PING!
(What’s the word?)
Galaxy 500 with a 428?
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Actually have a special love for Thunderbirds
Orson Wells was crocked.
I saw “hilarious wine commercial” and just knew Orson Welles was in there somewhere.
Thunderbird!
What's the price?
Fifty twice!
Those are painful to watch.
Can’t find video of this but will go from memory. Johnny Carson is doing the parts of Orson Wells and wino in his famous wine commercial.
Johnny ( as Wells ): “Paul Grasonse will sell no wine before it’s time.”
Cutaway to a skid row wino laying in an alley. He opens the bottle and says “It’s time.”
T-Bird, Ripple, Boone's Farm, and MadDog2020!
Salesmen for Gallo wines would "seed" the neighborhood, by taking on bottle of T-bird and divide it amoug 10 or 12 bottles, leaving an ounce or two in each one. They would then place the bottles in brown bags and distribute them in the alleyways and side streets near liquor stores that carried their product. Bums, hobos and winos (i.e. their market), would sample the goods and then buy some if they liked it, or more honestly: when they saw how cheap it was.
A second trick was to take the products into a liquor store and volunteer to stack the shelves. Before leaving a mister bottle of vegetable oil would be used to spray over the competitors products. A vacuum cleaner bag would thgen be shaken so that the dust would stick too the oil. The fresh clean bottles of Gallo wouild then look very attractive.
I still do not buy Gallo, even though they have come as long way since those days.
Extremely generous pour of the Ripple at the dinner party. At $0.25 a bottle (or less), why not?
No, that was not desperate, that was his ass in a sling and nothing on the horizon! I’m guessing that his community property was in peril and his agent found him that legendary unrefusible offer! I never even heard of Thunderbird advertising on TV!
Those were great, thanks for sharing.
I know imagine James Mason offering Lolita some Thunderbird, or having some himself before walking into the sea.
“What’s the word?”
What’s the price?
Worst drunk I ever got involved with. It took me at least 20 years before I would even try a drink of wine. I still don’t care that much for it.
Ripple led to a brand new set of mixed or aged drinks:
Flatipple sangria & Ripple
Champipple: Champagne & Ripple. Or, Ginger Ale & Ripple.
Manischipple: Manischewitz & Ripple.
Beaujolipple: Beaujolais & Ripple.
Cripple: Cream & Ripple.
Stripple: Straight Ripple.
Flapple: Flat Ripple. Or, Sangria.
Muscatipple: Muscatel & Ripple.
All were guaranteed to “add” to the taste of the original. Anything would be appreciated.
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Thank you so much! I needed a good healthy laugh to start the day, and this was it!
What was funny about them?
Get some!
Nice double entendre there.
Somehow Iām thinking of Frank Zappa and āWhite Port and Lemon Juiceā
I have to say, he did not lie.