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Forum Post: Plan Something HUGE for 11-11-11, like no one buys anything on Friday Nov. 11, 2011

Posted 13 years ago on Nov. 3, 2011, 11:01 p.m. EST by otf (115) from Mooresville, IN
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Plan ahead, no one spends 1 cent on Novenber 11, 2011, no banking transactions, no on buys gas, grocerys, carryout, nothing. or, does anyone have a better idea ? ? ?

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[-] 4 points by Teacher (469) 13 years ago

Armistice day. A moment of silence for all who lost their lives in war.

[-] 1 points by JamesS89118 (646) from Las Vegas, NV 13 years ago

Yea, that's a good one!

[-] 3 points by me2 (534) 13 years ago

Yeah I have a better idea, how about we honor our nation's veterans on that day, it being Veterans' Day and all.

[-] 3 points by tuter2toot (4) 13 years ago

Semper Fi! But using the rights we defended for you is the best way to say thanks!

[-] 1 points by me2 (534) 13 years ago

I absolutely agree with this & wasn't trying to imply otherwise.

[-] 1 points by JamesS89118 (646) from Las Vegas, NV 13 years ago

Wow, thank you. I don't remember hearing anything like that before. I truly thank you, hope you are well and wish you the best. I feel deeply grateful. Cheers

[-] 1 points by GeorgeMichaelBluth (402) from Arlington, VA 13 years ago

The worlds veterans, I second that!

[-] 0 points by otf (115) from Mooresville, IN 13 years ago

I totally agree, by standing up for the ideas than our veterans fought for, such as 'FREEDOM'

[-] 1 points by JamesS89118 (646) from Las Vegas, NV 13 years ago

You could even cut-n-paste the definition of freedom.

[-] 2 points by outwrangle (39) 13 years ago

We should boycott Black Friday.

It's a more significant date and it will send a more powerful message.

[-] -1 points by Rob (881) 13 years ago

you are a racist.

[-] 2 points by JenLynn (692) 13 years ago

Interesting idea, it will show you how much support you really have. But you've picked a day when the banks are going to be closed I think. Still it would look like a success.

[-] 1 points by JamesS89118 (646) from Las Vegas, NV 13 years ago

momentary flash of genius! great point!

[-] 1 points by barb (835) 13 years ago

Not much time left to get this message out to everyone so try to find a way to accomplish this. I think it is a great idea to see how many people are actually supporting the movement. Many people cannot actively protest for a variety of reasons but it does not mean that they don't support it. No activity on 11/11/11 is much easier to do to show support.

[-] 1 points by nickhowdy (1104) 13 years ago

I think "someone" has something "big" planned for that day..

[-] 1 points by pk7 (64) 13 years ago

What about all the small businesses who truly rely on daily sales? Why would you want to hurt them like that? If you want to talk about gas, did you know that all gas station owners are not rich? Even if they bought a franchise, they might just be making ends meet? We got to know the guy down the block who owned the gas station near our house, and he was just getting by, working night and day. Even an owner of Subway or Cold Stone may not be rich. We knew an owner o 2 Cold Stones. He and his wife worked night and day at both locations, took out huge loans and were living in an apartment. Boycotting any of these places could truly hurt people. My point is that the problems in our economy are not black and white and boycotting things isn't going to help. Things need to change in the government, so try to start there.

[-] 0 points by otf (115) from Mooresville, IN 13 years ago

it's one day, just to send a message, not gonna break anyone.

[-] 1 points by Joyce (375) 13 years ago

Ha!

[-] 1 points by RedJazz43 (2757) 13 years ago

I'm against a consumer strike. The problem is poor people don't have enough money to buy even the most basic things they need.

[-] 1 points by EthanAlan (5) from Fairbanks, AK 13 years ago

Well, up in Fairbanks we're working with the Veteran's for Peace. It's going to be in celebration of Armistice day, and after a moment of silence we'll be ringing bells at 11am.

[-] 1 points by HappyLove (143) 13 years ago

More like: nobody buys anything from big corporations or take loans.

