THE SCIENTIST part II

White coat

A white coat or laboratory coat (often abbreviated to lab coat) is a knee-length overcoat/smock worn by professionals in the medical field or by those involved in laboratory work. The coat protects their street clothes and also serves as a simple uniform. The garment is made from white or light-colored cotton, linen, or cotton polyester blend, allowing it to be washed at high temperature and make it easy to see if it is clean. Similar coats are a symbol of learning in Argentina, where they are worn by students. In Tunisia and mozambique, teachers wear white coats to protect their street clothes from chalk.

When used in the laboratory, they protect against accidental spills, e.g. acids. In this case they usually have long sleeves and are made of an absorbent material, such as cotton, so that the user can be protected from the chemical. Some lab coats have buttons at the end of the sleeves, to secure them around the wrist so that they do not hang into beakers of chemicals. Short-sleeved lab coats also exist where protection from substances such as acid is not necessary, and are favoured by certain scientists, such as microbiologists, avoiding the problem of hanging sleeves altogether, combined with the ease of washing the forearms (an important consideration in microbiology).

Like the word "suit", the phrase "white coat" is sometimes used to denote the wearer, 
ex.' the scientific personnel in a biotechnology or chemical company.

In medicine

White coats are sometimes seen as the distinctive dress of physicians, who have worn them for over 100 years. In the nineteenth century, respect for the certainty of science was in stark contrast to the quackery and mysticism of nineteenth century medicine. To emphasize the transition to the more scientific approach to modern medicine, physicians sought to represent themselves as scientists, and began to wear the most recognizable symbol of the scientist, the white laboratory coat.

Recently, white coat ceremonies have become popular amongst those starting medical school.

The modern white coat was introduced to medicine in the late 1800s as a symbol of cleanliness.

A recent study conducted in the United Kingdom found that the majority of patients prefer their doctors to wear white coats, but the majority of doctors prefer other clothing, such as scrubs. The study found that psychiatrists were among the least likely to wear white coats. Some medical doctors view the coats as hot and uncomfortable, and many feel that they spread infection.

Some doctors in institutions such as the Mayo Clinic are instructed to wear business attire, to convey professionalism, as the clinic dislikes the message that white coats represent to the patient.

White coat hypertension

Some patients who have their blood pressure measured in a clinical setting have higher readings than they do when measured in a home setting. This is apparently a result of patients feeling more relaxed when they are at home. The phenomenon is sometimes called "white coat hypertension," in reference to the traditional white coats worn in a clinical setting, though the coats themselves may have nothing to do with the elevated readings.

In psychiatry

The term is also used as verbal shorthand for psychiatric orderlies or other personnel and may be used, in a usually jocular manner, to imply someone's lunacy. In the 1966 song, They're Coming to Take Me Away Ha-Haaa!, Napoleon XIV fictionalized the public's view of the symbolic relationship between such institutions and white coats in the following lyrics:

They're coming to take me away ho ho hee hee ha haaa!

 To the funny farm,

 Where life is beautiful all the time.

 And I'll be happy to see those nice young men

 In their clean white coats,

 And they're coming to take me away ha haaa!

Napoleon XIV

Napoleon XIV was the pseudonym of American songwriter and record producer Jerry Samuels (born 1938, New York), who achieved one-hit wonder status with the Top 5 hit novelty song "They're Coming to Take Me Away Ha-Haaa!" in 1966.

Music video made by some Dutch guys in 1983.

Biography

In 1966, Samuels concocted "They're Coming to Take Me Away Ha-Haaa!". The public found out the true identity when Cousin Brucie of WABC in New York outed him.

Napoleon XIV continued to release music after the success of his one hit, including a Warner Bros. album of the same name in 1966 (reissued by Rhino in 1985), most of which continued with the mental illness theme (for example: "Bats In My Belfry"; and "Split Level Head," which features different vocal parts in each stereo speaker). While he did not achieve any further mainstream success, based upon the relatively recent cover versions of his hit song, Napoleon XIV has remained a cult favorite to this day.

Samuels still writes songs and presently runs a business that books entertainment primarily for retirement homes.

Are Lab Coats a Sex Symbol?

