Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihuxs.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!harpo!ihnp4!ihuxs!okie From: okie@ihuxs.UUCP (B.K. Cobb) Newsgroups: net.flame,net.misc,net.tv Subject: Re: A New Topic! \(\* insert fanfare here \*\) Message-ID: <472@ihuxs.UUCP> Date: Mon, 30-Jan-84 14:38:57 EST Article-I.D.: ihuxs.472 Posted: Mon Jan 30 14:38:57 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 5-Feb-84 11:09:38 EST References: <920@uw-june> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 23 Well, in Oklahoma City, we have a memorable car dealer by the name of Alan Merril ("Alan Merril Chevrolet, on the Northwest Expressway at May!") -- memorable for the fact that he's rotund, short, and has a lisp that won't quite. He's also well-known for "his committment to the Mexican used-car market..." "So bring in that car today and trade it in -- we've got to honor our committment to the Mexican used-car market!" His commercials were on at every commercial break on movies after 10 p.m. (sometimes twice each break) and during local newscasts. His son ran for public office in OKC, and dear old dad had to help out on his commercials -- needless to say, poor Alan, Junior (same lisp) lost by a wide margin. Along the same lines, we have a drastically obnoxious TV personality that uses some of the same techniques to sell stereos. Linda Soundtrak (that's her real name, folks!) is ugly, loud, rude, and on at least fifteen times a day (mostly late evening). She yells into the mike, sets boxes of stereos on fire to illustrate her "burning hot deals," and even named her baby Sluggo Soundtrak (the kid drools on TV -- yeeccchhh!). She's been doing this for seven years...and still her stores do a landslide business (*sigh*). B.K. Cobb ihnp4!ihuxs!okie