Do y’all ever wonder if growing up watching Saturday morning cartoons did some real damage to our brains? Like, did those cartoons really co-opt our brains and influence our associative thinking?
I’m asking because as I sat down this morning to work on one of my two 20 page final papers, I thought, “it’s really crunch time now.” And a flood of images rushed through my brain of foods that I haven’t had or craved in a very long time…Nestle crunch, Cap’n Crunch, Doritos…. Why is it that crunchy foods are so appealing? And why is the word crunch the same for something crispy as it is for a critical moment? Is the reason why so many of us crave potato chips or some other crunchy junk food when under stress because for so many years the word crunch has been co-opted as one of the best features of junk food?
The word associations in these commercials are really fun…also a little scary since I apparently think this way fairly naturally. And I wasn't even allowed to watch much TV.
I recommend watching this to jog your memory...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjLO4eEp0Xs …and is that Zach Morris in the Cookie Crisp commercial?!
Now I’m back to crunching…my brain, not food.
Woah! So many good memories. And all 3 Cinnamon Toast Crunch bakers are still alive! Rocky Road Cereal!
ReplyDeleteNot at all related, but from the 80's, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97YXbNaAyzA
Wow-this was clearly when coke was still made with cocaine!
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