When did wearing a lab coat make someone a sex symbol? Apparently, in the past twenty years things have changed. Thanks mostly in part to TV shows the idea of doctors as sex symbols has gained much traction. It probably started with General Hospital. For those of you who have never watched the show, General Hospital is a long running ABC soap opera where a bunch of beautiful people work in a hospital. Typical soap opera stuff occurs in droves: lots of sexy doctors with their shirts off, lots of casual hookups, etc.

The continuing popularity of soaps like General Hospital led to an explosion in prime time hospital dramas in the 1990s. Famously two hospital dramas premiered in the 1994-95 season. Chicago Hope and ER both featured sexy doctors in dramatic situations. It made sex symbols out of people like George Clooney and Noah Wyle and essentially set the stage for what was to come for doctors in prime time for decades to come. Of course, Chicago Hope only lasted a few season while ER lasted for 15 years and become one of the most beloved dramas in television history.

While ER might have kick started the "sexy" doctor genre, it was ABC's Grey's Anatomy which came to symbolize just how "sexy" a doctor in a lab coat could be. It was a show that featured just as many in hospital hookups as medical cases. They actors were so sexy, in fact, that they were given sexy nicknames like "McDreamy and "McSteamy". The female doctors were not hacks either. Katherine Heigl became a big star thanks to the show as she seems to spend as much time in tight clothing as she does in doctor's gear.

Of course Grey's Anatomy has led to a slew of copy cats on television. Now each network has their Grey's knockoff featuring sexy doctors hooking up and working on cool cases in random city hospitals. I don't really watch any of them but I know the stars thanks to the buzz. Are they sexy? Sure. Is it an accurate portrayal of doctors? Not really. Do real doctors mind being thought at as sex symbols? I'm sure they don't.

Okay, maybe some. It depends of their ego.

thanks to: Wikipedia and Kimberly Green

Condom Party @ T.R.A.C.S chapter II

Condom

A condom is a barrier device commonly used during sexual intercourse to reduce the probability of pregnancy and spreading sexually transmitted diseases. It is put on a man's erect penis and physically blocks ejaculated semen from entering the body of a sexual partner. Condoms are also used for collection of semen for use in infertility treatment. Because condoms are waterproof, elastic, and durable, they are also used for non-sexual purposes such as creating waterproof microphones and protecting rifle barrels from clogging. In the modern age, condoms are most often made from latex, but some are made from other materials such as polyurethane, polyisoprene, or lamb intestine.

A female condom is a polyurethane sheath with a flexible ring at either end. One end is closed and inserted into the vagina; the other end is open and the ring sits outside the opening of the vagina. The male condom, sometimes called a "rubber" or "prophylactic," is far more commonly used.

So, Condoms are:

• Worn on the penis
• Made of latex or plastic
• Prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted infection
• Can be used with another form of birth control for extra protection
• Can be used for vaginal, anal, or oral sex
• Safe, effective, and easy to get
• Cost about $1 each, but are sometimes available for free

Safe sex

Condoms protect both you and your partner from sexually transmitted infections. Condoms that are made of latex offer very good protection against HIV. Latex condoms also reduce the risk of other sexually transmitted infections, including: 

• Chlamydia
• Chancroid  - Chancroid is a type of bacteria that is transmitted through sexual   contact. It causes sores on the genitals.
• Gonorrhea
• Hepatitis B
• Herpes
• HPV - Human Papilloma Virus
• Pelvic Inflammatory Disease - (PID)
• Syphilis
• Trichomoniasis - Trichomoniasis is an infection caused by a protozoan, a microscopic, one-cell animal called a trichomona. Trichomoniasis is often called "trich."

Condoms can also prevent urinary tract infections in men who wear them.

Condoms and Oral Sex

Sexually transmitted infections can be passed from one person to another during oral sex. The risk of passing infections is lower during oral sex than during vaginal or anal intercourse. People who want to further reduce their risk can use condoms during oral sex.

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James Bond chapter VI

PRODUCT PLACEMENT

Product placement, or embedded marketing, is a form of advertisement, where branded goods or services are placed in a context usually devoid of ads, such as movies, music videos, the story line of television shows, or news programs. Traditionally the product placement is not disclosed at the time that the good or service is featured.

Have you ever watched a television show or a movie and felt like you were watching a really long commercial? If so, then you've been the victim of bad product placement. There's certainly a line that can be crossed when presenting brand-name items as props within the context of a movie, television show, or music video. Clever marketing folks try never to cross that line. They want their products to be visible within a scene, but not the focus. The product needs to fit, almost seamlessly (almost being the key word here) into the shot and context of the scene. When done correctly, product placement can add a sense of realism to a movie or television show that something like a can simply marked "soda" cannot.

