# Insert Miscellaneous Line From TV Infomercial Here **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 15, 2003, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insert-miscellaneous-line-from-tv-infomercial-here/175392 "2003-05-15T07:22:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Philosophocles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b38774/32.png) [@Philosophocles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philosophocles)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insert-miscellaneous-line-from-tv-infomercial-here/175392/1 "2003-05-15T07:22:22Z")
“With the money you save on the first 30 pounds of beef jerky, the machine pays for itself.” ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insert-miscellaneous-line-from-tv-infomercial-here/175392/2 "2003-05-15T07:42:46Z")
But wait! There’s more! This week, a free set of Ginsu knives! ---
**Author:** ![lesa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/34f0e0/32.png) [@lesa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lesa)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insert-miscellaneous-line-from-tv-infomercial-here/175392/3 "2003-05-15T07:59:24Z")
Your bed invites your guests - to leave! ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insert-miscellaneous-line-from-tv-infomercial-here/175392/4 "2003-05-15T08:10:20Z")
Egg salad here - but where’s the shell? Amazing. But that’s not all! ---
**Author:** ![DarrenS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@DarrenS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarrenS)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insert-miscellaneous-line-from-tv-infomercial-here/175392/5 "2003-05-15T09:17:58Z")
How much would you expect to pay for something like this? ---
**Author:** ![Dijon\_Warlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insert-miscellaneous-line-from-tv-infomercial-here/175392/6 "2003-05-15T10:12:24Z")
“Not one hundred and fifty dollars, not one hundred and twenty dollars. Not one hundred and ten, one hundred, ninety, eighty, seventy, or even sixty dollars like you might all be thinking. Right now, if you promise to tell a friend so we can get some word of mouth advertising, all you’ll pay is just four easy credit card payments of just $39.95” ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insert-miscellaneous-line-from-tv-infomercial-here/175392/7 "2003-05-15T12:42:52Z")
Operators are standing by. No CODs. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insert-miscellaneous-line-from-tv-infomercial-here/175392/8 "2003-05-15T13:36:26Z")
Call within the next ten minutes and receive FREE as a BONUS GIFT… ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insert-miscellaneous-line-from-tv-infomercial-here/175392/9 "2003-05-15T13:40:57Z")
Think this ice will jam it? Rap-tou soon ‘crushes’ that idea! ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insert-miscellaneous-line-from-tv-infomercial-here/175392/10 "2003-05-15T13:43:36Z")
and it **really really** works!! ---
**Author:** ![NutMagnet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ea5d25/32.png) [@NutMagnet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NutMagnet)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insert-miscellaneous-line-from-tv-infomercial-here/175392/11 "2003-05-15T13:59:24Z")
Set it and … FORGET IT! ---
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insert-miscellaneous-line-from-tv-infomercial-here/175392/12 "2003-05-15T15:35:17Z")
Use it on tablecloths, upholstery, carpet, even Grandma’s antique lace! P.S. NutMagnet, you suck. That’s what I was going to post. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insert-miscellaneous-line-from-tv-infomercial-here/175392/13 "2003-05-15T15:50:16Z")
But I don’t have the time? ---
**Author:** ![smam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/46a35a/32.png) [@smam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smam)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insert-miscellaneous-line-from-tv-infomercial-here/175392/14 "2003-05-15T15:58:37Z")
How often does this happen to you? OH Yeah I love this one - " Why not get two, one for the house and one for the boat?" ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insert-miscellaneous-line-from-tv-infomercial-here/175392/15 "2003-05-15T16:16:08Z")
I know it’s not magic-- it _must_ be science! This one stuck me as so incredibly stupid, I started a Pit thread about it. ---
**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insert-miscellaneous-line-from-tv-infomercial-here/175392/16 "2003-05-15T16:20:15Z")
And it looks exactly like your own, _natural_ hair! ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_The\_Diver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Buck\_The\_Diver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_The_Diver)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insert-miscellaneous-line-from-tv-infomercial-here/175392/17 "2003-05-15T17:28:30Z")
And boy, does it catch fish! ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Bongo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a9adbd/32.png) [@Winston\_Bongo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Bongo)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insert-miscellaneous-line-from-tv-infomercial-here/175392/18 "2003-05-15T18:32:48Z")
“And it’s great for RVs!” (For some reason, almost every infomercial ever made has to point out that their product works for/in RVs, even if the product has nothing to do with them. “And these steak knives are so sharp, they can be stored in your RV!”) ---
**Author:** ![Mars\_Horizon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mars_horizon/32/2804_2.png) [@Mars\_Horizon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mars_Horizon)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insert-miscellaneous-line-from-tv-infomercial-here/175392/19 "2003-05-15T18:41:55Z")
It slices, it dices, **it does julienne fries!!!** ---
**Author:** ![Vixenation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/278dde/32.png) [@Vixenation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vixenation)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insert-miscellaneous-line-from-tv-infomercial-here/175392/20 "2003-05-15T18:44:33Z")
Available for 3 low payments of $19.95. But if you call in the next 10 minutes, we’ll **CUT OFF** 2 whole payments! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insert-miscellaneous-line-from-tv-infomercial-here/175392.md?page=2)