Talk:all that and a bag of chips

Pronoun?

@Equinox Could it rather be a pronoun? —CodeCat 13:49, 11 June 2017 (UTC)

Maybe. I suppose "all that" is rather like "everything". Equinox ◑ 13:50, 11 June 2017 (UTC)

Advertising

Didn't this originate as (or adapted into if it existed prior to) part of ad campaign for Pringles? The idea being that regular potato chips in bags are greasy (unhealthy) and messy. I'm surprised that I've found no references on the internet, which could explain why the origin (or false etymology), isn't referenced here. Thoughts on such an inclusion if a reliable source can be cited? — CJDOS, Sheridan, OR (talk) 01:34, 14 May 2023 (UTC)

That wouldn't work for such a positive expression- the implication is that the bag of chips makes the referent even better. It reminds me of a diiferent advertising gimmick: "for a limited time only, you'll get all that, and a free bag of chips for the same low price!!!" Chuck Entz (talk) 02:10, 14 May 2023 (UTC)

Obviously, the wording would be different in a competing product's advert. I've always remembered the slogan as: "You ate all that in a bag of potato chips", implying that the person with the bag of potato chips received more than they wanted (the grease and mess). Variations that use 'and' as oppose to 'in', I heard years later, and obviously imply being better than someone/thing else – why the addition of a bag of potato chips for a one-upmanship, I've never understood (unless it's like, buy a lunch and get the chips as a free extra). Unfortunately, I don't remember which slogan came first, or if the one I remember was being misquoted to me – that's the problem. — CJDOS, Sheridan, OR (talk) 07:03, 14 May 2023 (UTC)