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Turbineguy

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2. Oh dear.....

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Sun May 20, 2012, 10:34 AM

May 2012

dontcha jest hate it when the Free Market rears its ugly head?

That's right folks! Step right up! And the first 1500 of you that buy this car, pay for the ad! Now then, who's gonna be first?

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GM says Super Bowl ads too expensive and bows out [View all] marmar May 2012 OP

I would almost structure an ad campaign to mock the exboyfil May 2012 #1

Oh dear..... Turbineguy May 2012 #2

Actually I think it is a wonderful free market response exboyfil May 2012 #3

GM also dropped Facebook as 'not worth it.' Good for them. CurtEastPoint May 2012 #4

Yes, good to see these smart calls. JNelson6563 May 2012 #5

There's also an East Point, GA, near Atlanta. marmar May 2012 #6

heh Then my post should render a "Huh?" JNelson6563 May 2012 #9

I drive through SCS almost every day Motown_Johnny May 2012 #10

Grew up by 10 Mile & Jefferson. JNelson6563 May 2012 #12

Class of '81 Motown_Johnny May 2012 #15

Wow! Class of '81 Lakeview here. JNelson6563 May 2012 #16

I did 6 weeks of summer school at Lakeview Motown_Johnny May 2012 #18

Yeah, I'm in EP, GA. Two words. I have heard of Ep, MI, one word. CurtEastPoint May 2012 #13

I love the smell of capitalists shitting on each other in the morning - n/t coalition_unwilling May 2012 #7

~$4.25 Million for a 30 second ad... Motown_Johnny May 2012 #8

Lots of good ideas! JNelson6563 May 2012 #11

And that's just the airtime. msu2ba May 2012 #14

Very good point! JNelson6563 May 2012 #17