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Post by cheekygal on Jul 25, 2006 12:37:40 GMT 7
STARGATE!!! hmmm 2 seasons in 4 days. i am day-dreaming  |
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Post by Escaped Lunatic on Jul 25, 2006 19:28:35 GMT 7
>STARGATE!!!
That would be very challenging to market. These things use WAY too much electricity. Also, no government is likely to approve letting consumers have access to these things due to the proven inherent dangers of unrestricted interstellar travel. Just how many times has someone at Stargate Command had to save the Earth because of some alien infection brought back by trained professionals? How many "safe" alien artifacts turned out to be incredibly dangerous both to the user and to innocent bystanders?
Imagine the following conversation:
"Mommy, I brought a new friend home from PX-437K. Can he stay for dinner?"
"Sure, I'll set another place. What's his name?"
"He says he's the Ancient God of Ultimate Destruction."
"Oh good. Ask if he can help your sister kill those alien brain eating leaches in the basement."
(This should give CheekyGal some nightmares)
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Post by cheekygal on Jul 25, 2006 20:59:00 GMT 7
NO. But you made me want to watch the original Stargate. I started with Atlantis. DAMN YOU!  |
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Post by Escaped Lunatic on Jul 25, 2006 23:18:44 GMT 7
OK, I can accomodate that.
"Mommy, my new girlfriend wants to have us all over for dinner."
"New girlfriend? Where did you meet her?"
"PL-297D. She said she's got a really cool spaceship in orbit there. I think she called it a Hive ship."
P.S. As long as you're spending all of your cash on SciFi, pick up the new (and INCREDIBLY improved) BattleStar Galactica.
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Post by Mr Nobody on Jul 26, 2006 9:07:58 GMT 7
Are they still using the scripts from Wagon Train?
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Post by cheekygal on Jul 26, 2006 12:55:14 GMT 7
ES, I am not - my roommates got all seasons of Stargate and Atlantis  |
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Post by Mr Nobody on Jul 26, 2006 14:44:09 GMT 7
how about pirated DVD's made from recycled plastic?
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Post by cheekygal on Jul 26, 2006 16:43:43 GMT 7
whats with people and plastic?
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Post by Escaped Lunatic on Jul 26, 2006 19:16:51 GMT 7
>>P.S. As long as you're spending all of your cash on SciFi, pick up the new (and INCREDIBLY improved) BattleStar Galactica.
>Are they still using the scripts from Wagon Train?
No. They actually sunk some real money into actors, scripts, and plots while still saving enough to have unique special effects for each episode (instead of recycling the same 10 seconds of footage over and over again). I was fully ready for something either campy or just plain terrible, and have never been happier to be proven wrong. The new series exceeds anything I could have hoped for.
>ES, I am not - my roommates got all seasons of Stargate and Atlantis
Where do I find roommates who will pay for all the entertainment???
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Post by Mr Nobody on Jul 27, 2006 7:51:55 GMT 7
Cheeky, did you mean we should recycle people? Into plastic or vice versa?
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Post by cheekygal on Jul 27, 2006 13:08:09 GMT 7
oh people recycle. i wonder when thats gonna be possible.
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Post by Lotus Eater on Jul 27, 2006 14:46:12 GMT 7
One way of recycling people is the 'dust to dust, ashes to ashes' scenario. Another way is to be an organ/tissue donor. Happening already.
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Post by Escaped Lunatic on Jul 27, 2006 19:54:28 GMT 7
>One way of recycling people is the 'dust to dust, ashes to ashes' scenario. Another way is to be an organ/tissue donor. Happening already.
Or reprocess them into tasty and nutritious snack crackers. Remember, Tuesday is Soylent Green day.
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Post by gengrant on Jul 27, 2006 20:18:49 GMT 7
we'll have to check with Raoul regarding the ingredients of the famous Civet Cat Nachos tm  |
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Post by Lotus Eater on Jul 27, 2006 22:12:48 GMT 7
It's ok we don't eat the Saloonies - they owe us too much money. One day we hope to recover some of it from them.
