Great Moments In Commercial History: Jim "The Hammer" Shapiro

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A reader who would like to remain anonymous sends us the following Jim “The Hammer” Shapiro commercial:

“I cannot hand you their severed heads!”

Bah. What good are you, then? We’re calling, Dave “The Head-Ripper” Murphy. Loser.

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