Brand placement in Bond movies isn’t new—you could even say it’s as integral to Bond as his cherished vodka martinis. And some of the placements have been incidental. After all, Fleming himself dropped a few brand names including Cartier in the books, for which he presumably didn’t receive a penny.

Aston Martin and Omega watches are the brands most associated with James Bond.

Since his first film appearance in “Dr. No” Bond has been linked to wrist watches. He has worn Rolex, Breitling, Hamilton, Seiko and Omega during his film career.

Over the years, Sony and MGM have partnered on Bond films with—and this list isn’t close to exhaustive— Mattel, 7UP, Samsonite, Kodak, Calvin Klein, Norelco, Sony Erricsson, British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, Ford, Jaguar, Revlon, Rolex, and Omega.

The sky is not falling on product placement, as evidenced by the £28 million (about $45 million) invested in Skyfall, the new James Bond film. It is the sixth Bond film where Heineken will connect its name.

A handful of characteristics define Bond as Bond and connect each new incarnation to Ian Fleming’s legacy, primarily that he’s as promiscuous with women as he is faithful to vodka martinis—shaken not stirred. Which is why some 007 fans felt betrayed by the news of a major partnership between the makers of Skyfall, the 23rd Bond movie, and Dutch brewer Heineken.

The response on Twitter is almost all outrage and cynicism and calls of “sacrilege.” Never mind that Bond has drunk other booze in the past, and that he has on at least one occasion had his martini stirred, not shaken. And never mind that, ever since Sean Connery flew Pan Am and prominently displayed a Smirnoff  label in Dr. No 50 years ago, the franchise has slowly but steadily been invaded with brands. Bond’s been driving Aston Martins since Goldfinger, with the occasional dalliance in a BMW. He crashed through a British Airways billboard in Moonraker (1979) and through a Perrier truck in Goldeneye (1995). And in 2002, for Die Another Day, he switched to Finlandia Vodka.

It is the sixth time that Bond and Heineken work together, but for the first time that the Bond-actor in the commercial.

80's Party 2

The 1980s, also known as "the Nineteen Eighties" or abbreviated as "The Eighties" or "the '80s", was a decade that began on January 1, 1980 and ended on December 31, 1989. This was the ninth decade of the 20th century.

The time period saw great social, economic, and general change as wealth and production migrated to newly industrializing economies. As economic liberalization increased in the developed world, multiple multinational corporations associated with the manufacturing industry relocated into Thailand, Mexico, South Korea, Taiwan, and China. Japan and West Germany are the most notable developed countries that continued to enjoy rapid economic growth during the decade while other developed nations, particularly the United Kingdom and the United States, re-adopted laissez-faire economic policies.

Developing countries across the world faced economic and social difficulties as they suffered from multiple debt crises in the 1980s, requiring many of these countries to apply for financial assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. Ethiopia witnessed widespread famine in the mid-1980s during the corrupt rule of Mengistu Haile Mariam, resulting in the country having to depend on foreign aid to provide food to its population and worldwide efforts to address and raise money to help Ethiopians, such as the famous Live Aid concert in 1985.

The fall of the Berlin Wall

The reforms in the Soviet Union also had its effects on the other communist countries, especially in Poland and Hungary. On August 23, 1989 Hungary opened the iron curtain to Austria. Months before East German tourists used their chance to escape to Austria from Hungary  and in September 1989 more than 13 000 East German escaped via Hungary within three days. It was the first mass exodus of East Germans after the erection of the Berlin Wall in 1961. Mass demonstrations against the government and the system in East Germany begun at the end of September and took until November 1989. 
Erich Honecker, East Germany's head of state, had to resign on October 18, 1989.

The new governement prepared a new law to lift the travel restrictions for East German citizen.

At 06.53 pm on November 9, 1989 a member of the new East German government, Günter Schabowski, was asked at a press conference when the new East German travel law comes into force. He answered:     "Well, as far as I can see, ... straightaway, immediately."

Thousands of East Berliners  went to the border crossings. At Bornholmer Strasse the people demanded to open the border and at 10.30 pm the border was opened there. That moment meant the end of the Berlin Wall.

