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- From: rjwade@rainbow.ecn.purdue.edu (Robert J. Wade)
- Subject: Re: Lexus Commercials
- Message-ID: <1993Jan25.151538.18344@noose.ecn.purdue.edu>
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- Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
- References: <1993Jan23.185516.24247@osf.org> <1993Jan24.054853.18849@scott.skidmore.edu>
- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 15:15:38 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan24.054853.18849@scott.skidmore.edu> jdrout@scott.skidmore.edu (JTD is lost) writes:
- >
- >Does anyone remember the Nissan ad (my favourite) when the narrator
- >quips "I was having the wierdest dream. I was driving this car <black
- >300ZX Twin Turbo>, etc etc." People are chasing him and he spools the
- >car up to what must be 140 (full boost in 4th, hits the redline, etc).
- >Absolute wildness. Anyway, the commercial was only shown here for a
- >few days (in New Jersey, at least) and was removed from the air.
- >ANyone know why?
- >
- > Jonathan
-
- probably some do-gooder, mu-boy saw the ad and wanted to protect the public
- from the evil influences of this commercial...why...what if everyone went
- out and bought 300zx's and drove at 140???
-