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Re: OT: articles on commercial television debut, 1939 [message #340484] Tue, 28 March 2017 07:11 Go to next message
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Originally posted by: Bob Eager

On Tue, 28 Mar 2017 09:48:06 +0000, Huge wrote:

> On 2017-03-27, Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> wrote:
>> On 2017-03-27, jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Charlie Gibbs wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2017-03-26, jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > I'd like to be able to understand the commercials which are airing.
>>>> > I have no idea what ~25% of them are selling.
>>>>
>>>> You don't have to. You're just supposed to buy it.
>>>
>>> How am I supposed to buy it if I have no idea what they're selling?
>>
>> Oh, there you go, thinking again. The goal of advertising is to bypass
>> your reasoning. They don't want you to think about why you want what
>> they're selling
>
> I didn't say "why", I said "what". If I don't know what it is they're
> selling, how can I buy it?
>
> OTOH, top of the list of "why?" - posh watches. What's the point?
> (Rhetorical question).

I may have mentioned these, but make no apology for mentioning them again!

https://www.hoptroff.com/collections/atomic-timepieces

I had to visit on another matter, and at least found a cheap, good coffee
shop in London (Elephant and Castle).

https://goo.gl/maps/4d6L5Uvj4v22

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Re: OT: articles on commercial television debut, 1939 [message #340497 is a reply to message #340484] Tue, 28 March 2017 07:35 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Ahem A Rivet's Shot is currently offline  Ahem A Rivet's Shot
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On 28 Mar 2017 11:11:05 GMT
Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> wrote:

> I may have mentioned these, but make no apology for mentioning them again!
>
> https://www.hoptroff.com/collections/atomic-timepieces

They are impressively ugly.

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Re: OT: articles on commercial television debut, 1939 [message #340523 is a reply to message #340484] Tue, 28 March 2017 11:44 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Quadibloc is currently offline  Quadibloc
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On Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at 5:11:07 AM UTC-6, Bob Eager wrote:

> I may have mentioned these, but make no apology for mentioning them again!

> https://www.hoptroff.com/collections/atomic-timepieces

Why is the price difference between the Rhodium and Gold versions more than the
cost of the metal?

John Savard
Re: OT: articles on commercial television debut, 1939 [message #340602 is a reply to message #340497] Wed, 29 March 2017 14:39 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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On 2017-03-28, Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> wrote:

> On 28 Mar 2017 11:11:05 GMT
> Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> wrote:
>
>> I may have mentioned these, but make no apology for mentioning them again!
>>
>> https://www.hoptroff.com/collections/atomic-timepieces
>
> They are impressively ugly.

"When you're this rich, you can afford to be ugly."

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Re: OT: articles on commercial television debut, 1939 [message #340606 is a reply to message #340602] Wed, 29 March 2017 14:57 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Charlie Gibbs wrote:

> Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> wrote:
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>> https://www.hoptroff.com/collections/atomic-timepieces
>
> "When you're this rich, you can afford to be ugly."

At least they do sell /actual/ atomic clocks as well ...
Re: OT: articles on commercial television debut, 1939 [message #340608 is a reply to message #340606] Wed, 29 March 2017 15:15 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Michael Black is currently offline  Michael Black
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On Wed, 29 Mar 2017, Andy Burns wrote:

> Charlie Gibbs wrote:
>
>> Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> wrote:
>>
>>> https://www.hoptroff.com/collections/atomic-timepieces
>>
>> "When you're this rich, you can afford to be ugly."
>
> At least they do sell /actual/ atomic clocks as well ...
>
But for most of the people who are interested, doesnt' that mean buying
surplus?

Michael
Re: OT: articles on commercial television debut, 1939 [message #340622 is a reply to message #340606] Wed, 29 March 2017 16:33 Go to previous message
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Originally posted by: Bob Eager

On Wed, 29 Mar 2017 19:57:24 +0100, Andy Burns wrote:

> Charlie Gibbs wrote:
>
>> Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> wrote:
>>
>>> https://www.hoptroff.com/collections/atomic-timepieces
>>
>> "When you're this rich, you can afford to be ugly."
>
> At least they do sell /actual/ atomic clocks as well ...

They do indeed. I was talking to one of their developers last year, in
his office. The watches were merely a small part of our conversation.

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