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Re: Happy Father's Day!
« Reply #15 on: June 19, 2006, 08:54:11 pm »
Quote from: pmcd9 on June 19, 2006, 08:27:39 pm
My guess is Frito owns Walkers and chooses to use the Walkers brand because it is more popular than Frito.

~Paul

Kind of like the Hellman's/Best Foods issue.
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Re: Happy Father's Day!
« Reply #16 on: June 20, 2006, 03:11:10 pm »
Their company website makes reference to a partnership with PepsiCo, and under products lists Doritos.  I'd assume that Walkers was originally a stand alone company that was absorbed by PepsiCo, and that they kept the established line of products on the shelf for brand recognition purposes.
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Re: Happy Father's Day!
« Reply #17 on: June 20, 2006, 09:08:36 pm »
Quote from: carlosdelvaca on June 19, 2006, 02:04:44 am
Thanks everybody.  I got:
  • To go to the baseball game, where the Nationals beat the Yankees on a walk-off home run by Ryan Zimmerman WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

I just wanted to add that I read this then watched my TiVo'd sports news from that day.  When the highlights of this game came on I started searching the stands for that fuzzy red thing in your profile before I realized that it isn't you and if it was you probably wouldn't be wearing it at the game.

Sometimes reality > me.
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Re: Happy Father's Day!
« Reply #18 on: June 20, 2006, 09:11:36 pm »
yeah, I realized the other day that I imagine Judy as exactly Iggy Pop.
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Re: Happy Father's Day!
« Reply #19 on: June 20, 2006, 09:30:25 pm »
Quote from: JudyIsADickSlap on June 19, 2006, 10:48:28 am
Why are these crisps only called Walkers in England? In France, Lays. Belgium, Lays. USA, Lays. Britain, Walkers!

Because while the English have a "Make-Do" attitude, the rest of the world is lazy.  We can't even be bothered to type "chips".  At some point, someone typoed "chips" an it just kinda stuff.

This is exemplified by the brand name, walking vs. laying.
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Re: Happy Father's Day!
« Reply #20 on: June 20, 2006, 10:53:15 pm »
Quote from: smick on June 20, 2006, 09:30:25 pm
Because while the English have a "Make-Do" attitude, the rest of the world is lazy.  We can't even be bothered to type "chips".  At some point, someone typoed "chips" an it just kinda stuff.

This is exemplified by the brand name, walking vs. laying.

Yes, but this does not explain it's name as 'Lays' in Europe. In Europe people are dang energetic, getting up early for their croissants and early morning snail hunting.
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Re: Happy Father's Day!
« Reply #21 on: June 21, 2006, 03:26:38 pm »
Quote from: JudyIsADickSlap on June 20, 2006, 10:53:15 pm
Yes, but this does not explain it's name as 'Lays' in Europe. In Europe people are dang energetic, getting up early for their croissants and early morning snail hunting.

Oh, different verb meaning in Europe.   You'll understand when you're older.
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Re: Happy Father's Day!
« Reply #22 on: June 21, 2006, 03:50:55 pm »
Quote from: JudyIsADickSlap on June 20, 2006, 10:53:15 pm
early morning snail hunting.

Is that what you kids are calling it now?
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Re: Happy Father's Day!
« Reply #23 on: June 21, 2006, 05:55:32 pm »
Quote from: wombat on June 21, 2006, 03:50:55 pm
Is that what you kids are calling it now?

I thought he meant the croissants.


The roughest part about 'early morning snail hunting' (wink wink nudge nudge say no more) is


actually, inadvertently finding one.
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Re: Happy Father's Day!
« Reply #24 on: June 22, 2006, 02:37:02 pm »
Ohhh!
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Re: Happy Father's Day!
« Reply #25 on: June 26, 2006, 08:17:33 pm »
Even though in my neck of the woods we don't celebrate Father's Day in June, but instead exactly 6 months from Mother's Day (ie. in November), I will take this opportunity (albeit a week late) to celebrate my very first Father's Day.

So, thank you everyone!  :)

...and, a belated CONGRATULATIONS to all you other pops out there!
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