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December 4, 2008

Published: November 1, 1990

A Victory For Tater Tots

They still can't take a joke. For the second time in two years, the Roy Rogers fastfood chain has withdrawn a television ad that makes fun of school lunches, following complaints from school cafeteria workers. The ad, which first aired in 1988, features women in white aprons, with ``you'll-get-yours'' smiles on their faces, displaying dubious dishes from the school cafeteria. The background music is ``See You in September.'' School cafeteria workers and their union called the ad ``despicable'' when it first aired, and their ire was no less this time around. Asked if the ad campaign would ever be tried again, a Roy Rogers spokesman replied,...

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