Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site alice.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!alice!pkh From: pkh@alice.UUCP (Paul Pavlidis) Newsgroups: net.jokes Subject: Ambiguous advertisments Message-ID: <3643@alice.UUCP> Date: Wed, 24-Apr-85 18:09:54 EST Article-I.D.: alice.3643 Posted: Wed Apr 24 18:09:54 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 25-Apr-85 04:16:57 EST Organization: Bell Labs, Murray Hill Lines: 17 Try to guess what the following people are talking about: "I love the one that's dark, bold and deep-bodied" "I prefer mine rich, traditional and full bodied" "Mine is rich, real and natural" "My favorite is smooth, refined and distinctive" Wrong, they're speaking about the new line of Nescafe coffees. The quotes were printed, without any explanation, on a package of free samples we got in the mail recently. There was no explanation on the package, no mention of coffee, just the lines. The ambiguity may be obvious. Even so, I broke up the dinner table reading them aloud. Paul Pavlidis