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To: Les H who wrote (156216)	3/18/2002 11:35:42 PM
From: Box-By-The-Riviera™	Respond to of 436258

ROFL!!! beats ridlin all day long.

To: Les H who wrote (156216)	3/18/2002 11:37:36 PM
From: Box-By-The-Riviera™	Respond to of 436258

in airports everywhere i see guys having a dialogue with Maria B on the boob tube. yeah baby, buy that stock.

To: Les H who wrote (156216)	3/18/2002 11:41:08 PM
From: Les H	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

"As long as one clown is oppressed, no man is free." Clowns protest on Pacific in Million Clown March santacruzsentinel.com Sentinel staff report SANTA CRUZ — Years of latent frustration in the clown community broke through the surface Saturday afternoon as a tide of bulbous noses, tri-colored wigs and oversized pants swept down Pacific Avenue. Some 80 normally jolly clowns, supported by the buzz of a dozen kazoos, sought to make their plight public and turn the fortunes of clowndom toward a brighter future. "You are born a clown," said organizer Rico Thunder. "And for those brave enough to be out as clowns, the world can be a cold and unwelcome place." "As long as one clown is oppressed, no man is free," Thunder continued. The Million Clown March was organized by Thunder and friends. While a few short of the sought-after million, the pack met at Saturn Cafe on Pacific Avenue and marched toward the new Cooper House. The pack drew a crowd of parents and kids, but mostly puzzled shoppers. The noisy assemblage stopped in front of the usual protest locations, chanting "Our clothes are better than yours!" in front of the Gap and "Double mocha lattes!" at Starbucks. Later, as the throng approached its final rally point in front of the Cooper House, it broke into the cry of "No more chanting!" Savvy locals used to the nearly continuous drone of protests through downtown found the clowns refreshing. "At least at this protest you can actually see who the clowns are," muttered an onlooker. At the conclusion of the march, the clowns piled into three very small cars and repaired to the Boardwalk Bowl for a night of "clowning, drinking and karaoke," according to organizer.

To: Les H who wrote (156216)	3/19/2002 9:57:45 AM
From: Oblomov	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

>>watching TV helps children become well-adjusted adults I have no doubt about this. The question, however, is whether being "well-adjusted" is good or bad. >>helps them relax and have fun, take part in group conversations and it gives them the chance to identify with people and find role models ...things that one cannot do with one's family? Is it better to look to Britney Spears or Michael Jordan as "role models" rather than one's own parents (flawed though they may be)?

To: Les H who wrote (156216)	3/19/2002 1:35:06 PM
From: benwood	Respond to of 436258

Is there any doubt that the "researchers" are paid for by the advertising industry, the networks, and/or the pharmaceutical industry (you know the pushers of the ADD "epidemic" theory)? Group conversations with the TV characters? Turning off the TV is dangerous? TV helps us be competent? Sounds like Homer Simpson -- "TV does so much for us, but asks so little in return." I know cable salesmen who thinks cable is a fundamental right of children, and lack of cable is "abusive."