7-7-07

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“Of course it did. It only opened in 4 theaters. Smaller the number the higher the average.”

“To further palce things in perspective and context... compared to a tevelvision audience, 600.000 would be a Nielson rating of roughly 0.5... not stellar by any stretch of the imagination.”

“God in heaven I was just refuting Nigal's assertion that one could not get people interested in the subject matter without rock stars.”

“I guess I rather agree with nigal”

“And we all know how accurate the Nelson ratings are.

So the third highest grossing documentary means nothing. Okay whatever.

I think that that many people paying to see a documentary is pretty impressive, but that's just me.”

“$91,447 per theater divided by the 4 theaters = just over 11,000 people per theater @ $8 a ticket. Or just over 22,000 in Los Angeles and the same for New York City. That's what?, .001% of the populations there? So like just over 45,000 people went to sit and get loaded up on truth with no rock stars? Half the total capacity of one of the concert event sites were willing to pay $8 to see the movie. There were 10,000,000 viewers on MSNBC alone. And the sum total was 2.1 billion.

Shew, you showed me.”

“"Shew, you showed me."

I apologize. This was a bit too XL of me. Ya know, this reminds me of the one platoon that fought at the Battle of Bulge...”

“Thank you for the apology. I think that people can disagree and still be civil and respectful to each other.

I understand in the big scheme of things it is a drop in the bucket. I guess I am impressed that anyone went and paid money to see it. So to me it is impressive. (No I did not go)”

“And in the even bigger scheme of things it's hardly worth pissing on each other about. OK, accept for MarkO and that's just cause he's got that pee fetish thing going on.”

“If I sounded argumentative I apologize as well. The perspective of the entertainment industry is one of my pet peeves as I spent a good deal of my life in that industry.

But you have my curiosity on high alert. Do you happen to know the highest and second highest grossing documentary? That could be an interesting tidbit.”

“Pee fetish? I can dig that. Oops, did I type that out loud? ;P
last edited: 7/08/07 9:08:31 PM”

“Yes I do”

“Oh, I guess you want to know what they are! I am a very literal girl!

Fahrenheit 9/11 and March of the Penguins (US only)”

““"K.T. Tunstall is a very attractive woman and one hell of a musician.

She is Scottish and has a Chinese granny"

that's one helluva mix...no wonder she looked so exotic, even for a Brit...”
mataharihiker
11:52:29 AM
7/08/07

Hey lady, she's Scottish!!!

I don't think those people would appreciate being called "Brit" !!!

Nor would the Irish.

Nigal is afraid Al Gore is gonna eat his lunch.
Geez brother, you make it sound like they are settin' up the gulags.
Its only a "call to action", you can stay home and eat bon bons if you like.
This is voluntary.

"The mission of the SOS campaign is to empower individuals to change their consumer behaviors and motivate corporations and political leaders to enact decisive measures to combat the climate crisis. The message of SOS is that everyone, everywhere can and must Answer the Call to solve the climate crisis."

"It's ALL about control and power. Everything above the grass roots level always is."
Nigey

It IS an appeal to the grass roots.

Maybe if it was someone besides Al Gore.....??????
Are you afraid that BIG AL is trying to take over the world?”

“Anybody wanna fight?”

“"Hey lady, she's Scottish!!!

I don't think those people would appreciate being called "Brit"...:

You've got that right at least...having lived there you'd think I wouldn't have made a screw up like that......but, I did...so it goes...I meant United Kingdom, of course
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“My mommy's birthday was 7/7/07!

I'll kick your butt, Nimble.”

“LOL..I wonder if we will see reports about the amount of TRASH they left behind. (LOL) I remember years ago during the Brazil Earth HUGGIN contest they found some unbelieveable tonnage of trash just DISCARDED on the ground.

YEAH good libbies. Socialists have always had the "do what I say" line down pat.


As for ALGORE eating your lunch...there is a good possibility he will as he flies home in his CUSTOM JET (LOL) and rides to the house in his SUV”

“Political Correctness was voluntary,too. Now its worse than religion for stifling a true exchange of ideas. It isn't about the message you are delivering, its about how you deliver it.

SOS will be the same way. As long as you use the catch phrases (doesn't matter if you live them), drive the right car (scratch that because I know all those acts didn't ride to the concert hall in fuel efficient vehicles) , change out your light bulbs (especially in your mansions that could house a small town), etc, it won't matter what your real impact will be as long as you LOOK like a good SOS soldier.”

“Ha ha, Matahari!!

Go get 'im, Lyra!!

What's up XL, you jealous of Al Gore and his jet?

You guys can stay home and eat bon bons too.

As long as catch phrases aren't contageous, you won't catch anything.
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“Nope...marky mark...just wondering how big a carbon footprint HE is leaving (LOL)”

“MarkO, I am impressed that you can argue that with a straight face.”

“Like I said XL, maybe you are jealous and wish you had as big a..............uh, footprint as BIG AL.

You are free to ignore Al Gore too, HyWay.

Are you saying that a world-wide campaign to encourage people to lower emissions is not grass roots?

I'm amused that anyone could argue with a straight face that it is a "power grab".
If anything, it is an "attention grab".”

“How is that not a power grab. What is the point of getting the attention of a population if not to use that attention as a power to force change?”

“Marky Mark is a failure in life Hyway the only way he feels GOOD about his life is if OTHERS (read this as THE SUCCESSFUL) are being punished.

Its as old as Marx and Lenin. Its the envy of the failures. These people are the ones who make the tabloids work becuse they would rather live the fantasy that the successful are scum and guilty of being SUCCESSFUL. Sadly it is all part of the Victim Mentality that makes Marky Mark such a hoot.”

