No deal for Doles on diet plan

Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on May 5, 2009 - 9:10am.
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Pepsi and Viagra: Yes. NutriSystem: No.

Former Sen. Bob Dole may have endorsed a soft drink and a prescription drug, but he and his wife Elizabeth are not hawking a diet plan.

Mrs. Dole, a former North Carolina senator, mentioned at a lecture Sunday that the couple was going on the NutriSystem diet plan, which has had former NFL coach Don Shula and Go-Go's lead singer Belinda Carlisle as celebrity spokespeople.

But a representative of NutriSystem said the Doles are not getting paid.

"NutriSystem doesn't have any plans to sign them up as spokespeople, but we're thrilled that they're going on the program," spokeswoman Regan Preston told Dome.

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Re: No deal for Doles on diet plan

Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on May 5, 2009 - 10:44am.

All right. It never occurred to me people would think two former senators would be paid only in Hearty Vegetable Beef Soup. Changed the wording.

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Re: No deal for Doles on diet plan

Submitted by ishley on May 5, 2009 - 10:34am.

Sorry, RTB, I agree with jblue. The sentence can reasonably be read as stating that the Doles are getting the NutriSystem "on the house." After re-reading, I see that you're technically correct because the Doles are "doing" this on the house. However, the ambiguity is unnecessary.

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Re: No deal for Doles on diet plan

Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on May 5, 2009 - 9:39am.

Why hire a proofreader when my readers will do it for free? :)

Seriously, the sentence is correct. They're plugging NutriSystem for free, i.e. "on the house."

— RTB 

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Re: No deal for Doles on diet plan

Submitted by jblues1969 on May 5, 2009 - 9:37am.

"But a representative of NutriSystem said the Doles are doing this one on the house."

You mean "NOT doing this on the house."

Fire a reporter and hire a proofreader instead.

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