Odd juxtapositions

[Laurence Urdang]

Jon,
  The problem is that I listen to the radio a lot, hence have heard that commercial so often that they'd probably turn me in if I couldn't identify the sponsor.
  Larry

  Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at YAHOO.COM> wrote:
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Curious, Larry, but it got your attention. Now that you've noticed the ad, and even remember the brand name, you have an overpowering thirst for Invite tea. No other tea will do. You are in their thrall. You must drink. Don't fight it.

JL




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In a current radio commercial for Invite Green Tea, the speaker says, at the end, "There's no risk, and it's kosher, too."
Are listeners supposed to read something into that or is it simply a curious sequitur?
L. Urdang
Old Lyme

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