stock for the gillette company soared on the exchange today at the prospect of an almost clean shaven afghanistan. their new ad campaign plastered on hastily assembled billboards amidst the rubble of kabul extols the virutes of 'gillette: the new face of freedom'. but dont confuse that with lancomes 'le nouveau visage de la liberté' campaign for women. the french beauty multinational have set up make-up booths in mazir e sharif to instruct the afghani women in the art and ritual of face painting. no more blaming the taliban for being dateless on a friday night, ladies!
Tom Friedman must be excited by these profound manifestations of global capitalism at work!
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- dave 11-14-2001 5:26 pm
Tom Friedman must be excited by these profound manifestations of global capitalism at work!
- tom moody 11-14-2001 5:56 pm [add a comment]