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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. 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 |
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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 om... "G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message ... 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) |
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"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. |
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