Bad Advice: 129 ways to get a guy, from a magazine article, written in 1958

The article from McCall's gives a 128 pieces of advice for a woman to get a man, here are some of the worst.

1. "Get a job demonstrating fishing tackle in a sporting goods store."

2. "Get lost at a football game."

3. "Don't take a job at a company run mostly by women."

4. "Learn to paint, [then] set up an easel outside an engineering school."

5. "Read the obituaries to find eligible widowers."

6. "Wear a Band-Aid. People always ask what happened."

7. "Stand in a corner and cry softly. Chances are good that he'll come over to find out what's wrong."

8. "Get a sunburn."

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