Category Archives: 1980s

You & Your Johnson

Johnson Outboards was a US based manufacturer of outboard motors. Bombardier Recreational Products no longer sells outboard motors under the Johnson brand as they have moved all sales entirly to Evinrude Outboard Motors. However they maintain the Johnson brand and … Continue reading

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If You Want To Be Happy Eat More Chee·tos

Until the late 1990s-early 2000s, the brand name [Cheetos] contained an interpunct (Chee·tos appeared on the packaging), but it has since been removed. Cheese is valued for its portability, long life, and high content of fat, protein, calcium, and phosphorus … Continue reading

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Players like Telly Savalas are too smart to pay full price

In the context of casinos, comps are complimentary items given out by casinos to encourage players to gamble. Most casinos have hosts who are responsible for giving out free items and contacting players to bring them back to the casino. … Continue reading

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Give A Wendy’s Hamburger A Little Nibble

In May 1987, Wendy’s International followed up the “Where’s the Beef?” campaign with the US television commercial “Give a little Nibble”. The tag line was to be a catchy phrase that would capture the attention of consumers and help make … Continue reading

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Bob and Doug McKenzie Pizza Hut Pizza Raid, eh

Bob and Doug McKenzie are a pair of fictional Canadian brothers who hosted “The Great White North”, a sketch which was introduced on SCTV for the show’s third season when it moved to CBC Television in 1980. Bob is played … Continue reading

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John Cleese doesn’t need the new Compaq Portable 286, he has Bruno

Compaq Computer Corporation was an American personal computer company founded in 1982, and is now a brand name of Hewlett-Packard. The Compaq Portable was one of the progenitors of today’s laptop; some called it a “suitcase computer” for its size … Continue reading

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