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    Yes Men's Chamber of Commerce Fake Presser: The Expected Video

    The Yes Men Make Chamber of Commerce Look Like (Bigger) Dinosaurs

    The Fake New York Post: Get Yours Now

    The Yes Men's Next Stunt

    Terrorism, Maybe?

    Massive Liberal Conspiracy Behind Fake Times

    The Official Times Spoofer Video Celebration

    The Fake Ads Of The Fake New York Times

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    Image of jrhys jrhys
    10/19/09

    In reply to Yes Men's Chamber of Commerce Fake Presser: The Expected Video
    Utter plug: If you like this , you'll Love the documentary about The Yes Men, 'The Yes Men Save the World' It's playing in NYC right now, going to Chicago and Boston its absolutely delightful!
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    Edited by jrhys at 10/19/09 11:38 PM jrhys was starred jrhys was unstarred
    Image of If_I_Had_a_Poodle If_I_Had_a_Poodle
    10/19/09

    In reply to Yes Men's Chamber of Commerce Fake Presser: The Expected Video
    this is brilliant

    when did you come out against science?

    how long have you been against science?

    why are you against science? #theyesmen
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    Image of Flippyjack Flippyjack
    10/19/09

    In reply to Yes Men's Chamber of Commerce Fake Presser: The Expected Video
    The guy from the Chamber really stepped in a bag of flaming dog shit on this one. It's too funny to stop spreading.

    The happy comedy accident of business cards as credibility is comical. So many funny moments-

    Can I see your business card? I have my business cards outside/this man I can assure you does not have any business cards, and is not legitimate.
    How embarrassing for you.
    Anyone else want my business card? #theyesmen
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    Image of ColonelMontoya ColonelMontoya
    10/19/09

    In reply to Yes Men's Chamber of Commerce Fake Presser: The Expected Video
    And THAT is how you pull off a publicity stunt, Richard Henne!
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    Anthony De Rosa promoted this comment Edited by ColonelMontoya at 10/19/09 9:41 PM ColonelMontoya was starred ColonelMontoya was unstarred
    Image of MisterMustard MisterMustard
    10/19/09

    In reply to Yes Men's Chamber of Commerce Fake Presser: The Expected Video
    They are exposing these fools for what they are--empty suits and straw men hiding behind the legitimacy of a government organization that no longer serves the people who pay for its existence. #theyesmen
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    Image of MyrtleWilloughby MyrtleWilloughby
    10/19/09

    In reply to Yes Men's Chamber of Commerce Fake Presser: The Expected Video
    I'm quite fond on the WTO Labor Management talk in Finland. If you would like to see the solution for labor management in an era of globalization jump tp 5:55. #theyesmen
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    Image of Flippyjack Flippyjack
    10/19/09

    In reply to Yes Men's Chamber of Commerce Fake Presser: The Expected Video
    This is the next level. I wholeheartedly support more of this.
    They can do a Fox presser where they fire Beck and Rush for being crazy racists and turn over a new leaf as "truly fair and balanced" #theyesmen
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    Image of If_I_Had_a_Poodle If_I_Had_a_Poodle
    10/19/09

    @Flippyjack: slight twist: have a presser where they come out as fox execs and ***praise*** beck and rush as unhinged luntic racist crazy people

    and make fox come out and defend againstthat #theyesmen
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    Image of Sgt.Hatred Sgt.Hatred
    10/19/09

    In reply to Yes Men's Chamber of Commerce Fake Presser: The Expected Video
    This situation seems ripe for a lawsuit

    They can get sued for this right ? #theyesmen
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    Anthony De Rosa promoted this comment Sgt.Hatred was starred Sgt.Hatred was unstarred
    Image of malvones malvones
    10/19/09

    @ande8502: I'm not a legal expert, though I imagine there is a case here. But it would be sort of ironic to sue for libel when it's the Chamber's embarrassing position that is pushing away their corporate members. Legal proceedings would only make it higher profile. The messier the situation for the chamber, the less inclined corporate boards will be to associate themselves with a group that is slowly being marginalized by the WH, anyhow. #theyesmen
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    Anthony De Rosa promoted this comment malvones was starred malvones was unstarred
    Image of If_I_Had_a_Poodle If_I_Had_a_Poodle
    10/19/09

    @ande8502: free speech includes the right to identify liars and thieves and knaves and fools as such

    it's only libel/slander if it isn't true, and not always then even #theyesmen
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    Image of If_I_Had_a_Poodle If_I_Had_a_Poodle
    10/19/09

    @malvones: what u said #theyesmen
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    Image of If_I_Had_a_Poodle If_I_Had_a_Poodle
    10/19/09

    In reply to The Yes Men Make Chamber of Commerce Look Like (Bigger) Dinosaurs
    the best and most meta part is how now the real chamber of commerce has to put out a real press release saying, no, we don't support efforts to deal with climate change, we're against dealing with climate change, we are climate change poopyhead deniers

    well played yes men #theyesmen
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    Image of If_I_Had_a_Poodle If_I_Had_a_Poodle
    10/19/09

