All about the Benjamins

Apparently, one Benjamin Franklin impersonator was not enough for Exact Software to promote its message ''See the Next Bright Idea'' here at Comdex. The company had two gentlemen dressed in full Ben regalia - three-cornered hat and all - handing out the company's leaflets bearing a light bulb logo.

''I was here by myself yesterday,'' said Ben Number One Stan Leibowitz. ''But the company hired another one, so they'd get more coverage,'' he added, pointing to his partner Louie Tadoni. The pair of New York City natives - with accents to prove it - are Nevada transplants who work for the same Las Vegas promotions company.

When asked if the second Franklin was crowding his style, Liebowitz said it didn't bother him much, except that ''now everybody’s coming up to us, saying 'hey! There was only one Ben Franklin!' So I tell them, he's my twin brother,'' Leibowtiz said. ''I tell them, I'm out here looking for the kite, he's looking for the key.''

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