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JHB

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12. Because it was coined before white boards existed

Reply to Basement Beat (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 18, 2018, 07:43 PM

Oct 2018

Just like the "Hungry Man" dinners mentioned in one of the posts above.

The "Mansize" brand is about 60 years old, so... say late 50s.

I remember Hungry Man commercials from the 70s.

Pretty par for the course for those days.

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What? Basement Beat Oct 2018 #1

Probably the same way "Hungry Man" frozen dinners did jmowreader Oct 2018 #2

Good point. Basement Beat Oct 2018 #3

And "Manwich" sloppy joe seasoning. DesertRat Oct 2018 #13

I remember buying them (and stocking/checking out-I worked for Kroger while I was in school) in rzemanfl Oct 2018 #5

Probably because it makes people start talking about thinking about Kleenex fescuerescue Oct 2018 #6

Because it was coined before white boards existed JHB Oct 2018 #12

They should call them "Big Snot." n/t rzemanfl Oct 2018 #4

For the "tiny" man. Purrfessor Oct 2018 #7

HAHAHAHAA! OhZone Oct 2018 #9

Anyone remember Secret deodorant Ohiogal Oct 2018 #8

And don't get me started on "feminine hygiene spray" DesertRat Oct 2018 #14

Uh oh, let the "reviews" begin central scrutinizer Oct 2018 #10

OMG. 'Cut my hand on a sock'!!! I spit out my beer!! GulfCoast66 Oct 2018 #11

Lol nt DesertRat Oct 2018 #15