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Lumpy

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Dec 9, 2009, 5:49:28 PM12/9/09
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Now that Gatorade has dropped the "Tiger"
brand name on their drink, is the name
available to the viagra people?

How about the companies that make those little
"rescue hammers" that you are supposed to use
to break out your car window if you crash?

What is it again, that this guy does for a living?


Lumpy

In Your Ears for 40 Something Years
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clams_casino

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Dec 9, 2009, 5:54:12 PM12/9/09
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Lumpy wrote:

>Now that Gatorade has dropped the "Tiger"
>brand name on their drink, is the name
>available to the viagra people?
>
>How about the companies that make those little
>"rescue hammers" that you are supposed to use
>to break out your car window if you crash?
>
>What is it again, that this guy does for a living?
>
>
>
>

He scouts pancake places.

Alex Clayton

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Dec 9, 2009, 6:19:59 PM12/9/09
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"Lumpy" <lu...@digitalcartography.com> wrote in message
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While many of us find the flap about this humorous, boring, or just don't
get it, I have to guess the people who make a living selling, know what they
are doing. They make a shit load of money off it, so I would hope they earn
it. You were a lot closer to this than most if not all the people here since
you made your living in advertising at one time.
Ever seen that show Madmen? I had never heard of it till recently, even
though it's into a few seasons now. I ordered 1 DVD of season 1, and it was
very good. Really brings back memories not only of what life was like then,
but what advertising was like. The game really has not changed, just the way
it's played. It's still very big money, selling stuff to people.
Kind of scary really, what it says about humans as a whole.
--
How's all that "hope and change" working out for you so far?

Don Lancaster

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Dec 9, 2009, 6:23:56 PM12/9/09
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One of the little advertised tools of search and rescue:
A common machine shop tool called an "automatic center punch" can near
instantly (and amazingly silently) demolish all of the side and rear
glass in most vehicles.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_center_punch

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Synergetics 3860 West First Street Box 809 Thatcher, AZ 85552
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PeterD

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Dec 9, 2009, 7:36:59 PM12/9/09
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I don't know, but I"ve got a tiger in my tank... Car runs so much
better with it too.

Lumpy

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Dec 9, 2009, 9:42:44 PM12/9/09
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PeterD wrote:
> ... I"ve got a tiger in my tank... Car runs so much
> better with it too.

Did you have one of those tiger tail things
that you were supposed to hang out of your
gas cap door? The gas stations
gave them out.

clams_casino

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Dec 10, 2009, 8:00:44 AM12/10/09
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PeterD wrote:

That's exactly what the first nine said.

PeterD

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Dec 10, 2009, 8:27:00 AM12/10/09
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On Wed, 9 Dec 2009 19:42:44 -0700, "Lumpy"
<lu...@digitalcartography.com> wrote:

>PeterD wrote:
>> ... I"ve got a tiger in my tank... Car runs so much
>> better with it too.
>
>Did you have one of those tiger tail things
>that you were supposed to hang out of your
>gas cap door? The gas stations
>gave them out.
>
>

Absolutely! Was a required accessory that year.

PeterD

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Dec 10, 2009, 8:27:42 AM12/10/09
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Had to read this twice, but...


Bwa-ha-ha-ha... Now, to replace another ruined keyboard.

Lumpy

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Dec 10, 2009, 8:38:37 AM12/10/09
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Lump:

> > Did you have one of those tiger tail things
> > that you were supposed to hang out of your
> > gas cap door? The gas stations
> > gave them out.

PeterD:


> Absolutely! Was a required accessory that year.

I don't remember if those were before or after
those orange 76 Union balls that went on the
end of your antenna.

Alex Clayton

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Dec 10, 2009, 9:51:05 AM12/10/09
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"Lumpy" <lu...@digitalcartography.com> wrote in message
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I can well remember when the stations all would fight for your business. All
kinds of nice freebies. Fill up and get free..............
We used to have all kinds of stuff that they gave away.
--
Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer.
Oh, I grant you that the wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does
not go nearly as well with pizza.
--Dave Barry

Lumpy

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Dec 10, 2009, 10:03:30 AM12/10/09
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Alex Clayton wrote:
> I can well remember when the stations all would fight for your
> business. All kinds of nice freebies. Fill up and get
> free.............. We used to have all kinds of stuff that they gave
> away.

I still have steak knives.

Don Lancaster

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Dec 10, 2009, 10:04:18 AM12/10/09
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The green Sinclair Dinosaurs and the Pennzoil corn poppers were more useful.

BrotherBart

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Dec 10, 2009, 10:51:06 AM12/10/09
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Tiger tail now has a whole new meaning.

Alex Clayton

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Dec 10, 2009, 11:48:13 AM12/10/09
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"Don Lancaster" <d...@tinaja.com> wrote in message
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>>
>>
>
>
> The green Sinclair Dinosaurs and the Pennzoil corn poppers were more
> useful.
>
>
>
> --
> Many thanks,
>
> Don Lancaster voice phone: (928)428-4073
> Synergetics 3860 West First Street Box 809 Thatcher, AZ 85552
> rss: http://www.tinaja.com/whtnu.xml email: d...@tinaja.com
>
> Please visit my GURU's LAIR web site at http://www.tinaja.com
>
>

Hell a lot of that stuff would probably be worth money now days to
collectors.
--
I think drug tests are great. Since I have to pass them to earn money to pay
taxes, Everyone on or applying for welfare should have to pass them to get
some of my money.

Richard J Kinch

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Dec 11, 2009, 9:52:32 PM12/11/09
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Alex Clayton writes:

> a lot of that stuff would probably be worth money now days to
> collectors.

If only there were a place to buy and sell collectibles.

Lumpy

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Dec 11, 2009, 9:56:51 PM12/11/09
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Richard J Kinch wrote:

> If only there were a place to buy and sell collectibles.

That's 56 characters, including the period.

2nz

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Dec 13, 2009, 12:31:27 AM12/13/09
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On Dec 10, 6:38 am, "Lumpy" <lu...@digitalcartography.com> wrote:
> Lump:
>
> > > Did you have one of those tiger tail things
> > > that you were supposed to hang out of your
> > > gas cap door? The gas stations
> > > gave them out.
>
> PeterD:
>
> > Absolutely! Was a required accessory that year.
>
> I don't remember if those were before or after
> those orange 76 Union balls that went on the
> end of your antenna.
>

I think it was before. It was the Humble/Esso Oil Company campaign
about putting "a tiger in your tank".

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