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Subject: [oletrucks] Off Subject: Humor. . .strange but clean!
From: MarkNoakes@aol.com
Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 01:24:25 EDT
I might doubt the authenticity of this since M-D doesn't make all the planes 
cited, but it's still appropriate. . .

***********************

Here's an unusual warranty registration card!

This was  posted very briefly on the McDonnell Douglas website by an
employee  there who obviously has a sense of humor. The company, of course,
 does not (have a sense of humor) -- and made the web department take it
down immediately.

Thank you for purchasing a McDonnell Douglas military aircraft.  In order
to protect your new investment, please take a  few moments to fill out the
warranty registration card below.  

Answering the survey questions is not required, but the information will help
us  to develop new products that  best meet your needs and  desires.

1. [_] Mr.     [_]  Mrs.       [_] Ms.    [_]  Miss   [_] Lt.    [_] Gen.
    [_] Comrade [_] Classified [_]  Other

First Name:...........................................................
Initial:............
Last:...............
Name:............................................................
Password:...............................  (max 8 char)
Code 
Name:..........................................................
Your home Latitude-Longitude-Altitude: .....................................

2. Which model aircraft did  you purchase?
[ ]F-14  Tomcat
[_] F-15 Eagle
[_] F-16 Falcon
[_] F-117A  Stealth
[_] Classified

3. Date  of purchase (Year/Month/Day): 19....... /........


4.  Serial 
Number:...................................................

5.  Please check where this product was purchased:
[_] Received as gift / aid package
[_] Catalog showroom
[_] Independent arms broker
[_] Mail  order
[_] Discount  store
[_] Government  surplus
[_] Classified

6. Please  check how you became aware of the McDonnell Douglas
product you have just purchased:
[_] Heard  loud noise, looked up
[_] Store  display
[_] Espionage
[_] Recommended by friend / relative / ally
[_] Political lobbying by manufacturer
[_] Was attacked by one

7. Please check the three (3)  factors that most influenced your
decision to purchase  this McDonnell Douglas product:
[_] Style /  appearance
[_] Speed /  maneuverability
[_] Price /  value
[_] Comfort /  convenience
[_] Kickback /  bribe
[_] Recommended by  salesperson
[_] McDonnell Douglas  reputation
[ ] Advanced Weapons  Systems
[_] Backroom  politics
[_] Negative experience opposing one  in combat
[_] Maximum G  force
[_] Aviation fuel consumption per  kilometer
[_] Durability
[_] Trade-in value

8.  Please check the location(s) where this product will be
used:
[ ] North America
[_] Iraq
[_] Central / South  America
[_] Iraq
[_] Aircraft carrier
[_] Iraq
[_] Europe
[_] Iraq
[_] Middle East (not  Iraq)
[_] Iraq
[ ] Africa
[_] Iraq
[_] Asia / Far  East
[_] Iraq
[ ] Misc. Third World countries
[_] Iraq
[_] Classified
[_] Iraq
[_] New  Zealand
[_] Iraq
[_] Australia
[_] Iraq
[_] Pacific/Oceania
[_] Iraq
[_] Antarctica
[_] Iraq
[_] Shetland  Islands
[_] Iraq

9. Please check the products that you  currently own or intend
to purchase in the near  future:
[_] Color TV
[_] VCR
[_] ICBM
[_] Killer  Satellite
[_] CD Player
[_] Air-to-Air Missiles
[_] Space Shuttle
[_] Home  Computer
[_] Nuclear  Weapon
[_] Hair Dryer
[_] Spam

10.  How would you describe yourself or your  organization?
(Check all that  apply:)
[_] Communist /  Socialist
[_] Terrorist
[_] Crazed
[_] Neutral
[_] Democratic
[_] Dictatorship
[_] Corrupt
[_] Primitive /  Tribal
[_] Nomadic
[ ] Shepherd-like

11. How did you pay for your  McDonnell Douglas product?
[_] Deficit  spending
[_] Cash
[_] Suitcases of cocaine
[_] Oil  revenues
[_] Personal  check
[_] Credit card
[_] Ransom money
[_] Traveler's  check
[_] Opium
[_] Hockey Card collection
[_] Returned all your empties

12. Your occupation
[_] Homemaker
[_] Sales /  marketing
[_] Revolutionary
[_] Clerical
[_] Mercenary
[_] Tyrant
[_] Middle  management
[_] Eccentric  billionaire
[_] Defense Minister /  General
[_] Retired
[_] Student
[_] Military  general
[ ] Admiral of the  fleet
[_] Flips hamburgers at  McDonalds
[_] Deep Sea Diver

13.  To help us understand our customers' lifestyles,  please
indicate the interests and activities in  which you and your spouse
enjoy participating on a  regular basis:
[_] Golf
[_] Boating / sailing
[_] Sabotage
[_] Running /  jogging
[_] Propaganda /  disinformation
[_] Destabilization /  overthrow
[_] Default on  loans
[_] Gardening
[ ] Crafts
[_] Black market /  smuggling
[_] Collectibles /  collections
[_] Watching sports on TV /  Public Executions
[ ] Wines
[_] Interrogation /  torture
[_] Household  pets
[_] Crushing  rebellions
[_] Espionage /  reconnaissance
[_] Fashion  clothing
[_] Border  disputes
[_] Mutually Assured  Destruction

Thank you for taking the time to fill out this  questionnaire.
Your answers will be used in market studies that will  help
McDonnell Douglas serve you better in the future - as well  as  
allowing  you to receive mailings and  special offers from other
companies, governments, extremist groups, and  mysterious consortia.

As a bonus for responding to this  survey, you will be registered to win a
brand new F-117A in our Desert Thunder Sweepstakes.

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