[-] 1 points by otonzer (33) 13 years ago

Awesome !

[-] 1 points by ramous (765) from Wabash, IN 13 years ago

What I think we will do at our camp is stand absolutely still and absolutely silent the whole day holding signs that say 'the fight they died for is still going on.'

[-] 1 points by tuter2toot (4) 13 years ago

11-11-11 Is Move Your Money Day. Move your bank account to a local credit union or local bank. I'm so poor right now I don't buy stuff most everyday! LOL Blessings to all.

[-] 1 points by JumpStreet (70) 13 years ago

You can count me in on anything that even remotely supports OCCUPYWALLSTREET!

[-] -1 points by otf (115) from Mooresville, IN 13 years ago

What a puss.

[-] 1 points by unitedwe (78) 13 years ago

Yes, how about if you go to college and get educated. First, get a job and save money, so you won't have to get an evil student loan.

[-] 1 points by MaxRommel (57) from Ridgefield Park, NJ 13 years ago

Yeah, how about I fuck your wife in her a$$?

[-] 0 points by otf (115) from Mooresville, IN 13 years ago

Yeah, how about everyone like you just sit back, hide behind your computer, make negative comments, do absolutely nothing positive to help, wait for the economy to finish collapsing, live on the run in the woods for awhile before they catch you, then finish your miserable life curled up in the fetal position,whimpering like a baby while the 'camp' guards are fucking your wife in the A$$.

[-] 0 points by justhefacts (1275) 13 years ago

Or.....how about people like me just continue what we've been doing for the past three years (and some of us even longer).... While people like YOU have been focused on collapsing the economy (which you are going to end up doing with these stupid ideas) we've been saving up our nickels and dimes, purchasing stored food, water, ammunition and alternative fuel sources and securing our homes and neighborhoods so that when people like you end up living on the run in the woods for a while until someone shoots and eats you, I can rock my child to sleep in her fetal position while my husband and neighbors patrol the neighborhood as our "camp guards".

We knew you were "coming" before you knew it, because we read history and we know how easy it is for powerful, evil, influential people to manipulate certain types of people. You can holler and pretend all you like that OWS is some kind of "new" or "different" entity, but you are doing all the same things groups like you always do. And we are doing what people like us always do-getting prepared for whatever the future holds.

[-] 0 points by otf (115) from Mooresville, IN 13 years ago

justhefacts, My comment was in response to MaxRommil concerning what he'd like to do to 'my' wife, I was trying to do something good here, but I can't get through idiot mentality., sorry, thanks for your post

[-] 0 points by justhefacts (1275) 13 years ago

Oops sorry! Wish this forum indicated who responses are to in a more effective way!

[-] -1 points by justhefacts (1275) 13 years ago

Yeah. That will be as noticeable as this strike.

[-] 1 points by VladimirMayakovsky (796) 13 years ago

I have a better idea. Don't buy anything anymore going forward. That will teach them.

[-] 1 points by sudoname (1001) from Berkeley, CA 13 years ago

I'll certainly do it... but how to get others to join?

[-] 0 points by otf (115) from Mooresville, IN 13 years ago

Start speading the word, on forums, by word of mouth, every way possible. We need to do something significant on 11-11-11.

[-] 1 points by ritacon (29) 13 years ago

Lots of apathy out there. it would have to be a LOT of people. But I'll do it gladly.

[-] 0 points by Leynna (109) 13 years ago

Yes.. let's do that!

But lets add this for signs as well!

Some of the younger folk know something is wrong, but don't know exactly what, like us awakened people do. What I don't understand is, why are none of the names of the criminal elites on all the signs that the protesters are carrying? The thing that the elite cabal fear MORE THAN ANYTHING, is the knowledge that we know who they are personally...and total exposure is the only thing that will stop them! "End the Fed" is a great start, but it is still too benevolent. We should be carrying signs that show loudly and clearly that we know exactly who they are! That way they can't hide behind the faceless blanket term "GLOBALISTS", 'BANKERS', "ELITE", "FEDERAL RESERVE", "1%" or "NWO".

