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- Newsgroups: talk.bizarre
- Subject: Master of the InfoMercial
- Message-ID: <72335@apple.Apple.COM>
- Date: 13 Sep 92 23:16:06 GMT
- Sender: bc@Apple.COM
- Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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- Ron Popeil is the greatest salesman ever.
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- RonCo sole more instant egg scramblers and vegetable slicers than any
- other company on the planet.
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- In a way, it is a tragic occurrence that the Instant Vegetable Peeler
- and the Snack Sandwich Iron boomed and busted without Ron to sell
- them.
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- But he's back. With the Food Dehydrator.
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- One need merely watch the infomercials to see what I mean. The cute
- blonde having orgasms over turkey jerky. The audience participation.
- Live phone-in testimonials, for chrissakes!
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- OK, so it's not the Juiceman. It lacks the pure impulse purchase
- miasma that the home bread machine brought over this land of ours.
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- But at least it's a start. I can't wait for the next trend.
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- mr HEINOUS
- has more self-help books than anyone
-