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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Phil,<o:p></o:p></span></a></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>I guess you could say Radio Shack put the .38 Cal to its own head and pulled the trigger when it tried to compete with cell phone sales when the likes of ATT, Sprint and Verizon had already taken over the market. Just think, if they had stayed with selling Ham Radio Equipment (which they did in the 1960’s) and kept those parts drawers up to date they may have gone the way of Allied (which they once owned) or provided good competition for HRO (a.k.a. Ham Radio Outlet).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>I wonder …, is Tandy rolling over in his grave now that the Shack is joining him at 6 feet under.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>On Behalf Of </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Phil via Tacos<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 12, 2015 4:55 PM<br><b>To:</b> AMRAD Tacos<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: cheezburger nails it...<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 12 Feb 2015, at 21:44, Karl W4KRL wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>John Oliver made this expletive filled tribute to Radio Shack. Most of the f*bombs have been bleeped but there is still some harsh language for the faint of heart. You have been warned.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/john-oliver-made-perfectly-bitter-curse-filled-farewell-ad-radioshack-162875">http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/john-oliver-made-perfectly-bitter-curse-filled-farewell-ad-radioshack-162875</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>It needed to be said. And, once again, you needed a proper, Cambridge-educated, foul-mouthed British m*****f***** to say it.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Phil M1GWZ<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>