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Diamond Commercial

Do you remember (or, have you ever seen) the TV ad for some type of luxury car, saying that the suspension was so smooth that a diamond could be faceted in the back seat, without fear of destroying the stone? (And, as a corollary, do you remember the Saturday Night Live skit, saying that a bris could be completed under the same circumstances?)

If you *don't* know these ads, could you post, and let me know your age (by a range of years, if you don't want to say specifically)?

Thanks!

Mindy, wondering if an allusion will work
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[info]wood_dragon

I don't know the ads but that may be due in part to not living in the US. (And I didn't/don't watch SNL very often.) Oh, and I'm 42.
Posted on Jun. 10th, 2006 08:09 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

[info]irysangel

Never heard of either. 29, live in Texas. Hope this helps. :)
Posted on Jun. 10th, 2006 08:24 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

[info]quietspaces

I don't remember the TV ad. I don't remember the SNL skit, either, but that would be because I never watched that program.

Born in 1946.

Posted on Jun. 10th, 2006 08:28 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

[info]jessikast

I'm another person who doesn't know the ad, but that's probably because I don't live in the US. (I'm 22, I live in New Zealand.)

Which reminds me - I loved the post you did on smores. I picked up what they were from books, but I could NEVER figure out why someone would want a savoury cracker as a base for marshmallow and chocolate yumminess until a post on that thread explained what graham crackers were!
Posted on Jun. 10th, 2006 08:59 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

[info]jhetley

Never heard of the ad or the skit. Over fifty.
Posted on Jun. 10th, 2006 09:05 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

[info]domynoe

40ish -- but I also am not a watcher of SNL. don't remember the actual commercial either. lol
Posted on Jun. 10th, 2006 09:10 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

[info]karistan

30-ish and don't know either the commercial or the skit.
Posted on Jun. 10th, 2006 09:40 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

[info]kaylith

43, and I have no idea what you're talking about. I do live in the USA and always have, but for the last 15 or more years I rarely watch television.
Posted on Jun. 10th, 2006 09:44 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

[info]ramblin_phyl

I remember the ad but never did watch SNL--I go to bed at night. I'm old enough to be a grandmother and young enough to be glad I can give the kid back while I go out and play at SF cons.
Posted on Jun. 10th, 2006 10:41 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

[info]liuseth

don't know it, but have only been in the US for three years. That may have something to do with it.

Hubby is mid thirties life long american, also used to watch SNL, and he vaguely remembers both the ad and the skit.

Posted on Jun. 10th, 2006 11:25 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

[info]french_teacher

I vaguely remember the diamond add. And although I watched SNL from time to time over the years, I don't recall this particular skit.

I'm 57.
Posted on Jun. 10th, 2006 11:53 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

[info]ksumnersmith

Nope, never seen either. 25, Canadian. :)
Posted on Jun. 11th, 2006 12:05 am (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

[info]wen_spencer

43, remember the ad, didn't see the skit but I rarely watch SNL. If I'm up that late, I'm not watching tv.
Posted on Jun. 11th, 2006 04:34 am (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

[info]kateelliott

Yes, I remember both. The skit was really funny. I'm 47.
Posted on Jun. 11th, 2006 07:40 am (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

[info]princesssari

Can't say I remember those ads. When did they air? I'm just a young 23 (going on 24) year old, lol...
Posted on Jun. 12th, 2006 05:58 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

[info]unpissenlit

Can't say that I've heard of either of those. 25.
Posted on Jun. 14th, 2006 12:08 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

(Anonymous)

Just poi-fect!

Yes, I remember the Rabbi doing the bris in the back of the car quite vividly, as I was part of the original Saturday Night Live audience:

http://snltranscripts.jt.org/77/77aroyaledeluxe.phtml

I remember the "real" ads too, though none were nearly as memorable as the spoof. While the spoof ad called it a "Royale Deluxe II", the actual car was apparently the "Mercury Grand Marquis" (look at #31 on the following page):

http://www.ghostbustershq.com/seen/tvguide.html

Come to think of it, that name does seem awfully familiar ....

See also this list of SNL "spoof" commercials:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live_commercial

My other all-time favorite ad was "HiberNol", a spoof on NyQuil.

I lost track of the show after about 1980; during my high school years, I pretty much abandoned TV altogether in favor of reading and studying.

For the record, I'm 41.

Bob Shepard of Denver
Posted on Jun. 20th, 2006 01:19 am (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

[info]mindyklasky

Re: Just poi-fect!

Ha! Complete and utter confirmation!

Do you remember any skits involving a Japanese version of Star Wars? (This came up during a family discussion yesterday...)

Mindy (who was never much of an SNL watcher.)
Posted on Jun. 24th, 2006 04:12 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

(Anonymous)

Re: Just poi-fect!

Not off the top of my head. But I can just imagine John Belushi doing a "Samurai Jedi" skit ....

Bob Shepard of Denver
Posted on Jun. 26th, 2006 01:00 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

[info]mindyklasky

Re: Just poi-fect!

Hmmm... This sounds like a job for the research librarian :-) I'll let you know if I find anything!

Posted on Jun. 27th, 2006 12:13 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply