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Newsgroups: net.math,net.misc
Subject: 28 - the perfect drink
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Date: Thu, 15-Dec-83 02:32:05 EST
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Posted: Thu Dec 15 02:32:05 1983
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In the past week on the radio (NYC area), I've been hearing commercials for
an alcoholic drink called "28".  The people who make it and/or the ad agency
seem to know what perfect numbers are (at least one of them, anyway).  Some
of the phrases go like "28 - it's the perfect number", "the perfect drink". 
A new way to educate the populace about math while they're drunk? 

How about some new products based on numbers:

	23 - The Prime Wine
	Give him 666 Cologne for X'mas.  It'll bring out the beast in him.
	Mrs. Smith's Apple 3.14...
	Need the solution to your problems?  Try HG-42 Tranquilizers.
	The Surgeon General reports that the new 780 vaccine will be used
		to combat the Asian flu this winter.
-- 

Joe Presley (mhuxj!presley, ihnp4!j.presley)