Magnums Diet

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Little Garwood · #31 Post by **Little Garwood** » Sun May 11, 2008 6:06 pm

Inspired by Magnum, I recently got on a Fig Newton's kick, which I enjoy every so often anyway!

rubber chicken · #32 Post by **rubber chicken** » Sun May 18, 2008 4:03 am

I came across a few others which I don't think have been mentioned. In the beginning of Did You See the Sunrise? (3.1) Magnum is eating popcorn while watching Stalag 17. And because popcorn alone can't provide all of the nutrients needed by an active adult male, Magnum has made the wise decision to supplement his popcorn with what appears to be Gumdrops.

Here's Magnum "investigating" a gumdrop...

IKnowWhatYoureThinking · Tue May 20, 2008 2:36 pm

I've always loved Fig Newtons. They taste great and are low in fat. I just can't dip them in milk like Magnum does.

eeyore · #34 Post by **eeyore** » Tue May 20, 2008 7:04 pm

HEY! TM DOES eat veggies, what about the zucchini sticks he shares on the stairway with his nephew at his Grandfather's funeral in Going Home?
VBG

SelleckLover · #35 Post by **SelleckLover** » Wed May 21, 2008 3:09 am

I know he ordered a baked potato at the end of "Texas Lightning".

Carmen · #36 Post by **Carmen** » Wed May 21, 2008 10:06 am

.. I just can`t dip them in milk like Magnum does

remember IKWYT, he has to dip them, cause his are stale, he keeps them in a bowl in his refridgerator

IKnowWhatYoureThinking · Wed May 21, 2008 8:01 pm

Good point Carmen. I keep mine in a nice air tight Tuperware dish. The last one is just as tasty and fresh as is the first one out of the package.

Lt. Cook · #38 Post by **Lt. Cook** » Fri May 23, 2008 6:27 am

As I recall, didn't someone, maybe Rick or TM refer to it as Grumbling because TC was grumbling about something at the time?

It was TS talking to TC right before their on on one in "Basket Case" I think TC was trash talking the Naval academy as a basketball "powerhouse"

Italian Ice · #39 Post by **Italian Ice** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 7:14 am

I love it when shows add their own brand names and this is another funny one. I couldn't help but laugh at the unique title of Mrs. Perroni's pizza. Makes me laugh as much as Macho Taco or Ahi Sushi.

I wish they actually "said" Coops Beer, not just "show" it.

IKnowWhatYoureThinking · Wed Feb 25, 2009 1:42 pm

I wish we had been shown a good look at the Old Dusseldorf label.

Little Garwood · #41 Post by **Little Garwood** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 4:23 pm

Funny how this thread got bumped back up when I just bought some Fig Newtons this past sunday! I'd forgotten! Now I can't wait to get started on them!

IKnowWhatYoureThinking · Wed Feb 25, 2009 5:40 pm

I'm down to my last few and will have to replenish when I grocery shop this weekend.

AlohaSpirit · #43 Post by **AlohaSpirit** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:59 pm

At the end of "Little Games" Thomas orders: an 18 ounce New York charred rare with baked potato skins and some extra parsley (so he did eat something green

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Agatha · #44 Post by **Agatha** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:33 am

Hey, rubber chicken!

I've always thought that TM was eating Dots while he was watching Stalag 17. And that he's SO SMART because if he holds them up like that, he can see which flavor it's going to be...without missing any of the movie!!

What do you think?

rubber chicken · #45 Post by **rubber chicken** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 2:25 am

That's quite a theory Agatha! I'm not as familiar with Dots ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dots_(candy) ) as as I am with Gumdrops, but they do look similar.

I went back and got a few closeups of the box. I think the key to putting this crucial mystery to rest, would be to find out what kind of box it is, if possible.

Is that a red Nabisco logo on the lower corner? Hard to say. Did Nibisco make gumdrops? The wiki page for gumdrops doesn't say anything about a company owning the gumdrop trademark. The wiki page for Dots says that brand was acquired by Tootsie Roll in 1972. Could that be a box made by the Tootsie Roll company?

So many questions, so few answers.