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There is one man who has changed the entire movie going
experience. He has also provided home
viewing with this same joy.
Just who is HE? Think for a moment…
O is for Orville Redenbacher.
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One would never expect this nerdy-looking man to be educated
with a degree in agronomy. He and his
business partner Charlie Bowman experimented with various hybrid seeds for popcorn, until they
agreed upon one. In 1973 they introduced
their brand named “Orville Redenbacher”.
The rest is glorious history.
Next time you go to a movie and immediately inhale that
amazing movie-popcorn odor, thank Orville Redenbacher.
Less than 100 words.
You've gotten into A to Z a tad early haven't you?
ReplyDeleteMy computer betrayed me! I don't know why it would post Orville over a month early! Anyway, thanks for reading it!
DeleteI'll be darned, I never knew. Popcorn, by gum, who would have guessed
ReplyDeleteAnother betrayal? Arrrrgh.
DeletePopcorn has been a treat for about 2000 years! An ear (of popcorn) was found in an Incan tomb. Orville made it better.
I love popcorn. It sticks in every tooth crevice and you can still taste it hours later!
ReplyDeleteOr perhaps even the next day, with the popcorn finding its way between teeth.
DeleteWhat! WHAT? The computer pre-posted these! Forget what you have read!
ReplyDeleteVery rarely have popcorn, two old dears here who rarely go to the cinema, but a fascinating piece of history. Re Vikings, the monks' journey, carrying St. C's coffin for months on end is one piece of 'faction' I'd like to visit. Not enough life to do it all...
ReplyDeleteThe dedication the early believers must have possessed to move a saint's coffin for months and months is unbelievable.
DeleteOn a lighter note, we raised and popped our own popcorn on the farm. I confess, Orville made the popcorn experience so much better.
I'll be sure to thank him. I love popcorn. :)
ReplyDeleteSo do I, esp. theater popcorn. If I have $7 for a small bag, that is.
DeleteWe have him in our home often...not the cadaver, the popcorn:)
ReplyDeleteI used to have an air-popper and used Orville's product, unbuttered.
DeleteOh yes-wouldn't even bother going to the movies without it!!
ReplyDeleteThe smell of popcorn is so enticing,
DeleteHe was nice too. I had the privilege of meeting him in 1978.
ReplyDeleteReally?! How wonderful!
DeletePopcorn is a great way to open up and relax at the movies.
ReplyDelete...kick back with popcorn and soda. Ahhhh.
DeleteI'm going to the movies tomorrow and I shall think of Orville as I pass the popcorn machine.
ReplyDeletePass it up, with great difficulty.
DeleteI often wonder how you are, knowing that you, like my husband, have so much to put up with. Wishing you a pain free time.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Carole! Today is a good day.
DeleteHe makes one fine batch of popcorn!
ReplyDeleteHe and his partner hit on a good thing, and the rest is history. He bought out Bowman, marketed the product himself, and then sold it to ??. They retained him to make commercials.
DeleteI worked in a movie theater in high school and college, and I'm still addicted to popcorn. Sometimes when I worked double shifts on the weekends, I'd have popcorn for lunch and dinner.
ReplyDeleteJulie
Now that's one popcorn addict!
DeleteI never buy popcorn in theaters, but I have done my share of contributing to Orville's popcorn empire with my microwave popcorn purchases.
ReplyDeleteArlee Bird
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