Good morning world! Rise and shine!! ROLL on outta bed. You’re burning daylight. It’s time once again for #SoCS.
We’ve got our work cut out for us. The lovely Linda gave give us the prompt ROLL/ROLE. She tells us we get to choose ROLL or ROLE or both!! She also says enjoy!!!
Well you don’t have to tell me twice. I immediately think Tootsie ROLL! Why? Well let me tell ya why.
Earlier this week I was scrolling through the dreaded FB and came across an article click bait about vintage advertisements that would not fly today because of their political incorrectness. I immediately thought of my clever blogging friend John Holton over at the Sound of One Hand Typing. But NOT because the ads were supposed to be un-PC. You see he typically includes a commercial from yesteryear while closing his posts.
And you’re thinking print ads and commercials are not the same thing. Oh but they are close enough. Their ROLE … to sell “stuff” is the same.
I love to watch those commercials. Sometimes I watch them and tears ROLL down my face. But happy tears of stROLLing down memory lane. Makes me think of a time when life was simpler somehow. A time when my parents were still alive. Always reminds me of growing up and watching TV with my brothers.
And it was in that slide show (that took forever to get to NEXT, so I stopped 1/2 way through and vowed never to click on any FB lists again) that I found the ad for Tootsie ROLLs. The print featured a happy smiling young girl and a huge Tootsie ROLL with the caption “Only 5 cents more for the NEW bigger size and girls deserve the biggest” <insert shocked emoji> Not just this ad but all of them were loaded with double entendres.
Well y’all I am boycotting Tootsie ROLLs!!! No, I am NOT! Girls do deserve the biggest!! The biggest what? The biggest Tootise ROLL of course!
Instead I am going on the hunt for some Tootsie Pop Drops. Better than the rolls because of the hard candy shell around the soft chewy chocolate center. I loved those darn things but they are hard to find. Just like I love the elusive BBQ fritos. Not that chili cheese crap they try to foist on us Texans. We want original BBQ!
Dang I’m hangry. I wanna eat the hell out of some chips! I am going to roll on outta here and cook breakfast instead. Thank goodness I have no candy and/or chips in the pantry.
T’was nice talking at you. Hope you have a happy Saturday! Y’all come back now you hear. If you’d like to join this band of prompt respondents, look here for the rules and ping back.
As always, more to come.
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You have a knack for finding the perfect videos
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Hilarious!
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Hehe! and those devilish candies are all I can think of now
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I love those old candy advertisements! I usually am a little surprised at the hidden messages that flew right over my head — kind of like how the Disney movies are a different kind of funny once you’re older. Great post!!
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Oh yes! Exactly like Disney movies being a different kind of funny.
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Tootsie Rolls are some of my favorite candies. Fortunately, they are a staple item in my office. I hate it when we’re out of Tootsie Rolls! Yummo!
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Oooohh lucky 🍀!! Office candy dishes are the best!!
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We go through more than 10lbs of candy a week. I’m not saying we all have a problem, but we all have a problem. 😛
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Lol! It’s only a problem if … I think it’s a help to get the job done 😉
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It does. I’m certain it increases productivity 😀
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Your bright and cheery post is energizing me to get up and get rollin 🙂
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Yay 😁!
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Ashes dumped from the wood burner and a new fire is going now (hopefully — if it takes on the first try!)
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Good luck with the fire 🔥 sounds so cozy
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Tootsie Rolls are made in Chicago, on South Cicero Avenue (south of Midway Airport) in what used to be a factory where they made engines for B-29 bombers. I’ve had a couple of friends who worked there. They make a lot of Tootsie Rolls. Great post!
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I saw that! I need to visit Chicago. Not necessarily for Tootsie Rolls (bonus though) but everything that fine city has to offer 😊
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I like Tootsie rolls but not a fan of Tootsie roll pops – not enough roll for me. John’s old commercials are great aren’t they? I hate clicking on those things only to have to go through 100 pages before they show me the one I clicked on it to see. A lot of times I give up before I get there and then get mad that I wasted my time.
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Yep those commercials are the best.
The drops are a little different than the pops. They up the ante on the roll. Smaller so less calories or at least that what I tell myself.
I vow no more being sucked in. You’re right a time waste.
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I had no idea they were named after someone’s daughter. Maybe Tootsie came up with that ad line.
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lol! I read some more about the origin. The naming has not been proven. The story has holes in it.
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There’s a saying about not letting the truth get in the way of a good story. This does not apply to journalism of course.
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I just opened a bag of Cheetos – it’s your fault. Nice job on ‘strolling’.
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Cheetos, the breakfast of champions 🙂
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Way to make me hungry…I’m off to eat some chips, thank you!! Enjoy your Saturday – roll with whatever happens, and take a nap while you’re at it!
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Yes a nap is definitely on the agenda!! I hope you enjoy your chips (and Saturday) too 😉
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Reading Ritu’s comment makes me think that in UK the dirty little riddle to which I would answer “a tootsie roll” might have to be “a stick of gum.”
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Some how I missed the Tootsie Roll commercial but enjoyed your post today. I always enjoyed the pops myself.
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Those pops are hard to find. I may just get some off Amazon.
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I liked cherry the best.
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Cherry is tied with grape for me.
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Grape is good too.
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You’ll have to help.me… what are Tootsie Rolls exactly? We don’t get them here in the UK😲
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They are chocolate candy. Similar to taffy. Named after the originator’s daughter who was nicknamed Tootsie.
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Cool!
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