I think we’ve established what the rules are now. No need to belabor the point.
This is the Straight Dope. We love belaboring things.
Noteworthy timepieces
Big Ben
Times Square clock
USNO Master Clock
The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali
Timex “It takes a licking and keeps on ticking” watch
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk’s pocket watch, which stopped a shell fragment that might have killed him during the Gallipoli campaign
The Doomsday Clock in Watchmen
Rathaus-Glockenspiel
Erine Coolidge’s watch
“It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.” - opening line to 1984 by George Orwell
The Salisbury Cathedral clock, built circa 1386. Oldest working mechanical clock in the world.
The courthouse clock zapped by lightning in Back to the Future
Noteworthy timepieces
Big Ben
Times Square clock
USNO Master Clock
The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali
Timex “It takes a licking and keeps on ticking” watch
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk’s pocket watch, which stopped a shell fragment that might have killed him during the Gallipoli campaign
The Doomsday Clock in Watchmen
Rathaus-Glockenspiel
Erine Coolidge’s watch
“It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.” - opening line to 1984 by George Orwell
The Salisbury Cathedral clock, built circa 1386. Oldest working mechanical clock in the world.
The courthouse clock zapped by lightning in Back to the Future
Mary Queen of Scots Watch
New list: Famous advertising slogans
Have a Coke and a smile.
Famous advertising slogans
Have a Coke and a smile (Coke).
Where’s the Beef? (Wendy’s)
Famous advertising slogans
Have a Coke and a smile (Coke).
Where’s the Beef? (Wendy’s)
“They’re Gr-r-reat!” (Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes)
Famous advertising slogans
Have a Coke and a smile (Coke).
Where’s the Beef? (Wendy’s)
“They’re Gr-r-reat!” (Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes)
Just do it. (Nike)
Famous advertising slogans
Have a Coke and a smile (Coke).
Where’s the Beef? (Wendy’s)
“They’re Gr-r-reat!” (Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes)
Just do it. (Nike)
“Go Greyhound , and leave the driving to us” (bus line whose name is bolded)
Rebo
October 15, 2010, 7:53pm
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Famous advertising slogans
Have a Coke and a smile (Coke).
Where’s the Beef? (Wendy’s)
“They’re Gr-r-reat!” (Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes)
Just do it. (Nike)
“Go Greyhound , and leave the driving to us” (bus line whose name is bolded)
Nothin’ says lovin’ like something from the oven. (Pillsbury)
etv78
October 15, 2010, 8:11pm
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Famous Advertising Slogans
Have a Coke and a smile (Coke)
Where’s the Beef? (Wendy’s)
“They’re Gr-r-reat!” (Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes)
Just do it (Nike)
5.“Go Greyhound, and leave the driving to us” (Greyhound buses)
Nothin’ says lovin’ like something from the oven (Pillsbury)
We Got Next (WNBA)
Famous Advertising Slogans
Have a Coke and a smile (Coke)
Where’s the Beef? (Wendy’s)
“They’re Gr-r-reat!” (Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes)
Just do it (Nike)
5.“Go Greyhound, and leave the driving to us” (Greyhound buses)
Nothin’ says lovin’ like something from the oven (Pillsbury)
We Got Next (WNBA)
It takes a licking and keeps on ticking (Timex)
Please grow up etv78 , there’s really little want for your childishness.
Famous Advertising Slogans
Have a Coke and a smile (Coke)
Where’s the Beef? (Wendy’s)
“They’re Gr-r-reat!” (Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes)
Just do it (Nike)
5.“Go Greyhound, and leave the driving to us” (Greyhound buses)
Nothin’ says lovin’ like something from the oven (Pillsbury)
We Got Next (WNBA)
It takes a licking and keeps on ticking (Timex)
Have it your way (Burger King)
Famous Advertising Slogans
Have a Coke and a smile (Coke)
Where’s the Beef? (Wendy’s)
“They’re Gr-r-reat!” (Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes)
Just do it (Nike)
5.“Go Greyhound, and leave the driving to us” (Greyhound buses)
Nothin’ says lovin’ like something from the oven (Pillsbury)
We Got Next (WNBA)
It takes a licking and keeps on ticking (Timex)
Have it your way (Burger King)
What can brown do for you? (UPS)
. Have a Coke and a smile (Coke)
2. Where’s the Beef? (Wendy’s)
3. “They’re Gr-r-reat!” (Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes)
4. Just do it (Nike)
5.“Go Greyhound, and leave the driving to us” (Greyhound buses)
6. Nothin’ says lovin’ like something from the oven (Pillsbury)
7. We Got Next (WNBA)
8. It takes a licking and keeps on ticking (Timex)
9. Have it your way (Burger King)
10. What can brown do for you? (UPS)
11. Plop Plop Fizz Fizz (Alka Seltzer)
Famous Advertising Slogans
Have a Coke and a smile (Coke)
Where’s the Beef? (Wendy’s)
“They’re Gr-r-reat!” (Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes)
Just do it (Nike)
5.“Go Greyhound, and leave the driving to us” (Greyhound buses)
Nothin’ says lovin’ like something from the oven (Pillsbury)
We Got Next (WNBA)
It takes a licking and keeps on ticking (Timex)
Have it your way (Burger King)
What can brown do for you? (UPS)
Plop Plop Fizz Fizz (Alka Seltzer)
We’ll leave the light on for you. (Motel 6)
Famous Advertising Slogans
Have a Coke and a smile (Coke)
Where’s the Beef? (Wendy’s)
“They’re Gr-r-reat!” (Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes)
Just do it (Nike)
5.“Go Greyhound, and leave the driving to us” (Greyhound buses)
Nothin’ says lovin’ like something from the oven (Pillsbury)
We Got Next (WNBA)
It takes a licking and keeps on ticking (Timex)
Have it your way (Burger King)
What can brown do for you? (UPS)
Plop Plop Fizz Fizz (Alka Seltzer)
We’ll leave the light on for you. (Motel 6)
I wish I was an Oscar Mayer weiner (Oscar Mayer)
New category: board games
Monopoly
Rebo
October 16, 2010, 1:37am
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New category: board games
Monopoly
The Game of Life