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From: bl@hplabsb.UUCP (Bruce T. Lowerre)
Newsgroups: net.tv
Subject: Re: worst commercials of 1985
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Date: Mon, 3-Feb-86 14:47:02 EST
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> I have gotten into the habit of videotaping EVERYTHING to watch at a later
> date so that I can scan thru the commercials.  I think of the millions of
> $$$'s the advertisers spend on putting their annoying productions on the
> air, and how their messages are lost on me.  Ha ha ha ha ha.
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> Sue Trowbridge

You make a good point.  Sponsers are becoming aware of this growing trend
and are trying to make commercials more interesting to watch.  The VCR will
be to commercials what death is to evolution; only the strong (good!) will
survive.