John Sessoms wrote:
From: Doug Franklin
Anthony Farr wrote:
> OTOH it's an interesting method of market research. Just fly a few
> extravagent kites and see how much interest they arouse. If the
> rumoured products are unpopular then the company merely disclaims
> them.
Politicians and their ilk do it all the time. They call it a "trial
balloon".
I thought that was "Run it up the flag-pole and see who salutes!"
I think you're confusing them with 1950's addmen.
--
The free man owns himself. He can damage himself with either eating or
drinking; he can ruin himself with gambling. If he does he is certainly a damn
fool, and he might possibly be a damned soul; but if he may not, he is not a
free man any more than a dog.
--G. K. Chesterton
--
PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List
[email protected]
http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow
the directions.
