the other day, my son called me, and i answered the phone by saying "moolamanaka meeside!" and he went "uhh… what" and i went "uhh… what"

why has this ad been lodged in my head for this long? why? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECukqY7RaIA

anyway, today i learned he's actually saying "bula vinaka beachside"

AT&T Fiji Commercial

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@cabel @hotdogsladies made this reference in a podcast recently (RecDiffs?) and I was so delighted I wasn’t the only one to remember this commercial I got goosebumps

This, the voice of Magnum PI telling me “you will” (do some cool computery stuff)¹ and Ian Malcolm telling me there is no step three² — these were the soundtrack of my childhood

¹ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RvZ-667CEdo
² https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ihOxl1v5BRk

AT&T - 1993 "You Will" Ad Campaign

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