Re: a memetic experiment- an eIe opener

From: Bill Spight (bspight@pacbell.net)
Date: Wed May 10 2000 - 22:38:54 BST

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    From: Bill Spight <bspight@pacbell.net>
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    Dear Chuck,

    > > A more recent example would be the Budweiser ad with the frogs- Very
    > > memorable, but did it really make people buy more Budweiser? Or, more
    > > specifically, did it make people who don't drink, indeed have never drunk,
    > > Budweiser, drink it?
    > >
    >
    > Again - there is no way to know without following people around. But given that
    > the frogs were aimed at children, and the children got a big kick out of them

    Well, the very spectacle of drunkards throwing frogs at poor,
    defenseless children, who were then kicked by the frogs, is
    enough to drive one to drink, I must say. Disgraceful!

    Bill

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