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Old 11-March-2008, 03:43 AM
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I wasn't commenting about a marketplace, rather specifically about the Doritos ad (as was the posted I quoted), which is a byproduct of mass, Western-style consumerist culture.
The Dorito ad is just an outgrowth of the traditional vendor's call heard echoing through any souk, bazaar or zocalo. Such advertising goes back to the beginnings of civilization.
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