We need a GERN thread

[doctorwayne]

BTW, judging by the "toe" ad, GERN makes womens clothes fall of 3% faster, too.

I dunno, there could be an unscrupulous marketing angle here, but how many people soak their feet, grateful or not, while wearing their street clothes?

I didn't hear much in the way of protestations when I first sent you that ad, MM: what's changed? I sense a general dissatisfaction, on your part, with GERN.

Merely an observation. You, OTH, seem to fixated on labeling me as "dissatisfied". For the time period indicated in that ad, it's very racy and provocative. I expect to see ads for KY-GERN any minute. 8-)

Actually, it wasn't "labelling" you as dissatisfied - I am concerned that you're dissatisfied, which is certainly not the effect I would want GERN to elicit.
At its most basic, GERN is a traffic generator that each modeller can make as plausible or as fabulous as they wish. If it inspires ideas, so much the better. If you don't need the inspiration, ignore that aspect of it. You've demonstrated your own creative bent, and I look forward to seeing the manifestations of it as your layout develops, but I have no interest in competing with someone else's fantasy world - GERN is offered only as a source, I hope, of enjoyment.

As for the perceived "raciness" of the ad, it's readily available "clip art" from that time period. The fact that "sex sells" is not a new concept, and I'll pass on making judgement on the propriety of it.

I'm not a GERN modeler at present because it doesn't fit into the parameters I'm working with. After all, when I combine Emmett Brown and Nikola Tesla, it doesn't spell "GERN". I do, however, have two whale oil tankers on my roster...now what do you suppose that's all about? [/b] 8-)

I was wrong in assuming you to be a GERN modeller, and you're not the only one to whom I forward those ads who isn't actively modelling GERN. It's certainly not a requirement, but you can let me know if you no longer wish to receive GERN promotional material.
As for the whale oil tankers (I accidentally initially typed that as wahl oil ), I decline to make any suppositions other than to ask if processing involves transposing the "h" and dropping the "e"?

Wayne