Re: OT: Worcestershire sauce

On Tue, 7 Oct 2003, Costentin Cornomorus wrote:

> --- Tristan McLeay <zsau@...> wrote:
> > On Tue, 7 Oct 2003, Costentin Cornomorus wrote:
>
> > Apropos of that, I'm aware that American
> > English takes brand names and
> > makes them simple words (like Aussies do), but
> > do you ever make phrases from phrases in ads?
>
> Natrally!
>
> > (Like Aussies do, e.g. to be a happy little
> > vegimite,
>
> Definitely a strange way of being happy! ;)
We're* happy little Vegemites,
As bright as bright can be,
We all all enjoy our Vegemite
For breakfast, lunch and tea (=dinner),
Our mummy says we're growing stronger
Every single week,
Because we lóve our Vegemite,
We all adóre our Vegemite,
It puts a rose on every cheek!

(With a very 50s looking family/group of children.)

*And not weir. Definitely /we::::/.

> Of course, we're "happy as a pig in mud", so I
> guess ye're not tóo strange! :)
>
> > which just means being happy, or saying to
> > someone 'hope you've had your
> > WeetBix', meaning 'good luck' before they do
> > something physically strenuous.)
>
> We have wheaties rather than weetbix. So, "she's
> had her wheaties" means she's performing
> optimally, as in a race or similar.
> Considering
> the recent thread on sandwiches and McDonalds:
> "you deserve a break today".
McDonalds says that over there? They don't here. Reminds me of Kit Kats,
though (not that that's become a normal phrase.)

> "Double your
> pleasure" has certain overtones not related to
> chewing gum. "That's Italian!" [from a  spaghetti
> sauce ad] was popular for a while, meaning
> "that's the real McCoy". "Sorry Charlie" is still
> a familiar line from tuna ads; but I'm not sure
> if it spawned or was borrowed from popular usage.
> And similar.
Well, I was thinking more of phrases with company names in them, actually
So 'the real McCoy and 'she's had her weaties' count, but the rest don't.

--
Tristan                  <kesuari@...>

Yesterday I was a dog. Today I'm a dog. Tomorrow I'll probably still
be a dog. Sigh! There's so little hope for advancement.
                -- Snoopy

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