Topic: BOYCOTTING THE PIT BULL (Read 25357 times)

George · « **Reply #120 on:** August 02, 2004, 03:44:24 PM »

Quote from: Panni on August 02, 2004, 03:09:34 PM

I've just spent an hour I can't spare at the AT&T store -- and my phone still isn't fixed! Boycott anyone?

Get a cell phone...and ONLY a cell phone! I gave up my land line almost two years ago and I've never had a problem. Just do the research about which provider has the best area coverage (I have Verizon and have never lost a call...except for a low battery, which is my fault) and the minutes plan that suits you best. I know several other people who have also gotten rid of their land line. It's the wave of the future! AND if you get the (optional) insurance, they'll replace your phone for any reason...even if you lose it!

A friend of mine has the insurance and she's gotten four (yes, FOUR) replacements within the last two years. She has two children under the age of eight and one time they hid her phone but could never remember where they hid it. She tried calling the phone, but it was turned off. She got another phone a couple of days later.

She could've gotten a replacement sooner, but she couldn't get to the store that quickly.

Jane · « **Reply #121 on:** August 02, 2004, 04:00:01 PM »

Just don't get an AT & T phone. At a financial loss, my son in Portland finally switched from them he had so many problems. Come to think of it my other son also had issues with them when they purchased Cellular One in San Francisco. Had he not been leaving soon for the Peace Corps he would have switched companies. The problem with a cell phone is you need to keep it charged and often the connection isn't as good as a land phone.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #122 on:** August 02, 2004, 04:14:36 PM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on August 02, 2004, 03:07:20 PM

Pace, DR Noel, but I am going to disagree with you about your various periods of musical theatre. It's my belief, from the turn of the 20th Century to the present, that musical theatre has always comprised three basic forms:
1. operetta
2. musical comedy
3. review

I just got a kind note from DRJay to let me know I misspelled "review!" I looked in my Oxford-American dictionary and it says "do not confuse review with revue." DRJay, now you know: I can pontificate but I can't spell worth a dam!

Panni · « **Reply #123 on:** August 02, 2004, 04:25:07 PM »

Unfortunately the phone in question IS a cell phone. When it works properly it's a marvel. But right now...

Jane · « **Reply #124 on:** August 02, 2004, 04:28:28 PM »

elmore you were just following Bruce's example from today’s notes.

Panni I was afraid you were going to say that.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #125 on:** August 02, 2004, 04:33:11 PM »

Quote from: Jane on August 02, 2004, 04:28:28 PM

elmore you were just following Bruce's example from today’s notes.

Jane, Jane, Jane,
You are one of the best!

I've been thinking about boycotting, and I'm sure I have, but at this moment I can think of nothing except what a wonderful person is DR Jane, Jane, Jane!

Panni · « **Reply #126 on:** August 02, 2004, 04:33:12 PM »

I forgot to add this charming vignette at the AT&T store. The fellow who was "helping" me asked for my cell phone number and keyed it in on his computer. He looked very intently at whatever was on the screen and finally said, "My Louisiana Sky, Miss Rose White..." reeling off all my credits, ending with "We saw a preview of Tiger Cruise last night. Looks good." I was, needles to say, speechless. (And angry.) He'd looked me up on IMDB! He said he always does that with Studio City customers, just in case. Because of course he's working on a screenply...
Aaaaarggghhhh!

Jane · « **Reply #127 on:** August 02, 2004, 04:35:00 PM »

Isn't my little girl just so cute

Panni · « **Reply #128 on:** August 02, 2004, 04:35:48 PM »

Time to take the Abester for a walk, then back to work. I meant to say "screenplay" above, but won't bother modifying.

Panni · « **Reply #129 on:** August 02, 2004, 04:36:31 PM »

Echo has very similar coloring to Abie! She's beautiful.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #130 on:** August 02, 2004, 04:40:26 PM »

Quote from: Panni on August 02, 2004, 04:33:12 PM

I forgot to add this charming vignette at the AT&T store. The fellow who was "helping" me asked for my cell phone number and keyed it in on his computer. He looked very intently at whatever was on the screen and finally said, "My Louisiana Sky, Miss Rose White..." reeling off all my credits, ending with "We saw a preview of Tiger Cruise last night. Looks good." I was, needles to say, speechless. (And angry.) He'd looked me up on IMDB! He said he always does that with Studio City customers, just in case. Because of course he's working on a screenply...
Aaaaarggghhhh!

