Dogs and Rocks

Fell asleep sore from rock climbing last night. Woke up this morning with a TV commercial jingle from 40 years ago singing in my head. Some of you will remember it, so go ahead and sing along:



Hotdogs, Armour hotdogs.
What kinds of kids eat Armour hot dogs?
Fat kids, skinny kids, kids who climb on rocks.
Tough kids, sissy kids
Even kids with chicken pox
Love hotdogs, Armour hot dogs
The dogs kids love to bite!

Ok, now go spend the rest of the day trying to get that song out of your head.

Way back when my brothers and I were young, we would sing this jingle around the house, and usually pretty loudly! Sorry Dad and Mom.

But, obviously, times have changed. And it's kind of amusing how much. For one thing, an advertiser would never use "fat kids" in their lyrics because they would quickly face a firestorm of 'offended' people. And just imagine the uproar over the phrase "sissy kids!"

And chicken pox? Not so much a problem anymore. Thanks CDC. (Center for Disease Control)

Now, there's one line in the jingle I particularly love now: "Kids who climb on rocks!"

That's me!!!! (Have I ever mentioned that I'm addicted to rock climbing?) I'm so glad THAT doesn't offend anyone! Or does it?

I think I'll go enjoy a hot dog today, in honor of all the kids, including me, who climb on rocks! Ok, maybe I'll have an extra hot dog for the fat kids and the sissy kids too.