Culture quiz answers
Take yesterday's culture quiz and various previous related quizzes.
The first was a takeoff by the State of Maryland on the 'Virginia is for Lovers' slogan, and, as I recall, achieved iconic status in its own right. But lots of people missed it, so perhaps it just happened to stick with me more than most people. The Virginia slogan originated in 1969. Wikipedia doesn't have an entry for 'Maryland is for Crabs' and Google is not helping me otherwise find the start date for the 'Crabs' slogan, but I suspect it in the mid-seventies.
The Winston slogan was memorable both for the saying itself and the fact that they played up its (supposed) grammatical incorrectness in the ads. "Winston tastes good as a cigarette should."
The Memorex commercials featured a singer breaking a crystal glass when she reached a high note, then a recording of same breaking the glass. The implication being that recording using Memorex was so high-fidelity that you couldn't tell the difference between it and live. It was certainly effective; I don't know anything about the science (as in, would a similar demonstration have worked with pretty much any recording, even at significantly lesser fidelity?)
The slogan itself became a metaphor for anything that it was hard to tell the difference between reality and construct.
- Maryland is for crabs.
- Winston tastes good like a cigarette should.
- Put a tiger in your tank: Esso gasoline (now Exxon).
- Magically delicious: Lucky Charms cereal.
- Is it live or is it Memorex? : analog tape recording tape.
The first was a takeoff by the State of Maryland on the 'Virginia is for Lovers' slogan, and, as I recall, achieved iconic status in its own right. But lots of people missed it, so perhaps it just happened to stick with me more than most people. The Virginia slogan originated in 1969. Wikipedia doesn't have an entry for 'Maryland is for Crabs' and Google is not helping me otherwise find the start date for the 'Crabs' slogan, but I suspect it in the mid-seventies.
The Winston slogan was memorable both for the saying itself and the fact that they played up its (supposed) grammatical incorrectness in the ads. "Winston tastes good as a cigarette should."
The Memorex commercials featured a singer breaking a crystal glass when she reached a high note, then a recording of same breaking the glass. The implication being that recording using Memorex was so high-fidelity that you couldn't tell the difference between it and live. It was certainly effective; I don't know anything about the science (as in, would a similar demonstration have worked with pretty much any recording, even at significantly lesser fidelity?)
The slogan itself became a metaphor for anything that it was hard to tell the difference between reality and construct.