Research Tends to Show That Fear-inducing Ads Don't Work. . .

. . . but it seems no one told the people at Chase and Sanborn:


But not all men will beat their spouses just because they're not "store-testing" for fresher coffee. If he's the kind of guy who wears Mr. Leggs trousers, you may end up like this:



That's from The 15 Creepiest Vintage Ads of All Time, via Little Miss Anthropy.

And while we're talking sexist, Katja Grace wonders whether pro-arbortion rights people are.