new york-isms
mancat and i were talking about commercials that molested our television growing up. anyone who grew up in the tri-state area must remember the following... apologies, in advance, if you have no idea what the below means:
*the apex tech guy: he's still around. 'remember, i can't call you. you have to make the first call.' on during the day when the employable were seemingly at work, whilst the unemployable were scanning days of our lives and the people's court.
*young people's day camps: 'mom, can i go to the young people's day camps?' 'good god no. why would you ever want to go there?' 'i dunno. it looks fun.' 'you'll get lice. look at those kids, they can't not have lice.' their logo was this bastardized happy face on a yellow balloon, if i recall correctly, and it was their 31st anniversary all growing up. the footage was children running around, clearly from the 60s, and according to the subways, they're still around, undoubtedly celebrating the 31st anniversary of their 31st anniversary.
*cookiepuss and tom carvel: god, this guy was a piece of work. he clearly, and audibly, smoked a great deal of pall malls, and had the epiphany to make a cake for every occasion with the same ice cream mold. for summers? cookiepuss. (they can't seriously call it that today, tee hee hee.) for father's day? fudgie the whale 'for a whale of a dad.' i don't remember the others, but the mold was this bizarre paisley-shaped thing. i am fairly certain his legacy lives on and fudgie the whale can be found in your grocer's freezer.
*the westchester county fair: 'everybody everywhere, come to the westchester county fair. rides and attractions! non-stop action! shows, rides, animals too, it's about the most fun thing you can do!' i'll bet the young people's day camp has field trips here, this place looked like a death camp. 'animals, too!' i just picture a petting zoo without boundaries, drugged goats and pigs roaming around, eating the grass, and pooping at will. still, didn't stop me for wanting to go to this hellhole, too.
*the coronet twins and mother: 'ma, what's for dinner?' 'reservations!' yeah, that doesn't get old. to this day, i'm yet to hear a new york accent that strong. and while i didn't come out at age six, the coronet twins, in their 20s then, made me feel kinda... well i liked those commercials. 'coronet, on old country road, in westbury.'
*room plus: 'just round the corner!' round this, asshole. get off my tv. 'room room room room plus! a lot of living in a little space...' 'mica' for days and days and days.
aah, new york in the 80s... good times, good times. we have this discussion at work from time to time, too. then it turns into sitcoms. my coworkers, albeit sheltered, think i'm making it up when i bring the episode of the facts of life up where tootie and natalie go to a party where some 'bad girls' were doing bong hits. they asked what they were doing, and the giggle stoners said, 'um, melting jelly beans' and exploded into laugher. what do tootie and natalie do? they buy a bong and about 30 pounds of jelly beans. just as they take it out, enter stage left mrs. garrett who had a bird. NOBODY remembers this episode. but, on an f.o.l. website (i have a lot of free time at work), i found it catalogued.
those were good days :-)
*the apex tech guy: he's still around. 'remember, i can't call you. you have to make the first call.' on during the day when the employable were seemingly at work, whilst the unemployable were scanning days of our lives and the people's court.
*young people's day camps: 'mom, can i go to the young people's day camps?' 'good god no. why would you ever want to go there?' 'i dunno. it looks fun.' 'you'll get lice. look at those kids, they can't not have lice.' their logo was this bastardized happy face on a yellow balloon, if i recall correctly, and it was their 31st anniversary all growing up. the footage was children running around, clearly from the 60s, and according to the subways, they're still around, undoubtedly celebrating the 31st anniversary of their 31st anniversary.
*cookiepuss and tom carvel: god, this guy was a piece of work. he clearly, and audibly, smoked a great deal of pall malls, and had the epiphany to make a cake for every occasion with the same ice cream mold. for summers? cookiepuss. (they can't seriously call it that today, tee hee hee.) for father's day? fudgie the whale 'for a whale of a dad.' i don't remember the others, but the mold was this bizarre paisley-shaped thing. i am fairly certain his legacy lives on and fudgie the whale can be found in your grocer's freezer.
*the westchester county fair: 'everybody everywhere, come to the westchester county fair. rides and attractions! non-stop action! shows, rides, animals too, it's about the most fun thing you can do!' i'll bet the young people's day camp has field trips here, this place looked like a death camp. 'animals, too!' i just picture a petting zoo without boundaries, drugged goats and pigs roaming around, eating the grass, and pooping at will. still, didn't stop me for wanting to go to this hellhole, too.
*the coronet twins and mother: 'ma, what's for dinner?' 'reservations!' yeah, that doesn't get old. to this day, i'm yet to hear a new york accent that strong. and while i didn't come out at age six, the coronet twins, in their 20s then, made me feel kinda... well i liked those commercials. 'coronet, on old country road, in westbury.'
*room plus: 'just round the corner!' round this, asshole. get off my tv. 'room room room room plus! a lot of living in a little space...' 'mica' for days and days and days.
aah, new york in the 80s... good times, good times. we have this discussion at work from time to time, too. then it turns into sitcoms. my coworkers, albeit sheltered, think i'm making it up when i bring the episode of the facts of life up where tootie and natalie go to a party where some 'bad girls' were doing bong hits. they asked what they were doing, and the giggle stoners said, 'um, melting jelly beans' and exploded into laugher. what do tootie and natalie do? they buy a bong and about 30 pounds of jelly beans. just as they take it out, enter stage left mrs. garrett who had a bird. NOBODY remembers this episode. but, on an f.o.l. website (i have a lot of free time at work), i found it catalogued.
those were good days :-)
posted by tom at 9:32 PM
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