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Monday, 12 July 2021

Sharps Mints

Does anyone know if this advert was for real and if it ever made its way on to television? And has anybody ever tested it out for themselves? I'm happy to supply the mints and the caning to anyone who wants to test the theory...

Link to clip on YouTube

(Thanks to Traditional School Discipline for drawing my attention to this one)

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

If it wasn't shown it should have been. Hilarious.
Old Tom

Simon said...

It's a genuine advert from the early 70s when Sharps mints did a number of similar adverts suggesting that their mints could take your mind off anything.

Anonymous said...

Hi James

Pray, why were these darn Sharps Mints not available in my local candy store in the 1960s when I needed them ?!!!
Or maybe my wise, God-fearing mom just refused to buy them in my rationed quota ?!
Savvy! Savvy! Boo-Hoo :-(
Thanks a bunch, James. All swell.
Nostalgic Brenda xx

Anonymous said...

Ah, Graham Chapman. >sigh< He died way too young.