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BCTV New's gimicks....

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From: Thomas Wong
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1993 02:47
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Am I the only one or is anyone else getting sick of BCTV New's deficit
comparison song-and-dance? Mind you, I think their week long program on
the deficit is great, most imformative, and does well in pinpointing the
problems and possible solutions. Those segments have been most
wonderful. But throughout the week, every 5 minutes within the News,
they have to do a .... everytime you tie your shoelace, the debt
increase by blah blah blah dollars. Everytime this man does 10 push
ups, the national debt grows by ..... everytime this dog walks across
the street, the deft grows by.... everytime you change a tire on your
car, the debt grows by.... everytime you brush your fingers through your
hair, the debt grows by.... everytime you start your car engine, the
debt grows by......  argh! :(

Well, at least they did one different song-and-dance amongst the others
today.... if you get 100 dollar bills, put them end to end, and wrap it
around the earth, you'll have to go around 32 times to equal the among
we need to pay off the deficit. Wow, exactly what I always needed to
know but couldn't find in my encyclopedia! Yeah but, if we stack dollar
bills upwards to the height of the CN Tower, how many stacks do we
need to equal the amount needed to payoff the deficit? Yes, this is
important info! We as Canadians should all know the answer to this one!

... what do they (BCTV) take us for?


Thomas.
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Subject: BCTV New's gimicks....
Date: 26 Mar 1993 02:47:36 GMT
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