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W Ketchup

Discussion in 'Whatnots' started by Taluntain, Jul 12, 2004.

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  1. dmc

    dmc Speak softly and carry a big briefcase Staff Member Distinguished Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!)

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    dmc, Jul 12, 2004
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  2. Death Rabbit

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    On the one hand, it's an instant IQ test for anyone who buys it. Since in order to feel good about your purchase, you have to believe the silly notion that John Kerry or his wife profits in any way from the sale of Heinz ketchup. Which, by the way, they don't.

    But on the other hand, it's a brilliant business move on the part of the people behind it. They know there is an army of mouth-breathers out there who'll do anything, say anything, believe anything...and yes, BUY anything if they think it helps the right and hurts the left. Christ - these people would buy Nazi memorabilia if John Kerry came out and said something bad about it.

    The irony of this is that they choose to display George Washington on the front of a product obviously designed to score partisan political points, when Washington was almost as famous for his distaste for petty partisanship as he was for the "cherry tree" story. This is also, in my opinion (and most historians as well), what made his such a great leader - that he was, truly, the first "uniter, not a divider."

    Also - and this is the best part - the actual people who DO run the Heinz Corporation are heavy supporters of - guess who? - the Republican party, giving hundreds of thousands to Bush specifically over the last 4 years. So in effect, by boycotting Heinz ketchup, Republicans are actually hurting Republicans.

    Sometimes life is better than fiction. :D
     
    Death Rabbit, Jul 12, 2004
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    I actually had to check this wasn't a spoof, like the infamous left-handed Mars bar.

    W Ketchup product makes about as much sense as that!
     
    Midwinter, Jul 12, 2004
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  4. Triactus

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    Oh boy! :rolleyes:
    I think there's supposed to be a limit to common sense patriotism, and that's waaaay beyond it...

    But what's even scarrier to me, is the fact that this was the top story of the web site. Don't they have anything better to talk about?

    [ July 12, 2004, 22:17: Message edited by: Triactus ]
     
    Triactus, Jul 12, 2004
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    That is the most mornic thing i have read in a long time
     
    Icingdeath45, Jul 13, 2004
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    [​IMG] @Triactus I didn't saw it was there topstory, but that makes it only worse!
     
    SleepleSS, Jul 14, 2004
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  7. Master of Nuhn

    Master of Nuhn Wear it like a crown Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    Master of Nuhn, Jul 14, 2004
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    [​IMG] from Holland! OMG it's here to :( Sick sad world :( Give me a whopper and a beer or I lose my mind!
     
    SleepleSS, Jul 15, 2004
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