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From: crs@lanl.ARPA
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Urination (one last time) (strange ad)
Message-ID: <27891@lanl.ARPA>
Date: Wed, 3-Jul-85 11:43:26 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jul  3 11:43:26 1985
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> (Type sizes are approximate.)
> 
> [QUOTATION ON]
>            ____________________________________________________________
>            |                                                           |
> 12-14pt?   |                  D I S C O V E R                          |
>            |          NEW TECHNIQUE FOR WOMEN TO USE TO                |
> 18pt?      |                                                           |
> reversed   |       A   V   O   I   D      H   E   R   P   E   S        |
>            |                                                           |
>            | and other contagious  diseases  that are transmitted by   |
> regular    | sitting on dirty toilets.  Better than a towelette. You   |
> 9-10pt     | do not have to touch the toilet, even with your hands.    |
>            |                                                           |
> 14pt bf    |              NEVER AGAIN HAVE TO SIT DOWN ON              |
>            |             ANOTHER FILTHY TOILET TO URINATE              |
> .
> .
> .
>            |                   Fits in Your Purse                      |
>            |                                                           |
>            |    *Include $1 for shipping and handling, and 6% sales    |
>            |    tax if shipped to address in PA.  Satisfaction         |
>            |    guaranteed or money back within 30 days.               |
>            |                                                           |
> 'STAND-NP' |                     tm                                    |
> xtra large |    MAIL TO  STAND-NP   . Femiceutical Corp.,              |
>            |    Drawer D  Pittsburgh, PA 15273.                        |
> continues  ...                                                       ...
> with       |___________________________________________________________|
> coupon
> 
> [QUOTATION OFF]

This is in the FYI category:  I agree that the advertisement is likely
serious.  For quite some time now I have been seeing in backpacking
and other outdoor magazines ads for a similar product purporting to
make it more convenient for female backpackers to "go behind a bush"
so to speak.  Has anyone actually tried one?


-- 
Charlie Sorsby
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