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Letter-Equations
Letter Equations are well known phrases or facts where the key words have been replaced with the first letter of that word. These are often in the form of an equation, which contain a number, an = sign and the rest of the obscured phrase or fact.Letter-Equations
3 = L to get to the C of a T P.
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3 Licks to get to the Center of a Tootsie Pop.Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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It appears this teaser was modified by the editors, probably to remove a copyrighted or trademarked product name. By removing that name, it is no longer a well known quote from American advertising. It would have been better to reject than to modify.
What was the change they made?
I think you may have to be of a certain age remember this commercial.
Elmer, absolutely.
I do remember the commercial well and it was decided that this was the better version to use, even though the actual commercial used the "Tootsie Roll" phrase initially. The shortened, and more often seen, version had what was finally accepted here.
Thanks Fishmed. Honestly, I am going off pure memory. I did not realize that this version was also used, and apparently was more common. Thanks for the feedback.
I enjoyed this and actually got it right!
I got this one! I can just picture the commercials!
Hey Phantomgal! Thanks for finding this puzzle and leaving a comment! I'm really glad it is finding a target audience out there.
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