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Subject:VW Splittie Ads
Date:Thu, 04 Jan 96 19:00 CST

ADdicts:

Here in my office I have the following ads for splitties
framed and hanging on the wall:

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Picture:  66ish red/white Deluxe wrapped in a big red ribbon
with a bow on top.

Caption:  It comes in its own box.

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Picture: Red/white Deluxe with the side doors and sunroof
open.

Caption:  Do you have the right kind of wife for it?

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Picture:  Blueprint-like sketch of side view of basic
splittie body.

Caption:  We started with a simple plan.

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Picture: Street scene of identical suburban houses, each
with a red/white Deluxe parked out front (20 or so)

Caption: If the world looked like this....

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Picture: Red/white Deluxe, sunroof and cargo doors open,
with an elephant standing in the cargo area.

Caption:  You never know when you'll have to take an
elephant someplace.

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And my personal FAVORITE:

Picture:  Side shot of 1961 red panel van.

Caption:  THIS IS THE SHAPE OF TRUCKS TO COME

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Don't tell me, you folks want me to type in all the
text from the ads too, don't you?

-Jim Bryant