On Sat, 27 Nov 2010 13:55:32 -0800, Dan Abel wrote:

> In article >,
> Sqwertz > wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 25 Nov 2010 10:53:21 -0500, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>
>>> All 57 of them? 25 good, 20 fair, 12 not so good
>>
>> IIRC correctly, "57" referred to the variety of soups. Other than
>> Cream of Tomato made in the UK, I'd be hard pressed to name any
>> other variety without guessing at the most common.
>
> GIMF:
>
> http://www.heinz.com/our-company/press-room/trivia.aspx
>
> What does the "57" stand for in Heinz's famous slogan, "57 Varieties?"
>
> While riding a train in New York City in 1896, Henry Heinz saw a
> sign advertising 21 styles of shoes, which he thought was clever.
> Although Heinz was manufacturing more than 60 products at the time,
> Henry thought 57 was a lucky number. So, he began using the slogan "57
> Varieties" in all his advertising. Today the company has more than 5,700
> products around the globe, but still uses the magic number of "57."

Well, Henry used to be my grandparents neighbors and I heard
differently.

"Who's got my pickle?". I'd bet even Stan doesn't even know that
one. Nor has any of the plastic pickle buttons from that slogan.

-sw (ducking)