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Tuesday, May 5, 2009

nuddy men

Holy Crap. So while quickly scoping out my reader I spotted this amazing MELABO giveaway from one of my favorites, Design for Mankind. I know I should be working, I have so much on my plate this week. Anyways, I just haaad to enter to win this delicious deerman.

I've spotted this little guy on etsy before but today it just clicked who deerman reminds me of:

the DON BAILEY carpet ads!
Everyone in Miami has passed by this amazingly vintage ad on i95 at some point. I snicker every single time I pass by one of these. I think he's way better than the Coppertone baby.
Check out this interesting story on Mr. Bailey from the Miami Herald.
"An enormous naked man watches over South Florida. He is handsome, muscular, pleased with himself.
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Ok back to work.

8 comments:

Marsi @ The Cottage Cheese said...

Where is my town's Don Bailey? This is too funny!

/// said...

HAHAHAH this totally deserves to win the giveaway. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!

karly / design crisis said...

Oh girl, I already have the deer with man head (the reverse of the treasure shown here) AND the totem kitty, Malebo is my all-time Etsy Fave.

Of course, I'd trade both of my little friends for a life-sized version of that banner ad, it would look fab in my dining room

Heist said...

I LOVE driving past the Don Bailey sign! It's such a Miami staple...

Waxy said...

Yikes! They put that guy on the side of a truck? How many children are scarred for life?

kadler said...

Haha, that ad is awesome. But that deerman is hilarious.

elsie said...

i grew up in Miami but completely missed naked man, must be "after" my time... very Burt Reynolds as Cosmo centerfold!!

erin@designcrisis said...

Have never before seen these ads... pretty sure I would get into a wreck if I did spy one while driving. Dangerous stuff!