Venereal disease covers the Earth

[khaosworks]

It's true! Check out this poster from 1940. Even back then, they knew the horrible truth that has been hidden from you.



More historical health posters at the National Institute of Health.

Particular favourites (of course I stampeded straight for the VD section. You know me so well.):

* She may be... a bag of TROUBLE - With a face like that, I'd start with Black Death rather than gonorrhea.
* SHE MAY LOOK CLEAN - BUT - I think she taught me in eighth grade.
* JUKE JOINT SNIPER - I can't decide if this is a health poster or a pulp fiction cover, maybe right next to SHE-DEVIL OF HOBOKEN. And, y'know... Lady Looks Like A Dude. I'm just saying.
* "A sailor doesn't have to prove he's a man!" - Of course not, sweetie. That's what shipmates are for.
* SMOKING SPOILS YOUR LOOKS - Actually, Brooke, in this case I don't think smoking is precisely the problem...
* FIGHT TUBERCULOSIS WITH MODERN WEAPONS - Together with "'Stamp' Out Tuberculosis: Buy Christmas Seals", I have to say that what I imagined was better than the actual poster.

Comments

[nighthellcat.livejournal.com]

"Venereal disease covers the earth."

I'd better start wearing shoes!

[syphilis.livejournal.com]

Thats my kind of lady!

[nelladarren.livejournal.com]

ROFLMAO! (Oh - yes, that can happen, too... ;o)
Thanks for sharing, I copied them to my harddrive, you can never know when they can come in handy.

These Tubercolosis Stamps... where they self-sticking or to lick? ;o)

[tnatj.livejournal.com]

These Tubercolosis Stamps... where they self-sticking or to lick?

FYI: They were moistened gum-adhesive stamps. And I licked a lot of them in my youth at my mother's behest (she was a great holiday card-sender). And no, you had no idea what the stamps had gone through.

Note that "Christmas Seals" are still distributed, although the charity has branched out to lung diseases in general.

[madfilkentist]

Does that mean Sherwin-Williams paint is a venereal disease?

[patoadam]

Funny how all these posters blame venereal disease exclusively on women. Don't men have something to do with it, too?

[etherial.livejournal.com]

Since Queers ain't allowed in This Man's Army, soldiers can only get VD from women. Know your audience.

[vixyish.livejournal.com]

My favorite M*A*S*H quote: "I've always thought of it as That Man's Army, sir." --Klinger

[vaurien.livejournal.com]

Thanks for that useful information. Oh why did the cute clean one have to be a horrible little slattern. I'm mortified.

[thatcrazycajun.livejournal.com]

I guess it shows what a graphics geek I am that I found the posters way more interesting in design terms (especially the last one - *so* Art Deco!) than as humor (not that they weren't funny in present-day context). And your asides were perfect!

[dan-ad-nauseam.livejournal.com]

As they said on M*A*S*H, be sure to see the VD training films with someone you love.