Well, DR Panni, the only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about. Your stock went up in his opinion, and I'm sure your name has been dropped more times today than a hooker's briefs.

Jane · « **Reply #131 on:** August 02, 2004, 04:47:04 PM »

This sky was sitting above Echo in her previous picture. Isn't it grand?

Jane · « **Reply #132 on:** August 02, 2004, 04:50:08 PM »

elmore

and

.

Oh no, I didn't listen to my song today-better do so now while I get dinner.

Jane · « **Reply #133 on:** August 02, 2004, 04:51:35 PM »

Oh, and thank you Panni. I did notice the color similarity-must be why Abie is such a doll.

Dan (the Man) · « **Reply #134 on:** August 02, 2004, 04:53:57 PM »

Quote from: Jane on August 02, 2004, 04:47:04 PM

This sky was sitting above Echo in her previous picture. Isn't it grand?

Beautiful pic of a beautiful sunset, Jane.

Red skies at evening,
Sailors be leaving?

I forget how that one goes...

Danise · « **Reply #135 on:** August 02, 2004, 04:55:21 PM »

Good evening all!

Is it Friday yet? Why do Mondays always have seem like—Monday?

I have a pet peeve to air after watching the news as I type this. Why do they have to blab what improvements have been made to buildings against terrorism? I mean, hello, just put that kind of information out there for everyone to see/know about. Yes, let's take the right to know and use it against ourselfs. Make it easy for them. Duh.

I’m sorry but that ticks me off. That kind of information should be kept QUIET, End of rant.

On a more pleasant note,

TCB—that is a very nice picture of you! Hear, hear on the fabo picture comment!

George, I positively LOVE your mail idea. I am going to print that out and take it to work with me tomorrow. Starting with my cable bill, I will start sending all the junk that comes with it back to the companies who send me that stuff.

BOYCOTTING

I never go to the circus when it’s in town.

I never eat tuna. To be honest, that’s not hard—you know how I feel about sea food.

Jane, I LOVE the picture of Echo. How nice to finely see what she looks like.

Elmore, I hope your back is doing much better. If you could stand for hours at the book store it must be getting somewhat back in shape. No pun intended.

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #136 on:** August 02, 2004, 05:29:06 PM »

Quote from: Noel on August 02, 2004, 02:28:24 PM

Wasn't Your Own Thing updated to the present? Its contemporary music was supposed to reflect the changing sexual mores of the time, when, at last, it was OK to be gay.

YOT was unabasedly updated to the sixties:

"Your Own Thing" (The title song) - a sixties idiom - contains lyrics phrases like, "tell it like it is", "do your own thing...dig your own soul".

"The Now Generation" contains lyrical references to "mini skirts, polka dotted shirts, dressed from Carnaby, bell-bottom pants, LSD, pot and crew-cuts".

And the haunting anti-moderism ballad "The Flowers" starts with "So much glass, so much steel, what's there to care, what's there to feel. All that glass, all that chrome, can I ever call this place home."

Not to mention, the continuing projections of the Pope, Nixon, etc. all added to the late sixties tone of the show.

der Brucer (clearly a fan of the show!)

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #137 on:** August 02, 2004, 05:31:15 PM »

Quote from: Dan (the Man) on August 02, 2004, 04:53:57 PM

Red skies at evening,
Sailors be leaving?

I forget how that one goes...

Red skies at night, sailors' delight.
Red skies at morning, sailors take warning.

der old salt Brucer

Jane · « **Reply #138 on:** August 02, 2004, 05:36:57 PM »

You won’t find me in the IMBD but if you google my name, you will learn is that I post at HWW (unless I’m mistaken for the Jane who writes books on flower pressing and other handy crafts) and that is all. What do you suppose the AT&T guy would think of me?