Most people think the Federal Reserve is a government entity. It is not. It is privately owned by the world's wealthiest families and royal families who have violently protected their identiites from being connected to the federal reserve. They are responsible for a countless loss of life to try to keep this secret for many, many, many generations. The internet has been their worst enemy and hopefully will release their strangle hold on us.

The signs should read things like "ROTHSCHILDS END YOUR RULE", "ROTHSCHILDS SHOULD BE IN JAIL", "ROCKEFELLERS ARE GENOCIDAL WAR CRIMINALS", "KISSINGER WANTS 90% DEPOPULATION", "QUEEN ELIZABETH & PRINCE CHARLES ARE DEPOPULATIONISTS", "KRUPPS ARE KILLERS", "ASTORS ARE BANKER THEIVES", "BUSH FAMILY ARE GENOCIDE PLOTTERS", "BUFFET ENGINEERED ECONOMIC CRASH", "GREENSPAN ENGINEERED ECONOMIC MELTDOWN", "GLOBALISTS DEPOPULATE YOURSELVES - END YOUR RULE", "MEROVINGIANS ARE THEIVES", "WALDORFS ARE KILLERS", "FREEMANS ARE CRIMINALS", "CARNEGIES ARE CRIMINALS", "SCHIFFS ARE BANKER CRIMINALS", "MONARCH FINANCIAL RULE ENDS NOW", etc.

Unless we expose the ROOT CAUSE, the invisible ruling elite will still be there to do these things to us again another day. The important but lesser problems will get fixed properly once the ruling elite are gone and honest people are elected. Always aim to take down the very top peak of the pyramid....or nothing will ever change. EXPOSE THEM!! If the whole world knows who they are, they can't hide. Each country that is protesting, needs to look up their countries ruling elite names, illuminati names, NWO names and get them on as many signs as possible and show the whole world who they are! If we focus on this one idea, they won't be in power for much longer. Spread the word!! Don't do this by yourself! This has to be done en masse....if only a few do this, they'll be escorted away. But if tens of thousands do it at the same time, what are they going to do? They can't get all of us. Strength in numbers!

There are many more North American criminal ruling elite families that need to be exposed;

CLINTONS, WARBURGS, LEHMANS, MORGANS, SOROS, RUSSELS, COLLINS, RUMSFELDS, CHENEYS, GATES, KOCH BROTHERS, KUHN LOEBS, LAZARDS, VANDERBILTS, DUPONTS, MCDONALDS, DESMARAIS, WINDSORS, CAPETIANS, BORJAS, VATICAN BANK, LI'S, SAUDI ROYALS, MONSANTOS, and others....

EXPOSE THESE CRIMINAL RULERS!!!! They need to see their own names on tv.

History of The Federal Reserve ~ Enlightening!
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7757684583209015812

Your fellow human being

Leynna

[-] 0 points by mynameisfred (115) 13 years ago

HUGE PLAN? Are you kidding? You cant get 5 people in a circle jerk to agree.

[-] 0 points by stevo (314) 13 years ago

..."OH NO. Not that! Hear that Marion? Manhattan is doomed. A handful of smelly hippies plan on not buying take out pizza next Friday"

[-] 0 points by Rob (881) 13 years ago

Sorry, no can do. Harry Potter drops that day as well as the new live Rush DVD.

