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Subject: TOURBUS - 1 Sep 1998 - Bad Patents / Cryo Survey / PAW!
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TODAY'S TOURBUS TOPICS: Bad Patents / Cryo Survey / PAW!
Welcome to another ride on the Internet Tourbus! In today's issue,
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them, and make your own contribution to the Internet. Also, please keep
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Before we visit our two featured sites, I want to let you know about a
special issue of TOURBUS PLUS that deals with the subject of patents and
the Internet. Several PLUS subscribers urged me to share it with the
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Is It Cold In Here?
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If a person's body is frozen just after clinical death, could they
perhaps be revived at some future time when medical technology permits?
That question is the essence of Cryonics. I recently found a really
interesting and educational website which deals with Cryonics, and
all the questions that surround the issue.
The Associated Cryonicists Consumer Survey is a fun way to explore
this fascinating subject, and learn whether cryonics is just wild-eyed
idealism or serious science. You can find it here:
Cryonics Survey - http://homepages.waymark.net/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/wbadger/demoinfo.cgi
PAW! - The Pit of Advertising Wonders
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PAW! is a fun site that is home to the World's Worst Headline Game and
Jingleberries, the cut-rate jingle-writing contest. In a nutshell, you
read elaborate scenarios about fictitious products that teeter on the
fine line between genius and insanity, then you can submit your own
headline (slogan) or jingle. It's also fun to read the submissions from
others. Here are some examples, which I've edited for brevity:
The Very Upper Midwestern Tobacco Growers Cooperative hires you to
write a jingle for Nichelob, a filtered beer that's been mixed with
low-grade tobacco.
The Bland O' Lakes company has devised a new product: "I Can't Believe
It's Not Caviar" and hires you to devise a slogan that will "let the
common man (and woman) know they can finally enjoy fish eggs just like
the elite, but for a fraction of the cost."
Check out "The Pit" here, but be prepared to spend a bit of time!
Pit of Advertising Wonders - http://www.kkcltd.com/thepit.html
Enjoy today's TOURBUS sites, and we'll see you Thursday! --Bob
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