On Tue, 3 Feb 1998 AlphSailor@aol.com wrote:

It's not everyday that you see something like that. In fact, this is the only
second time I've seen a form of commerical adapted for anime purposes. The
other one was SM version of 'Make $$$ FAST!' spam mail supposedly sent by
Negaverse requesting for energy instead of money. You'd get hundreds of Senshi
in mail in return. That one made me laugh!
Put me down an order!

Last April 1 I forged a post to rec.arts.anime.misc which was a chain letter
asking to be Key the Metal Idol's friend (only way to get 30000).  And another
one announcing that comet Hale-Bopp (whose perihelion was conveniently April 1)
was really the Comet Empire.