[-] 2 points by ModestCapitalist (2342) 13 years ago

Spend your money as wisely as possible. Especially in middle and lower class communities. Check the Fortune 500 list and limit your support of high profit/low labor industries (Hollywood, pro sports, energy, credit, pharmaceutical, cable, satelite, internet advertising, video, and music, cell phone, high fashion, jewelry, ect.). Cancel all but one credit card for emergencies only. Call the provider and demand a lower rate. Be persistent. You may get it. (By the way. I gave this piece of advice long before NBC. I'm not looking for kudos. I'm telling you that NBC is directly affiliated with the credit industry. They could have given you this piece of advice years ago. Instead, they stood by and allowed their parent company, sister companies, and network sponsors to RIP YOU OFF. Even now, they give the occasional 'good guy' financial advice only because they are pressured to do so. They carefully balance every piece of 'good guy' advice with their primary goal to GET YOUR MONEY. Which is why their 'good guy' advice is so often followed by a plug for one of their sister companies, sister channels, network sponsors, or coorporate partners. For example: They tell you to pay down your credit card debt. Good advice. They should have given it years ago. Then, they tell you to GET MORE CREDIT CARDS and use them. Bad advice. One week Jean Chatzky tells you to avoid the 'free credit report' scam because it is always followed by a monthly service charge. Good advice. They should have given it years ago. The following week she stands by as her paid fellow advisor Carmen Wong strongly implies for you to have your credit monitered on a monthly basis and praises a caller for doing so. Bad advice. This is actually a plug for one of their network sponsors, coorporate partners, or parent company. The praise is nothing but a psychological trick. DON'T FALL FOR IT. Don't take ANYTHING they say at face value. Instead, read between the lines. Carefully weigh every piece of 'good guy' advice given against their primary goal. THEY WANT YOUR MONEY.). If you need a cell phone, then do your homework and find the best deal on a local pre-pay. You may be able to get one for as little as $10 a month. Don't text. The charge may seem low at the time but their profit margins are obscene. If you want home internet access, then check for a locally based provider. They can be found in nearly every city nationwide. Otherwise, use the least expensive big name provider, and share accounts whenever possible. If you need to search, then use the less popular search engines. They usually produce about same results anyway. Don't pay for any internet download. Their profit margins for such data transfers are obscene. Don’t pay to see any blockbuster movie. Instead, wait a few months and rent the DVD from a local store, borrow it, or buy it USED. Then loan it to a friend or family member. If you prefer the outing, then choose a film produced by the lesser known studeos with lower paid actors. If you want to see a big name game or event, then watch it in a local bar, club, or at home on network TV. Don’t buy any high end official merchandise and don’t support the high end sponsors. If its endorsed by a big name celebrity, then don’t buy it. If you can afford a new car, then make an exception for GM, Ford, and Dodge. If they don’t increase their market share soon, then a lot more people are going to get screwed out of their pensions and/or benefits. Of course, you must know by now to avoid those big trucks and SUVs unless you truly need one for its utility. Don’t be ashamed to buy a foreign car if you prefer it. Afterall, those with the most fuel efficient vehicles consume a lot less foreign oil. Which accounts for a pretty big chunk of our trade deficit. Its a reasonable trade-off. Anyway, the global economy is worth supporting to some extent. Its the obscene profit margins, trade deficits, and BS from OPEC that get us into trouble. Otherwise, the global economy would be a good thing for everyone. Just keep in mind that the big 3 are struggling and they do produce a few smaller reliable cars. Don’t frequent any high end department store, mall, or any business in a newly developed center or upper class community. By doing so, you encourage greedy developers, make them richer, and draw vital support away from industrial areas and away from the middle and lower class communities. Instead, support the local retailer and the less popular shopping centers. Especially in lower or middle class communities. If you can afford to buy a home, then do so. But go smaller and less expensive. Don’t get yourself in too deep and don’t buy into the newly developed condos or gated communities. Instead, find a modest home in a building or neighborhood at least 20 years old. If you live in one of the poorer states, then try to support its economy first and foremost.

