A vintage split-image ad: Left side shows a happy family giving a woman a vacuum cleaner for Christmas; right side displays a revolver with a card that reads, "Isn't it time you gave yourself a ...

As claimed in the Reddit post, the in-question ad appeared in the Dec. 12, 1969, issue of Life magazine, as archived on Google Books (page 33). First there are her legs. Beautiful, perhaps. But tough.

There's nothing like browsing vintage holiday newspaper ads. Stores you haven't thought of in 20 years (Shillito's), unbelievable prices (98-cent Christmas trees at Kroger) and classic toys (who else ...