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- From: mnb@voodoo.boeing.com (Mike Burr)
- Newsgroups: seattle.general
- Subject: Re: Video Only ad
- Keywords: stupid
- Message-ID: <3607@voodoo.UUCP>
- Date: 23 Dec 92 00:47:41 GMT
- References: <1992Dec22.211412.5522@u.washington.edu>
- Sender: news@voodoo.UUCP
- Distribution: seattle
- Organization: Boeing Graphics project, Bellevue WA
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- In article <1992Dec22.211412.5522@u.washington.edu> cummings@stein.u.washington.edu (Michael Cummings) writes:
- >
- > 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.
-
- Funny, my wife and I have been wondering the same thing! We can't figure
- it out what he meant or why they would choose to use that particular
- individual.... he just makes us wonder if he's got the ability to know
- if he got a good deal or not.
-
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- Michael Burr Boeing Computer Services, Bellevue WA
- Email:mnb@voodoo.ca.boeing.com
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