From: smyle@ksu.ksu.edu (Kyle Hutson)
Date: 19 Apr 1995 10:57:46 -0500
Newsgroups: alt.humor.best-of-usenet
Subject: The Ladies of MCI Commercials

Submitter's Note: ksu.talk.drivel is a local discussion group, but this article deserves (at least) national attention. Also, pay no attention to the random letters at the end...my newsreader requires more new text than included text...

igolow@vulcan.ksu.ksu.edu (Howdy) writes:
>It started with a commercial with this young, attractive lady sitting at her
>computer terminal asking what AT&T is so afraid of. She said AT&T was afraid of
>her getting in touch with AT&T's customers and showing them how much they can
>save on MCI. Her obsessive attitude but cheerily insane smile was oppressive to
>suffer with for the 30 second spots but they eventually ceased.

>But now she's gone too far. She's back with MCI Proof of Savings statements. I
>think she's really going off the deep end. Look at her as she mocks AT&T's "put
>it in writing" slogan. Look into her glassy, obsessed eyes as she tells us that
>MCI is a better long distance company. She's lost it. I think she lives at her
>terminal calling people night and day trying to get them to change over to MCI.
>This is fine, but what happens when a person refuses to? She has your phone
>number, she has your address, and she probably has weekends off. I'd be damned
>scared of this lady. I hope she doesn't call me. She reminds me of some "psycho
>bitch" girlfriends I've had in the past (sorry for the lack of p.c. there -- we
>men usually get the word "stalker" applied to us instead, which I am not sure is
>better or not). They won't stop until they get you to do what they want, which
>can be fun at first until she wants you to get married or switch phone companies.
>I am beginning to fear this woman's zealous belief in her employer. I bet she's
>not unionized.

>By contrast, the women of the fictional Gramercy Press on the network.mci
>commercials are nothing short of charming. The young lady who does most of the
>talking with the dark hair and blue eyes is nice enough, but the woman with the
>hazel eyes and medium-length brown hair, known as Ms. DeRosette in the office, is
>beautiful. We don't know much about her except that she looks a little like Queen
>Nefertiti and she spent her childhood in Switzerland. I am sure these two women
>do excellent jobs for the fictional Gramercy Press but aren't cookoo for Cocoa
>Puffs for their jobs like the MCI long distance lady is. I think Ms. DeRosette
>and the other anonymous Gramercy lady would be better employees as well as better
>companions, although the crazy lady may be better in the sack.

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