"Rich McCormack" > wrote in message
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>
> NancyJaye wrote:
> >
> > Veg-O-Matics Live on in Kitchens Everywhere
>
> Don't think I've ever owned a Popeil kitchen gadget, but I do own
> Pocket Fisherman. My kids gave it to me for Father's Day sometime
> back in the 1970s. I'm sure lots of other men ended up with one
> in much the same way. I've never caught a fish with it and haven't
> used it in years, but I always take it along on camping trips,
> thinking I might give it another try.
>
> Rich


There was a story about the Popeil family in the New Yorker some time ago
where they quoted the elder Popeil (Ron's dad) as answering a question about
the pocket fisherman by saying "They're not for fishing, they are for
giving."

Jack Popeil