The Worst Advice Cosmo Ever Printed - 1968

I just posted about my magazine depleting adventure -- and promised you all that I'd share the things I found in those magazines with you.

I just shared a funny piece of old advice from a recent issue of Cosmo and here's a couple more ... these are from 1968.

The Worst Advice We've Ever Printed

Okay, we're not perfect -
so please forgive us.
And remember, times were
different then.
Waaay different.

"Diet all week, or don't eat before you go to a party; fast all day except for raw hamburger for strength. You'll feel thin and attractive."

--- "How To Turn a Man On" APRIL 1968

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"Hand kissing is no longer limited to gentlemen. A woman should freely practice kissing men's hands. The back of the hand is acceptable."

--- "Cosmo's How-To-Do-It Greeting Guide" NOVEMBER 1968

Oh my! Aren't you glad times are so different?

~ Faith

Comments: 18

Cyndi B. Oct 14, 2009, 12:17pm EDT

Wow!

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Sophie S. Oct 14, 2009, 12:31pm EDT

Eww to the first and weird to the second.

☆ ƒåitĥ ☆ Oct 14, 2009, 1:10pm EDT

I know, huh?

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Marsha S. Oct 14, 2009, 12:33pm EDT

ugh...raw meat?

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☃ Aunt Shanny Oct 14, 2009, 12:36pm EDT

Raw hamburger, eh?

☆ ƒåitĥ ☆ Oct 14, 2009, 1:12pm EDT

I know -- I couldn't believe it BUT I used to eat it raw when I was a kid. I still wonder if it messed me up somehow ;o)

☃ Aunt Shanny Oct 14, 2009, 1:13pm EDT

My brother used to feed it to me when we were kids. Maybe that's my problem too.

☆ ƒåitĥ ☆ Oct 14, 2009, 1:47pm EDT

Let's blame it on the raw meat!

(My brother used to feed me cat food)

☃ Aunt Shanny Oct 14, 2009, 2:22pm EDT

Gawd, what is it with brothers anyway?

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Marilyn M. Oct 14, 2009, 12:57pm EDT

I used to love raw hamburger. In fact, I preferred it that way. As I seasoned it for meatloaf, I'd munch on raw hamburger. Yum. Wouldn't try that today, though. Today it's full of stuff that has to be killed via cooking...hopefully. Meat back then was so much more flavorful on its own. What we've done via corporate farming has really affected the taste and quality. I found that out last year when I was able to get some ground meat from beef that had been allowed to roam free to graze, had no hormones or antibiotics given, and was grain fed. The meat was scrumptious - just like it was in 1968.

☆ ƒåitĥ ☆ Oct 14, 2009, 1:11pm EDT

You know -- I remember craving raw hamburger when I was a kid and would always ask my mom if I could have some when she was cooking. She actually let me have it and I still crave it to this day - of course I don't eat it raw now. I sure would love to get my hands on some free range beef!