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Drugs on AOL!
1999-01-08 12:00:00
Drugs! AOL? E-commerce just got more interesting, says El Destino.....
Ax-grinding AOL parody by El Destino about buying drugs on AOL
I really hated AOL's mandatory pop-up ads hawking credit cards or a switch of long-distance carrier.
But then I read this headline in Reuters Business Securities.
America Online to let members buy drugs
Woo-hoo! Now I can't *wait* to see the pop-up ads the next time I log on....
HELLO, BOB17523. Would you like to purchase some QUAALUDES(TM)?
These pharmaceutical-quality depressants come in attractive chewable tablets, inducing a physical lethargy bordering on a mild stupor. It's sloppy drunk in a pill! Catch the wave!
Would you like to purchase some QUAALUDES(TM?)
Yes, thanks! No, thank you.
E-commerce at its finest!
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