2013 Theme - Cargo Cult - thoughts?

[Elliot]

And being welcome is not the same as your idea ultimately being admired or heeded.

They might pour you a drink, and proceed to disagree with you.

Indeed, the ability to "agree to disagree" is vital to progress in human society.

[CitizenRandom]

AhahahahahahahaHAHAHA!

Annnnnnnnnd Im done wit DAT GUY!!
[(i]My Cousin Vinny a movie)[/i]

[Roberto Dobbisano]

"but no cigar....(devil horns included)"
teach us about Mussolini and why Ethiopia needed the cargo KKKult again...
.

ask and ye shall receive.

[wh..sh]

I've never posted on eplaya, except to introuce myself July 2011. For 3 years I have read these boards, laughed and at times cried.

Eplaya was my home. The postings by people who are seasoned burners walked me through that time. I realized it was O.K. to feel a letdown after BM.

In 2012 I went to meet and greet, I knew the faces, it was so nice, like seeing old friends. Only.. no one had a clue who I was. I'm hoping 2013 will be different.

I am disrupting this thread to say -

Awwww...

[Simon of the Playa]

[media]

[Ugly Dougly]

http://www.neweconomics.org/publications/happy-planet-index

Today, however, the highest HPI is only 68.2, scored by the Pacific archipelago of Vanuatu.

Only cause of all the spam we left em.

Or perhaps because for thousands of years, on an island paradise, they have enjoyed the sort of community that we can only manage for a week or two?

They have wild pigs on the islands that they brought with them eons ago. It's our soldiers that needed the spam.

[theCryptofishist]

You know, I really hated the American Dream theme, in part because of the oppression and genocide that gets swept under the carpet by that phrase. But Cargo Cult... it makes those things much more explicit. Yes, idiots will do lots of dumb interpretations--and offensive interpretations--of "Cargo Cult". But there will also be thoughtful responses as well.

And, the truth of the world is that idiots can offend with any material.

[Savannah]

You know, I really hated the American Dream theme, in part because of the oppression and genocide that gets swept under the carpet by that phrase. But Cargo Cult... it makes those things much more explicit. Yes, idiots will do lots of dumb interpretations--and offensive interpretations--of "Cargo Cult". But there will also be thoughtful responses as well.

And, the truth of the world is that idiots can offend with any material.

Damned if that isn't the truth.

I can think of people who managed to be horribly offensive to me through things they absolutely believed to be compliments.

The right moron can ruin anything.

[BAS]

And, the truth of the world is that idiots can offend with any material.

I'm offended by that!

[Aurelia]

clearly the theme brings out our true nature
right on here we go

[H.G.Crosby]

clearly the theme brings out our true nature
right on here we go

just like red bull gives us wings.

[maladroit]

The "controversy" or at least lively discussion makes me positive this is a good theme. It's not so abstract and bland that people say "meh" and proceed to ignore it completely. Well, fewer people are anyway.

[JStep]

So many naysayers who only registered to complain about the theme...

I actually registered early this year to complain about tickets.

Oh, well in that case...

[trilobyte]

I'm okay with the people who arrive here or first choose to speak up to voice a concern, complaint, or freakout. Assuming they're not just pulling a drive-by trolling, it shows a person who cares enough about the same event we care about to jump through the hoops of signing up for the site and then saying their peace. In a number of those cases (not all, but enough to make it worth suffering through the trolls), the people may stick around to participate in rational conversation. Maybe they've got something to say that makes us think about whatever-it-is in a different light, maybe something that's said in response helps them come to terms with what they're upset about... Either way it's a win. Some stay on as active participants on the boards, and we collectively win as the active userbase grows. All your base belong to us, and all that jazz

[MacGlenver]

Some stay on as active participants on the boards, and we collectively win as the active userbase grows. All your base belong to us, and all that jazz

If nothing else, it'll bring in more ad revenue! Page views FTW, amirite?

Only cause of all the spam we left em.

Or perhaps because for thousands of years, on an island paradise, they have enjoyed the sort of community that we can only manage for a week or two?
They have wild pigs on the islands that they brought with them eons ago. It's our soldiers that needed the spam.

I was le kidding. Sarcasm is my second language.

[Aurelia]

HG,did they move you to unanimate your photo ?
Please give us a new motion of something like up yours

[Ugly Dougly]

I'm okay with the people who arrive here or first choose to speak up to voice a concern, complaint, or freakout.

Yeah, we gotta process this thing through and find out what its ramifications are.

[Ugly Dougly]

Chief Kahuwya says. “He said we should throw away their money and clothes, take our children from their schools, stop going to church and go back to living as kastom people. We should drink kava, worship the magic stones and perform our ritual dances.”

Thanks for digging this up, Foxy. I suppose we are going to see a lot of "kastom" this year. Couldn't hurt.

[Simon of the Playa]

KILL YOUR TELEVISION !!!



it is the biggest cult of all.

[Dr. Pyro]

Well that certainly explains why so many supposedly educated people voted for the incumbants.

[Dr Helix]

Well that certainly explains why so many supposedly educated people voted for the incumbants.

If you use TV to make your political choices, you can't be educated.

[Ugly Dougly]

Where is your "Bob" now?

[Roberto Dobbisano]

The Medium is the Massage™

[JStep]

Where is your "Bob" now?

Selling you fnord.

[BAS]

I can't think of anything clever to post, so I won't say anything. ... DOH!

[Simon of the Playa]

Let The Slack Fall From The Skies!

[media]

[Ugly Dougly]

You don't have to believe in the Easter Bunny in order to eat the chocolate

Whatever happened to Dr. Owl anyway?

[Simon of the Playa]

i dunno, last time i checked, stang was on the back of a truck drinking lone star beer.


i met philo drummond on a hay stack back in 1997...



looking back, it all fits now.

[Roberto Dobbisano]

My Hat, It Has Three Corners.

[gibson_]

You guys are getting trolled.

THE THEME ALSO MADE MY CAT SMELL BAD AND SPOILED MY POTATOES1