Adverts you still remember word for word

[LilacLobster]

"The ambassador's reception is noted in society for its host's exquisite tastes, which captivates his guests."

*Posh cheesy music*

"Délicieux!"
"Eccelente!"
"With Ferrero Roche you are really spoiling us!"

"Ferrero Roche - a sign of good taste."

[George 1978]

I'm typing this from memory

Lipsmackingthirstquenchinacetastinmotivatingoodbuz zincooltalkinhighwalkinfastlivinevrgivincoolfizzin ... Pepsi!

Goes down in history as being one of the longest words, along with "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" and also "Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysili ogogogoch".

[zabadak]

I'm typing this from memory

Lipsmackingthirstquenchinacetastinmotivatingoodbuz zincooltalkinhighwalkinfastlivinevrgivincoolfizzin ... Pepsi!

[TubThumper]

That’s true—looking back, it’s slightly alarming how effective they were.

We all like to think we’re immune to advertising, yet decades later we’re still casually quoting it in conversation like it’s completely normal behaviour.

The playground point is spot on as well. No social media needed—just 30 kids shouting the same jingle at each other until it became permanently embedded

Can anyone think of one they used in everyday conversation without realising?

[TubThumper]

I think that slogans and catchphrases used in adverts are the main reason why we remember them word-for-word; they can make advertising campaigns a success and they can last for decades as well as years. For example, "Every Little Helps" has been used by people for generations but it has only been an advertising slogan for the past 30 years.

They catch on in the school playground as well as the classroom, as does the jingles heard as well. I remember saying that someone was "a very nice man" when they helped me with something, but I actually mentioned it in the same way as the women in the late 1980s AA adverts did, and the person in question still didn't notice the irony of me doing that!

That’s true—looking back, it’s slightly alarming how effective they were.

We all like to think we’re immune to advertising, yet decades later we’re still casually quoting it in conversation like it’s completely normal behaviour.

The playground point is spot on as well. No social media needed—just 30 kids shouting the same jingle at each other until it became permanently embedded

[George 1978]

I think that slogans and catchphrases used in adverts are the main reason why we remember them word-for-word; they can make advertising campaigns a success and they can last for decades as well as years. For example, "Every Little Helps" has been used by people for generations but it has only been an advertising slogan for the past 30 years.

They catch on in the school playground as well as the classroom, as does the jingles heard as well. I remember saying that someone was "a very nice man" when they helped me with something, but I actually mentioned it in the same way as the women in the late 1980s AA adverts did, and the person in question still didn't notice the irony of me doing that!

[Heather74]

Far to many to mention.

[TubThumper]

I can’t remember passwords, where I left my keys, or what I went upstairs for… but apparently my brain has decided it’s vital to retain every advert from about 1989 onwards.

“Fry’s Turkish Delight. Full of eastern promise.”

“Only the crumbliest, flakiest chocolate… tastes like chocolate never tasted before.”

“You know when you’ve been Tango’d.”

“Um Bongo, Um Bongo, they drink it in the Congo.”

“I feel like Chicken Tonight!”

All stored safely, just in case they’re ever needed. I assume this is what our brains thought adulthood would require.

What’s everyone else still carrying around for no practical reason whatsoever?