Wife Insurance?
July 14th, 2008 Dina at Wordfeeder.comMy pal Ann Zuccardy of the Vermont Shortbread Company sent me this ad pitching “wife insurance” circa 1940. As a lover of antiques, old music and all things nostalgia, of course this ad tickled my funny bone.
But now the question is: did the person who wrote this copy mean to be funny - or was this the sentiment of the day? It’s hard to know what people were thinking during my Grandma’s era, and what might have passed for humor back then. The tone of this seems rather dramatic, if you ask me. I’m sure today’s leading insurance companies would approve.
So what new type of insurance might be the next step for the next generation of families? How about pet insurance? People are fairly mad about their pets - in fact, I like my pet more than most people! And with dog and cat food companies being responsible for thousands of pet deaths due to their questionable ingredients… I’d say we’ve got ourselves a market here.
Insurance… the biggest scam on the planet. “Here… pay us money *just in case* anything happens. But if nothing happens… we still get to keep your money!”
Burns my brisket, it does.
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