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Some ads go over big.
The group is impressed by a first-quarter Mountain Dew spot, which features a Dew drinker cycling manically across an African plain to reclaim his soda from a cheetah. Nods of agreement all around. It's what you call a long walk for a short drink. The 30-second spot features a woman skiing down a steep slope. The only sound is the whoosh of her skis slicing through the snow.