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Post by Dragonsaver on Jul 28, 2006 19:15:16 GMT 7
I'm going to hijack this back to the original question.
On TV last night they had some high school students with their science projects. They were on energy conservation.
One had a speed bump that when a car drove over it electricity was generated. Expensive to buy but 3 year ROI.
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Post by Escaped Lunatic on Jul 28, 2006 20:38:25 GMT 7
>I'm going to hijack this back to the original question.
OK, I'll get back to eBaying people's kidneys to pay their bar tabs later.
I've got a real world example of a pitiful marketing campaign from here in USania. Compact florescent bulbs save more than enough money in electric expenses to cover the higher cost of the bulbs, but there was never a concerted push to market these in the US. I've been watching this for over 10 years now, noting both where I see them used as well as percentage shelf space compaired with standard bulbs. Hotels have begun to use them more commonly, and the percentage of shelf space seems to be reaching almost 40% at major retailers.
Have these things made any significant headway in the Chinese market? If not, it would be interesting to design a marketing campaign for them.
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Post by Dragonsaver on Jul 28, 2006 20:47:43 GMT 7
>I'm going to hijack this back to the original question. I've got a real world example of a pitiful marketing campaign from here in USania. Compact florescent bulbs save more than enough money in electric expenses to cover the higher cost of the bulbs, but there was never a concerted push to market these in the US. I've been watching this for over 10 years now, noting both where I see them used as well as percentage shelf space compaired with standard bulbs. Have these things made any significant headway in the Chinese market? If not, it would be interesting to design a marketing campaign for them. They are used in Canada. 90% of the bulbs in my house are the compact fluorescent type. One of the best ways to cut electricity costs. |
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Post by Escaped Lunatic on Jul 29, 2006 3:28:58 GMT 7
I'm pushing 90% in my house too (they FINALLY came out with small ones to fit the some of the places that don't take a full-sized bulb), but would guess that nationwide, it's probably way under 50%. The only nationwide push I can recall was a quote from either George Bush the 1st or Bill Clinton about how much electricity would be saved if every house in the country would just install one of these bulbs. Not exactly a resounding capaign to raise awareness.
So, has anyone in China noticed the ratio of incadescent vs. compact florescent bulbs? Ever-increasing electrical demand in China should make pushing this product a fairly easy thing to do.
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Post by cheekygal on Jul 29, 2006 21:42:23 GMT 7
/me owes no one money. Instead people owe her!  |
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Post by con's fly is open on Jul 31, 2006 20:30:11 GMT 7
Yeah, flouescents are the rule now, more so than in Canada. Relative power costs made this so, I presume. You'll also notice more solar-powered water heaters on Chinese roofs than you can shake a stick at; I have yet to lay eyes on one in Canuckistan.
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Post by Meihou Wang on Aug 16, 2006 13:54:12 GMT 7
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Post by Meihou Wang on Aug 16, 2006 14:00:32 GMT 7
BY THE WAY.. you all really need to click on the www.powershoes.cc link.. Now why didn't Nike or Reebok ever think of this? It looks like that pair of "Spring shoes" I made for the 4th grade science fair. ;D *~Meihou Wang~* |
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Post by con's fly is open on Aug 17, 2006 6:07:34 GMT 7
Didn't Wile E. Coyote build a pair of those? He reports poor performance...
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Post by Escaped Lunatic on Aug 17, 2006 22:26:51 GMT 7
I believe he lost wrongful injury suit filed in Coyote vs. Acme, Inc. The jury found that Mr. Coyote failed to follow the instructions and also ignored the clearly marked warning labels on the packages and products.
In a separate ruling, the judge issued an anti-stalking decree against Mr. Coyote that and granted an injunction requiring that Mr. Coyote stay at least 5 miles from a Mr. R. Runner at all times.
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