Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site moncol.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!ihnp4!qantel!hplabs!tektronix!uw-beaver!cornell!vax135!petsd!moncol!john From: john@moncol.UUCP (John Ruschmeyer) Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: Classic Coke (The three faces of Cosby) Message-ID: <426@moncol.UUCP> Date: Mon, 15-Jul-85 00:07:13 EDT Article-I.D.: moncol.426 Posted: Mon Jul 15 00:07:13 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 18-Jul-85 06:37:18 EDT References: <377@petfe.UUCP>, <420@moncol.UUCP>, <191@tekcrl.UUCP> Organization: Monmouth College, West Long Branch, NJ 07764 Lines: 34 ]From: terryl@tekcrl.UUCP () ]Message-ID: <191@tekcrl.UUCP> ] ]>(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.." It always seemed to me that there are (or were) three faces of Bill Cosby: 1) The Cosby Kid grown up- talking about Fat Albert and how mom should buy you some Jello Pudding. ("Hmmm...") 2) Bill Cosby, adult- spokesman for a leading soft dring manu- facturer. ("The greatest Coke in the history of.... ever!") 3) William H. Cosby Jr., Phd- with a doctorate in Child Psychology, who better to extoll the educational merits of the Texas Instru- ments Home Computer ("This is the one.") I wonder... Could New Coke be considered the TI-99/4 of soft drinks? -- Name: John Ruschmeyer US Mail: Monmouth College, W. Long Branch, NJ 07764 Phone: (201) 222-6600 x366 UUCP: ...!vax135!petsd!moncol!john ...!princeton!moncol!john ...!pesnta!moncol!john Silly quote: Little boy, I don't care if your dog can talk. Please tell him this is a TARDIS, not a "Way-Back Machine".