Of Phonewords and Carpet Jingles: Its funny how the brain works

I was talking to a colleague about how my android phone's dialer doesn't have some basic features - like the ability to paste a number directly into it (LG Optimus 500, 2.2 - ymmv).

...which led to..

Me remembering how Blackberries had the ability to dial phonewords directly by pressing Alt.

...which led me to two things:

1. Googling if android does the same. It doesn't looks like it does. Funnily, all searches led to blackberry forums where the Alt trick is described. Isn't progress wonderful?
2. Googling 800-588-2300 - the one number (and jingle) I cannot forget.

... which led me to..

The metafilter discussion about Empire and the empire man.

... which led me to...

1. Wonder how I remember seeing the commercial in NJ when the post doesn't list it as one of states in which Empire operates? Maybe I remember it from my time in Florida? Man, that would make it memorable for a decade! That's some recall power for a product that I've not ever bought.
2. Now run around the whole day in Bangalore singing both the Empire AND Luna jingles!

PS: Best quotes from the metafilter page:

The man has gone, but the goddamn jingle will never die. I hope Hauldren's heaven is plush and stain resistant, with no monthly payments til July

and:

"we're been getting some ads in the same form for Luna carpet, but I haven't the foggiest idea what their phone number is."
877-241-LUNA. I'm ashamed of myself for knowing that.
What? No. 773-202-(boop beep boop beep) LUNAAAAA.