Well, one of those 15 second commercials was the Old El Paso guy relaxed and sitting on his couch looking around his pure white living room filled with roaming chickens and saying, “Oh look, chicken Thursday; chicken Thursday.” The segment would end with the jingle, “Old El Paso – mucho fun tonight” to tell us all that tacos would be much better than – oh say, chicken every Thursday.

Ever since that time, “chicken Thursday” takes us right back to those moments of blaring silliness and has become a fun memory for us. That’s it; just a quirky, silly thing that is a bit of an inside joke between us and - once Tim began to start Thursday mailings of the Cybersalt Digest with “Oh Look, chicken Thursday” - perhaps anyone who remembers that commercial.

Now, aren’t you glad you know? Maybe not, because without any mystery behind Chicken Thursday the whimsy is gone and all that is left is weird, lol. Maybe we’ll find something to replace the now retired “Chicken Thursday.” Although, we’re open to continuing them if you like. Leave your comments below.

- Mrs. Cybersalt and Pastor Tim

Post Script - August 10, 2011

The actor in the Old El Paso "Chicken Thursday" commercials (which inspired the silly observation of Chicken Thursdays in the Cybersalt Digest) passed away suddenly this past Sunday. Francesco Quinn, son of the late actor Anthony Quinn, died of an apparent heart attack on August 5, 2011.  He was 48.  Our sympathy and condolences go out to his family.

- Pastor Tim