[-] 2 points by ModestCapitalist (2342) 13 years ago

Be on the lookout for commercial brainwash plots on TV. They are written into nearly every scene of nearly every show. Most cater to network sponsors, coorporate partners, and parent companies. Especially commercial health care. In particular, high profit pharmaceuticals and excessive medical testing. These plugs are countless, calculated, and VERY well written. They have commercial brainwashing down to a science. DON'T FALL FOR IT. Get off the couch and take care of your own body the way nature intended. There is no substitute. If you must see a doctor, then DEMAND that he/she give you more than 5 minutes of their undivided attention. Otherwise, dispute their unreasonable charges. Be prepared with written questions about your condition and get them answered one at a time. If they refuse, then dispute their unreasonable charges. If they prescribe excessive medical testing, then ask if they personally own the equipment or if they are paid a commission for each test. If they find nothing new or signifigant, then dispute their unreasonable charges. If they prescribe a pharmaceutical, then ask for a generic. Better yet, concider a change in lifestyle or simple tolerance. If they still recommend the name brand pharmaceutical, then ask about any financial ties or conflict of interest. If they get offended, then dispute their unreasonable charges and consider a new doctor. If you must drug away your sniffles, worries, jitters, aches, and pains, then at least do your homework. Be aware of the possible side-effects ahead of time. Don't be surprised to find yourself back a week or two later feeling worse. In which case, you should dispute their unreasonable charges. If you are diagnosed with another medical condition, then ask your doctor what he/she has done to rule out those possible side-effects. Otherwise, dispute their unreasonable charges. Don't let any greedy doctor treat you like a number, make you wait an hour, or rush you out of their office. Otherwise, dispute their unreasonable charges. Don't fall for this CRAP that doctors have no choice but to over-book their time or over-charge their patients because of a high overhead. ITS A LIE. YOUR DOCTOR IS MOST LIKELY A MULTI-MILLIONAIRE. The same goes for their bogus claim to over-test so many of their patients because they are afraid of missing something and being sued for it. THAT IS ANOTHER FLAT-OUT LIE. Afterall, if this were true, then it would only explain some of the unnecessary testing. NOT THE OBSCENE CHARGES. It also wouldn't explain their own financial ties directly to the manufacturers of said testing equipment. Thats right. Most doctors hold stock in the very same companies that produce that equipment. Its another conflict of interest. So don't fall for their CRAP. Demand their undivided attention and respect. Afterall, they took an oath. If you have the opportunity before being admitted, then check the record of your hospital. Check to see if they have been investigated or sued for providing unnecessary treatment, excessive medical testing, or fraudulent billing. Dozens have already been caught doing so. Do all of the above regardless of your coverage. Don't force your employer to cover the obscene and often fraudulent charges of a corrupt health care industry. By doing so, you make the problem worse. Keep your guard up when watching ANY talk show. These people are not your friends. They are not your advocates. They are paid actors hired to get your attention and your money. Some of them are also executive producers (Oprah Winfrey, Ellen Degeneres, and Dr Phil.). Nearly every word, smile, and stupid joke is rehearsed ahead of time. Including those which take place so often during what appear to be 'technical oversights' (Today Show. Even their stage hands are mixed in behind the scenes so that you can hear them laugh at every stupid joke.). Its all fake. Its all calculated. These people are not trying to make the world a happy place. They are trying to entertain you only because their marketing studies have shown that you are more likely to drop your guard and support their sponsors. Nearly every segment is about marketing some over-priced product or service. They will use any excuse to plug a gadget, fashion item, travel destonation, credit card, university, drug, medical test, surgical procedure, movie, TV show, book, magazine, song, website, ect. Almost all of it over-priced. Almost all of it resulting in higher profits for their sponsors, partners, and parent companies. DON'T FALL FOR IT.

