This is what happens when you’re cultural references are 20 years old

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 at 4:35 pm posted by Molly Eichel Yesterday, a Utah man was charged with pulling a gun on a fellow motorist. Why? Because the victim convinced the 22-year-old assailant to roll down his window and then asked, "Excuse me sir, do you have any Grey Poupon?" Yeah, just like the commercial. From the '80s. Which is not recent. Below isn't the original version, which featured two young guys, but the old British dudes is what I remember most: The gunslinger, who has an apparent aversion to condiments, was charged with aggravated assault. But who can blame him? The poor guy was but a child when those commercials aired in the first place. Okay, granted, those ads are so embedded in the public consciousness that they merited several incidences of parody . But, come on people, I'm sure there are more recent... [read full story]