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- From: ncjlog@atmos.washington.edu (Neal Johnson)
- Subject: Re: Video Only ad
- In-Reply-To: monaghan@cac.washington.edu's message of Tue, 22 Dec 1992 23:13:04 GMT
- Message-ID: <NCJLOG.92Dec22163957@order.atmos.washington.edu>
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- Organization: Dept. of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington
- References: <1992Dec22.211412.5522@u.washington.edu>
- <1992Dec22.231304.7924@u.washington.edu>
- Distribution: seattle
- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 00:39:57 GMT
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- >> In article <1992Dec22.211412.5522@u.washington.edu>
- >> cummings@stein.u.washington.edu (Michael Cummings) writes:
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- >> There's an ad for "Video Only" on TV where they solicit
- >>testimonials from a bunch of Plain Folks about how cheap everything is
- >>there. One guy make the comment (not quite verbatim), "I checked around,
- >>and everything here is about 12% less. But that 12% is like 50% to me."
- >>
- >> HUH?!?!
- >>
- >> Anyone have any idea what this could possibly mean?
- >>
- >> I know it's just a stupid ad, but my wife and I both think this is
- >>pretty funny and wonder whether we're missing something.
- >>
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- > In article <1992Dec22.231304.7924@u.washington.edu>
- > monaghan@cac.washington.edu (Tracy Monaghan ) writes:
- >
- > If you're spending more that 1.85 seconds wondering about this STOOPID
- > commercial...
- >
- > You and your wife need to get out more :)
- >
- > Happy Holidays
-
- Yeah sure but that 1.85 seconds is like 5 minutes to him! 8^)
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