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- From: pete@minster.york.ac.uk
- Newsgroups: uk.misc
- Subject: Re: Subtle (i.e. obscure) cigarette adverts
- Message-ID: <722266437.10283@minster.york.ac.uk>
- Date: 20 Nov 92 13:33:57 GMT
- References: <BxyrLG.5w9@cck.coventry.ac.uk>
- Organization: Department of Computer Science, University of York, England
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- Ridley McIntyre (gdg019@cch.coventry.ac.uk) wrote:
- :
- : A trend I've noticed lately is how they're getting LESS intelligent. I'm
- : talking about the Embassy Regal (I smoke 'em cos my name's on 'em - REG)
-
- Ahh, but that's a fairly conscious parody of the image of smokers as stupid,
- surely? Quite clever I thought. A bit like those marvellous ``Death''
- cigarettes....
-
- Mind you I despise the whole bloody tobacco industry, apart from their
- wonderful services to motorsport which I think should continue and be
- encouraged!
-
- Pete
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- *Peter Fenelon -- Research Associate -- Software Safety Assessment Procedures*
- Dept. of Computer Science, University of York, York, Y01 5DD (+44/0)904 433388
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