>>>>>Has anybody seen those UPS commercials with the elf; who is Santa's shipping manager? I swear that elf is Jim Booth!
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>>>>Hi John,
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>>>>Stirring up controversy again, eh? < vbg >
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>>>>My daughter used to be in the advertising business, so I gave her a call and asked her to check into this situation. Her reply was that it is, indeed, Jim, but that Paul and Steve are in some scenes as stand-ins. I hope that this settles the issue.
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>>>>Only part of the above is true.:-)
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>>>George --
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>>> Said like an unusually truthful ad-guy <g>.
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>>Jay,
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>>Wouldn't that be an oxymoronism?:-)
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>Probably so, Dr. Aquinas -- who, as you're probably aware, was known by his colleagues as the "dumb ox" -- no doubt a flattering title in the middle ages. Or, probably because he was about the smartest person they'd ever met, the equivalent of our "bad" for the really good things in life (at least in my hood!)
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>Would a dumb ox be an oxymoron today? Good question! Ah, the difference a "y" makes.
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>In any case, I have actually met one or two fitting that description so I'm not sure what that makes them. But, I hope my secret is safe with you!
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> Jay

Here's a good one. There's a guy in the plant that I work in who has a confederate flag (all tattered) tatooed on his bicep. Sometimes he wears a baseball cap...of the New York Yankees. Hmmmmm.........

>P.S. If you have a chance to check out the magazine "Ad-Busters", it's worth reading at least one issue.
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I'll keep my eye out for it.