Re: [Swprograms] Strange radio station goodies

["Mick Delmage" <ve6idx@xxxxxxxx>]

Well, this could be fun.  Anyone remember the "Gold Tipped Toothpicks" that
the Radio Netherlands (or should that be Radio Nederland) program "What's
New" sent out?

Mick Delmage
Sherwood Park, Alberta

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ted Schuerzinger" <fedya@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Hard Core DX" <swprograms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 12:57 PM
Subject: [Swprograms] Strange radio station goodies


> I'm curious to know what the oddest promotional gifts are that you've
> received from various radio stations.  (Not things you've won in a
> contest.)  I ask because I've written to Radio Prague twice in the past
> few months and received some, shall we say, "interesting" gifts:
>
> A 15-cm ruler with a small protractor on one end (actually useful for me
> since the markings are wearing off of both of my current rulers!), and,
> more interestingly,
>
> A Radio Prague *sponge*.  No, I'm not making this up.  It came in the
> envelope dry and pressed down into a fairly thin package (about 4mm per
> the Radio Prague ruler!) and is shaped like an art deco letter S.  I
> didn't know what it was supposed to be at first, since I saw the side that
> said, "Come and Ride the Waves" in all of Radio Prague's broadcast
> languages.  Only when I turned it over did I see the inscription "For a
> perfect sponge just put in water".  (To be honest, with all the humidity
> we've had, it's doing a good job become a sponge all on its own.)
>
> The only other item I've received that comes close to the Radio Prague
> sponge came several years ago -- a Voice of Free China manicure set!
>
> I know a lot of you have been listening to shortwave far longer than I
> have: so what's the strangest gift you've received from an international
> broadcaster?
>
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> Ted Schuerzinger, fedya@xxxxxxxxxxx
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