Walt's trick works because old oil gets stiff and a little warmth loosens it enough to move. Dry air alone won't do much, you need that moisture. Works on watches too for the same reason. Just don't overdo it or you'll fog the glass and rust the springs. It's a test trick, not a fix.

Man, writing them up right after the meeting is the move, that fresh memory makes it so much faster. We started doing a rough draft during the meeting itself and just cleaning it up after, and it cut the lag way down.

Wait, the Mentos guy was yelling at a stranger? I always thought he was just a guy who really loved mints and had to tell someone. Now I'm picturing him cornering some poor person at a bus stop and I can't stop laughing. The 90s were a wild time for ads, everything was dialed up to 11 for no reason.