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Line 1: {{~~trope~~Useful Notes}} {{quote\|''<small>"...followingisbasedonan800yearleaseanddoesnotincludetaxtagsinsuranceoranactualcarwegetyour houseandyourchildrenandyourkidneys..."</small>''\|'''[[Dave Barry]]''', "Garbage Scan"}} ~~{{quote\|-- '''[[Dave Barry]]''', "Garbage Scan"}}~~ ''The faster the required legal disclaimers are read, the happier the advertisers will be on average.'' Line 9 ⟶ 8: The result sounds like [[No Punctuation Period]] [[This Is Your Premise on Drugs\|on cocaine.]] Common in ads for [[Side Effects Include\|prescription drugs]], ads for new ~~cars -- specifically~~cars—specifically, the dealer financing or lease plans that come with the ~~cars -- and~~cars—and any campaign featuring a promotional contest. Related to the [[Unreadable Disclaimer]], which is more common on TV because it is effectively faster than the speed of sound. [['''Rattling Off Legal]]''' still crops up in Radio commercials. Frequently. Sometimes radio commercials will lampshade this by having the person in the commercial say that their lawyers have to say a few things or something similar, usually addressing the lawyer in a derogative tone. This is usually more annoying than the rattling.