On Wednesday, in article
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bosslady@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
"Jette" wrote:
> Paul Dormer wrote:
> > In article <0oehq39abc38farf999tfuf1o57b2t5bjf@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > colette@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(Colette Reap) wrote:
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> >> jgd@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(John Dallman) wrote:
> >>
> >>> Michel Cluizel is an extraordinarily fine brand. It is, much of
> >>> the time, my favourite. Just at present, the Hotel Chocolat 85%
> >>> non-bitter is my favourite, but I shall be getting a fair supply
> >>> of Michel Cluizel for the handing-out-nice-chocolate-at-Eastercon
> >>> supply.
> >> You may be stalked :-)
> >
> > Incidentally, have you seen that ad on TV at the moment, I think it's
> > for Lynx, where the guy applies an aerosol to himself and turns into a
> > walking chocolate man, and women start molesting him in public,
> > nibbling pieces off him, ripping his arm off, etc.?
> >
> > Am I the only one to find that ad deeply disturbing?
>
>
> No, you're not alone in that. Most women I know find it both
> disturbing and offensive.
>
> And we feel much the same about the bl**dy scent too. (yes, it is
> Lynx, also known as Axe in the US)
A friend of my mothers used to inflict toiletry giftpacks on myself and
my brother, usually the currently advertised aftershave. The only one I
recall was "Hai Karate", which was advertised as provoking pursuit by
beautiful women who kept doing rather amateur karate chops.
Now, I have an admiration for the athletic talents, amongst other
things, of the many Far Eastern actresses who appear in movies from Hong
Kong. But their pursuit is more discriminating, and more subtle. They
present an image of characters you could hold a conversation with, their
scripts being more than ape-like grunts and screeches by some woman
apparently incapable of manipulating a door-knob.
And, OK, they're nice to look at.
--
David G. Bell -- SF Fan, Filker, and Punslinger.
On the horizon, a carrier task force of the Salvation Navy was
turning into the wind, preparing to launch Zeppelins.
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