See other o.b. ads: French (ooo.ooo.b., 1989) - German (early 1950s) - German (1970s) - German nude (1970s) - French (1989) - German ("Egyptian," 1970s)What does o.b. mean?A British Tampax ad using nudity (1992) - And see other ads directed at teenagers.See a Modess True or False? ad in The American Girl magazine, January 1947, and actress Carol Lynley in "How Shall I Tell My Daughter" booklet ad (1955) - Modess . . . . because ads (many dates).DIRECTORY of all topics (See also the SEARCH ENGINE, bottom of page.)COMIC STRIP: "A Visit to the Museum of Menstruation"CONTRIBUTE to Humor, Words and expressions about menstruation
and Would you stop menstruating if you could?
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Volleyball promotional event, o.b. menstrual tampons, the Netherlands,
2006
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Many European countries are more open about menstruation advertising (and other topics) than the Americans - the Swedes (here), for example, and the Dutch (here). But once upon a time the Americans too were open, enough to advertise Kotex sanitary napkins on the sides of trains and other places.In the Dutch magazine Fancy, pages from which the Dutch contributor, who has sent many other Europeans and American ads and scans to MUM, sent (below), o.b. sponsors "de o.b. European Challenge for girls" (style and word choice from the promotional pages). Two things that impressed me were the great mixture of English and Dutch, some English being widely understood in Europe, especially among the young; and a company that makes menstrual tampons openly sponsoring the event, which takes place in August, 2006.See an ad in the German magazine Girl for the Kotex pad brand Freedom, other English intrusions in a neighboring European country. |
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The top page faces the page below. |
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Does the title, "Beachvolleybal rules!" - note the
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