The Wall in its entirety was not torn down immediately. Starting that evening and in the days and weeks that followed, people came to the wall with sledgehammers or otherwise hammers and chisels to chip off souvenirs, demolishing lengthy parts of it in the process and creating several unofficial border crossings. These people were nicknamed "Mauerspechte" (wall woodpeckers).

Some 80s Fashion, Trends and Fads.

For some, the 80s were a great time. The creation of MTV revolutionized fashion, the music industry and even how they watched TV. For others, it was nothing but bad hair, worse clothing and music that often had more to do with machines than talent. 

 

The clothes worn in the 80s depicted people who were trying to find themselves. They looked for ways to express their creativity and individuality. Men wore heavy make up and grew long hair. Women wore short hair and layers of clothing. Both sexes were looking for an identity.  

In the 1970s, the silhouette of fashion tended to be characterized by close fitting clothes on top with wider, looser clothes on the bottom. This trend completely reversed itself in the early 1980s as both men and women began to wear looser shirts and tight, close-fitting trousers.

In 1984, the American tv series, Miami Vice gave the casual style of wearing t-shirts under expensive suit jackets. Many young to middle aged men eagerly adopted the “Miami Vice Look” with the inclusion of broad shoulder pads to jackets and the unshaven “designer stubble” look, made famous by Don Johnson (left on the picture).

 Men also started wearing Hawaiian shirts with sports jackets and growing mustaches again thanks to Tom Selleck in the series Magnum, P.I.  Gucci loafers also became fashionable as casual, but expensive, footwear after being seen worn by Tom Selleck in a cologne advertisement.

Medium-length hair was common for men, while the longer haircuts of the 1970s went out of fashion. However, very long hair for men became fashionable in the late 1980s due to the influence of Heavy Metal music.

Brand names became increasingly important in this decade, making Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein household names, among others.

After the release of her single "Like a Virgin" in late 1984, Madonna became a fashion icon for many young women around the world who copied her "street urchin" look with short skirts worn over leggings, brassieres worn as outer clothing, untidy hair, crucifix jewellery, and fishnet gloves.

The 1983 movie Flashdance made ripped sweatshirts popular. The television shows Dallas and, in particular, Dynasty also had a similar impact, especially in the area of the increasingly oversized shoulder pads.

In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the New Romantic music and fashion movement exerted a strong influence over the clothing worn by both males and females in the early years of the decade.

80s fashion styles for men often included such things as acid washed jeans, parachute pants, Reebok high tops,  Converse hightops(chucks), Cotler pants, kamikaze shirts (These shirts allowed you to zip off the sleeves to show off your arms) and jean jackets.

Members Only Jacket

Chances are, if you were into 80s fashion, you had a Members Only Jacket. These jackets were very popular in the 80s. They were first introduced in 1981 and came in a variety of colors. In the 80s, you either had a Members Only jacket or you were a complete and total fashion outcast.

Members Only is a brand of clothing that became popular in the 1980s with the Members Only jacket. The brand was created in 1975 and introduced to American markets in 1979 by Europe Craft Imports (later acquired in 1987 by the Marcade Group, which was renamed Aris Industries in 1993).

Advertising Tagline: "When you put it on, something happens."  This tagline was so great that it got co-opted in the early 1990s and used by various condom makers.

Parachute pants

What are parachute pants? Back in the early 1980s, parachute pants were tight, shiny pants made of synthetic material--the stuff used to make parachutes. These pants were originally created for break dancers who needed pants that could stand up to the abuse of break dancing. They typically featured multiple zippers to add to the edgy feel. While women sometimes wore parachute pants during the 80s , they were most often worn by men. 

Parachute pants are a style of trousers characterised by the use of nylon, especially ripstop nylon. In the original loose-fitting, extraneously zippered style of the late 70s/early 80s, "parachute" referred to the pants' synthetic nylon material. In the later 80s, "parachute" may have referred to the extreme bagginess of the pant. They are typically worn as menswear and are often brightly colored. Parachute pants became a fad in US culture in the 1980s as part of an increased cultural appropriation of breakdancing. Parachute pants played a pivotal role in the 1980s in fashion.

