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    Missing the Point: Environmental Edition

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    Image of Lizawithazee Lizawithazee
    03/30/09

    In reply to Missing the Point: Environmental Edition
    First I hug you. THEN I kill you.
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    Image of Ryder Ripps Ryder Ripps
    03/30/09

    In reply to Missing the Point: Environmental Edition
    You also missed the critical point that hugging a tree is neglecting a hug that could potentially go to make immense with your suburban parents who are discouraged they still have to pay your cell phone bill..
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    Image of valet_of_the_dolls valet_of_the_dolls
    03/30/09

    @Ryder Ripps: I'm guessing you meant 'amends', although now I'm having fun trying to figure out which noun should follow 'immense'.
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    Image of sample032 sample032
    03/30/09

    In reply to Missing the Point: Environmental Edition
    You completely missed that she's hugging a tree, but wearing cotton. Who's she to say exploiting cotton is OK, but no, not the trees!
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    Image of CaptainFantastic CaptainFantastic
    03/30/09

    @sample032: and leather.
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    Image of MisterHippity MisterHippity
    03/30/09

    In reply to Missing the Point: Environmental Edition
    My question is: Isn't this humiliating to the trees?


    Maybe somebody should ask Clint Eastwood to talk to them and find out.



    + Watch video
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    Image of LatestBy LatestBy
    03/30/09

    In reply to Missing the Point: Environmental Edition
    Sort of like during Earth hour when the official website recommended we spend the hour blogging?
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    Image of Banjo-Sea Kitten Banjo-Sea Kitten
    03/30/09

    @LatestBy: they meant blogging with thought-rays. I've had entire conversations and confrontations this way. I always win.
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    Image of Banjo-Sea Kitten Banjo-Sea Kitten
    03/30/09

    In reply to Missing the Point: Environmental Edition
    Lights-out spells baby booms 9 mos. later. Argggh.
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    Image of CaptainFantastic CaptainFantastic
    03/30/09

    @Banjo-Sea Kitten: Leave it on, leave it in.


    (I don't know either. That's what came to mind when I read your comment.)

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    Image of TedSez TedSez
    03/30/09

    In reply to Missing the Point: Environmental Edition
    Yesterday my niece pointed out a huge billboard with an announcement for "VOTE EARTH" spelled out... in electric lights.
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    Image of misslinda misslinda
    03/30/09

    @TedSez: Are you sure it didn't spell out "VOTE EARTHLINGS?" Cause that's a big difference.
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    Image of eightfifteen eightfifteen
    03/30/09

    In reply to Missing the Point: Environmental Edition
    How many hugged trees were cut down to make these damned things?
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    Image of CaptainFantastic CaptainFantastic
    03/30/09

    @eightfifteen: Hey! Super point!
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    Image of Banjo-Sea Kitten Banjo-Sea Kitten
    03/30/09

    In reply to Missing the Point: Environmental Edition
    This Copyranter fellow seems like quite a catch. He hates everything and most of what he hates I also hate...until I got to scarves and Scrabble. Now I hate you, copyranter!
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    Image of misslinda misslinda
    03/30/09

    In reply to Missing the Point: Environmental Edition
    It would've saved a lot of paper if they used a skinnier model.
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    Image of yourfriendandneighbor yourfriendandneighbor
    03/30/09

    In reply to Missing the Point: Environmental Edition
    Nothing about advertising is earth conscious.
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    Image of Oy Veh (Informality Reigns) Oy Veh (Informality Reigns)
    03/30/09

    @yourfriendandneighbor: I read your comment at first as


    Nothing about advertising is earth couscous


    It didn't make sense, but it was awful interesting.

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    Image of Oy Veh (Informality Reigns) Oy Veh (Informality Reigns)
    03/30/09

    In reply to Missing the Point: Environmental Edition
    Earth for Congress!!
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    Image of Aaron Altman Aaron Altman
    03/30/09

    In reply to Missing the Point: Environmental Edition
    Asses to asses, bust to bust.
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    Image of Richard Lawson Richard Lawson
    03/30/09

    In reply to Missing the Point: Environmental Edition
    I was in The Hague once, and there was this outdoor art installation. It was a stand of trees, in two rows. As you walked down the middle, the trees laughed at you. There were small speakers hidden up in the leaves. It was really disconcerting.


    This is sort of like that. Except instead of laughing, the trees are weeping.

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    Image of Aaron Altman Aaron Altman
    03/30/09

    @Richard: That's almost like a scene from The Wizard Of Oz. Or the middle movie from the LOTR trilogy.
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    Image of Oy Veh (Informality Reigns) Oy Veh (Informality Reigns)
    03/30/09

    @Aaron Altman: The Ents were my favorite characters! (sniff!)
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    Image of CaptainFantastic CaptainFantastic
    03/30/09

    @Richard: But did you skate on the infanticide charges?
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    Image of Richard Lawson Richard Lawson
    03/30/09

    @CaptainFantastic: Like Kristi Yamaguchi.
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    Image of ChillbearLatrigue ChillbearLatrigue
    03/30/09

    @Richard: That's right. Kristi Yamaguchi killed a child. I forgot about that.
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    Image of Smitros Smitros
    03/30/09

    @ChillbearLatrigue:


    "A" child?

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    Image of Smitros Smitros
    03/30/09

    In reply to Missing the Point: Environmental Edition
    Couldn't they have just hired some hippies or performance artists for $10 an hour to wear those shirts and actually hug a tree?


    And I see this as a greener-than-average guy who's worried as hell about the next few decades.

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    Image of Astigmatism Astigmatism
    03/30/09

    @Smitros: You know, those $10 bills aren't printed on air.
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    Image of Smitros Smitros
    03/30/09

    @Astigmatism:


    PayPal?

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    Image of Astigmatism Astigmatism
    03/30/09

    @Smitros: "Those words in boldface look like they're sucking up the ol' electricity."
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    Image of Smitros Smitros
    03/30/09

    @Astigmatism:
    Ha!


    I wonder if the cutouts were made of unhugged trees.

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    Image of Aaron Altman Aaron Altman
    03/30/09

    @Smitros: "We don't want your money, man! Oh tree, your bark is worse than your bite."
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    Image of Smitros Smitros
    03/30/09

    @Aaron Altman:


    A black walnut tree will poison other trees in its vicinity. It's the roots you have to watch out for.

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