Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 09:32 PM 11/13/03 +0100, Nathan Wajsman wrote: >When I came to live in the US for the first time in 1979 and complained about the >constant interruptions of TV shows by commercials, my American family quickly >educated me to the effect that commercial breaks are for going to the toilet or >making a sandwich or getting another beer. I quickly adapted... Nathan You raise a fascinating point. We do become accustomed to periodic breaks in our televison watching. The American Movie Channel used to cluster its ads between the movies it showed. After some years, they caved in, for the very reason that their viewers did occasionally have empty glasses or full bladders. They now run advertisements as does everyone else. Marc msmall@infionline.net FAX: +540/343-7315 Cha robh bąs fir gun ghrąs fir! - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html