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Jim wrote:
> <iamrob@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1118005985.396243.98320@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>> Hi,
>>
>> Does anyone use spray-on mud, or know anyone else who does?
>>
>> I am a journalist researching a story on products like the one at
>> http://www.sprayonmud.com.
>>
>> Have you used such products, or know any stories about people who
>> have?
>>
>> What are the ways in which it can be used and why? Such products are
>> marketed to 4x4 owners looking to give their vehicle an authentic
>> just-been-up-the-side-of-a-mountain look, but I have read from some
>> people who say they could be used to cover cars' registration plates
>> to avoid detection by speed cameras (something the manufacturer of
>> the
>> above product says it does not condone and an activity it
>> discourages)... Got any stories about either of these uses? Ever used
>> spray-on mud yourself to avoid getting nicked or flashed?
>>
>> What do you think of spray-on-mud - handy way for busy drivers to get
>> 4x4 street cred, pointless yuppie posturing, perfect way to evade the
>> long arm of the law?
>>
>> I'd love to hear from anyone who has used this type of thing or who
>> has any anecdotes.
>>
>> If you'd rather not be identified, email iamrob@gmail.com.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
> Cross posting is not good form, even for a journalist. And mixing your
> countries up is even worse, it smells of a newbie freelancer.
> An article on spray on mud may tittilate readers of some obscure rag
> or another, but there are many more important issues that you could
> address. Try actually reading the ng's that you cross posted to.
> You'll find a wealth of ideas.
>

You're not seriously suggesting a journo should make an effort to get their
facts right and print the truth? Heaven's to Betsy! The Sun et al would go
out of business.