Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 9/23/04 6:48 PM, "Peter Klein" <pklein@2alpha.net> typed: > It's kind of pathetic, though, how the very thing that would make a product > a household word on the lips of all far and wide, advertising you couldn't > buy, is also what the Legal Department is trying to avoid at all costs. > > F'rinstance, in my mind, "Kleenex" is a synonym for "tissues." As a > result, I always buy Kleenex. I do this even though I have known for 30 > years that Scotties are better, because, when left in my pants pockets, > Scotties do not dissolve into shreds and lumps and lint that get all over > my entire load of wash. Kleenex does. But since Kleenex means tissues, I > still buy Kleenex. I must be nuts. The marketing bastards got me. > > --Peter > Beam me up Scottie! Mark Rabiner Photography Portland Oregon http://rabinergroup.com/