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December 1, 1999 - December 7, 1999 | Issue 35•44

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Ferocious Ad Assault

Ferocious Ad Assault Crushes Ragtag Sales Resistance

BANGOR, ME—A brave, desperate attempt at sales resistance was decisively crushed by the Sony Corporation Monday, when a group of non-camcorder-owning rebels caved in to a fierce advertising blitz designed to quash all remaining consumer opposition to the Sony Handycam camcorder. "The resistance is finished," said James Guthridge, head of the Sony Joint Chiefs of...

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