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Article #224Re: Conn show gal.
From: The Richard Dawson of Rogers Par...
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 03:58
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 03:58
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On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 22:12:40 -0600, jblaque@mail.com (Jonathan "Nature Boy" Blaque) scribbled: >Jonathan "Nature Boy" Blaque wrote: > >> My favorite spot making the rounds these days is for an >> ointment called "Skin Zinc," featuring "real" testimonials: >> >> * The first "satisfied customer," who claims to be a chronic, >> longtime excema sufferer, can't even pronounce the word >> (he calls it "ex-SEMMA"). > >Somebody must have delivered the message. I heard the >spot today, and they cut the excema line out. > >Now, if we can get the jerk-off announcer for the Jewelry >Exchange to stop pronouncing it "Joo-ry," we'll be getting >somehere. > >And could somebody please tell the dullard from Copier >World that inflection can change the entire perceived >meaning of a sentence? He reads the line: > >"Don't let the *low price* fool you..." > >Which, by emphasizing the words "low price," implies >something *else* about the offer will fool you instead. > >The proper read, of course, is to put a slight emphasis on >"fool you." > >Where the fuck are the directors when these spots are >being recorded? > They're out getting weight management tips from Doctor Gupta (tm).
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