Matt wrote: Assorted SNIPS >There was a > lot of superlatives available to proclaim with that particular kayak model > but "Simply the Best" was not one of them. What model? In any case surely this model really is "Simply the Best". > If I remember correctly, you should notice that nothing I wrote in the ad > copy for the Square Deal Kayak Company's "Blockbuster" (as I now prefer to > call it) model was actually untrue. Misleading for those who don't analyze > closely what is actually being said, perhaps. So what is "untrue"? > Who says you can't learn anything from television commercials? Who indeed. They know to keep it short and to the point even if they don't have a point. > In looking at watercraft one should consider any parameter > close to one extreme or the other to be very suspect. Hmmm. No extremes. Does that mean the kayak business has become the McDonalds of boat building? Cheers John Winters *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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