Scouting in advertizing

[fgoodwin]

How many of you have seen "Bimbo" products in your local grocery? Bimbo is a Mexican bakery, and they market certain products in Texas (and maybe other places as well).

 

A few days ago, I bought a package of mini-poundcakes called "Panquecitos". On the package was a little white bear (which I think is the corporate symbol) wearing a green uniform that looks a lot like a Scout uniform, complete with backpack and red neckerchief.

 

The patches and other features aren't specific enough to identify as an American Boy Scout (the color, green, is wrong for the shirt, anyway), its just a generic Scout-like appearance.

 

I'm not sure why a bakery would pitch its product to Scouts, but I thought I'd make you aware of it, if you weren't already.

 

Go to:

 

http://www.bimbousa.com/english/dulce.html

 

(be patient, the pages sometimes take a long time to load) and select "panquecitos", then you'll see an image of the packaging with the Scout-like bear.

 

Does anyone know how to capture an image from a flash presentation?

[ASM915]

Looks like a Venturer (forest green) wearing a neckerchief.

[SSScout]

 

Does a Bear fry frijatas in the woods?

[Trevorum]

Don't be silly. That's an Ewok. Scouting on Endor!

[Eamonn]

I don't know who or what he is!!

But he is a cute little fellow.

Mini pound cakes with chocolate chips.

Sound good!

Wasn't there a song about Bimbo?

(Just did a google!!)

 

Bimbo, Bimbo, where ya gonna go-e-o

Bimbo, Bimbo, whatcha gonna do-e-o

Bimbo, Bimbo, does your mommy know

That you're goin' down the road to see a little girleo.

 

Bimbo is a little boy who's got a million friends,

And every time he passes by, they all invite him in.

He'll clap his hands and sing and dance, and talk his baby talk,

With a hole in his pants and his knees a-stickin' out,

he's just big enough to walk.

 

Bimbo, Bimbo, where ya gonna go-e-o

Bimbo, Bimbo, whatcha gonna do-e-o

Bimbo, Bimbo, does your mommy know

That you're goin' down the road to see a little girleo.

 

Bimbo's got two big blue eyes that light up like a star,

And the way to light them up is to buy him candy bars.

Crackerjacks and bubblegum will start his day off right,

All the girlies follow him just a-beggin' him for a bite.

 

Bimbo, Bimbo, candy on your face-e-o,

Bimbo, Bimbo, chewin' on your gum-e-o.

Bimbo, Bimbo, when you gonna grow

Everybody loves you, little baby Bimbo.

 

You never catch him sittin' still, he's just the rovin' kind,

Altho' he's just a little boy, he's got a grown-up mind.

He's always got a shaggy dog a-pullin' at his clothes,

And everybody calls to him as down the street he goes.

 

Bimbo, Bimbo, where ya gonna go-e-o

Bimbo, Bimbo, whatcha gonna do-e-o

Bimbo, Bimbo, does your mommy know

That you're goin' down the road to see a little girl-e-o

My Dad loved Jim Reeves , who recorded the Bimbo Song.

Even to this day I get watery eyed when I hear Distant Drums.

Ea.