> The first time I was exposed to the "Five
>Second Rule" was in a commercial with Jeff
>Goldblum that started airing sometime this
>year. I don't know if the commercial is what
>coined the phrase, but if it did not, then I
>must live in a cultural area of the United
>States that has only recently been exposed to
>this rule.

No. New Hampshire had the "five second rule" long before any stupid Jeff Goldblum commercial. I grew up knowing about it. You're just oblivious sometimes. :-P

-- Dave