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Lunchtime laughs

If you need an early-afternoon pick-me-up, check out Selling it, which features hilarious advertisements and bloopers on the back page of Consumer Reports magazines.

Lots of naughty businesses, odd business plans and confusing ad copy to start your weekend right. 

 

 

Posted by Liz Kay on May 9, 2008 12:34 PM |
                    

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What's your favorite?

I like the buy-one-get-one-free prostate exam (during the same visit) in June's edition, myself. How about you? --- lfk

Posted by: mary | May 9, 2008 1:44 PM

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A native of Vietnam, Dan Thanh Dang has lived in Maryland most of her life and has been a Sun reporter since 1990. She's written about everything from mayoral elections and murder to energy prices and online dating. These days, she writes about a topic she's all too familiar with, spending money -- how to save more of it, blow all of it, use it wisely and avoid getting ripped off in the process.
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