• Daft_ish@lemmy.worldOP
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      10 months ago

      Talking radio? I dunno, I don’t remember them and according the the magic box in my hand legislation banning them passed in the 70s. I’m no expert.

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              10 months ago

              Apparently there’s a whole glitch in the matrix deal around this, because other people remember seeing them too (I saw a post on reddit) and I wasn’t born much before the 90s. I definitely remember Virginia slim commercials like back to back with RC cola ads during the daytime. I wonder if it was maybe from recorded vhs tapes or something because I can legit picture seeing these ads on tv in my childhood home.

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                10 months ago

                I share your recollection, and I’m thinking VHS recordings may be the explanation.

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                  10 months ago

                  It’s the only reasonable explanation I can come up with. The weird part is (it must just be tied to when I saw them?) they were decidedly in like a late 80s early 90s style. I’m mystified.

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                    10 months ago

                    I made the original comment.

                    I picked ‘cigarette commercials’ because that seemed like the most obnoxious thing a kid could sing.

                    Wasn’t expecting to get people focused on that.

                    Who knew?