[-] 2 points by ModestCapitalist (2342) 13 years ago

Big business is fine on occasion depending on their product, ethics, employment, profit margins, and profit sharing. Do your homework. If they are screwing up our economy or society, then don't pay them for it. If you want to support any legitimate charity, then do so directly. Never support any celebrity foundation. Don't be fooled by the sale of baby photos, lies about percentage of income donated, or praise from other well known public figures. Celebrity foundations are CRAP. They spend most of their funding on PR campaigns, exotic travel, and super high end accomodations for themselves. Thats right. Filthy rich public figures have been jet-setting the world in the name of 'humanity' for years. Riding in personal jets, staying in super-exclusive resorts, and living it up in exotic locations around the world the likes of which most people could never afford even if their lives depended on it. They bring along agents, advisors, publicists, hair, make-up, wardrobe, lighting, and photo crews who are also in it for themselves. They are paid six or seven figures for their part to schedule, manage, document, showcase, praise, and publicize the 'good will' of said public figures and their respective industries. Every possible expense is passed of as 'incidental' or 'necessary' and billed right back to some 'foundation' named after said public figure and/or respective industry. Every possible tax deduction is claimed. Which are incredibly vague and diverse thanks to our sold-out government. Deals are cut with major networks who agree to praise the 'good will' or 'humanitarian' effort of said public figures and plug their latest commercial project around the same time. Others from around the world pick up the story and save these industries billions in advertising every year. Resulting in higher profits and paychecks for the 1% club. When its all said and done more wealth is transfered from poor to rich. NOT the other way around. So don't support any charity named after a living celebrity. Don't be fooled or inspired by any photo you see in a magazine, any clip on TV, any affiliation, or any short term short sighted progress report. Instead, go to Charitywatch.org and look up a top rated charity to support your favorite cause. Its all there. For example: 'Habitat For Humanity' is a top rated charity. They have been for many years. They operate with a low overhead, volunteer workforce, and donated materials. They have built homes for the less fortunate in nearly every city nationwide. Including New Orleans. They do so as we speak. No similar effort can match their progress hour for hour or dollar for dollar. So there is no legitimate reason to support a slower, less efficient effort represented by a filthy rich Hollywood actor who flies in on a personal jet, takes most of the credit, and makes a deal with a major network for plugs just days before the premier of his latest film or DVD release. By doing so, you support not only the inefficient effort, but also the filthy rich actor. Concentrating more wealth and dumbing down our society further in the process. Instead, support 'Habitat For Humanity'. Its not perfect. It is affiliated with some big business. However, it is MUCH more efficient, effective, and less corrupt than 'Make It Right'. The difference is profound. In general, support the little guy as much as possible and the big guy as little as possible.

[-] 0 points by Joeschmoe1000 (270) 13 years ago

Cause it's so cool and shit that it's like all ones and stuff so we should like do sum thin and shit on that day..

Yay!

[-] 0 points by Joyce (375) 13 years ago

Yes, that you spend a bit of time considering the full ramifications of your post before you continue to steal air. (please note sarcasm, tends to get lost here) I  suppose millions of people will suspend automatic transactions for CC's, mortgages, general bills, tuition-anything that has a finance charge attributed. Others will forgo anniversary, birthday,  reunions and other celebrations on Friday night to appease this well founded idea. Not to mention the endless number of reasons this will not happen (feel free to play and add your idea why). Me, personally, each Friday, I need to refuel my  H2 Hummer, reorder a case of 25 yr. Old Macallan's from Walley's Wine and Spirits, visit my local connection for a box of Cuban Cohibas, and sit in my home and enjoy the soulless splendor.

[-] 1 points by justhefacts (1275) 13 years ago

ROFL!!! I voted you up for that one.

[-] 1 points by Joyce (375) 13 years ago

Thank you..it was a Visceral stream-of-consciousness....I read read the initial post by otf, saw spotty stars and awoke to see your notification.

[-] 0 points by justhefacts (1275) 13 years ago

I blank out on this forum all the time. It's like my brain just can't handle the depth and the wisdom at this level yet...but I'm a beginner. :)

[-] 1 points by Joyce (375) 13 years ago

Enjoy.....

[-] 1 points by JumpStreet (70) 13 years ago

I didn't know you could have your brain hard wired in for total Stepford Analism...but now that I do...I'll look out for you... geeezzz. and I thought rabbits had it easy...eat...shit and fuck....

[-] 1 points by Joyce (375) 13 years ago

You've unknowingly moved into Schopenhauer's immanent will.

[-] 1 points by JumpStreet (70) 13 years ago

Oops...did I...gotta watch that...let's see Kafka, Kant, Schopenhauer... UNLESS suffering is the direct and immediate object of life, our existence must entirely fail of its aim. It is absurd to look upon the enormous amount of pain that abounds everywhere in the world, and originates in needs and necessities inseparable from life itself, as serving no purpose at all and the result of mere chance. Each separate misfortune, as it comes, seems, no doubt, to be something related to OCCUPY WALL STREET! Or something like that...

