Stuart Elliott: It's Time to Ask Another "20 Questions"

Will BaskinRobbins or Ben ampamp Jerry39s be the first ice cream maker to revive the Watergateera joke about the new flavor Impeach MintSpeaking of which is the current political turmoil the reason for all the commercials suddenly running on CNN and MSNBC for the DenTek Maximum Protection Dental Guard which fights stressrelated teeth grindingAlso speaking of which did the copyeditor who wrote the headline for a recent article in the Wall Street Journal quotSpies Keep Intelligence From Trumpquot realize that it had a double meaningDo the gossipmongers on Page Six at the New York Post realize that all their items quoting from issues of Parade magazine are helping to promote their archrival the Daily News which carries Parade on SundaysWith the success of the sitcom Modern Family and the drama This Is Us which network will introduce the reality version revealing that seemingly unrelated people are actually family membersNow that the Jones Soda Company has decided to introduce a line of soft drinks with alcohol called Spike Jones will the commercials feature music by Spike Jones and be directed by Spike JonzeWill people who once bought Purex bleach instead of Clorox bleach be confused by a new product Purex plus Clorox 2 which quotcombines the bright clean of Purex detergent with an extra powerful boost of Clorox 2 stain fightersquotIs it a coincidence that soon after the BrightHouse Networks cable company was acquired and renamed Spectrum MetLife started a division called Brighthouse FinancialWhat brand if any did car shoppers buy after watching a recent block of three commercials on New York39samp160WPIXTV that touted one after the other Lexus Hyundai and InfinitiHave any of the people proposing that the Fearless Girl statue be relocated from its perch opposite the Charging Bull statue near Wall Street suggested placing it outside the midtown Manhattan building that39s home to Fox NewsWould anyone who39d seriously consider reading Bloomberg Businessweek magazine really believe that the quotcredit adjustmentquot and quotrate adjustmentquot promised in a directmail pitch aren39t just hucksterese for the regular discount subscription rateSpeaking of which who are magazines fooling when they offer great subscription deals and then ask for an additional 3 for quotshipping and handlingquotamp160Why did print ads for Tide Pods Plus Downy billed as quotcoming February 2017quot include 1off coupons that expired Jan 28Will consumers who see ads for Vanquish introduced in the 1960s by Sterling Drug and now sold by Strides Pharma decide that it39s the perfect remedy for headaches on Throwback Thursdays and Flashback FridaysWhen a review in People magazine used the word quotfrenenemiesquot was it meant to describe a relationship even more fraught than when two people or countries are quotfrenemiesquotHow many readers of the March issue of Relish magazine wanted to prepare a quotSoup Supperquot recipe for cabbage bean and bacon soup after noticing the ad next to it for Kijimea IBS which carried the headline quotThe riddle of recurring intestinal problemsquot and offered relief from quotconstipation or diarrhea flatulence bloating or abdominal painquotDid the copywriter of a print ad for the Vichy antiaging skincare line which carried the headline quotHydrate and defend your winter skinquot consider that some readers would be reminded of the Vichy regime which didn39t do much defending when the Nazis invaded FranceWith Meredith signing an American licensing deal with Condamp232 Nast to revive House ampamp Garden defunct in this country since 2007 and Condamp232 Nast continuing to publish the magazine in the United Kingdom will readers soon find out if a House ampamp Garden divided against itself can standWas the very first advertiser that superimposed a brand39s logo in the lower corner of the screen during a commercial inspired by the tramp stampWill the marketers of a certain softdrink brand that hasn39t yet recovered from a jawdropping gaffe watch a reporter drink a WokeaCola and tell him quotYou ask a lot of questions for someone from Brooklynquotamp160Note Look for the next Stuart Elliott Report on Wednesday June 7amp160amp160amp160amp160Click the social buttons above or below to share this story with your friends and colleaguesThe opinions and points of view expressed in this content are exclusively the views of the author andor subjects and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNet Inc management or associated writersamp160amp160amp160amp160amp160amp160amp160

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