It’s a week before Halloween (my birthday) and that’s all the excuse I need to veer off topic as we head into the weekend.
A few days ago, my wife Julie forwarded me an e-mail newsletter from Roto-Rooter — I didn’t ask why she’s on such a list — because it had useful tips about how and how not to dispose of Jack-o-Lantern innards. That was interesting enough, I thought, given that such advice could only serve to reduce the demand for Roto-Rooter’s services, but what caught my eye was another item near the bottom of the newsletter: “Did you know … In 1979, Roto-Rooter created a popular TV commercial called ‘The Raving,’ which was inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s famous poem ‘The Raven.’ It’s still popular today.”
Sure, I remember the ad, but if you don’t, here it is:
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