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Date:      Thu, 9 Jul 1998 10:16:48 -0500
From:      Jonathan Lemon <jlemon@americantv.com>
To:        Andrew Short <Ashort@concentric.net>
Cc:        "Larry Herzog Jr." <herzog@uhhh.org>, FreeBSD Questions Mailing List <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: re FREE? (fwd)
Message-ID:  <19980709101648.47624@right.PCS>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.SUN.3.96.980708184118.8570J-100000@mariner.cris.com>; from Andrew Short on Jul 07, 1998 at 06:41:54PM -0500
References:  <Pine.LNX.3.96.980708182139.5410B-100000@pop.uhhh.org> <Pine.SUN.3.96.980708184118.8570J-100000@mariner.cris.com>

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On Jul 07, 1998 at 06:41:54PM -0500, Andrew Short wrote:
> 
> Gotta forward it to the list for everyone to see. =)
> 
> On Wed, 8 Jul 1998, Larry Herzog Jr. wrote:
> 
> > Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1998 18:24:21 -0500 (CDT)
> > From: "Larry Herzog Jr." <herzog@uhhh.org>
> > To: Andrew Short <Ashort@concentric.net>
> > Subject: Re: re FREE? (fwd)
> > 
> > > Some people are SO stupid..
> > 
> > You know, in Wisconsin, you wouldn't be able to advertise free software as
> > free unless you could go in somewhere, have someone hand it to you, and
> > then you leave with no strings attached....We weren't (at the car
> > dealership) even allowed to advertise free pop and popcorn because there
> > was an expectation that we might want to talk to you about cars....
> > 
> > The next time you go through Wisconsin, see if you can find an
> > advertisement that says "buy one, get one free"....It is illegal....You
> > could only say "two for the price of one"....Stupid law....But a great
> > state to be a consumer....  :)

Uh huh.  Lessee.... (open today's paper.. flip.. flip.. flip..)

Ah, here we are.  Wisconsin State Journal, Thursday, July 9th, page 6C.

Advertisement for Eddie Z's:  "buy 1 (thingie), get one FREE!"

See for yourself, and I didn't even have to look very hard.  Are you 
going to file a complaint with them?
--
Jonathan

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