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ngdawg · 10-27-2005, 05:02 AM

The time of distinguishable characters as representatives of a product is slowly fading away. Growing up with the Jolly Green Giant, Tony, Charlie the Tuna, Snap, Crackle and Pop and even Speedy Alka-Seltzer(although I don't quite remember all those commercials, they were around when I was a child) has been replaced with growing up with Bob Dylan, Kansas, etc., as background music while some clear, yet plain voice tells you what they're touting.
And when these obits do hit the news, I think 'Gee, I thought he'd be like 100 years old', we were so used to them being a part of life.
Yep, more pieces of childhood lost in time....

10-27-2005, 05:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
ngdawg peekaboo Location: on the back, bitch	The time of distinguishable characters as representatives of a product is slowly fading away. Growing up with the Jolly Green Giant, Tony, Charlie the Tuna, Snap, Crackle and Pop and even Speedy Alka-Seltzer(although I don't quite remember all those commercials, they were around when I was a child) has been replaced with growing up with Bob Dylan, Kansas, etc., as background music while some clear, yet plain voice tells you what they're touting. And when these obits do hit the news, I think 'Gee, I thought he'd be like 100 years old', we were so used to them being a part of life. Yep, more pieces of childhood lost in time.... __________________ Don't blame me. I didn't vote for either of'em.