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Short of the Target Audience

You know those commercials produced by law firms saying that if you contracted X disease from X drug or asbestos or whatever, you may be entitled to a cash settlement?  Today I saw one for victims of fires caused by cigarettes.
(I guess they’re suing cigarette companies for creating fire hazards?  Which is ridiculous.  It’s not [...]

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False Advertising

To the advertisers of Sunsweet Ones:
In your commercial, which promotes individually-wrapped prunes as a healthy snacking alternative, one woman unwraps your product, bites into it, and says, “The kids will think they’re eating candy!” I appreciate your efforts to encourage better eating habits in a country where obesity is the new bubonic plague, [...]

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