Re: If It's A Gift-giving Observance, Here Comes the International Star Register

["Aaron [Bishop] Read" <aread@speakeasy.net>]

At 02:25 PM 6/14/2002, Laurence Glavin wrote:
>Well, Father's Day is nearly upon us, and that means that the International
>Star Register is hustling their "Name-A-Star" scam.  I heard their
>spot on WBZ-AM today, but I'm sure it runs on all types of stations.
>They're fairly ubiquitous during the November-December holidays of
>course.
>If you've ever suspected this operation skirted the law, check out
>www.iau.org/IAU/FAQ/starnames.org.
>The fact is, the International Astronomical Union does not recognize
>any star-naming gimmick, and people who pay these companies are
>wasting their money.  What frosts my nose is the fact that I'm
>sure the honchos at WBZ are fully aware that this scheme is an
>unfortunately legal but shady rip-off of the public, but they run
>the spots anyway.  Next they'll be truncating real talk-shows for
>"infomercials" disguised as talk shows!
>
>Laurence Glavin


I believe the link Laurence is referring to is:
http://www.iau.org/IAU/FAQ/starnames.html



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