Let us be accurate, shall we? When Mr. Owl was asked how many licks it took to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Pop, he said:
Sardonic owls are the best. And the ad definitely dates from the early 80s, perhaps even late 70s (I remember it being on during Saturday morning cartoons, when there were Saturday morning cartoons like Bugs Bunny on CBS) and it ran for years and years because of its sardonic, owly excellence.
Damn! Triple-post and I lost. Here’s my question though: Anaamika, did you ever live in India for an extended period of time?
Was born there and lived there until I was four.
After that I’ve visited for one month, three months, one month, and one month, respectively.
Hindi is my first language.
On that note, TeaElle:
It had to be 80’s as well, as I wasn’t in the States until '79 and wasn’t speaking English or understanding it until '80.
It’s hard to believe we are speaking the same language. What’s a doody? Blowpop?
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A doody is a kiddie name for a poop.
…Do I need to translate poop?
No. It’s a Gladys or Eartha. I know that.
Now I don’t know what you’re talking about.
I wanna know what it is you do that only lets them last 15 licks!
Well, you’d be wasting a perfectly good sledgehammer. My skull is 50% dolemite.
Anaamika, why do I think you changed your name from Elenia28, which can’t be right because she joined just a few months ago, and you apparently joined in 2001? This has been driving me nuts, thanks.
So, CandidGamera, what’s it like down there in Dante’s Inferno?
Cecil Adams, are you for real?
Gladys Knight = shite
Eartha Kitt = shit
Seems owlstretchingtime is one for the rhyming slang.
Circular. And also, warm.
“Blowpop” is just part of the brand name for the aforementioned lollipop-with-a-bubble-gum-center. The “blow” part is from the bubble gum (which you can blow bubbles with), “pop” from lollipop.
It’s rhyming slang - Eartha Kitt and/or Gladys Knight = doody.
I bite them, what else? I can’t wait that long. That would require patience, something I do not have.
You remind me of the Pres from Hot Shots Part Deux.
Don’t go crazy. I joined in 2001 as **Elenia25 ** and lurked until last year. Signed up under Elenia28, didn’t tell the mods. Realized my mistake when I went to change my name, so I told them and asked them to squish all the names together.
That’s so much less dirty than what I had in mind.
That works, but I was actually making a specific Futurama reference. 
I know. I thought my mind was in the gutter constantly but I’m beginning to think I’m very clean-thinking, just chatting with you. Every line has a double meaning to you.
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I don’t watch Futurama, I’m afraid. Heard it’s good, no cable.
Ah, thanks. One of the mysteries of my life, solved.
Wish they were all that easy!