yOn Thursday, in article
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bosslady@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
"Jette" wrote:
> David G. Bell wrote:
> > On Wednesday, in article
> > <YSkqj.2638$XI.2162@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > bosslady@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
"Jette" wrote:
> >
> >> Paul Dormer wrote:
> >>> In article <0oehq39abc38farf999tfuf1o57b2t5bjf@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> >>> colette@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(Colette Reap) wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> 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.
> >
>
>
> No, no - it was the man wearing the Hai Karate who was doing the
> amateurish karate chops, to defend himself against the beautiful woman
> who was so overcome by the scent of his aftershave that she was
> throwing herself at him.
So the adverts suggested the guy was an idiot.
Jette, you're still on the list of people I wouldn't fight off, but I've
long known you need different bait.
--
David G. Bell -- SF Fan, Filker, and Punslinger.
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