[CLUE-Talk] Bowling for Columbine

[Jed S. Baer]

On Sun, 1 Dec 2002 23:45:26 -0700
Jeffery Cann <fabian at jefferycann.com> wrote:

> On Sunday 01 December 2002 11:17 pm, Sean LeBlanc wrote:
> 
> > I'm actually pro-gun, and I find giving a *gun* for opening a *bank
> > account* over the line - wouldn't it be irony if they were held up
> > with a gun they gave away?
> 
> The bank, in Michigan, exists and is a licensed gun dealer.  In the
> movie, the bank person who helped Moore open an account said on film
> that the bank has about 500 guns on site.  Whoa!

There used to be a bank in Boulder that did this. Used to see them in ads
for Weatherby rifles all the time. They had an affiliation. Or, maybe it
was ads for the bank, but the "splash" on the ad was essentially, "own a
Weatherby for nothing". It was a promotion for certificates of deposit.
I'm pretty sure the rifle was in lieu of all or most of the interest on
the account.

Not sure why doing so would be "over the line". What line would that be?

jed
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