There's a bit more history to this picture than you might think. An ad from a 1933 church recipe book:

Who was Langford? Googling around yields this:

Those stores led to a multi-state chain. As for the claim about the malted milk shake - I suppose there are some who'll insist he did, but Wikipedia says:

That seems to be the consensus, although whether it's WALGREENS PROPAGANDA or not you decide. In any case, no one remembers Langford's around here. Just as few people seem to recall Mr. Donut.

ART Why did "Jupiter Ascending" fail? It's your fault for not trusting imaginative fresh material that's not a sequel. Here's a quote in Variety:

First of all, reticent does not mean hesitant. It means unwilling to unload what you're thinking. Second, as far as the audience's unwillingness to see something they don't know: "Guardians of the Galaxy" wasn't exactly full of time-tested characters. It just looked fun. "Jupiter" looked stupid, and saying that something is from the directors of the "Matrix" is like saying it's "From the Mind of George Lucas." It's a warning label. He goes on:

Except that "Guardians" was a fine example of a popcorn movie with humor and intelligence. And the reason they're abandoning theater in favor of games is because the storytelling and situations are often more immersive than movies.

I don't know. But the lesson isn't support visionaries who manage to convince studies to gives them millions of dollars even though their last four films have been noisy soulless disappointments. The lesson isn't support movies because the marketing budget are big. The lesson is make better movies. This just looks like a guy with elf ears trying to save a woman whose entire face has been novacained.

WOOF Meet the Turnspit Dogs - canines especially bred to walk on a treadmill and turn a spit over a fire. In case you're curious:

VotD Coming through.