Ray-Ban Wayfarer Sunglasses

Ray-Ban Wayfarers were by far the most popular sunglasses worn in the 80s. Originally designed in the 1950s, the Wayfarer had declined in popularity by the late 70s. That all changed in 1983 when Tom Cruise wore them for his break out movie role in the film Risky Business. Demand for the glasses took off with hundreds of thousands being sold immediately after the release of the movie. The glasses could be seen on many of the top celebrities of the 80s, including Michael Jackson, Don Johnson, and Madonna.

Baby On Board Signs

The little yellow sign that looked like a yellow warning sign.

The original signs were the brainchild of Michael Lerner, who created the Safety 1st company with the idea of marketing the signs to parents who were concerned at the high level of car crashes in the US. And, no, the idea wasn't inspired by an actual crash, as the ol' urban legend tells us. No, Lerner just happened to see similar signs on a trip through Europe.

Maybe it was just karma then that Lerner's 'invention' became such an object of so much ridicule that the original effect was lost pretty quickly. Instead of drivers giving space behind a car with a 'Baby on Board' sign, suddenly they were speeding up to see if it was actually a joke sign, and if so, see what it said.

The original signs, which had been all the rage in the fall and winter of 1984 were suddenly 'signa-non-grata' less than two years later, replaced with gems like 'Mother-in-Law in Trunk', 'Alien on Board', and the awesome 'Nobody on Board'.

Boom Boxes

The "ghetto blaster." The portable radio, with two speakers as a minimum, the heavier and the bigger, the better.

The first Boombox was developed by the inventor of the C-Cassette, Philips of the Netherlands. Their first 'Radiorecorder' was released in 1969. The Philips innovation was the first time that radio broadcasts could be recorded onto C-Cassette tapes without cables or microphones that previous stand-alone cassette tape recorders needed. Early sound quality of tape recordings was poor but as the C-Cassette technology evolved, with stereo recording, Chromium tapes and noise reduction, soon HiFi quality devices become possible. Several European electronics brands such as Grundig also introduced similar devices.

The desire for louder and heavier bass led to bigger and heavier boxes; by mid-1980s some boomboxes had reached the size of a suitcase, the bigger and flashier the boombox the better; it became a status symbol among young urbanites which in turn called for increasingly extravagant boxes.

Rubik Cube

The toy that was a real pain in the butt to solve, unless you peeled the stickers or pulled it apart.

Rubik's Cube is a 3-D mechanical puzzle invented in 1974 by Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture Ernő Rubik. Originally called the "Magic Cube", the puzzle was licensed by Rubik to be sold by Ideal Toy Corp. in 1980 via German businessman Tibor Laczi and Seven Towns founder Tom Kremer, and won the German Game of the Year special award for Best Puzzle that year.

In a classic Rubik's Cube, each of the six faces is covered by nine stickers, each of one of six solid colours (traditionally white, red, blue, orange, green, and yellow). A pivot mechanism enables each face to turn independently, thus mixing up the colours. For the puzzle to be solved, each face must be returned to consisting of one colour. Similar puzzles have now been produced with various numbers of stickers, not all of them by Rubik.

Although the Rubik's Cube reached its height of mainstream popularity in the 1980s, many speedcubers continue to practise it and other "twisty puzzles" and compete for the fastest times. Its international governing body, the World Cube Association, has organised competitions and kept the official world records since 2003.

Trivial Pursuit

The game that made people start memorizing useless crap in order to win. Probably one of the biggest crazes when it came out though.

Trivial Pursuit is a board game in which progress is determined by a player's ability to answer general knowledge and popular culture questions. The game was created in 1979 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, by Canadian Chris Haney, a photo editor for Montreal's The Gazette and Scott Abbott, a sports editor for The Canadian. After finding pieces of their Scrabble game missing, they decided to create their own game. With the help of John Haney and Ed Werner, they completed development of the game, which was released in 1982.

In North America, the game's popularity peaked in 1984, a year in which over 20 million games were sold.

source: several

Even Apeldoorn Bellen

Speedboot (2012)

In the latest commercial of Centraal Beheer Achmea by DDB leads an innocent flirt on the water until an unexpected climax. The commercial is linked to an action on Facebook. With a homemade Love Cruise trailer is chance to win a trip to Miami.

