Suffering from HIDDEN TALENTS -- 1950 magazine ad

The March, 1950 Popular Science ad for International Correspondence Schools entitled ARE YOU SUFFERING FROM HIDDEN TALENTS? may well have been the best thing in the entire issue. Link

[#1 posted by Charlie , July 2, 2008 9:02 AM]

I dunno Cory, the Automobile Hot Dog Cooker is pretty nifty.

There are also a bunch of other crazy ICS ads if you follow the tag.

[#2 posted by Contrasoma , July 2, 2008 9:11 AM]

I'm imagining things took a turn for the better once Professor X hired a more capable PR firm.

[#3 posted by Mikey Likes BoingBoing , July 2, 2008 9:38 AM]

The guy looks like he isn't looking longingly at the Big Boss Man and his job, but he's actually checking out the hottie secretary. Perv. ;-)

[#4 posted by TonksPlum , July 2, 2008 11:53 AM]

I think many people have the talent (or curse) of being "smarter" than their boss… sadly that’s one item best left hidden.

[#5 posted by help i cant comfirm my username themelonbread , July 2, 2008 12:50 PM]

you know what, he kinda does! :O !

[#6 posted by Chocolatey Shatner , July 2, 2008 1:20 PM]

I used to suffer from hidden talents. Fortunately, they make a creme for that now...

[#7 posted by Stefan Jones , July 2, 2008 1:28 PM]

Hey, it's Sam Waterston!

[#8 posted by slywy , July 2, 2008 2:29 PM]

#7, by golly you're right! That's frightening!

[#9 posted by Kit10inDublin , July 2, 2008 3:50 PM]

Adorable. And they mention women! In the 1950s! Clearly these people were high. Love it.

[#10 posted by Gar the Pitiless , July 2, 2008 10:13 PM]

Bah. When I went to them explaining my hidden talent for Total Domination, they told me I was best off pursuing a self-study course. "Every field of industry" my buttocks.

[#11 posted by eustace , July 3, 2008 7:24 AM]

Funny, after I sent back my questionnaires they agreed with me, pursuing my goal of creating the robot army that will enslave humankind is EXACTLY what I'm best suited for.