If HubPages had been around in the 1960s...

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  1. FatFreddysCat profile image93
    FatFreddysCatposted 2 years ago

    ...would it have looked something like this? wink

    https://hubstatic.com/15685750.jpg
    ...seems legit. big_smile

    I saw this circa-1969 advertisemen in a "Vintage Ads" thread on Reddit and thought it was funny...

    1. Kenna McHugh profile image91
      Kenna McHughposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      That's interesting and a bit funny. The man in the ad looks like a character in The Twight Zone, "Walking Distance" about an advertising man.

    2. NateB11 profile image87
      NateB11posted 2 years agoin reply to this

      I love old stuff like this plus the picture is hilarious.

  2. bhattuc profile image83
    bhattucposted 2 years ago

    Interesting. Times have changed Bro!

  3. CYong74 profile image95
    CYong74posted 2 years ago

    Short paragraphs!!!

    (Visionary. The sort of paragraphs for net writing!

  4. MPG Narratives profile image60
    MPG Narrativesposted 2 years ago

    Yes very funny. Especially the bit about "I tell you what to write..." really? And aren't short paragraphs just ads?

  5. FatFreddysCat profile image93
    FatFreddysCatposted 2 years ago

    If anyone is interested in reading Mr. Benson Barrett's "How To Write For Money" guide, a used copy can be had on Amazon for the low, low price of $719.52! yikes

    https://www.amazon.com/WRITE-MONEY-EIGH … amp;sr=1-2

    1. bravewarrior profile image86
      bravewarriorposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      That's even funnier than the ad. Happy Friday everyone!

    2. theraggededge profile image95
      theraggededgeposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      You big fibber.

      I bet he has a few golden nuggets of advice in there.

      https://hubstatic.com/15686556_f1024.jpg

      1. theraggededge profile image95
        theraggededgeposted 2 years agoin reply to this

        And that's not my review either big_smile

  6. janshares profile image92
    jansharesposted 2 years ago

    Ha ha ha! This is funny, FatFreddysCat!

  7. Dolores Monet profile image95
    Dolores Monetposted 2 years ago

    For a quick first moment, the guy looked like Ernest Hemingway! Which really made me laugh. So funny!

  8. PaulGoodman67 profile image94
    PaulGoodman67posted 2 years ago

    "Short paragraphs" sounds like an early paid version of Twitter! big_smile

 
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