Nicki:
: hey folks, MB:
Hello!
N:
: Just a reminder, Friday November 26 is BUY NOTHING DAY. It's a worldwide event aimed at slapping our over-consuming culture in the face
M:
Oooohhh! How kinky!
N:
(and the pocket book). It's a celebration of life without unessential commodities.
M:
Commodities unessential?! I beg to differ! I just flushed the last of my holiday dinner down one of them 45 minutes ago!
N:
The whole idea is to PARTICIPATE BY NOT PARTICIPATING. Don't buy anything on the 26th if you care about our planet.
M:
OK, now to get serious, how is the simple act of making a $$$ transaction "hurting our planet"? On Friday, bad boy that I am, I bought my pickup a full tank of gas, and a trip thru the coin-operated car wash. Then I went to meet a friend in Ft. Worth, and we both chipped in on a pizza from a *GASP!!!* national pizza chain!!
If you people want to "boycott" every firm that's allegedly "been bad" in one way or the other, then be my guest. But I think it's ridiculous. Incidently, the PC you used to post your message to McSpotlight was very likely assembled by a multinational, probably has Microsoft Windows software (and we all know how evil Microsoft is), was retailed by a major multinational, and likely has chips and whatnot from Taiwan, Malaysia, and/or China, and your monitor was probably made in China (Many of 'em are!). Ironic, isn't it?
N:
: For more info you can go to www.adbusters.org
: Please pass on the word. Thanx...
M:
Here's my word: Go where you wanna go..Buy whatcha wanna buy.
: Nicki
MWB.
