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Mr Oz
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by Mr Oz 6th Nov, '11, 23:36
Ok Conan is going to have a live gay marriage on his show in NY. So 2 guys are getting married so what? Listen to the wide array of reactions from 18 different TV programs to the announcement. (about 1min in)
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by Spike 7th Nov, '11, 11:06
I thought same sex marriages were pretty old-hat these days. Hardly, 'pushing the envelope'.
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by daffodil 7th Nov, '11, 11:38
Maybe old-hat Spikey, but realistically opposition to same sex unions, let alone marriage, is still unacceptable for the majority - whether they choose to publically air that opinion or not.
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by Lili Von Shtupp 7th Nov, '11, 11:47
Spike wrote: I thought same sex marriages were pretty old-hat these days. Hardly, 'pushing the envelope'.
Been-there-done-that?
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by Spike 7th Nov, '11, 14:21
Lili Von Shtupp wrote: Spike wrote: I thought same sex marriages were pretty old-hat these days. Hardly, 'pushing the envelope'.
Been-there-done-that?
What?!! All my relationships past and present have been strictly opposite sex. But each to his/her own.
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by Mr Oz 7th Nov, '11, 16:37
I agree, how is these days same sex marriage pushing the envelope? It seems the media on 18 different programs think differently and are pushing the EXACT SAME word for word message. Even in my wild conspiracy head that's impressive....
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by Lili Von Shtupp 7th Nov, '11, 18:03
Mr Oz wrote: I agree, how is these days same sex marriage pushing the envelope? It seems the media on 18 different programs think differently and are pushing the EXACT SAME word for word message. Even in my wild conspiracy head that's impressive....
If they all subscribe to the same wire service, AP, Reuters, etc, and they just lift the story and read it verbatim, then it is all written by the same person, right?
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by Kooky 7th Nov, '11, 18:28
What is it about "conspiracy nut" that you don't understand, Lili?
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by Mr Oz 7th Nov, '11, 21:36
Thanks Kooks.
Lili Von Shtupp wrote: If they all subscribe to the same wire service, AP, Reuters, etc, and they just lift the story and read it verbatim, then it is all written by the same person, right?
Honestly I think it was probably just a press release from Conan's own station that they just disengaged the brain and lifted the story verbatim. Very scary tho'
On the topic of trustworthy news wires....
Remember this classic a few years back? Jeff Goldblum is Dead.
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by Fat Bob 8th Nov, '11, 00:03
Spike wrote: I thought same sex marriages were pretty old-hat these days. Hardly, 'pushing the envelope'.
Is that a euphemism?
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by Fat Bob 8th Nov, '11, 00:04
Lili Von Shtupp wrote: Mr Oz wrote: I agree, how is these days same sex marriage pushing the envelope? It seems the media on 18 different programs think differently and are pushing the EXACT SAME word for word message. Even in my wild conspiracy head that's impressive....
If they all subscribe to the same wire service, AP, Reuters, etc, and they just lift the story and read it verbatim, then it is all written by the same person, right?
No, it's plagiarism. (I knew the answer to that one!)
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by Kooky 8th Nov, '11, 04:01
Mr Oz wrote: Thanks Kooks.
Lili Von Shtupp wrote: If they all subscribe to the same wire service, AP, Reuters, etc, and they just lift the story and read it verbatim, then it is all written by the same person, right?
Honestly I think it was probably just a press release from Conan's own station that they just disengaged the brain and lifted the story verbatim. Very scary tho'
I suspect more than that, same-sex marriage horrifies your average bible-bashing American and so all the networks thought it safer to go with the script (as delivered in the MR) than be seen to make any comment of their own.
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by skank-la 8th Nov, '11, 05:04
BTW Anyone who's been married for over 15 years has plenty of experience w/same sex marriage
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by Joseph27 8th Nov, '11, 14:11
skank-la wrote: BTW Anyone who's been married for over 15 years has plenty of experience w/same sex marriage
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by Pinklepurr 8th Nov, '11, 14:33
At least they varied the way they pronounced envelope...
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by Lichtgestalt 8th Nov, '11, 15:58
skank-la wrote: BTW Anyone who's been married for over 15 years has plenty of experience w/same sex marriage
There is sex after marriage?
Don't quite see the big deal they make out of it. What is the general law in the US nowadays anyway. I remember that at some point California had it allowed and then peddled back.
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by Fat Bob 8th Nov, '11, 19:21
Oh, I get it now. I though he meant most blokes get their nads chopped off once married......obviously never married!
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