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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (226672)	4/10/2007 10:50:44 PM
From: bentway	Respond to of 281500

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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (226672)	4/10/2007 10:51:11 PM
From: bentway	Respond to of 281500

"When climate models start recognizing political boundaries, I start to smell a rat in the data quality." Nadine, that's because you seek "facts" that support the bullshit axes you grind, to the exclusion of all others! Which might be lawyerly, but isn't scientific.

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (226672)	4/11/2007 11:11:45 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

"I start to smell a rat in the data quality." You should be so lucky.

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (226672)	4/11/2007 8:44:35 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Try running with this theory for a while. I've come up with an idea for a video commercial that I plan on doing, tapping into the usual method of comedy in commercials. I have yet to write the script, but when I'm ready, I can make the video. (Production & post-production equipment at my disposal compliments of an uncle who is a director.) The basic premise is to present something that is completely absurd as a serious topic.. Such as: "Peak Solar" A guy telling us the horrors that will befall us due to Peak Solar, which is coming about of us using TOO MANY solar PV panels, which is draining the sun of it's limited supply of energy. If aren't prepared for this, the sun will go out and we'll all freeze to death. Complete with a few mock graphs, etc... The end would be something along the lines of "Peak Solar isn't real..... Peak Oil is. Find out at:www.theoildrum.com" etc etc. Put it out on Google Video as a viral marketing method. :) Have a whole series of just asanine "warnings" similar to the Peak Solar, such as alien invasions, the earth suddenly becoming flat, the second coming of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, the moon colliding into the Earth, Potatoes being used as sterlization devices by the Elite, etc, etc. The more absurd, the better. Each time pointing out that the XYZ scenario isn't real, but Peak Oil is.. Durandal on April 11, 2007 - 1:08pm theoildrum.com