taste in TV commercials - unurine

[Tom Zurinskas]

Urine good company - Florida Republicans.  They passed a law that all gov employees and welfare recipients must be urine tested.  At the time this idea was first introduced the governor had transfered his urine testing company to his wife, but they sold it after newspaper disclosure.

So now the governor has being asked to pee in a cup by a comedian during question and answer.  He demurred. Then Yesterday, the Florida attny general was asked by the comedian to pee in a cup.  She said here it is, and handed a cup to the questioner.  The questioner said "is this yours?"  She said "My name's on the lid."

Later the comedian said "I've been pranked.  This is apple juice." - unurine.
Florida - the apple juice state.

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Tom Zurinskas, Conn 20 yrs, Tenn 3, NJ 33, now Fl 9.
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> A couple of years ago, an ad for pregnancy tests featured a stream of
> urine many light-years long, though the words "urine" and "pee" were
> not mentioned.
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> Now comes Duluth Trading Co. with TV ads
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> For long-tailed T-shirts that "CURE PLUMBER'S BUTT!" with close up of
> a cartoon butt.
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> For advanced men's briefs that promise "NO STAIN! NO STINK! NO SWEAT!"
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> For futuristic jeans with a special crotch gusset to keep us caveman
> types from "singing soprano when you crouch!" These are called "DULUTH
> BALLROOM JEANS!"
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> "Plumber's butt" appears in HDAS III, if you can get divine
> intervention to deliver a copy. The term is more recent, but the
> inspiration may have something to do with those skits on SNL many
> decades ago. (I almost said "moons," but that would have been so
> wrong!)
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> List members born after 1980 may find this post both puzzling and
> gratuitous. The rest will say, "They say *that* in TV *commercials*!?"
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> JL
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