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BuyingThyme Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 08:40 PM
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Poll question: When you access this Guardian UK article,
do you see an ad for the U.S. Air Force?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/frontpage/story/0,16518,1666925,00.html

(Scroll a frame.)

Just wondering.
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tocqueville Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 08:44 PM
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1. no, ads are different in different countries
applies to yahoo etc... even if you go the national editions
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NJ Democrats Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 08:48 PM
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2. Yes it is.
It clearly says "US Air Force" under the logo. Plus it's the USAF's phrase, "Cross into the blue," un the name.
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BuyingThyme Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 08:54 PM
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3. I'm just wondering how many people see it.
(Not what it is.)
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Viva_La_Revolution Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 09:00 PM
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4. nope.... I got Chevron/Texaco and
Circuit City.
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bananas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 09:05 PM
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5. I don't know what my ad is for
Edited on Tue Dec-13-05 09:05 PM by bananas
it says "Save up to 17.5 cents per gallon"
and has a picture of a road and a credit card.

on edit: the credit card has chevron and texaco icons on it.
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BuyingThyme Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 09:19 PM
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6. This is what I see:
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NJ Democrats Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-15-05 07:36 PM
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11. Thats what I got.
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3waygeek Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 09:23 PM
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7. FWIW
I visit the Guardian at least once daily and the only ad I've ever seen is for the Guardian Weekly.
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BuyingThyme Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 09:32 PM
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8. Do you live in the U.S.?
(If that's not too personal.)
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3waygeek Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 09:33 PM
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9. In metro Atlanta n/t
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GoneOffShore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 09:37 PM
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10. Nope
Got Brinks and Sight and Sound Theatres, plus a clik through box at the bottom for home loans.
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