.03 @ 1:24AM|#
WRT previous comment.... the 'modern drunkard' interpretation reminds me of an old Irish joke. A preacher, desiring to communicate the evils of alcohol to his congregation, asks them to consider this hypothetical scenario: "If you put a bucket of water, or a bucket of whiskey in front of a donkey, which one does he drink?" "Water" answers one of the parishoners. "Do you know why?", queries the preacher. Comes a voice from the back, "Because he's an ass."