Didja ever wonder where your cynicism originated?

[PCIntern]

This is where mine did. I’m serious: I stopped believing advertisers and other types of bullshit when I ordered the Log Cabin for $1.00 and got a sheet of polyethylene and two pieces of cardboard.

https://www.cracked.com/article_16310_12-comic-book-ads-that-taught-us-to-be-cynical.html

Funniest thing I’ve ever read and particularly germane if you’re over 55.

[flying rabbit]

1. Interesting to see what some of those scams actually were.

[dhol82]

2. What, no magic sea monkeys?

They were actually brine shrimp and were really cool to look at - even if you needed a magnifying glass to see them.

[Thomas Hurt]

3. My sense of sarcasm, cynicism and satire really filled out when I began

reading MAD magazine.

[llmart]

4. Your story reminds me of the movie "A Christmas Story".

Secret decoder ring turns out to be an ad for "Ovaltine". Ralphie says, "It's a crummy commercial."