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Grey Poupon is not fancy mustard. You can buy that shit in any grocery store, it was developed by food scientists and is mass produced in giant semi-automated factories. It's also not particularly expensive. If you can only afford yellow mustard but not Grey Poupon you shouldn't be buying any mustard because your budget is way too tight to be paying for condiments you can get free in a fast food restaurant.
The only reason people think it’s fancy is because of some dumb commercials made in the 80s.
Those weren't from the '90s? Am I so old that I'm now conflating these decades?
They were in both decades. And well into the 00’s.
Yes, and I'm sorry. I'm also right there with you.
Also, don't forget to take your medication this evening.
Joke's on you, my wife is the one with fourteen prescriptions
They were referenced in Wayne's World in 1992 and I'm guessing that they were at least a couple of years old by then.
Yup, you're right. I was actually pulling up to people in traffic and asking them this in '92. Because I thought it was hilarious.
It still is, but it used to be, too
They existed in the 90s too. They really milked that shit
Also some ad campaigns just lasted forever hell some just updated the commercials on occasion. You can now hear the Empire Carpet jingle.
Thanks a lot
I'm pretty sure they revived the ad campaign in the 90s
Then came Mentos...
I always remember it from Biker Mice from Mars. And I’m not American 🤣
They continued into the '90s, but they started in the '80s. The whole two rich people riching at each other is a very '80s esthetic.
That's what she said
Excuse me, those commercials from the 80s are a very important piece of early millennial culture.
Same reason people think "Corinthian leather" is fancy -- when there's actually no such thing as Corinthian leather.
Corinth is famous for it's leather!
Chrysler Cordoba
That is some perspective.
It reminds me of another conversation starter about wealth inequality. Where do poor people buy their bed sheets? The answers are usually Walmart or Salvation Army. Where do middle class people buy sheets? Nordstroms or some other department store. Where do rich people buy sheets? They don’t. They have people for that.
The rich use people for bed sheets?
Just their skin.
Some of the more eccentric types will collect the genitals too
Yes. They're called sex workers and they're lovely. Can recommend.
One of the best things you can do to fix a tight budget is to stop buying fast food.
But of course it's fancy. It's French!
/s
djoin mustard
It's okay, I didn't think Sunshine made any sense to begin with.
She never does.