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Beer In Ads #920: Once There Were Two Irishmen …

June 28, 2013 By Jay Brooks


Friday’s ad is for Carling’s Red Cap Ale, from 1959. It’s not the most attractive of ads, but it’s also finny, in an odd way. It starts with the setup of a joke. “Once there were two Irishmen…” and follows that up with this gem of a punchline. And “now there are millions of ’em.” They also refer to the beer below the title with this. “A most unusual ale!”

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