According to the company, this phone number is one of the ten most recognized phone numbers in the United States, and the jingle is among the 7 most recognized in the US. ([1][5] Prior to the 800 number, the company had the same telephone number locally in the Chicago area, "five eight eight, two three-hundred", which aired frequently on Chicago superstation WGN-TV. The melody has covered by such artists as Pearl Jam. On the May 12, 2006 episode of Late Night With Conan O'Brien, La Bamba dressed up as the Empire Today spokesperson and the audience started singing the jingle.

Heh.

That New Yorker thing is hysterical. Hysterical like lady parts! (Um, that's the root of the word, right?)

I know Ellen DeGeneres has done bits about 800-588-2300 Empire on her show, so I'm guessing it's national at this point.

It's on here. It proves once again that I could remember phone numbers if I could just put them to music. They install carpet and windows, but the commercial doesn't make you want to hire them.

867-5309

There was this health-food-ish organic bakery that I worked at that sold vegetable soda. Like, celery and stuff. I actually tried some. Yes, it was as bad as it sounded.

Umm I love Dr. Browns Cel-Ray tonic. I have a feeling that the taste for it has to be acquired young.

It proves once again that I could remember phone numbers if I could just put them to music

Bob was talking to an acquaintance last night who placed tenth at the national memory championships last year-- he recalled 60 40-digit numbers, I think. Apparently the trick he learned is associating an animal with each two-digit number.

What I thought was REALLY interesting is that these memory tricks-- they also have to put together names and faces, memorize cards and stuff-- don't help with general memory. His memory is no better, he just as a skill that he can use to memorize things.

yeah, it's here in Boston area too.

867-5309

Jenny, Jenny, you're the girl for me....

My memory is OK, but if it's something I'm really interested in I can remember all sorts of stuff without making any effort. Like, I can I can identify most all American cars from, say, 1956 to 1975 by make and model (and get the year exact or close to it). As a kid I had books called "American Car Spotters Guide" and I'd just page through the books and found I'd remember all sorts of details that identify specific cars.

eta: Looking at it now, I think this is sorta' an aspie thing.

I read an article somewhere about the memeory arts and the tricks peopel use to memorize lists of things. One was to imagine a familiar street and to put visual clues along to street to remind you of each item. To try it out, I did it for a timeline of library history in my Information in Society Class, it worked really well until the 19th century where there were just too many dates and events. I did scary well on the exam for that class.

Hey, how many people grew up with five-eight-eight two-three-hundred... empiiire?

It's on the Boston channels.