R.I.P. Richard D. Trentlage

[0neiros]

Who the f--- is Richard D. Trentlage you ask.

You may not know the name but you know his work. Sing along with me -

Oh I wish I were an Oscar Mayer Wiener,
That is what I'd truly like to beeeee
Cause if I were an Oscar Mayer Wiener
Everyone would be in love with meeeee.

Dead at age 87, truly a :"Mad Man".

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/30/u...oscar-mayer-wiener-song-author-dies.html?_r=0

 

[Wes R]

Back when commercials were carefully crafted to get your attention, these days they're just made fast and cheap.

 

[Mike J.]

I saw that in the New York Times. Sad. But known to millions, which is more than I can say for me.

... I used to keep unusual short articles and obits in my wallet, like the guy who invented Spaghetti-O's, etc. One of them simply read:

"Faced with an increase in postal rates and a shortage of the new 1-cent stamps, some Americans have resorted to taping pennies to the outside of envelopes. The Post Office would like them to stop."


-MJ