The story of this "Even Apeldoorn bellen" movie goes as follows. During a boat trip in a Sun-Sea-Beach holiday country has a young skipper, new (and blond) meat in the bowl. He pulls out all the stops to impress his female companionship. The whole box of tricks has to be opened, but then it seems to go girl tack. Whether this is wise, remains to be seen. But it is certain that it is a holiday never to be forgotten.

The movie was filmed in Miami Beach

TARZAN PARTY @ T.R.A.C.S

 "AAAHEEAAHEEAAHAAEEHAAEEHAA"

Saturday we had our party and danced on the wild jungle tunes of DJ "Cheeta" Tim.

All wild animals and men in loincloth followed the call and jumped from liana to liana.

We had a big bunch of people. Nearly the entire crowd came early and most stayed till the end of the party.

▲ DJ Tim

▲ Rod and in the back Jenna and a not total rezzed Ellbee

▲ Rik, Mister T.R.A.C.S 2012 and one of our regular deejays

▲ overview

▲ Curtis

▲ Lebenselexier

▲ overview

▲ Infa, one of our regular deejays

▲ Norbie one of our VIP guests

▲ Przemko and number one winner of the contest

▲ Ellbee

▲ Being Radikal

▲ overview

▲ Racker one of our regular deejays and Fiorino

▲ overview

▲ And not forget: 15 square kilometer of rain forest disappears every minute.

This brilliant and quite humorous ad was made for the World Wildlife Fund by Uncle Grey advertising agency from Denmark. Published in 2007 and directed by Per Pedersen.

Even Apeldoorn Bellen

The phrase "Even Apeldoorn Bellen" now belongs to our national heritage. We are now to the 52nd  commercial in the series from Central Administration Achmea. This time it's about two guys who go, with their classic car, to a car show. This commercial was filmed near Miami, in an area that is often used for dragracing. For car lovers: the lowrider is a 1965 Ford Thunderbird.

In this new comercial two guys go to an American car show.

Actually it's a thankless task to devise a new commercial for Centraal Beheer Achmea. The level has been raised enormously high, thanks to the success of some of the previous commercials. This new commercial delivers not more than a smile on me. 

What I like, is that there are many small jokes are processed before the final joke in the movie appears. The flirting, the almost-arguing with the other car owner, lowering the car when parking, the billboard with the text ' When it's not Bob's it ain't a wiener ' . Compared to those little jokes I found the final joke quite predictable. I find ' Birdie ' not a bad commercial, but also not one of the better in the series.

Centraal Beheer is an insurance company sited in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. It is part of Achmea, the largest insurance company in the country. It is usually referred to as "Apeldoorn". Their Offices are well known for their architecture by Herman Hertzberger.

Commercials

Centraal Beheer is famous for its campaign of TV commercials that has lasted for over fifteen years now. These are short humoristic spots, generally without dialogue, in which something goes horrendously wrong, followed by the catchphrase "Even Apeldoorn bellen" ("Just call Apeldoorn"). This phrase is sometimes used as a general saying, in meme-like fashion to mean something like "oops" or "D'oh", and it is for this reason that the company is generally referred to with the metonym "Apeldoorn" rather than its proper name. On the international versions of the commercials, the catchphrase is "Just call us".

For instance - a nervous man is offered a place in a secure witness protection program if he will testify against a mafia leader. He accepts and testifies. Then he packs his bags and drives off to an idyllic, friendly town in the middle of nowhere. Unpacking and settling in, he breathes easily once more. Then the doorbell rings. He opens the door ................

Many of their commercials have won the Gouden Loeki, the so-called Academy Award for Dutch commercials. 

You're Not You When You're Hungry

Snickers is a brand name candy bar made by Mars, Incorporated. It consists of peanut nougat topped with roasted peanuts and caramel, enrobed in milk chocolate. Snickers has annual global sales of $2 billion.

In 1930, Mars introduced Snickers, named after the favorite horse of the Mars family. The Snickers candy bar consists of nougat, peanuts and caramel with a chocolate coating. The bar was marketed under the name "Marathon" in the UK and Ireland until 1990, when Mars decided to align the UK product with the global Snickers name. Snickers traditionally have around 16 peanuts in each bar, and more than 99 tons of peanuts go into making over 15 million Snickers bars each day. There are also several other Snickers products such as Snickers mini, peanut butter, almond, dark, white chocolate and even ice cream. 

In 2008 a Snickers commercial starring Mr. T was been pulled in the U.K. In the commercial, Mr. T shoots Snickers bars at a speed walker in the "Get Some Nuts" ad campaign.

