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From: jcjeff@ihlpg.UUCP (Richard Jeffreys)
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Subject: Re: Dept. of Misc. Petty Grievances
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Date: Thu, 18-Apr-85 00:56:17 EST
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> > Just watching tonight's Oscar awards, and the unavoidable commercials,
> > and decided to open up a column I've wanted to do for a very long
> > time: The Dept. of Misc. Petty Grievances.  
> 
> I'll add a few of mine.
> 
> * The woman who's heard giggling on a number of tv and radio
>   commericals, particularly those for Beringer wines.
> 
> * Cigarette commercials that try to tie their product in with
>   outdoor sports and good health.  Notice how often there is a
>   tennis racket, set of golf clubs, or such behind the models.
> 
> * The Calvin Klein "Obsession" commercials.  I think they're sick.
> 
> * Ads for the "Enquirer" and "People" that make us look like
>   all we have to do when we're not eating hamburgers and drinking
>   beer is have vicarious experiences reading about other people's
>   private lives.
> 
> 	 - Greg Paley

 I must agree with your sentiments regarding the commercials, but the people
who think them up are really doing a good job. The basic idea of an ad
campaign is to get people to remember a product/s, but mainly to purchase the
item/s the next time they go to the store.
 Some ads and commercials may be bad, but at least you tend to remember the
bad ones longer than the better, or less obnoxious, ones. You may not purchase
the items, but the advertizing agencies have at least got you to remember the
product/s. The seed has been sown..........

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                       will you tell me please;
                                           I wanna know -  Joan Armatrading ]
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