Post #360182 by mzoltarp on Sat, Feb 9, 2008 5:08 AM

On 2008-02-06 18:45, ZuluMagoo wrote:
We all know the history. WWII GI's returning from the South Pacific ignite the Polynesian Pop Culture movement here on the mainland......

...but I was not aware of this version of the story...

What an odd concept for a towel advertisement.

But then I found this ad in a 1960 Sears catalog...

Maybe there was an 'alternative' movement.

Too insanely funny for words. Would love to have heard middle America's reaction back in the day.