Pick a tag line - Page 2

BigV · 10-03-2005, 07:54 PM

still likes Euell Gibbons

dar512 · 10-03-2005, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Brianna

Who was that guy who asked us, during Mutual of Omaha's WILD KINGDOM, "ever eat a pinecone? Many parts are edible!"---that would be a good tagline.

That would be Marlin Perkins (one-time head of the St. Louis Zoo) or Jim Fowler his sidekick. "Just like the mother gorilla protecting her baby, Mutual of Omaha will protect your family from disaster".

You can tell you're getting old when stuff like this makes you nostalgic.

BigV · 10-03-2005, 10:41 PM

Euell Gibbons was the pine cone eater, and Marlon Perkins was Jim "The Anaconda King" Fowler's corner man on Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom.

Yeah, I'm old too.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-04-2005, 06:07 AM

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Euell Gibbons was the pine cone eater

Hickory nuts.

Elspode · 10-04-2005, 01:10 PM

I remember pine cones as well...and it was a commercial for Grape Nuts cereal, I'm pretty sure.

http://www.wildfoodadventures.com/euellgibbons.html

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As he received more literary notoriety, E u e l l became somewhat of a celebrity. He made appearances on talk shows (The Johnny Carson Show), variety shows (The Sonny & Cher show), and television commercials for Post Grape Nuts cereal. E u e l l displayed a great sense of humor. At one point, to everyone's surprise, he began eating a wooden plaque awarded him on the Sonny and Cher television show. The plaque was really a prop made out of hard chocolate or some other edible substance.

Also (and this is what Bruce is recalling):

http://www.tvacres.com/admascots_euell.htm

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Euell Gibbons - An expert on natural foods like Cattails ("Yes, they're edible") and the author of Stalking The Good Life, Stalking the Healthful Herbs and Stalking the Faraway Places, Euell Gibbons was once commercial spokesperson for Post Grape Nuts, the wholesome breakfast cereal made of wheat and barley baked into crunchy nuggets and fortified with eight essential vitamins. His famous endorsement included the phrase "It's naturally sweet taste reminds me of wild hickory nuts. I call Grape Nuts my back-to-nature cereal."

The commercial in question began with him saying, "Ever eat a pinecone? Many parts *are* edible, you know."

My friends and I used the "many parts are edible" thing as a catchphrase for years. I still do sometimes, in fact.

Griff · 10-04-2005, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Elspode

"many parts are edible"

There is the new Steve Dallas line.

barefoot serpent · 10-04-2005, 04:54 PM

Steve Canyon was taken

Bullitt · 10-04-2005, 07:35 PM

The Man
The Myth
The Mom Snatcher

Tonchi · 10-05-2005, 12:54 AM

"Don't ask, don't tell"

barefoot serpent · 10-05-2005, 01:39 PM

My avatar could beat up your avatar

lumberjim · 10-05-2005, 06:35 PM

" still hasn't changed his title"

" is sorry he started that user title thread"

"wishes his title had never been born"

"cock!"

"rocket surgeon"

"insert whitty title here"

"my real name starts with a K"

c'mon, steve. enough already. pick a freakin title

SteveDallas · 10-05-2005, 07:29 PM

I'm going to go with my initial impulse and take your first suggestion.

EDIT: I know nobody suggested it, but after watching The Thin Man, I almost went with "Still likes Myrna Loy".

BigV · 10-06-2005, 09:51 AM

WHAT a salesman! Get your ass out from behind that desk and onto the showroom floor, lj!

barefoot serpent · 10-06-2005, 11:11 AM

Will post for food

xoxoxoBruce · 10-06-2005, 11:49 AM

No...not that Steve Dallas.

10-03-2005, 07:54 PM	#16
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	still likes Euell Gibbons __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

10-03-2005, 10:41 PM	#18
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Euell Gibbons was the pine cone eater, and Marlon Perkins was Jim "The Anaconda King" Fowler's corner man on Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom. Yeah, I'm old too. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

10-04-2005, 07:35 PM	#23
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,324	The Man The Myth The Mom Snatcher __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass.

10-05-2005, 12:54 AM	#24
Tonchi Victim of gravity Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Hiding in plain sight Posts: 1,412	"Don't ask, don't tell" __________________ Everything you've ever heard about Fresno is true.

10-05-2005, 06:35 PM	#26
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	" still hasn't changed his title" " is sorry he started that user title thread" "wishes his title had never been born" "cock!" "rocket surgeon" "insert whitty title here" "my real name starts with a K" c'mon, steve. enough already. pick a freakin title __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

10-04-2005, 04:54 PM	#22
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	Steve Canyon was taken

10-05-2005, 01:39 PM	#25
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	My avatar could beat up your avatar

10-05-2005, 07:29 PM	#27
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	I'm going to go with my initial impulse and take your first suggestion. EDIT: I know nobody suggested it, but after watching The Thin Man, I almost went with "Still likes Myrna Loy".

10-06-2005, 09:51 AM	#28
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	WHAT a salesman! Get your ass out from behind that desk and onto the showroom floor, lj! __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

10-06-2005, 11:11 AM	#29
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	Will post for food

10-06-2005, 11:49 AM	#30
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	No...not that Steve Dallas. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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