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StoryQuestions? Comments? Smacks upside the head?
"Oh, you can’t help that," said the Cat: "we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad."
"How do you know I’m mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn’t have come here.”
- Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
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 <wiping tears of laughter from my eyes>. Oh, that was hysterical. Thank you! (And I suspect it would be even funnier if I had ever seen the ad on which it is based.) Joy, Lynn
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I am in perfect agreement with Lynn, what a hoot! Thanks for getting my day off to a good start. 
Morgana
A writer's job is to think of new plots and create characters who stay with you long after the final page has been read. If that mission is accomplished than we have done what we set out to do, which is to entertain and hopefully educate.
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Awesome! Hilarious--I really enjoyed this  . Thanks for sharing  Laura
"Where's Clark?" "Right here."
...two simple sentences--with so much meaning.
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Ha! That was great! Love the little disclaimer/not for use at the end!
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Does that service take care of other bodily fluids? 'Cuz Superman's got quite a package in that photo, and if Lois brushes up against him in just the right way, he's gonna need a clean up in aisle nine. 
You can find my stories as Groobie on the nfic archives and Susan Young on the gfic archives. In other words, you know me as Groobie.
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<wiping tears of laughter from my eyes>. Oh, that was hysterical. Thank you! (And I suspect it would be even funnier if I had ever seen the ad on which it is based.) Joy, Lynn Here you go: Hagerty Silver CleanAnd before anyone asks, no, it doesn't work (but it will stain your carpet). It should be kept out of reach of children, pets, and friends from college who think the appropriate way to examine unknown liquids is to open the container and turn it upside down over the carpet. 
"Oh, you can’t help that," said the Cat: "we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad."
"How do you know I’m mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn’t have come here.”
- Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
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Morgana, LMA, Deadly Chakram: Thanks!
The hyperbole of Starcrest's ads inspired plenty of mocking when I worked there (I quit 15 years ago and never looked back). They're the perfect inspiration for silly ads in fanfic.
"Oh, you can’t help that," said the Cat: "we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad."
"How do you know I’m mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn’t have come here.”
- Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
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The original really was just as breathless as your spoof. I was expecting to see, "But wait, there's more! It slices! It dices!"
And I was right -- reading the original does make your spoof even funnier. Thanks for sharing.
Joy,
Lynn
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Does that service take care of other bodily fluids? 'Cuz Superman's got quite a package in that photo, and if Lois brushes up against him in just the right way, he's gonna need a clean up in aisle nine. I thought about making a reference to ... erm ... other bodily fluids, but thought that might be a little too close to nfic and could get me yelled at. 
"Oh, you can’t help that," said the Cat: "we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad."
"How do you know I’m mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn’t have come here.”
- Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
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The original really was just as breathless as your spoof. I was expecting to see, "But wait, there's more! It slices! It dices!"
And I was right -- reading the original does make your spoof even funnier. Thanks for sharing.
Joy,
Lynn Several people sent one of Starcrest's ads in to Consumer Reports for their Selling It page: ![[Linked Image]](http://static3.consumerreportscdn.org/content/dam/cro/magazine-articles/2015/August/CRO_Selling_It_Hairy_Whisk_08-15.png) Yeah ... a push-down rotary whisk that holds your hair in place. Someone in advertising either wasn't doing their job or was having too much fun.
"Oh, you can’t help that," said the Cat: "we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad."
"How do you know I’m mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn’t have come here.”
- Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
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Yipes. I guess a rotary whisk is one way to curl your hair...
Joy,
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Hi Annie! Not for use with metal, pearls, or glowing stones.  I thought about making a reference to ... erm ... So, the Restorer wasn’t meant to ‘restore his vigor’ while doing Cosplay with Lois Lane?  Michael
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