rant · moment 9 of 14
Get Well Flowers for Demi and the License to Chill Card
from Not A Legal Expert · #106
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5 minRay decides to send Demi Lovato flowers, riffs with Howie about merch and a hypothetical 'skank bucks' card, then nostalgically recalls the Pepsi 'License to Chill' card promotion from a Long Island street fair as a kid.
- 29:05Disney traps young girls in a cycle of exploitation, from child star to sexualized adult performer.
- 30:12Tim suggests sending flowers and armbands to Demi Lovato as a gesture of support.
- 31:16Pepsi's "License to Chill" card promotion at Argyle Park in Babylon, Long Island—a credit card given if you could taste the difference between Pepsi and Coke.
- 31:55The License to Chill booth made Tim feel legitimate, even though he probably just guessed right on the Pepsi versus Coke taste test.
- 32:26The show needs a similar promotion card, though Tim's pitch about distinguishing between different types of women goes off the rails.
- 33:04Brainstorming what the show's version of the card should be called—"License the Gas" or "License the Podcast."
- 33:53Reebok had some kind of habit card with about ten percent of the benefits, before the NSA tracked online activity.
- 34:12Tim misses the nostalgia of being a kid and getting excited about stupid promotions, like his Gameboy watch from a bag of Rice Krispies.
Demi LovatoPepsiBabylon, Long Island