Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Sat, 24 Jul 2010 00:23:39 +0100, Grimly Curmudgeon wrote:

So the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company is not a bunch of
lying ****s - just ****ing slow ones

Personally, I ascribe to the cockup theory of marketing blunders.

Agreed, remember Hoover who offered free flights if you bought a
washing machine or vacuum cleaner.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3704669.stm

Indeed, well.

Not a participant though!