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From: mwtilden@watmath.UUCP (M.W. Tilden, Hardware)
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Subject: Re: worst commercials of 1985
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Date: Thu, 27-Feb-86 11:33:31 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb 27 11:33:31 1986
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In article <2173@hcrvax.UUCP> jim@hcrvax.UUCP (Jim Sullivan) writes:
>I don't know if anyone has seen this one, but my vote for the worst
>commercial of the year would be the maxithin commercials.  There are
>two of them.  In the first one, this lady is sliding down a muddy
>jungle trail (straight out of Romancing the Stone).  When she reaches
>the bottom she lands on her butt in a large puddle.  ANd the first thing
>she does is check her hip pocket to see that the maxithin (packed in a
>watertight package) is ok !
>
>In the second one, there are spy's and a female agent.  The bad guys
>catch the girl, got through her purse and escape with the microfilm.
>But no, it's her maxithin's that they have !

A woman stands to one side of the screen with both her hands behind her back
facing an elder woman. The opening line (in her best aren't-you-excited-about
-this voice.) is...

  "Mom, which hand holds the latest in feminine deoderant napkin protection?"

I almost died from laughing. It was *so* bad!

Does anybody remember this ad? I only saw it once and if it weren't for 
witnesses would probably doubt it ever happened. It was just horrific!
Still, I haven't laughed so hard since I saw a similar ad for... 

  "frozen Doche Concentrate"

...in a medical supply catalog.

Sorry if I've offended anybody but the maxithins commercials are tame 
compared to *this*.

Mark

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