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Originally posted by RiveR6213:
I dont know if its really a good idea. I mean, when the guys in Iraq see Firefly and Serenity, they may suddnely see themselves as the Alliance fighting the Independents. What if the Iraqis see it and get all inspired? Can you imagine a whole bunch of Iraqi-Mals fighting their war of independence from the evil old Alliance? (America) That would be a mess.

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Originally posted by RiveR6213:
I dont know if its really a good idea. I mean, when the guys in Iraq see Firefly and Serenity, they may suddnely see themselves as the Alliance fighting the Independents. What if the Iraqis see it and get all inspired? Can you imagine a whole bunch of Iraqi-Mals fighting their war of independence from the evil old Alliance? (America) That would be a mess.

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Originally posted by Groosalugg:

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Originally posted by RiveR6213:
I dont know if its really a good idea. I mean, when the guys in Iraq see Firefly and Serenity, they may suddnely see themselves as the Alliance fighting the Independents. What if the Iraqis see it and get all inspired? Can you imagine a whole bunch of Iraqi-Mals fighting their war of independence from the evil old Alliance? (America) That would be a mess.

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Somehow I'm not too worried about that. (*wishes for a emoticon*)

Speaking as one of those "evil" Americans, I'd love to see a collection of BDM DVDs taken up and donated. All those other "evil" Americans currently serving in our "evil old Alliance" military deserve the best we can give them, and like any other person with good taste, I'm sure they'd love Serenity.

And FYI--the Iraqis aren't fighting the "evil" Americans anymore, because they already got their independence--from Saddam Hussein. Remember him? And who got it for them? Why, the "evil old Alliance," America. Imagine that. The only ones fighting over there now are the Al Qaeda-supported terrorists who like to set off car bombs and blow women and little kids up. And if they get their hands on copies of the BDM and start acting like Mal, that'd be great. 'Cause you know what Mal has that they don't? Honor. When's the last time we saw him set off a bomb in a crowded marketplace and kill a bunch of innocent people?

Maybe that'll happen in Serenity 2...

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Originally posted by Knibblet:
http://www.fireflyfans.net/news.asp?newsid=488
Here's the press release from March of 2004.

http://www.fireflyfans.net/troopsdvd.asp
Here is the original request for funds. I wouldn't expect the Paypal link to still work.

Perhaps you can get answers here.


http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/MN-Firefly/ Big Damn Shindigity Good Time
http://www.fireflytalk.com - Big Damn Podcast

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Originally posted by RiveR6213:
Why you humorless little vermin...go do something worthwhile like throwing yourself on a sharp blade in front of Tom Cruise's home or something! I'd jump up and down on a couch happily for that.

So much for my good mood.

I was JUST JOKING! Both my brother's sons are doing their 2nd or 3rd tour in Iraq, so of course I would not wish to see any harm come to them. Jeezzzus, and I thought I had no sense of humor!

I had already sent FireFly and Serenity to both of them. Charles wrote and told me he loves Firefly, but Rick thinks its nothing but a gay, soap opera (His words btw) Rick won't be getting anything from me anytime soon.



The word for today is "Chainsaw"

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Originally posted by Groosalugg:

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Originally posted by RiveR6213:
Why you humorless little vermin...go do something worthwhile like throwing yourself on a sharp blade in front of Tom Cruise's home or something! I'd jump up and down on a couch happily for that.

So much for my good mood.

I was JUST JOKING! Both my brother's sons are doing their 2nd or 3rd tour in Iraq, so of course I would not wish to see any harm come to them. Jeezzzus, and I thought I had no sense of humor!

I had already sent FireFly and Serenity to both of them. Charles wrote and told me he loves Firefly, but Rick thinks its nothing but a gay, soap opera (His words btw) Rick won't be getting anything from me anytime soon.



The word for today is "Chainsaw"

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Well, gee, I'm really sorry I ruined your good mood, but it seems only fair--you ruined mine first.

You can't turn anywhere online these days without finding someone taking their opportunity to sneak in and give the US a little kick in the shins with some sniggering cheap shot. I'm tired of it. Doing my best to ignore it and not read them, but every now and then I accidentally stumble across one, and this time, I had to say something.

If you'd re-read my original post, and actually pay attention to what I said this time, you'll see that I never suggested you wished harm on any US soldier, so I'm not sure where you're getting that. My only point was that I'm fed up with these sorts of comments ("jokes") that accuse America of being some evil nation of tyrants out to enslave the world. Or that suggest your brother's sons are oppressors serving in some horrible militia that are trying to keep the "good guys" (like Mal & co.) down.

Before you call me humorless, maybe you should take a longer look at yourself and your own sense of humor first, and give a little more consideration ahead of time to the sorts of things you post online. Of course, the great thing about this country is that you absolutely have the right to say whatever you want... just as I have the right to be offended by it. If you don't want your good mood ruined every time you make a joke on the internet, then maybe you oughta make different sorts of "jokes." 'Cause there's a lot of us "humorless" folk out here.

(And BTW, of the two of us, which one did the name-calling and the wishing-of-gruesome-deaths? Here's a hint: it wasn't the "vermin," who likes to think he's a little too grown up for that kind of thing...)

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