[-] 1 points by Joyce (375) 13 years ago

So fortunate that Google is here to help you - gotta love passive knowledge.

[-] 1 points by JumpStreet (70) 13 years ago

Perhaps...and perhaps if you had pried your oh so timid life from behind the walls you have built yourself for every real or imagined danger you might have encountered in life, you may very could have harvested some active life knowledge you could share, and maybe even have a scar or two that you could brag about. But unfortunately you can't buy those things at Lord & Taylor...and PayPal will always seem just a bit too pedestrian for you...but those are your life's losses...your hand of cards...OUR shared immanent will if you will...

[-] 1 points by Joyce (375) 13 years ago

How can one explain, more pointedly you, that even Henry D. Thoreau took time between tending the bean fields in Walden to have dinner with Ralph W. Emerson - see the irony? Now, where did that marrow of life thingy (sic) go?

[-] 0 points by justhefacts (1275) 13 years ago

I'd love to see you do it. But what happens if all OWS do it and it doesn't even cause a stutter of effect. THEN the media would be able to prove how outnumbered you are.

[-] 1 points by JamesS89118 (646) from Las Vegas, NV 13 years ago

Troll!

[-] -1 points by justhefacts (1275) 13 years ago

Billy Goat Gruff!!!

[-] 1 points by JamesS89118 (646) from Las Vegas, NV 13 years ago

Wow, you are not completely devoid of education. Just irony!

When the troll gets up on the bridge however, the third billy goat is so big, that he easily throws the troll into the stream with his horns and crosses the bridge. From then on the bridge is safe, and all three goats are able to go to the rich fields around the summer farm in the hills. They all live happily ever after. The troll however was never seen again.

justhefacts is a Troll!

[-] 0 points by justhefacts (1275) 13 years ago

Does that mean you are a big, horny goat?

[-] 1 points by JenLynn (692) 13 years ago

Hey it's a holiday, the banks are closed, but shhh, we'll just say it was OWS and it was a great victory.

[-] 0 points by otf (115) from Mooresville, IN 13 years ago

I don't think banks close on Veterans Day.

[-] 1 points by JenLynn (692) 13 years ago

It's listed as a holiday for the Federal Reserve and several big banks that I checked. I think the stock market stays open though.

[-] 0 points by justhefacts (1275) 13 years ago

But they want to not purchase ANYTHING on that day. Outside of banks. Huge economic devastation....uh huh. yeah. Vlad wants everyone to stop buying ANYTHING from this point forward. Apparently he doesn't need food or clothing or anything besides air.

[-] 1 points by JenLynn (692) 13 years ago

Well he may find that in the 99% only 1% are willing to actually do anything, or want his kind of change.

[-] 0 points by justhefacts (1275) 13 years ago

Exactly.

[-] 1 points by otf (115) from Mooresville, IN 13 years ago

'WE' are the 99%, how could we possibly be outnumbered?

[-] 1 points by Joyce (375) 13 years ago

Best you work your way back up to the top and re-read before any more precious oxygen is exhumed.

[-] 1 points by MaxRommel (57) from Ridgefield Park, NJ 13 years ago

because you have no power??

[-] 0 points by justhefacts (1275) 13 years ago

I know I know. But here's the thing. Just because someone says "We are the 99%" doesn't actually MAKE it true.

[-] 2 points by Gooba (4) 13 years ago

So justhefacts, you just came into the website and became a member (signed up for an account) of a movement with which you disagree?...Interesting...

[-] 0 points by justhefacts (1275) 13 years ago

"Occupy Wall Street is leaderless resistance movement with people of many colors, genders and political persuasions. The one thing we all have in common is that We Are The 99% that will no longer tolerate the greed and corruption of the 1%."

Well, I ain't no 1% er and I loathe greed and corruption. Surely you're not afraid of a little rational, logical information getting loose in here?

