Originally Posted by
B. Carfree
Now where have I heard this before? Oh yeah, the Shell Answer Man. Actually, he made his first appearance in the '60s, but was still going strong in the '70s. It seems odd now that a giant corporation actually ran commercials to help educate Americans.
Sure -- they had enough of a shred of social conscience to think that if they actually appeared helpful, they might get more customers to their brand. Now, the API is doing it today, just as a backlash to the anti-oil sentiment after the BP Gulf disaster.
Multi-billion-dollar conglomerate cares about us...sure; if we live longer, they have more chance to get our money, that's all.
Who, me, cynical? NAAAAH.