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even 20 years after the Maude plotline, a story appearing in the Chicago Tribune lamented conservative interest groups pressuring networks against anything too controversial, titled Maudes Abortion Fades Into History. The episode attracted a stunning 65 million viewers, per the Tribune, which notes that protesters became better organized by the time the episodes re-runs rolled around, sending 17,000 letters to the network
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In place of the current Surgeon Generals Warning, which politely taps smokers on the shoulder to whisper about risks of lung cancer, heart disease, emphysema, and pregnancy complications, these graphic labels, which would occupy half of the packages surface area, shout that you are going to die
And this was why linguistics was important