Thank you DTM and Danise. Photos by Keith.

Jay · « **Reply #139 on:** August 02, 2004, 05:40:11 PM »

One of my closest friends is an executive at Prudential's headquarters in Newark, N.J. and he tells me it was no picnic over there today.

A lot of the activity, he said, fell squarely into the category of "Photo Opportunity."

Jay · « **Reply #140 on:** August 02, 2004, 05:43:08 PM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on August 02, 2004, 04:14:36 PM

I just got a kind note from DRJay to let me know I misspelled "review!" I looked in my Oxford-American dictionary and it says "do not confuse review with revue." DRJay, now you know: I can pontificate but I can't spell worth a dam!

Dear Reader Elmore:

You spelled "review" just fine. It was "revue" you #$%&ed up.

(Don't I sound like Vice President material when I talk like that?)

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #141 on:** August 02, 2004, 05:47:27 PM »

Now to the TOD - and my Make An Enemy Every Day post:

Long Standing boycotts:
Jane Fonda
Red Cross
(Joan Baez removed when she appologized for her egrgious anti-war rhetoric)

Current boycotts:
France
Michael Moore

Pending Boycotts:
Canada

My boycotts are generally personal protests - they make me feel better; I rarely attempt to influence others. The only time I was forced to get really vocal about my "personal boycotts" was when a Military Commander was trying to get brownie points for having his unit have 100% contribution to the Red Cross. He asked couldn't I at least give a dime - and I said "not one red cent"! He said, fine, he'd contribute in my name; I said, "If you do, you'll read about it in the papers!" - the man just didn't comprehend a stand of principle!

der Brucer

PS I have a problem with efforts to hold sponsors accountable for the dramatic content of shows on which their ads appear.

I also think a policy of boycotting Cuba and free-trading with The People's Republic of China is non-sensical.

George · « **Reply #142 on:** August 02, 2004, 05:50:32 PM »

Quote from: Jane on August 02, 2004, 04:47:04 PM

This sky was sitting above Echo in her previous picture. Isn't it grand?

Quite grand, Jane! I've made it my computer desktop wallpaper!

Jane · « **Reply #143 on:** August 02, 2004, 05:51:05 PM »

DerBrucer why didn't you take Jane Fonda off the list when she apologized?

Why the Red Cross?

Dan (the Man) · « **Reply #144 on:** August 02, 2004, 05:59:55 PM »

Quote from: Jay on August 02, 2004, 05:43:08 PM

Dear Reader Elmore:

You spelled "review" just fine. It was "revue" you #$%&ed up.

(Don't I sound like Vice President material when I talk like that?)

I like the idea of using Cheney as a eupherism for f*ck, as in "Go Cheney yourself" or "Cheney you and the bus you rode in on". If enough people use Cheney that way, it will become synonymous with f*ck. Eventually, Cheney will be one of those words you can't say on TV.

As Kurt Vonnegut said, "Why don't you take a flying Cheney at a rolling donut? Why don't you take a flying Cheney at the mooooooooon!"

Jane · « **Reply #145 on:** August 02, 2004, 06:07:55 PM »

If you google my maiden name you might think I’m a writer, producer, director and have a special relationship with someone with the initials LT.

Jane · « **Reply #146 on:** August 02, 2004, 06:09:13 PM »

After that last post I think I should go read a book, or something.

Panni · « **Reply #147 on:** August 02, 2004, 06:09:27 PM »

Dan TM - From now on "cheney" will be my favorite word. I shall be saying "Go cheney yourself" night and day (a Cole Porter reference!).

Der Brucer: Why Canada? And why NOt the Boy Scouts?
My DD has a long list of cosmetic products she boycotts because of animal testing. I'll have to ask her because at the moment I can't remember a single one.

Panni · « **Reply #148 on:** August 02, 2004, 06:10:42 PM »

What's your maiden name, Jane?

Jane · « **Reply #149 on:** August 02, 2004, 06:16:12 PM »

You don't want to guess. I'll give you a clue, LT is a woman and she was mentioned today.

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