fa-ce-tious adj. 1 Straining to be funny, esp. inappropriately

[Kevin Amery]

On 2/26/07, Gregory P Sweet <gps03 at health.state.ny.us> wrote:
>
>
> I dunno. Maybe they just knew their audience.
>
> I liked it, though the "do not eat watch" was a little over the top. It
> gave me a feeling that I was being "talked through" operating the watch
> rather than interpreting a set of direction on my own. I'd see including it
> as a portfolio piece. It didn't feel the slightest bit snarky or facetious
> to me. Of course my perception could change dramatically depending on how
> much I shelled out for the watch. $30-50 timex, sure why not. $400-500
> Citizen — not on your life — that sucker better come with a textbook!
>
> Layout, I am betting is because the booklet is actually die-cut to the
> circle for placement behind the watch in the box.
>
> -Greg
>

If the intended audience is the under-25 set, the tone would be perfect.

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Until next time...

Kevin Amery