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Pitchmen have a venerable place in advertising
Maybe not all of us have fallen for the pitch, but many of us have. We just couldn't help ourselves. The pitch was loud. Insistent. Demanding. If we called now, we'd get an extra set for free! Supplies were limited! All we had to do was pick up the phone now . . . now . . . NOW. Sure, we were initially hesitant, BUT WAIT, we were told. There's more! Dial 1-800-whatever-number-was-about-to-drilled-into-our-brains-over-and-over-and-over-again....
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