Comments | dzuunmod: Nope - still not over it.

dzuunmod

Nope - still not over it.

Oct 30, 2008 15:49

After a long conversation with Columbus Girl (who is less annoying now but still not outta the woods in my books), we came to the conclusion that I'm still not over 1994 and I probably never will be.

Yup, I would still like to break Bud Selig's glasses. With a punch to his face.

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Comments 15

sultrysong October 30 2008, 20:32:13 UTC

I refused to run even a brief about this. Every fuckin' year we get some bozo saying no to the veterans so he can get 10 minutes of air time. If it's not the veterans, it's the bloody Fraser Hickson. And don't even get me started on them ...

dzuunmod October 30 2008, 20:34:09 UTC

Seriously - that's why this happens? The store owners/managers want the publicity?

I know the saying and all that, but it really seems like people wouldn't go to a store just because they heard the owner on the radio about how he won't grant space to the veterans...

sultrysong October 30 2008, 20:40:45 UTC

No, I'm probably being overly cynical. More likely, a store says no and the vets know that if they send a letter to the media, it'll get coverage and the problem's taken care of. Uh ... that's less cynical, right?

dzuunmod October 30 2008, 20:47:15 UTC

Annoying. Keep fighting the good fight.

sourdick October 30 2008, 20:40:19 UTC

ORGANIZER: Uh...o.k., you're checked in. Here's your AIDS ribbon.
KRAMER: Uh, no thanks.
ORGANIZER: You don't want to wear an AIDS ribbon?
KRAMER: No.
ORGANIZER: But you have to wear an AIDS ribbon.
KRAMER: I have to?
ORGANIZER: Yes.
KRAMER: See, that's why I don't want to.
ORGANIZER: But everyone wears the ribbon. You must wear the ribbon!
KRAMER: You know what you are? You're a ribbon bully.

BOB: So! What's it going to be? Are you going to wear the ribbon?
KRAMER (nervously): No! Never.
BOB: But I am wearing the ribbon. He is wearing the ribbon. We are all wearing the ribbon! So why aren't you going to wear the ribbon!?
KRAMER: This is America! I don't have to wear anything I don't want to wear!
CEDRIC: What are we gonna do with him?
BOB: I guess we are just going to have to teach him to wear the ribbon!

dzuunmod October 30 2008, 20:47:39 UTC

I don't believe I've seen that one.

sourdick October 30 2008, 20:57:34 UTC

dzuunmod October 30 2008, 21:46:41 UTC

Ah yeah...

Thread 8

wendykh October 31 2008, 15:57:27 UTC

1994 is the Year We Do Not Speak Of in this house.
*nods*

Why is there always such a big to-do whenever one measely store turns them down?

*Puts on Conservative Hat*
Because most other groups didn't fight for the right of that store to even be there, so it seems a lot of chutzpah.

dzuunmod October 31 2008, 16:06:26 UTC

Well in that case, why don't they just demand all of the store's profits for the month of November?

"Your December profits wouldn't exist if it weren't for us, so you're ahead of the game anyway!"

wendykh October 31 2008, 16:19:27 UTC

Don't be silly. They're simply asking to sell poppies and not interfere with the store at all. Honestly I don't get why a store would refuse, and to me the "we get lots of requests" seems like nonsense since I sincerely doubt any of those are from people who risked life and limb to protect the nation.