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Milt Moss, Actor in Classic Alka-Seltzer Ad, Is Dead at 93
NY Times ^
| 1 December 2016
| DANIEL E. SLOTNIK
Posted on 12/02/2016 9:35:02 AM PST by oh8eleven
Milt Moss, a comic actor who delivered the rueful catchphrase “I can’t believe I ate that whole thing” in a memorable commercial for Alka-Seltzer in 1972, died on Sept. 26 in Manhattan. He was 93.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 60s; commercials
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To: yarddog
Don’t forget, “Try it. You’ll like it.”
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posted on
12/02/2016 11:00:57 AM PST
by
Blogatron
(...and the train it won't stop going, no way to slow down.)
To: Calvin Locke
“Another use for Alka-Seltzer”
Feeding them to sea gulls so they blow up while flying?
Urban myth? Don’t know, never tried it, but it was a common story back in the 70’s.
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posted on
12/02/2016 11:03:30 AM PST
by
9422WMR
(President Trump, I like the sound of that!)
To: Calvin Locke
No wonder I don’t understand the commercials - I didn’t know my need for closure. What the heck is that? I understand when one breaks up or divorces or dies but closure on a product? I don’t get it.
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posted on
12/02/2016 11:30:26 AM PST
by
Bitsy
To: yarddog
Mine was the infamous “Where’s the Beef?”
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posted on
12/02/2016 11:31:48 AM PST
by
Bitsy
To: oh8eleven
IIRC, that ad was pulled off the air because people complained it was offensive to Italian-Americans. So I guess PC is nothing new.
To: Red Badger
Only if they press-form his ashes and drop him into a glass of water.
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posted on
12/02/2016 11:36:55 AM PST
by
Squeako
(You can lead a progressive to water, but can you make him drown?)
To: jalisco555
I do vaguely remember some kerfuffle over the ad, but not that it was pulled. Long time ago.
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posted on
12/02/2016 11:40:36 AM PST
by
oh8eleven
(RVN '67-'68)
To: trisham
Julianna Margulies:
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posted on
12/02/2016 11:46:08 AM PST
by
PLMerite
(Lord, let me die fighting lions. Amen.)
To: oh8eleven
“I can’t believe I ate that whole thing”
Okay, just assume I said the suggestive, sexist thing and save me the trouble.
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posted on
12/02/2016 11:48:33 AM PST
by
PLMerite
(Lord, let me die fighting lions. Amen.)
To: Bitsy
I guess it's hard to find such actors as Milt Moss today that are capable of getting the target audience to feel the uncomfortable experience before using the product, and the beneficial comfort experienced after using the product.
So, they try to play mind games.
To: Old Yeller
You’re right about that dufus part.
I, too, noticed that some years ago.
To: Company Man
Then there was the Schiltz fiasco. They changed the product taste and had an off-putting ad campaign.
To: PLMerite
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posted on
12/02/2016 12:38:21 PM PST
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: oh8eleven
To: Bitsy
Marshmallowed meatballs, anyone?
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posted on
12/02/2016 3:51:38 PM PST
by
Zirondelle
("disce aut discede")
To: oh8eleven
What’s the price? Forty-four twice.
What’s the reason? Drinkin’ Season.
What’s the reaction? Satisfaction.
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posted on
12/02/2016 8:44:36 PM PST
by
Ax
To: yarddog
My favorite was “That’s a spicy meatball!”. Mine was "Try it! You'll like it!" (So I tried it.......thought I was gonna die)
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posted on
12/02/2016 9:11:24 PM PST
by
Some Fat Guy in L.A.
(Still bitterly clinging to rational thought despite it's unfashionability)
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