“How is encouraging people to change forcing them to change?

Where is the "force", other than in the minds of the paranoid?”

“oh for pity's sake...some of you are taking turning off lights when not in use and putting on a sweater instead of turning up the heat into a power grab? Why couldn't you just sit back and enjoy the music instead of turning it all into some big attempt at grabbing power...most everything is about grabbing power...get over it...there is one possible exception...strapping on a backpack and hitting the trails...
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“Mata I agree except that they are PROPOSING LAWS and TAXES to tax only the successful to benefit the NON producers...thats Socialisim. If they cannot convince us their unproven science of consensus is fact they will force us to believe it at the end of a gun.”

“Failure, XLax????

Only in your fantasy world.

Maybe if I agreed with your insane ranting I would be a success in you twisted little mind.”

“My birthday will fall on 08/08/08.....


I propose we have a chili day.”

“don't think those people would appreciate being called "Brit" !!!

the scots ARE british. what theyre not is english. the island of great britain includes england, scotland and wales. the united kingdom is the island of britain plus northern ireland. and canada, australia, new zealand, and 50 other nations make up the british commonwealth.
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“My birthday will fall on 3/3/33. I propose you all have a kegger on my grave.”

“xl, I like MarkO. He's wrongheaded, but I like his style better than yours most times. What you need to realize is that he knows that what we are saying about a power grab and forcing people to change is true, but he believes that it should be done and that the only way it will be done is by subterfuge. I don't believe he has a problem with success, heck, I think he is a pretty successful guy just because he has kids that like him. Just because he has a different opinion of what people should do with their success doesn't mean he thinks they are scum. I don't think he thinks I am scum and I feel pretty successful. I think he bases his opinion on who is scum by how he thinks people should be treated and how that person measures up to his opinion. Nothing wrong with that, even if his opinion is wrong most times.”

“You're all scum. C'mon Lyra, kick this old mans butt.”

“did you say Lick this old man's butt?”

“So, I was right initially...I shoulda stuck to my guns...to me Great Briton was like Crash said...the entire island...I called her a "Brit" automatically but mARKo was right about the Scots not appreciating being referred to as Brits even if it is factually correct...
last edited: 7/09/07 8:33:26 AM”

“Mexican nationals are Americans. Canadians are Americans. Costa Ricans are Americans. Fidel Castro is an American.
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“I posted this on the Al Gore thread too:

Friday night I saw an interview with Gore about the concerts. Before they asked about that they quizzed him about his son getting arrested for going 100 in a Prius and he had pot with him. My only thought was, "A Prius can go 100? Who'dathunkit?"””

“Hyway I can see your point. But this is my problem with the Envior wacko style. They want to be judged not on success or failure of their plan...BUT ON THEIR INTENTIONS. That is all.

Imagine you go to your doc. You have worked well to stay in shape, and done quite well in life. The doc checks you and says, "HMMM Mr Hyway, looks like you have "generational deteriorative disorder". What this means is that you are dying. The only hope you have is to take these pills or you will be dead in 10 years."

So you go out and get a second opinion. This turns out to tell you that..."well everyone dies, its part of life but we can't see how they can tell you it will be in 10 years."

So you tell the first doc, " I will take my chances"

In short order your family, friends and employer are telling you, you "HAVE TO TAKE THESE PILLS." So you order the pills and they are exceptionally expensive. So expensive that you have to end up dumping everything you have into it.

After you are totally broke, and destitute you discover (ten years down the road)t he first doc was a quack. IN fact he OWNED the company that made the quack pills you were taking. When you sue him he says,"HEY I wasn't REALLY sure but I meant well."

That is Envior wacko isim in a digest version. They are not willing to do what they say,heck ALGORE owns the Carbon Footprint company he is buying the credits from. Its a way to get you to transfer YOUR success to them so they can get rich.

No different than ancient religions selling "salvation' or anything else. In fact it is a RELIGION that worships...GOVERNMENT.”

“XL, you don't have to preach to me, I am part of the choir. I am just saying that they are still human beings and that I am capable of liking someone that I disagree with.”

“XL is solo; he doesn't have a choir.”

“Mexican nationals are Americans. Canadians are Americans. Costa Ricans are Americans. Fidel Castro is an American.

thanks to bush, mexicans are now americans. canadians are the 51st state. fidel castro is the head of the new american healthcare system. not sure about costa ricans
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“Subterfuge:
something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity;

Do you really think these people are scamming the public?

Do you really think that the motive for all this "call to action" on climate change is greed?

I really think the media and political mouth pieces who raise so much stink against the effort to combat climate change may well be projecting their own vice upon those they critcize.

Thanks for the vote of confidence, HyWay.
Some of the people here have met me and one or more members of my family as well.

I realize that Danny Boy is frustrated with me, so he attacks my family and calls me a failure.............a tranparent punk mentality.
Oooooo, karma is gonna crack that boys little nuts some day!

"No different than ancient religions selling "salvation' or anything else. In fact it is a RELIGION that worships...GOVERNMENT."
XL

Out to lunch!!”

“Out to lunch just reminded me of something that KT tundstall said during her act ....

"So unplug your phone chargers from the walls and eat some soy or something (although it sounded a lot like she said 'eat some soil'). LOL, what the hell kind of call to action is that?”

“soy is people!”

“Well, once you eat soy your hearts and minds are ours...”

“what would have been appropriate was if her show was at night and she said that everyone should unplug their phone chargers from the wall, everyone took out there cell phones and lit them up like peeps used to do with lighters as has become the fashion. You know it would happen and it would totally miss the point.”

“I thought soy made people gay?”

“It appears some people think everyone with enough cash should invest in mountaintop removal.”