    @if_i_only_had_a_heart: as in, dow chemicals had to come out and say, uh, no we really don't accept full responsibility for killing and maiming all those people, not even a little bit
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    Image of Smitros Smitros
    10/19/09

    In reply to The Yes Men Make Chamber of Commerce Look Like (Bigger) Dinosaurs
    They are going to get into a Borat problem of being recognized before long. They may have to franchise. #theyesmen
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    Image of Connor Henzel Connor Henzel
    10/19/09

    @Smitros: Improv Everywhere anyone? #theyesmen
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    Image of Smitros Smitros
    10/19/09

    @#theyesmenI didn't know about these guys until your comment. Thanks.
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    Edited by Smitros at 10/19/09 10:24 PM Smitros was starred Smitros was unstarred
    Image of jrhys jrhys
    10/19/09

    @Smitros: Go see the movie about them ! Its playing in NYC and its super fun! #theyesmen
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    Image of Smitros Smitros
    10/19/09

    @jrhys: The Yes Men or Improv Everywhere? I may have to see if it's playing down here in DC. #theyesmen
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    Image of BookishLookish BookishLookish
    09/21/09

    In reply to The Fake New York Post: Get Yours Now
    Needs more Bat Boy.
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    Image of iplaudius iplaudius
    09/21/09

    @BookishLookish: Many thanks for producing my morning chuckle.
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    Image of BookishLookish BookishLookish
    09/21/09

    @iplaudius: Anything for you, darling.
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    Image of Mount_Prion Mount_Prion
    09/21/09

    In reply to The Fake New York Post: Get Yours Now
    Hey, guys!

    Let's print a bunch of papers to save the environment!
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    Image of CaptainFantastic CaptainFantastic
    09/21/09

    @Mount_Prion: This NASCAR race at Talladega sponsored by Greenpeace!
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    Image of Mount_Prion Mount_Prion
    09/21/09

    @CaptainFantastic: Iunno bouchu, but my car runs on pixie farts.
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    Edited by Mount_Prion at 09/21/09 10:58 AM Mount_Prion was starred Mount_Prion was unstarred
    Image of CaptainFantastic CaptainFantastic
    09/21/09

    In reply to The Fake New York Post: Get Yours Now
    Too earnest-y.

    I like my onions spicy.
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    Edited by CaptainFantastic at 09/21/09 9:33 AM CaptainFantastic was starred CaptainFantastic was unstarred
    Image of dola dola
    09/21/09

    @CaptainFantastic: That critcism befuddles me. They're not going after reality shows after all. When I despair at the condition of the world that's being passed on, the spiciness of the satire rates pretty low.
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    Tremonius promoted this comment dola was starred dola was unstarred
    Image of Tremonius Tremonius
    09/21/09

    @dola: There is a Zen environmental koan told by one Tolstoy about an old man in the habit of rowing out into the harbor and holding onto the mooring line of large freighters. Throughout the night this worthy would steady the ship in the harbor. Quite early one morning, a swell rocked his boat and loosened the old man's grip on the line.

    "I've lost control of my ship!" he moaned.
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    Edited by Tremonius at 09/21/09 11:55 AM Tremonius was starred Tremonius was unstarred
    Image of CaptainFantastic CaptainFantastic
    09/21/09

    @dola: Is it satire if it's not funny? If it's not humorous, only media or environmental wonks are going to end up reading this. Preaching to the choir, etc.
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    Image of dola dola
    09/21/09

    @CaptainFantastic: who determines this "funny?" You?
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    Image of CaptainFantastic CaptainFantastic
    09/21/09

    @dola: No you're coming around.
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    Image of dola dola
    09/21/09

    @CaptainFantastic: I don't think you're getting it.

    NEW YORK - September 21 - Early this morning, nearly a million New Yorkers were stunned by the appearance of a "special edition" New York Post blaring headlines that their city could face deadly heat waves, extreme flooding, and other lethal effects of global warming within the next few decades. The most alarming thing about it: the news came from an official City report.

    To recap, that's *actual* news, the kind that's not covered much by the real NY Post (irony! you're familiar with that.) and not touched by The Onion, which does something sweet & spicey, but competely different.
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    Image of lobstr lobstr
    09/16/09

    In reply to The Yes Men's Next Stunt
    so it'll kinda look like the beginning and end of this?
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    Edited by lobstr at 09/16/09 11:24 AM lobstr was starred lobstr was unstarred
    Image of daveyjonesisdead daveyjonesisdead
    09/16/09

    In reply to The Yes Men's Next Stunt
    from farce to reality, in less than thirty minutes:

    RBC chief defends bank's oil sands work

    Royal Bank of Canada's chief executive officer, Gordon Nixon, faced a tongue lashing by two environmental activists today as he answered questions at an industry conference in Toronto. ...

    He defended his bank's "balanced approach" in taking such investment decisions, adding the industry would continue to finance energy, mining and forest product companies.

    "Look, when it comes to financing oil and gas companies in Canada, all the Canadian banks and basically all large banks, globally, are active," Nixon said.

    "I think it is important for any financial institution to ensure that they get the right balance in terms of their decision making, between what's in the economic interest and what's in the interest of society – whether it is environmental, whether it is health care or anything else.

    [www.thestar.com]
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