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From: sandy@snoopy.cs.umass.edu (& Wise)
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Subject: Re: NetBunny revisited
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Date: 10 Jan 91 16:01:23 GMT
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In-reply-to: fore@athena.cs.uga.edu's message of 10 Jan 91 00:16:59 GMT

In article <1991Jan10.001659.757@athena.cs.uga.edu> fore@athena.cs.uga.edu (Howard Fore) writes:

   > But the "idea" of the Energizer bunny isn't just an abrupt
   > intrusion. The bunny isn't cast across a Firestone commercial, or
   > across a Maalox or Tums ad. It is interrupting a "FAKE" ad.  The
   > products don't exist - yet (though, a Helga Christmas is exciting
   > :-) ).

At the beginning of the campaign, the bunny was across real ads (e.g.,
the old "Purina Cat Chow (Chow Chow Chow)" from the 70's).  I wonder
if they had agreements with the advertisers for use of these old ads,
or if they stopped using them and started making "fakes" over legal
disputes...
        /s
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