[-] 1 points by JamesS89118 (646) from Las Vegas, NV 13 years ago

justhefacts ... except in math, logic, rhetoric and statistics! lol

[-] 0 points by justhefacts (1275) 13 years ago

Um....you mean like the math, logic, rhetoric and statistics you demonstrated above regarding Jay1975?

[-] 1 points by JamesS89118 (646) from Las Vegas, NV 13 years ago

You could not put a 'permalink' in to show which Jay1975 post you're referring to?

So I'll guess... jay1975 1 points 1 hour ago Let's be generous ...

Replied with a cite from a scientific study and link. My Good!

[-] 0 points by justhefacts (1275) 13 years ago

WOW. Obviously I did not need to provide a permalink to someone so versed in math, logic, rhetoric and statistics as yourself, did I?

It appears that you call him a "loser" because of something to do with a scientific study about population tipping points.

Jay insinuated that 10 MILLION people (3%) of the US population participating in this particular "strike" was a rather optimistic number while at the same time being a fairly low percentage. Which seems fairly logical, mathematical and statistically reasonable to me.

But you disagree. Why?

[-] 1 points by JamesS89118 (646) from Las Vegas, NV 13 years ago

Scientific studies trump insinuations, obviously. Pray on it a while.

[-] 0 points by justhefacts (1275) 13 years ago

Now now. All you've done is insinuate that his insinuation is false.

Are you saying that 10% of the American population "holds an unshakable belief" in participating in a strike like the one suggested by this thread? Oh PLEASE provide evidence-real, not rhetorical, that supports that theory.

Because that article you referenced ends with: "They are also looking to study how the percentage might change when input into a model where the society is polarized. Instead of simply holding one traditional view, the society would instead hold two opposing viewpoints. An example of this polarization would be Democrat versus Republican."

[-] 1 points by JamesS89118 (646) from Las Vegas, NV 13 years ago

"All you've done is insinuate that his insinuation is false."

That's correct. I insinuated that his insinuation was only an insinuation, and did it with an apropos scientific study.

Technically, that makes me a Troll! That's irony.

[-] 0 points by justhefacts (1275) 13 years ago

Very good. Now go to bed sparky.

[-] 1 points by sppratam (-14) 13 years ago

If you repeat a lie often enough, it becomes the truth.

[-] 1 points by justhefacts (1275) 13 years ago

Only to you. :-)

[-] -1 points by jay1975 (428) 13 years ago

Let's be generous and say that there are 10,000,000 OWS protesters or sympathizers who would actually participate in such a scheme. That is the 3%. Not much promise in such ideas.

[-] 1 points by JamesS89118 (646) from Las Vegas, NV 13 years ago

Minority rules: Scientists discover tipping point for the spread of ideas

http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-07-minority-scientists-ideas.html

...when just 10 percent of the population holds an unshakable belief, their belief will always be adopted by the majority of the society...

HA-HA jay1975's a Loser!

[-] 0 points by jay1975 (428) 13 years ago

So you are more than three times away (if you had 10,000,000 on your side, which you don't) from being successful and losing more numbers everyday. Now who's the loser again?

[-] 1 points by JamesS89118 (646) from Las Vegas, NV 13 years ago

You are, of course. You naturally find problems but not solutions. You offer nothing but negativity. You are not creative enough to understand that you need to be creative. You are a destroyer and not a builder.

You do not and can not understand the world, so you destroy what you don't understand, instead of trying even the littlest bit.

In conclusion, never mind.

[-] 0 points by justhefacts (1275) 13 years ago

I think you'll still have to explain to otf why that means they're outnumbered....

[-] 0 points by justhefacts (1275) 13 years ago

"WE are the 3%!!!". Yeah. Not nearly as effective.

[-] 0 points by jay1975 (428) 13 years ago

Hell, that's being extremely generous too. It is probably closer to the 0.3%.

[-] 0 points by justhefacts (1275) 13 years ago

Don't go confusing them with fractions now.....

[-] -1 points by betuadollar (-313) 13 years ago

I did that yesterday. I might do it again tomorrow. But I'll never do it on Sunday.