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Superbowl XXXVII
So, if you're a good, patriotic American, you're certainly watching the Superbowl right about now. The dot-com ads should be pretty much absent this year, but perhaps there will be something more interesting than ads for recycled movies. Maybe even the game will be worth watching. :) Update: 01/27 17:02 GMT by T : Chardish writes "If you didn't catch the trailer for The Matrix: Reloaded on the Superbowl last night, it's now available for download."
"...and lots of violence"
If you're referring to the game itself as being violent, it often is. If you were trying to sound cool by quoting John Lennon in order to condemn American Football, I'd pick another person if I were you. Lennon quite enjoyed our game, going so far as joining Howard Cossell in the booth for Monday Night Football one time. He was impressed with the whole spectacle of it all, and didn't seem to mind the rough aspect of the game.
Life is hard, and the world is cruel
I do not need to fight nor to die to "do" what I believe in.
Think about that one...
Hate me!
That the Partnership for a Drug Free America hired?
Are tax dollars paying for this garbage?
This is the organization that last year told us bald-faced that buying any illicit substance is tantamount to buying plane tickets and box cutters for terrorists.
Recently, their ads have shown that 1/3 of all marijuana use results in shooting a friend in the face, running over kids on bikes, rape, or (slightly more realistically) arrest. Replace weed with alcohol and the commercials make a lot more sense.
This time, for the Superbowl, 'Drugs pay for Terrible Things'- a man on a subway is confronted by murdered innocents that died indirectly because of his casual drug use. I guess I shouldn't give the pizza boy a tip, or any money to anybody ever- because somewhere down the line it might be used for buying drugs and cause the deaths of untold people and it'll be COMPLETELY MY FAULT. It would be great to live in a world were I could know for certain that my spent money will never be used for something disagreeable to me, or unlawful, but it's not going to happen- the best thing is not to pay suspect organizations and individuals directly, but I can't guarantee everyone who meets my criteria will share my good judgement in their own purchases.
Cluelessness is not an anti-drug...
During WWII, the United States Office of Price Administration printed a great deal of propaganda meant to encourage the American public to support the war effort by conserving resources. Much of this propaganda centers on the idea that even the smallest failure (not carpooling, for example) directly helps the enemy.
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This poster, created in 1943 by Weimer Pursell, depicts a well-to-do man riding in his 1940s convertible alone, save for a ghostly visage of Hitler riding next to him. The text, "When you ride ALONE you ride with Hitler!" is emblazoned above him, while below reads, "Join a Car-Sharing Club TODAY!" The effect today, in peacetime, is rather amusing.
An image of the poster can be found at:
http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/powers_of_pe