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Originally posted by CallMeSerenity:
LOL.

It's weird, because he's normally quite brave. He's a bit of a tiger sometimes.

But he's also very upset because the grands just left this morning to go on a trip and they've been packing and I've been packing and then there's this new door and I think he just doesn't handle change well. He spends most of his time hiding in a box.

Serenity,
President of The Juggled Gosling Chatroom
Bride8

http://callmeserenity.livejournal.com/

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Originally posted by CallMeSerenity:
A bit gobby?

Not familiar with that phrase.

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Heinz's slogan for over a century has been "57 Varieties" even though when it was established Heinz had over 60 products. Snopes.com notes:

It was in 1896 that Henry Heinz came up with ["57 Varieties" slogan]. This catch phrase had nothing to do with the actual number of varieties produced by H. J. Heinz, though, which by then totalled over 60 (including plum pudding, strawberry preserve, India relish, olive oil, spaghetti, euchred pickle, currant jelly, chili sauce, peanut butter, and celery soup). Rather, Heinz was riding an elevated train in New York when he spied an advertising placard in the train car promoting "21 styles" of shoes; struck by the concept, and recognizing that catchiness and Heinz resonance were far more important qualities for a company slogan than literal accuracy, Heinz cast about for the perfect number to use for his own company's version of the phrase. Settling on fifty-seven, Heinz soon put the number to work, and within a week the sign of the green Heinz pickle bearing the words "57 Varieties" was everywhere Heinz "could find a place to stick it." He soon ordered the construction of a six-story, twelve-hundred-light display featuring a forty-foot pickle; installed at the intersection of 5th Avenue and 23rd Street in New York City, this electric marvel dazzled New York residents and tourists until 1906.

It is also believed that Henry Heinz was a freemason[citation needed], and 57 was a sacred number of the occult.

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