On Aug 22, 2006, at 5:32 AM, Russell McMahon wrote:

> - Possible - more likely: Publicity stunt.

You left out "prank, or 'internet sociology experiment'", rather
like the "northwest tree octopus."

As a minimal sanity check, has anyone you trust actually checked
"the Economist" to see if the ad was actually placed in the
printed magazine?

BillW
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