A practice has lately sprung up among advertisers of sending out persons "made up" in such a style as to represent the article it is intended to advertise. We have seen a series of men converted into gigantic hats, and we have observed other contrivances of equal ingenuity. We think, however, the principle might be still further carried out . . .

Punch, Jan.-Jun. 1846

A classic shot of the success of The Boardwalk Empire! I'll bet Chicken Parm is really good in an Irish Pub! They serve it on a green bun! danrav · 2011-01-17: 21:38

Hmmmm. Very interesting. In the thumbnail view I thought his mittened hand looked like a question mark. "Irish Pub?" lol Also, neither of the things advertised on his board sound very Irish to me. Great find Jeff! ????? · 2011-01-17: 21:39

cool !!!!!!!!!!! photodeclair · 2011-01-17: 21:50

Nice find! darfoster · 2011-01-17: 21:50

Maybe they should have hired "Meatloaf", the singer??!! He would certainly have attracted diners. Nice candid shot, Jeff. djnana · 2011-01-17: 23:14

I really should read more carefully - I thought it said 'half-baked meatloaf' and for a second thought that was a very non-politically correct reference ... the guy looks cold! poshrat · 2011-01-18: 17:37

I like the editing you have used here. Looks very poster like. SADHYA · 2011-01-19: 05:44

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