re: #29 The Vicious Babushka

It’s pitchman cant. Talk fast, throw in “Believe me” “Trust me” “Take it from me” and repeat everything twice. REPEAT EVERYTHING TWICE.

When I lived in the Tacoma WA area about 20+ Years ago, the Western Washington State Fair was one of the biggest in the country. One whole exhibition hall was full of all the products you would see on info-mercials, with pitchmen doing their show all day long.

Funny thing is, didn’t matter what it was, the “Super Sponge”, “Miracle Mop”, “Waterless Cookware” or “Wombat Helper” (ok, made the last one up). You’d start to watch, going “This is the stupidest thing ever”, but if you got caught up in the show (and they were showmen) by the end of the 30 minutes or so you were really wondering “Gee, I wonder if 1 is enough, I can get a second for just 49.95”