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Budweiser is the King Of Beers (But you know that)

Published on December 6, 2010 in 1960s, Beer, Budweiser, Celebrities, Commercials, Dogs, Drinks, Ed McMahon and USA.

[Ed McMahon] performed in numerous television commercials, most notably for Budweiser.

Budweiser remains one of the world’s lowest rated beers on notable rating sites such as BeerAdvocate.com and RateBeer.com. Some drinkers prefer the lightness of beers like Budweiser and consume it as a refreshment or for its inebriating effects, beer writers consider it to be bland. The beer is light-bodied with faint sweet notes and negligible bitterness, leading to reviews characterizing it as a “…beer of underwhelming blandness”.

[The dog's] impact on human society has given them the nickname “Man’s best friend” in the western world

Doggone Pancho Wins the La Primativa Lottery

Published on August 24, 2010 in 2000s, Animals, Commercials, Dogs, Funny, Lotteries and Spain.

El Gordo de la Primitiva (the big one), commonly known as El Gordo, is one of the Loterías y Apuestas del Estado (Spanish state lotteries).

A lottery is a form of gambling which involves the drawing of lots for a prize. The word stems from the Dutch word loterij, which is derived from the noun lot meaning fate or destiny. Lottery is outlawed by some governments, while others endorse it to the extent of organizing a national or state lottery.

Dog training is the process of teaching a dog to perform certain actions in response to certain commands which the dog is trained to understand.

Yo quiero Taco Bell

Published on January 27, 2008 in 1990s, Animals, Commercials, Dogs, Fast Food, Funny, Hot Sauce, Taco Bell, Tacos and USA.

A lawsuit filed in 1998 by Joseph Shields and Thomas Rinks alleged Taco Bell failed to pay them for use of the Chihuahua character they created. The men alleged that Taco Bell had breached payment on a contract after they worked with the restaurant chain for a year to develop the talking Chihuahua for use in marketing. The talking Chihuahua became a hit with the first advertisement, in which the character bypasses a female Chihuahua for a Taco Bell taco and declares: “Yo quiero Taco Bell.”

In commercials, the dog was made to speak through special effects. His advertising catch-phrase was “¡Yo quiero Taco Bell!”. There were thought to have been two equally valid translations for this Spanish phrase: “I want Taco Bell!” and “I love Taco Bell!” However, in the commercials, the subtitle “I want some Taco Bell” and did not acknowledge the dual meaning of this phrase because for it to have meant “I love Taco Bell” the phrase in spanish would have to have been “Yo quiero a Taco Bell” and the original phrase missed the preposition.

Bud Light Sausage Talk

Published on January 23, 2008 in 2000s, Animals, Beer, Budweiser, Commercials, Dogs, Drinks, Funny, Sausages and USA.

The existence of the Czech beer of the same name has caused problems in some markets. A long-standing agreement with the Czech brewery divided the rights to the name “Budweiser”, so that the Anheuser-Busch product is marketed as “Bud” (in France and elsewhere) and “Anheuser-Busch B” (Germany), where the Czech beer has the rights to the name. Anheuser-Busch has made offers to buy out the Czech brewing company in order to secure global rights to the name “Budweiser” for both beers, but such offers have been refused.

Sausage is a logical outcome of efficient butchery. Sausage-makers put to use meat and animal parts that are edible and nutritious, but not particularly appealing, such as scraps, organ meats, blood, and fat, and that allow the preservation of meat that can not be consumed immediately. Hence, sausages are among the oldest of prepared foods.

Doctor John Dolittle is the central character of a series of children’s books by Hugh Lofting. He is a doctor who shuns human patients in favour of animals, with whom he can speak in their own languages. He later becomes a naturalist, using his abilities to speak with animals to better understand nature and the history of the world.

Snocrates is in search of the ideal snack

Published on August 7, 2007 in 1980s, Animals, Cartoons, Commercials, Dogs, Meat, Sausages, Snacks and USA.

Del Monte aggressively marketed Snausages [a dog treat that resembles miniature hot dogs] upon the product’s launch in 1984, using a talking dog mascot named Snocrates, a pun on the name of the philosopher Socrates. The product’s catchphrase: “The most fun a dog can eat.”

Snocrates was originally a real dog, however, a week before the ad was due to be filmed, Snocrates unfortunately fell down the stairs and got a broken leg. As there was no Snocrates, they decided to use an animated dog as their mascot instead.

Del Monte Foods is an American food production and distribution company based in San Francisco, California. It offers canned goods in Del Monte, S&W and Contadina brands, pet foods under Kibbles n’ Bits, 9Lives, Pounce, Milk-Bone and several premium brands, canned tuna under StarKist Tuna, and other foodstuffs.

Barky the Dog needs a Snickers

Published on June 3, 2007 in 2000s, Animals, Candy, Chocolate, Commercials, Dogs, Food, Funny, Snacks, Snickers and USA.

Snickers is a candy bar made by Mars, Incorporated. It consists of peanut butter nougat topped with roasted peanuts and caramel covered with milk chocolate. Snickers is the best selling candy bar of all time and has annual global sales of US$2 billion.