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Subject:RE: How not to write an opening paragraph (humor) From:"Pete Sanborn" <psanborn2 -at- earthlink -dot- net> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 6 Nov 2001 15:04:49 -0500
My favorite bad advertising come-on of all time is this beaut I saw in a
mall: "Ears Pierced While U Wait".
Ok, how else are you going to do that?
Regards,
Pete Sanborn
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From: bounce-techwr-l-81537 -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com
[mailto:bounce-techwr-l-81537 -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com]On Behalf Of John Posada
Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 2:58 PM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: How not to write an opening paragraph (humor)
This was the first paragraph of a spam I received earlier today.
OTOH, it caught my attention.
"Internet scams, con games, illegal pyramid schemes.
There are so many business opportunities available on the internet,
How do you know which one to pick?"
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