[HN Gopher] Scratch and Sniff Stickers and the Gas Panic of '87
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       Scratch and Sniff Stickers and the Gas Panic of '87
        
       Author : jlund-molfese
       Score  : 44 points
       Date   : 2024-12-08 16:28 UTC (6 hours ago)
        
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       | snapetom wrote:
       | Interesting story but "At least half a dozen false alarms" out of
       | 300k isn't a "deluge." Sure, lots of money spent to answer the
       | false alarms but who knows how many lives were saved through the
       | campaign.
        
       | wsintra2022 wrote:
       | Scratch and sniff knickers and the arse panic more like!
        
       | dreamcompiler wrote:
       | Some magazines went through this phase too. _Texas Monthly_
       | produces some of the best journalism in the US, but I had to stop
       | reading it in the late 90s because it contained scratch and sniff
       | perfume ads that made the magazine smell like a bordello.
       | 
       | Fortunately they seem to have stopped doing that.
        
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