Do people really fool for such things?

Ah Wednesday, my favourite day of the week. Because of my lesson that I have.... Only a double History. Throughout my two years at VI Form these two 50 minute periods have always been one of merriment, and there was always the guarantee that we would never a: work for more than half the time and b: that we would never last 100 minutes, maybe 70, most often 65.
And today is that wonderful day. But its just got better, we are doing personal assignments, giving us no reason to attend what so ever.

The reason I'm so happy is thus: I got up at 11am today and loved it.

So after doing a reasonable amount of work this morning, I decided to bring the TV out of its retirement (it retired at 11:30 last night, so 15 hrs isn't bad - my TV is not 65 years old either.) and set it to work. Now SKY is a wonderful creation, it allows all people who really want their own TV channel to own one. Needless to say everyone who actually wants their own TV channel shouldn't be allowed one.

The same can be said for magazines, and people who want to work in advertising. Let me demonstrate the latter two examples of my argument. While exercising my right to channel surf I came across an advert for - now I may have the name wrong - NEW Magazine?!!?
So what does it provide? The advert has a little counter at the bottom that runs up to 60, and they have a variety of people reading off a list of total clap. Celebrities, shoes, shames etc.... You get the idea, total trollop in a magazine.

What got me was that the counter at the bottom wasn't the most accurate piece of mathematical apparatus ever, for example it managed to skip from 25 to 30, 37 to 40 and 46 to 49 and in many other places as well. All this leads upto the magical, if slightly inaccurate number of 60 and the selling point is read out, 60 things for 60p!

Well if you believe that, you will believe anything.

I recall a car manufacturer did the same a few years ago by saying they voluntarily put their cars through 130ish criteria to be allowed to sell. It turned out that one of the categories was seat belts - a legal requirement, windscreen wipers and my favourite 4 wheels and an engine.