# Tell Me Your Age, Without Telling Me Your Age, Using Contemporaneous Ad and TV Show Slogans **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 28, 2023, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-age-without-telling-me-your-age-using-contemporaneous-ad-and-tv-show-slogans/978944 "2023-01-28T15:07:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2023, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-age-without-telling-me-your-age-using-contemporaneous-ad-and-tv-show-slogans/978944/161 "2023-02-04T01:15:24Z")
It was reruns, but: Say goodnight Gracie . . . ---
**Author:** ![Hakushon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hakushon/32/5503_2.png) [@Hakushon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hakushon)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2023, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-age-without-telling-me-your-age-using-contemporaneous-ad-and-tv-show-slogans/978944/162 "2023-02-04T08:08:37Z")
There’s Uncle Joe, and he’s movin’ kinda slow at the junction (Petticoat…Junction!) We’re having Beefaroni! You’ve got a lot to live, and Pepsi’s got a lot to give! What’ve ya got to lose? What’ve ya got to lose? Is it tough to lose, an inch, a pinch, or a pound or two? Hooray! Hoorah! It’s Winchell-Mahoney Time… I’m Honey! And we are the nuts! Beat it, you guys! Six chewy pieces go six times as far, six times the flavor in a Bit-O-Honey bar! DoDo, the kid from outer space! DoDo, he goes most anyplace! With propellers on his heels, antennas on his ears, he’s a scientific pixie from a strange, atomic place! DoDo, the kid from outer space! DoDo! Bozo, Bozo, always laughs, never frowns, Bozo, Bozo, Bo-oh-zo the clown! Trouble! Trouble! That’s the name of Kohner’s Pop-O-Matic game! “Remove wrenched ankle…” BUZZZZ! Oper-a-tion! “Pret-ty sneaky, sis!” “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” Brought to you by Dolly Madison, who brings you all kinds of neat-to-eat treats…and by the people in your town who bottle Coca-Cola. ---
**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2023, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-age-without-telling-me-your-age-using-contemporaneous-ad-and-tv-show-slogans/978944/163 "2023-02-04T15:38:57Z")
When I was little, my parents listened to Barry Manilow. Can’t you tell? > **['You Deserve a Break Today.' The Story of the Classic McDonald's Jingle That...](https://musebycl.io/clio60/you-deserve-break-today-story-classic-mcdonalds-jingle-almost-wasnt)** > > The winding road to a legendary campaign [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/HAsQrngfFLw/hqdefault.jpg "70's Ads: Band-Aid Stuck On Band Aid Brand") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAsQrngfFLw) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/QwyjnLGEvuw/hqdefault.jpg "State Farm") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwyjnLGEvuw) ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2023, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-age-without-telling-me-your-age-using-contemporaneous-ad-and-tv-show-slogans/978944/164 "2023-02-04T22:05:22Z")
Ancient Chinese secret, huh? ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2023, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-age-without-telling-me-your-age-using-contemporaneous-ad-and-tv-show-slogans/978944/165 "2023-02-04T23:21:55Z")
When you’re out of Schlitz, you’re out of beer ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2023, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-age-without-telling-me-your-age-using-contemporaneous-ad-and-tv-show-slogans/978944/166 "2023-02-04T23:57:28Z")
That reminds me of the “Ginsu” knife. “It slices! It dices! It will even cut a soda can in half and not lose it’s edge! Order now and we’ll include these free Chinese wind chimes!” ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2023, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-age-without-telling-me-your-age-using-contemporaneous-ad-and-tv-show-slogans/978944/167 "2023-02-05T03:07:03Z")
Hamm’s beer - “from the land of sky blue waters 🎶” ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2023, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-age-without-telling-me-your-age-using-contemporaneous-ad-and-tv-show-slogans/978944/168 "2023-02-06T15:00:04Z")
Weekends were made for Michelob. 🎵 🍺 ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2023, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-age-without-telling-me-your-age-using-contemporaneous-ad-and-tv-show-slogans/978944/169 "2023-02-06T17:57:42Z")
“Tastes great!” ---
**Author:** ![SoToasty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sotoasty/32/2803_2.png) [@SoToasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoToasty)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2023, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-age-without-telling-me-your-age-using-contemporaneous-ad-and-tv-show-slogans/978944/170 "2023-02-06T17:58:11Z")
Less Filling! ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2023, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-age-without-telling-me-your-age-using-contemporaneous-ad-and-tv-show-slogans/978944/171 "2023-02-06T19:43:08Z")
Ah! The beer with the taste for food! ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-age-without-telling-me-your-age-using-contemporaneous-ad-and-tv-show-slogans/978944/172 "2023-02-07T00:34:25Z")
My son told me he is being solicited by AARP! ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-age-without-telling-me-your-age-using-contemporaneous-ad-and-tv-show-slogans/978944/173 "2023-02-07T01:45:37Z")
Ouch! That’s an awful image. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-age-without-telling-me-your-age-using-contemporaneous-ad-and-tv-show-slogans/978944/174 "2023-02-07T02:09:45Z")
Not necessarily. I got my first AARP mailing when I was 49.75 years old. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-age-without-telling-me-your-age-using-contemporaneous-ad-and-tv-show-slogans/978944/175 "2023-02-07T02:14:54Z")
Me too. But **Hari** ’s point is that when your _kids_ are in AARP you’re getting up there. ---
**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-age-without-telling-me-your-age-using-contemporaneous-ad-and-tv-show-slogans/978944/176 "2023-02-07T02:48:43Z")
“Calgon, take me away.” ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-age-without-telling-me-your-age-using-contemporaneous-ad-and-tv-show-slogans/978944/177 "2023-02-07T03:23:18Z")
“I can bring home the bacon, fry it up in a pan, and never never let you forget you’re a man!” 🎶 ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-age-without-telling-me-your-age-using-contemporaneous-ad-and-tv-show-slogans/978944/178 "2023-02-07T03:44:30Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Me too. But **Hari** ’s point is that when your _kids_ are in AARP you’re getting up there. Yes, I got that. My point was that if you had kids when you were fairly young (for example, just out of high school) you’d still be less than 70 when that kid got their first AARP mailing. Admittedly, people having kids that young is becoming rare these days, but it wasn’t uncommon all that long ago. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-age-without-telling-me-your-age-using-contemporaneous-ad-and-tv-show-slogans/978944/179 "2023-02-07T04:28:30Z")
Got it. Thanks for the clarification. I’m childless, but having first gotten married at age 30, I’ve just never thought in terms of people having kids young. I know intellectually that it happens and happens a lot. I know people who’ve done it. But my sort of intuitive rule of thumb when thinking about generations is they come around every 30-35 years, not every 12-14. And I also think of AARP as for oldies. AARP of course would love to start soliciting people for membership when they turn 30, if only more such people would sign up. ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2023, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-age-without-telling-me-your-age-using-contemporaneous-ad-and-tv-show-slogans/978944/180 "2023-02-10T20:38:27Z")
My son will be 56 in July (he was actually born on Canadian Centennial day, although we weren’t yet living here. My daughter, who was born when I was 29, was 57 five days ago. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-age-without-telling-me-your-age-using-contemporaneous-ad-and-tv-show-slogans/978944.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-age-without-telling-me-your-age-using-contemporaneous-ad-and-tv-show-slogans/978944.md?page=10)