And what’s going on with this dude?
What’s that thing in his hands?Is it another rifle? A shotgun? some kind of camera, or maybe an ultrasonic mic? And what’s on that guy’s vest? It looks like burnt cheese. Should I be able to identify that? Did these people just randomly drive into what I think may be a hunting area? Are they lost? Was this a big plan? I’m so confused. Handsome Thunderbirds, though. (UPDATE: Ooohhh, I see, it’s one of those shotguns where you load from the back of the barrels–breech loading! Now this makes sense. I mean, a bit more sense, that dude is wearing awfully nice loafers for hunting, but whatever.) But even taking that into account, it seems an odd choice for a Thunderbird ad. Sure, shooting is a sport, but not ‘sporty’ in the context of the ad. Is carrying your gun in a bag considered ‘luxury’ or does it deliver a greater degree of ‘comfort’? Were these ads specific to the media that they appeared in? Is it possible this ad was only in an NRA Quarterly, or some sort of ‘outdoor life’ magazine? Shooting clays fits perfectly with the upscale image of the Thunderbird of that era. I cannot explain the vest. I assume it’s covered in sacred runes that grant him dark and terrible powers, though it doesn’t appear strong enough to counter her body language of, “No, never, not even when you vaguely threaten me with a shotgun.” Very common back in the day, and kinda (wonderfully) American-ized a very upper class British sport. https://s.yimg.com/aah/yhst-11545572856523/venture-heat-unisex-windtech-pro-3-speed-wearable-cooling-fan-vest-with-3-7v-battery-73.png https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/rgIAAOSw4xlhKYoZ/s-l1600.jpg The vests we wore when pheasant hunting looked similar, but more orange and with a special pocket in back (and no silly patches). https://www.lileks.com/institute/motel/ UNIQUELY THUNDERBIRD “8 out of 10 murderous husbands prefer traveling to the scene of the crime in a Thunderbird” UNIQUELY THUNDERBIRD “You wouldn’t believe how many bodies will fit in the truck of this Thunderbird. “How’s it going, Bert?” “Fine, just keeping the riff-raff out” “Hey, are you folks lost? That’s a really nice car you got there. You wouldn’t mind if I take it for spin, would you?” (Racks in a shell and points it at the driver’s head) Seriously, got to any gun club doing shooting day and there will be Audis parked next to rusted out 15 year old work trucks and everything in between. Though, if you live in an area where shooting sports are really popular, the clubs tend to get economically segregated. I honestly had to look it up. I got it right except for the hyphen which everyone seems to think is essential. sounds like the name of a rock band.
