I was out fishing with our daughter a few days ago and she asked if I'd like a piece of popcorn and I replied, "I can't eat just one."
She was puzzled by my response so I explained that it was an ad for Lay's potato chips. Have you ever thought of how people come up with these catchy phrases that lead us to remembering their products for years to come? This is a little bit different kind of article for me to do but give this a try.
See how many you recognize and can answer right. I put a few hard ones in just to keep you on your toes.
1. Let your fingers do the
walking.
2. Finger-lickin' good.
3. The un-cola.
4. Give your baby something you never had as a baby - a drier bottom.
5. We bring good things to life.
6. M'm m'm good.
7. ...makes hamburgers taste like steakburgers.
8. Reach out and touch
someone.
9. Breakfast of champions.
10. Greatest show on earth.
11. Plop, plop, fizz, fizz, oh what a relief it is!
12. The king of beers.
13. Eye it, try it, buy it!
14. When there's no tomorrow.
15. Head for the border.
16. Nothin' says lovin' like somethin' from the oven.
17. The beauty of all-wheel drive.
18. We do it our way.
19. It keeps going, and going, and going...
20. The best seat in the house.
21. The power to be your best.
22. It beats as it sweeps as it cleans.
23. Snap! Crackle! Pop!
24. Billions and billions served.
25. The milk chocolate melts in your mouth - not in your hand.
See answers on Page B3
-- Lisa Welch is a Johnson Lane resident and can be reached at 267-9350.
