Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 (Tek) 9/28/84 based on 9/17/84; site tekcrl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!ucbvax!decvax!tektronix!tekcrl!terryl From: terryl@tekcrl.UUCP Newsgroups: net.followup,net.flame,net.misc.coke Subject: Re: Classic Coke Message-ID: <191@tekcrl.UUCP> Date: Sat, 13-Jul-85 14:24:43 EDT Article-I.D.: tekcrl.191 Posted: Sat Jul 13 14:24:43 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 17-Jul-85 04:51:06 EDT References: <377@petfe.UUCP>, <420@moncol.UUCP> Lines: 18 Xref: watmath net.followup:5110 net.flame:11153 net.misc.coke:15 >...... >...... >...... >...... >I wonder who Coke will use as a spokesman for Coca Cola Classic. The only >commercial I have seen so far showed the president of the company. Could >Bill Cosby do it? I'm not sure that he now has enough credibility with Coke >drinkers to make statements about Coca Cola Classic. After all, one of his >present commercials has him saying how he liked the taste of old Coke, but >thinks that the new taste is the greatest taste "in the history of... ever!" >(By the way, this might make an interesting topic for a net.flame >discussion- does Bill Cosby really believe in the products he advertises or >will he say anything for a company that pays him enough?) I've always wondered about that myself. I thought he wasn't sincere enough in the new commercials proclaiming "...the new taste is the greatest.."