Big Wide World

I've been paying some attention to the lunatics at Westboro Baptist Church and their hatred messages in the name of God. and while i have opinions, i'm not going to write about them b/c i would have to actually state some of the disgusting things that they have to say. i'm not even going to link to them as i don't want any association. And while I can hardly ever give credit to the newsertainment of our society (the word i use for "news" as "entertainment"), i have to give them props- they have come to an unspoken agreement on not reporting much on this "religious" group in fear of giving the group more power. for example, while the group was at the SAG Awards this past weekend, you wouldn't know it from the lack of coverage (so far I have read two blogs with vague reference to it, but nothing more). For that's a VERY positive step.

however, the point of my blog tonight is this:

Hackers have been making things difficult for us for years (and I say this while acknowledging that some of the major developments and the start of the internet is the byproduct of hacker efforts).

I think hackers should unite and gain control of the Westboro website and direct anyone going to their VILE site to a gay porn site.

as for the rest of us, i think we should just start sending emails of gay porn to the church too.

I'm not usually this childish about these issues, but these people honestly make me nauseous and I can't believe that they can go on preaching this filth.

Walking thorough the Path (underground system in Toronto with food courts, shops, etc), I learned a valuable lesson. but first, i have to tell you what i observed. There were two kiosks almost side by side: one for Ride for Cancer (riding your bike), the other a marketing tool to get people to do online surveys.

now, i know i've said it before, but i have to insist on repeating myself here - people are sheep. especially people in highly metropolitan centres (such as Toronto, and i'm sure places like New York etc).

Looking at the Ride for Cancer kiosk was truly pathetic. There were two people sitting at a rather small table, with big signs surrounding them. And there was not another soul around. not one person talking to them... or browsing thorough their materials.

however, the other Kiosk, the marketing one, was set up with about 4 big tables next to eachother, with bright orange tablecoverings, and black computer monitors, about 6-8 of them, placed all around the tables. and... to draw people in to do the surveys, they were giving out free stuff.

That is the secret... nothing else matters. not the content, the cause, the aim. nothing matters. all you have to do in order to draw people in is give them free stuff. and believe me, it was be ANYTHING. for example. i'll give you three guesses as to what they were giving out and what people not only spent their "precious" time filling the surveys out, but actually also WAITING IN LINE FOR (i capitalize this b/c i myself refuse to wait in line for anything).

did you try to guess???? come on, make one guess... bet you can't guess it.

they were lining up for citrus. yes, oranges. and not those big juicy ripe oranges... no. they were lining up for SLICES of oranges. uh-huh. a slice of citrus was your prize for all that effort.

so, i am thinking of taking my new found knowledge and working on campaigns for the betterment of mankind (i can be giving, and though i call people sheep, i still, on a very minuscule level, believe that there is good in all of us if we can step outside of our mortgages and beemers, and gadgets). Organizations that set up campaigns like cancer, aids, war, etc. they should know that in order to attract people to them, they have to just buy tons or oranges and start giving out slices.

b/c as we all know if you build it, they will come.

Went to a pub tonight, and on the mirror in the ladies room were written the following words:

"objects in mirror are better than they appear"

what an absolutely wonderous thing to write on a mirror.