Grand Marnier cognac will soon roll out an interesting ad campaign. Each ad will briefly raise a social issue, and then close with the tag line: The conversation is waiting. Go there.

• Your sister is finally getting remarried. Her fiancée's name is Jill.
  The conversation is waiting. Go there.
  
  
• You need to tell your boss you're taking a new job. Full-time dad.
  The conversation is waiting. Go there.
  
  
• Maybe it's time to experience reality, without the TV.
  The conversation is waiting. Go there.
  

A nice theme. Thoughts? Reflections? Other issues?

The conversation is waiting.

Definitely an improvement over your average commercial. In most ads, the conversation is wanting.

I like it too, but I am skeptical. Our ads, by and large, are atrocious, IMHO. Car ads are the worst. To think that the average American wants to buy a car because it is "sexy" is insulting.

"You've decided to reduce the time you spend with friends on the computer and hope to see Europe next year. The conversation is waiting."

And I love Grand Marnier though it's so wildly over here it's only an occasional extravagance. Is it any cheaper over there? (One more motivation to get my butt in gear.)

A site aimed at British folks taking advantage of trips to France for "duty-free" drinks - http://www.day-tripper.net/pricesspirits.html - gives the price of a one litre bottle varying from £17.25 to £18.99. That's very roughly $34. Remember that's duty-free; it would be a lot more if bought in this country. In general, booze, like tobacco and petrol (gas) has a very high rate of duty added.