Gillette made Ad History by creating a commercial where a "public figure," i.e., Tiger Wood, destroys one of their earlier products. He tees up (I think) an old Track-two razor and blasts it down the fairway. Instead one should use the Track-7,000 or whatever, which is safely in his locker at the clubhouse. Imagining this as a universal strategy of product launches, especially in the arms industry, Eric always clean-shaven ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html