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#172950 01/28/2008 6:09 PM
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I have long avoided wearing clothes with huge "CK" or "Abercrombie & Fitch" logos on them, or anything similar. Your musings on "advertising" and its etymology prompt me to alter a line from _Death of a Salesman_ to read, "Attention must be paid for."

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Chip Prince #172970 01/29/2008 2:07 AM
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Hello, Chip, and welcome aBoard! I like your addition!

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