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June 18th, 2006

The Photograph That Made a Man Out of James Blunt

We saw this pic — wimpy singer James Blunt and hot model Petra Nemcova on the beach — and immediately thought of one of the most famous and successful print advertisements of all time: “The Insult That Made a Man Out of Mac,” for Charles Atlas.

Here’s the story behind the ad — which ran in comic books for five decades — and here’s the ad itself.

2 Responses to “The Photograph That Made a Man Out of James Blunt”

  1. Stephen Davies says:

    Scott, Scott, Scott.

    I thought we discussed this James Blunt wimpy bashing thing:

    http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2006/03/is-it-ok-to-hate-oprah.html

    Remember? Nato, Kosovo, 30,000 troops, shot more times than Fiddy?

    :-)

  2. SB says:

    I’m just jealous, Stephen.

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