Airplane that crashed in Lake Ontario yet to be raised

Montblack wrote:

The old saying...

If Ted Kennedy were driving a Volkswagen that night, he would have been
elected President.

Comes from the National Lampoon. They ran a full page fake ad that showed
a beetle floating in teh Chappaquiddick water with the caption "If Mary Jo
Kopechne had owned a Volkswagen, Ted Kennedy woul never have gotten into
hot water." Volkswagen sued and won. The ad was great! Wish I had a copy.

George Patterson
The optimist feels that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The
pessimist is afraid that he's correct.
James Branch Cavel

AH HA! You guys have to spoon feed us kids (born 1970). I had forgotten
that the VW "will definitely float, but won't float indefinitely".

Now the "old saying" makes sense



"John Galban" wrote in message
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"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message
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Montblack wrote:

The old saying...

If Ted Kennedy were driving a Volkswagen that night, he would have
been
elected President.

Comes from the National Lampoon. They ran a full page fake ad that
showed
a beetle floating in teh Chappaquiddick water with the caption "If Mary
Jo
Kopechne had owned a Volkswagen, Ted Kennedy woul never have gotten into
hot water." Volkswagen sued and won. The ad was great! Wish I had a
copy.


It caused quite a stir back in 1973. VW filed suit ( reportedly $33
million) but quickly withdrew. They wouldn't have stood a chance in
court as the Lampoon ad was a parody of their own "It Floats" ad
campaign. Parody is fair game in the U.S.

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)

"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message ...


Comes from the National Lampoon. They ran a full page fake ad that showed
a beetle floating in teh Chappaquiddick water with the caption "If Mary Jo
Kopechne had owned a Volkswagen, Ted Kennedy woul never have gotten into
hot water." Volkswagen sued and won. The ad was great! Wish I had a copy.

My favorite was the spoof where John Cameron Swayze was strapping the Timex
watch to the bumper of Ted Kennedy's car.