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BBSpot: RFID Confirms Single Fruitcake

Thursday, December 11, 2003

BBspot - RFID Tag Technology Confirms One-Fruitcake Theory

“Supply chain specialists at Wal-Mart headquarters announced today the retailer’s new Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) initiative has confirmed what the buying public has long suspected: there is only one fruitcake in existence.”

Following Wal-Mart’s announcement, CASPIAN and stoprfid.org immediately began a worldwide fruitcake boycott. [end] 

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