Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site ur-cvsvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!godot!harvard!seismo!rochester!ur-cvsvax!gary From: gary@ur-cvsvax.UUCP (Gary Sclar) Newsgroups: net.singles,net.consumers Subject: Commercial ventures Message-ID: <118@ur-cvsvax.UUCP> Date: Tue, 6-Nov-84 11:18:02 EST Article-I.D.: ur-cvsva.118 Posted: Tue Nov 6 11:18:02 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 8-Nov-84 19:05:00 EST Distribution: net Organization: Center for Visual Science, U. of Rochester Lines: 29 I am interested, as part of my continuing effort to come up with money making schemes, in polling the opinion of the populace at large as to the following ideas: 1) Since the Gipper is bound to win the election today (meaning, in the larger sense, that the economy is doomed to experience a profound recession by about this time next year) what about the creation and marketing of bumperstickers and/or buttons with the slogan: "Don't Blame Me; I Voted for Mondale". Moreover, I would advertise the fact that 50 % of the profit on each sale would be donated to a campaign fund to elect a Democrat in 1988, to offset the huge and somewhat unfair bankroll the Republicans get from the Conservative world at large. 2) Ten years ago, if you drove along the roadsides of America about the only type of fastfood one could find were greasy hamburgers/cheeseburgers a la Burger King & McDonalds. Since then, however, the tastes of the American eating public have changed dramatically, and it is not uncommon to find quickie Mexican rest., and other "exotic" rest., depending on the part of the country your in. What about fast Chinese? I don't know of any national chains. The restaurants I'm thinking of would specialize in one type of food in particular- something the Chinese call "dim sum". These are various types of bite size morsels that one can find in Chinatowns accross the country (things like pork buns, steamed dumplings, etc.) They can be cheap, being sold for around 30 to 75 cents apiece (depending on size) are generally not greasy, can be frozen for delivery accross country, come in a large number of varieties, and are very different from what one can generally find on a roadside now. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts; G. Sclar {seismo!rochester!cvsvax!gary}