Does Lemmy skew old enough for this one?

90s mascots were so random. Like why an owl with a graduation hat? He just graduated, so now he is wise, and can offer insight into lollipop licking? Was that his major?

The Tootsie Roll owl is older than that… it dates back to 1968
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"Until the second half of the twentieth century, mortarboards were often worn by schoolteachers, and the hat remains an icon of the teaching profession." [source]
So they weren't saying that he just graduated, they were saying that he was learned (the tortoise even says, "he is the wisest of us all").
- And owls being symbolic of wisdom is at least as old as as the Greek gods - Athena's symbolism included owls.
That's how it used to be. You asked questions to people who were believed to be wise, and then their answer was what the truth was. And most of the things we "knew" were just wrong.
Not that it's less complicated now...

One......

Twooo....

Thhhree.....

yes...

3

The world may never know.

I had no idea what this was until I read your comment. Apparently Lemmy does skew old enough to get this reference.

Ah-one, ah-two, ah-three, crunch. Ah-three licks.

They still play it today. It came out in 1970. That's 53 years iirc

Only 70s kids will get this

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1, 2, 3, 4, 5. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Eleven. Twelve!
- I heard the song in my head.
This is the correct answer.

Hmm, let's see here. Ah1, ah 2, ah 3...

This commercial aired during the Superbowl in 2006, which was like... 5 years ago... right...?

The original commercial aired in 1968
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I remember the 06 Superb Owl game! The Great Horns vs The Screeches! What a wonderful time! But the commercial has been around since 69.

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Decompress the main shuttlebay.
It's th.th.th.th.three
- Let’s find out. One, two-hoo, a-three! Three.

I recognized this and I'm not old.... Am I?...

Buddy, I've been asking the same question for a while now, and as a far as the youth is concerned, we're ancient.
- No cap.

squints through bifocals

Oh yes, the Tootsie Pop owl. Heh.

It takes 1149 licks

Or one continuous lick.
- I need a spindle speed in order to record a duration?

Idk about old, but lemmy does skew American enough for me to mot understand this.

The damn Septics are everywhere. Like a meaty fart that clings in the air.

If only I was American, so I could understand this reference, said noone ever.

Ignorance is badass

I miss Saturday morning cartoons. Sure, looking back, a lot of those cartoons sucked, (quality is on average much higher these days) but it was more about the ritual and the expectation. Saturday morning TV was for me.

I've got a hankerin' for a hunk of cheese!
As a parent of young children I've learned that Saturday morning cartoons are actually for my wife and I to have a moment to ourselves.
Yeah most of those used to be shit but it was like a ritual every weekend. Are Saturday morning cartoons not a thing anymore?
- They got replaced by 24 hour dedicated children's channels, which in turn got replaced by streaming.

I would hope so, GenZ would have seen that commercial growing up. Edit: Actually isn't it still being aired?

Mister Owl, how many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?

I was a kid when I first saw that commercial, and it was already old by then.

A-one! A-two! A-threeeeeeeee!!!! chomp

OH MY GOD I LOVE THE HARRY POTTER REFERENCE!!!!

just kidding

I'm 37, but I have no clue what this is.

32, have seen the commercial thousands of times.

1984 here, checking in.

That's a barred owl.

Fun fact: you can talk to them, and they'll talk back. Whether it's a good idea or not, I have no clue, but I've done it

Fun fact you can talk to just about anything
- This reminds of of the classic MS DOS mindscape point and click games like Shadowgate or Deja Vu ("What would you like to SAY to the table?") And the typical responses of such nonsense:
  You have strange views of companionship friend
  You are greeted with silence
  Delirium is the gateway to insanity!
They just aggressively clack their beaks at me

I'm old but from Europe.. I kind of thought I'm the target group here. Then again, most of the people think there are only Americans here. Not that I'm mad, you get used to it. But posts like this leave you confused for some seconds..

It takes a lot fewer licks now than when this commercial came out (shrinkflation).

i'm literally a young adult and the commercial aired all the time when i was a kid, this isn't old at all

Ask Mrs. Owl for the real wisdom.

Who!

I was right on the tail end, born in 2006. I definitely remember this commercial.

Stupid owl never answered the question smh my face

That's gotta be one diabetic fucking owl by now...

I've never seen it, but definitely picked up the reference from cultural osmosis.

awesome