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[-] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 88 points 4 days ago

The only reason people think it’s fancy is because of some dumb commercials made in the 80s.

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 42 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Those weren't from the '90s? Am I so old that I'm now conflating these decades?

[-] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 30 points 4 days ago

Yes, and I'm sorry. I'm also right there with you.

Also, don't forget to take your medication this evening.

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago

Joke's on you, my wife is the one with fourteen prescriptions

[-] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 21 points 4 days ago

They were referenced in Wayne's World in 1992 and I'm guessing that they were at least a couple of years old by then.

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 18 points 4 days ago

Yup, you're right. I was actually pulling up to people in traffic and asking them this in '92. Because I thought it was hilarious.

It still is, but it used to be, too

[-] prole 6 points 4 days ago

They existed in the 90s too. They really milked that shit

[-] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 days ago

Also some ad campaigns just lasted forever hell some just updated the commercials on occasion. You can now hear the Empire Carpet jingle.

[-] acetanilide@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago
[-] prole 2 points 4 days ago

I'm pretty sure they revived the ad campaign in the 90s

[-] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Then came Mentos...

[-] fox2263@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

I always remember it from Biker Mice from Mars. And I’m not American 🤣

[-] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

They continued into the '90s, but they started in the '80s. The whole two rich people riching at each other is a very '80s esthetic.

[-] BarbecueCowboy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 4 days ago

Excuse me, those commercials from the 80s are a very important piece of early millennial culture.

Same reason people think "Corinthian leather" is fancy -- when there's actually no such thing as Corinthian leather.

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