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[Doctor Rock]

Problem solved. 

[Bizarro]

That's awful.

[Doctor Rock]

That's awful.

It's your own words, man!  What's wrong with it? 

[Bizarro]

Ever so slightly better now.

[Bizarro]

STDCarriers.com

First one of you tries to say this is a good idea, I"m flagging you as having chlamydia.

[Doctor Rock]

I'm just saying that he didn't sound like a man with a plan last night. I'm certainly not being swayed by anybody.

No matter what plan he presents, he is going to get slammed: too many very prosperous lobbies and groups oppose doing anything, both for economic and idealogical reasons.  As much as I don't care for the man's politics, I must say that I don't envy his task (I'm saying this assuming that he is sincere in is efforts of reform).    

[Doctor Rock]

STDCarriers.com

First one of you tries to say this is a good idea, I"m flagging you as having chlamydia.

It's an horrible idea!  And you just demonstrated why it sucks. 

[Moetown]

I've gotta find a way to get in touch with my inner drill sergeant. I've been having the hardest time making myself exercise. How did I manage to get so into it last summer?

[Tripp]

weed

[captqitn]

and vanity.

[Bizarro]

and vanity.

?

[Doctor Rock]

I've gotta find a way to get in touch with my inner drill sergeant. I've been having the hardest time making myself exercise. How did I manage to get so into it last summer?

When I read the "inner drill sergeant" bit, I imagined Evan in front of his mirror going:  "Texas? Only steers and queers come from Texas, Private Cowboy. And you don't look much like a steer to me so that kinda narrows it down."

[Moetown]

weed

and vanity.

Definitely still have both of those.

[Jesse]

Thanks for the TRON link, Tripp.

What I've seen so far makes me very happy and hopeful.

[Bizarro]

A few days ago, I ran across a moderately funny YouTube clip. This guy, Dave had gone on a mini tour with his country band. After changing planes in Chicago, they heard another passenger exclaim: "Wow! They're throwing guitars around out there!" Yup: Dave's prized Taylor guitar was destroyed. He filed a complaint with United Airlines, but no matter who he spoke with, they told him they wouldn't be doing a thing about it. Finally, when one exec said he wouldn't be speaking to her again and she wasn't going to help, he told her he was a musician and would have his revenge in song. He told her he'd write three songs about what they'd done and make videos for them all. She said "Knock yourself out."

This is the first video:
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/5YGc4zOqozo" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/5YGc4zOqozo</a>

Now that is a marginally cute story. And a decent enough song for people who like this sort of thing, I guess. But I didn't consider it noteworthy enough to pass it on.

Thing is, though: Dave has 4,000,000+ views on YouTube now and it's launched hundreds of news stories, extensive discussions of United's various customer service failings, and a 10% drop in their stock price.

They've now apologized and offered to buy him a new guitar, but Dave said too late. He's going to make those other two songs he promised and let them just wear it. Good for him. He'll get more than his money's worth in gigs and free promotion for his band anyway.