On the other hand we could be arguing about things like this...

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Date Posted: 16:43:45 05/15/04 Sat
Author: Christine
Author Host/IP: 205.188.116.195
Subject: Ballpark "Girthy" Grillmaster hotdogs

In case you were still wondering, "Why are Americans the fattest people in the world?" just take a look at THIS ad.

Stereotypical "guy" is in front of his beloved grill. He's allowed to be a fat slouch b/c he's a man, after all, and in Ad Land, he's probably got a smug, smokin' hot size 0 wife thankfully off-camera.

His ugly face is even uglier- and creepier- as he mutters how he likes his hot dogs: "Guurrrrthhheee....." in a low growl. I can just picture the neighborhood children fleeing in terror when they see that face start to drool and pucker up as he forms his favorite word.

I'll be around the corner at the sushi place, thanks much, neighbor.


"Guurrrrthhheee....."

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Ah, I love our country.

Sure, you have the right to peaceful protest. You just have to do it in a "free speech zone" where you will be neither seen nor heard. And you run the risk of the police tromping in and beating the crap out of everybody for no other reason than that you're exercising your rights. And, to top it all off, you can't even put your sign on a stick so it'll stand out from the crowd--after all, that flimsy bamboo rod could be a dangerous weapon when the police come in with their nightsticks, riot shields, and guns (which, if you're lucky, will be loaded with rubber bullets and beanbags... but just might not be, because Joe back at the station "mixed up" the ammo cans. Whoops!).

Land of the free, indeed.

Farkers amaze me....... arguing over a dam stick when the world is going to hell in a handbasket .

It's not a handbasket, it's a bucket. Yes, I am enjoying the ride.

Sunlion
A quick google search for that book reveals that the author actually keeps the whole text for free reading online. I'll find some time in the next few days to look at it.

Oh man, way back when that "cyberia" book came out I got a free "promo" copy from where I worked. I remember reading the thing and being appalled at what an absolutely asinine piece of garbage it was. Especially where he tries to assert that the rave scene was actually the next step in the evolution of human consciousness. Or something. Stupid.

What? All the way down here and not a single accusation of judicial activism? CLEARLY the judge was redefining the law from the bench, and if the People didn't want their free speech limited, they wouldn't've voted for these laws!

/bored

When sticks are outlawed, only outlaws will have sticks.

You can have my stick when you pry it from my cold dead hands!

Well, rhymes with stick anyway.

/very bored

It cannot be more than 2 inches wide. It cannot be more than a quarter of an inch thick. It cannot be more than three quarters of an inch in diameter.

...just don't forget your knife to pull off the staples and sharpen said stick...

/whataboutt-shirts?

No one said anything about PVC pipe... you could attach a sign to it, and it's not a stick, it's a pipe.

"Give him the stick..... DONT GIVE HIM THE STICK!!!!!!"

Cincinnatti - isn't this the same place that's letting a bridge rust because they can't decide what color to paint it?

"What part of 'meet me at the stick' don't you understand?"

The usual thing is to move to California.

Competing rallies may turn to blows, whereupon the combatants may remove their sticks from their signs and go at it. It is perfectly reasonable to attempt to pass legislation which limits the probability of people getting thwacked.

I disagree. I think it's reasonable to punish people who thwack others, and leave everyone else alone. WHo cares if someone is carrying a stick, as long as he doesn't hit anyone with it???


I disagree with the argument that anything can be made into a weapon.

Another post mentioned "Marshmellows, balloons, stuffed animals, silk scarves, etc."

Those things canm be easily used as weapons:
Balloons can be filled with various chemicals, or flammable liquids.
Stuffed animals can be used to smuggle in other weapons, or if you insist the item itself be used as a weapon, to smother someone.
Scarves can be used to strangle. Or a weight in each end, and you have a bola (bolo?).
Marshmellows can also be used to smother, in quantity.

Though not a prima facia argument: the point is what are the people likely to use to hold their sign?

Um, I guess not wooden sticks, after this.
Like someone else said, If wooden sticks are disallowed, I'd show up with a nice-sized length of (steel) pipe.

Hey Mr. Anti-Bush/Anti-War Protestor, I gotta sign for you, right here between my index and ring fingers!

any followup on the FUGW guy?

Lehk and fredklein,
I amazed you could think up ways to turn marshmellows, baloons, etc into weapons. Any unsolved murders in your areas that you'd like to confess to?