Complaints were filed over the Omnicom AMV BBDO London-created ad, calling Mr. T's actions homophobic and the Human Rights Campaign Foundation began talks with the candy bar manufacturer. Mars issued this statement about the Snickers brand commercial, saying, "This ad is the second in a series of U.K. Snickers ads featuring Mr. T which are meant to be fun and which have been positively received in the U.K. However, we understand that humor is highly subjective, and it is never our intention to cause offense. Accordingly, we have pulled the Mr. T Speedwalker ad globally.

It was just the year before that another Snickers ad faced controversy. During Super Bowl XLI, two mechanics accidentally kissed and had to do something "manly" to make up for it. The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) and the Human Rights Campaign complained about that commercial and it was pulled from TV and the Internet.

In 2010, Betty White and Abe Vigoda appeared in a Snickers commercial, playing American football. The commercial was ranked by ADBOWL as the best advertisement of the year. Later that year, Snickers commercials featured singers Aretha Franklin and Liza Minnelli, and comedians Richard Lewis and Roseanne Barr A 2011 commercial featured actors Joe Pesci and Don Rickles.

In 2012, a new advertising campaign was launched, based around men turning into different things when they're hungry, depending on the commercial's location or what variety the commercial is showing. The UK version featuring men in a changing room turning into Joan Collins and Stephanie Beacham.

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Betty Marion White Ludden (born January 17, 1922), best known as Betty White, is an American actress, comedienne, singer, author, and television personality. With a career spanning over seven decades, she is best known to contemporary audiences for her television roles as Sue Ann Nivens on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Rose Nylund on The Golden Girls.

Abe Vigoda (born February 24, 1921) is an American movie and television actor who appeared in such movies as The Godfather and Good Burger.

Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Although known for her soul recordings and referred to as the Queen of Soul, Franklin is also adept at jazz, blues, R&B, gospel music, and rock.

She won 18 competitive Grammys and two honorary Grammys. She has 20 No.1 singles on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart and two No.1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100: "Respect" (1967) and "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (1987), a duet with George Michael.

Liza May Minnelli (born March 12, 1946) is an American actress and singer. She is the daughter of singer and actress Judy Garland and film director Vincente Minnelli.

Already established as a nightclub singer and musical theatre actress, she first attracted critical acclaim for her dramatic performances in the movies The Sterile Cuckoo (1969), and Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (1970); Minnelli then rose to international stardom for her appearance as Sally Bowles in the 1972 film version of the Broadway musical Cabaret, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress.

Richard Philip Lewis (born June 29, 1947) is an American comedian and actor.

He achieved moderate success in films, appearing as Prince John in Robin Hood: Men in Tights, as a frontier doctor in Wagons East!

Roseanne Cherrie Barr (born November 3, 1952) is an American actress, comedian, writer, television producer and director. She was gaining fame for her role in the sitcom Roseanne. The show was a hit and lasted nine seasons, from 1988 to 1997.

Joseph Frank "Joe" Pesci (born February 9, 1943) is an American actor, comedian, and musician. He is known for playing a variety of different roles, from violent mobsters to comedic leads to quirky sidekicks. Pesci has starred in a number of high profile films including Goodfellas, Casino, Raging Bull, Once Upon a Time in America, My Cousin Vinny, JFK, Home Alone, and the Lethal Weapon series.

Donald Jay "Don" Rickles (born May 8, 1926) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. A frequent guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Rickles has acted in comedic and dramatic roles, but is best known as an insult comic.

In 2011, Rickles joined Joe Pesci in a Snickers advertisement highlighting the actors known for their "short fuses."

Joan Henrietta Collins, (born 23 May 1933), is an English actress, author, and columnist.

Collins landed Alexis Colby, the role for which she is perhaps best known, in the long running 1980s prime time television soap opera Dynasty.

Stephanie Beacham (born 28 February 1947) is a British television, film and theatre actress. Making her film debut in 1971's The Nightcomers opposite Marlon Brando and becoming more well-known on British television in the BBC series Tenko (1981–84) and the ITV series Connie (1985), her worldwide breakthrough came as a result of playing the very bitchy and very rich Sable Colby in the ABC series The Colbys (1985–87) and in the final season of Dynasty (1988–89).