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Don't even think about it!

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at a street basketball court. A little kid notices him, and exclaims O'Neal's nickname, "Shaq". O'Neal, noticing that the kid has a Pepsi in his hand, walks over and says "Hey, can I have it?" He bends over, supposing that his admirer will give him the
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as he is leaving the field after a game. The boy gives his hero a bottle of Coke and, in exchange for the drink, the football player throws his jersey to the boy, who excitedly catches the
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as used by the Pepsi ad was based upon a similar phrase, "Don't even THINK of parking here", which came into use on
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The commercial is actually a parody of another famous one from the 1970s produced by Pepsi's rival,
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Ari L. Goldman (June 15, 1982). "Bus-Only Lanes to be Increased to Speed Travel".
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Don't Even Think of Parking Here: The New York City Guide to Parking and Driving
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Clyde Haberman and Laurie Johnston (September 4, 1982). "New York Day by Day".
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is heard, and the commercial ends with the Pepsi logo and slogan.
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The 1993 commercial featuring O'Neal begins with him playing
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A "Don't even THINK of parking here" sign in New York City
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Index

Don't Even Think About It (book)
prohibition
Pepsi
commercial
Shaquille O'Neal
basketball

catchphrase
no parking signs
New York City
Chicago
Ed Koch's
hoops
soda
scratched record
Coca-Cola
football
"Mean" Joe Greene
souvenir
Arthur
Postcards from Buster
Parking violation
Thought crime
The Book of Proverbs: Chapters 15-31
ISBN
9780802827760
"No Go"
the original
"13 Ways to Get Message on Parking"
Chicago Tribune

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