Hey, Bergen said no to Clear Channel’s advertising in public spaces! Awesome!!! Public outrage can actually lead to our democratically elected representatives changing their minds! Yay! Thanks, everyone! (Yeah, I’m late, it was yesterday. I was busy…)
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Lars
Congratulations and thank you, Bergen. You’ve set an example for all of us.
Jill
Yes! Hang on, they’re not going to try and plaster Vads¯ with ads, are they?
Lars
No, I guess they’re not. That’s just one of the many advantages of living here: We’re just not many enough or rich enough for Clear Channel to want to visually pollute our public spaces. We do that ourselves. Which, strangely, feels better.
Magnus Enger
Bod¯ has just accepted a similar “offer”.
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