Mixed feelings as Billy Dee Williams returns

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Ordinarily, the return of Billy Dee Williams in Colt 45 ads would be met with unbridled if largely sarcastic glee. Not so in St. Louis, however, where the new Colt 45 ads on bus shelters are under fire for failing to adhere to city advertising standards. They apparently don't mention the legal drinking age or the many potential hazards of alcohol consumption. That's bad enough, but nor do the ads spell just how many chicks you'll get by slugging back a bunch of Colt 45 tallboys.

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