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markeyd-2
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"Soylent gas is PEOPLE!"
Pranksters disrupt oil patch conference
June 15, 2007
CALGARY
-- In one of the more bizarre episodes in Calgary's energy patch, the
people who turned out for yesterday's keynote speech at GO-EXPO,
Canada's largest oil and gas event, saw a presentation that will live
long in memory - if not for the reasons they expected.
The conference organizers had anticipated major policy announcements
from a representative of the National Petroleum Council, a U.S. federal
advisory body, on future co-operation with Canada in the oil sands and
on biofuels.
Instead, they got a wacky address from the Yes Men, a group of
politically motivated pranksters who pretend to be representatives of
powerful groups, hijacking symposiums and television shows to lampoon
the actions of corporations and government.
In a speech that cost $45 to attend, a man who identified himself as
"S.K. Wolff," a policy analyst at the NPC and a special adviser to
Exxon Mobil, first caused ears to prick up by claiming that the U.S.
would announce a fivefold increase in the amount of crude it receives
from Canada's oil sands in the next five years - a practical
impossibility given current development limitations.
Then, before the backdrop of an unprofessional-looking PowerPoint
presentation, Mr. Wolff - in actuality Jacques Servin, one of the
leaders of the Yes Men - said that Exxon Mobil had created a system
known as:
Vivoleum...
which would condense any biological matter into fuel, creating a
fallback situation in the event of a cataclysmic global warming event.
A group of assistants handed out oddly shaped candles apparently made
of Vivoleum, as a man identifying himself as "Florian Osenberg,"
director of human resources at Exxon Mobil's Vivoleum program -
actually Igor Vamos, the Yes Men's other leader - encouraged those
attending to light them in memory of "Reggie Watts," who had helped
develop the new technology.
At this point, event security stepped in and hauled Mr. Vamos behind a black curtain.
In a brief statement before he was also removed, Mr. Servin affirmed
that Reggie Watts was a former employee of Exxon Mobil who had had an
incurable disease and had bequeathed his body to be used by the company
for fuel, and that the candles handed out were made from Mr. Watts
himself.
Event organizers apologized for the stunt but were tight-lipped about
how it could have been perpetrated. They said only that the approach
offering the speakers had come from a reputable public relations
company and that they are investigating.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/serv...PStory/Business
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/n...2f09dd2&k=44684
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06-15-2007, 10:47 AM |
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markeyd-2
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"Run! The Exxon Mobil scoopers are here!"
"More gas! More GASSSSSSSSS!"
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06-15-2007, 03:50 PM |
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markeyd-2
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No Heston fans?
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06-15-2007, 04:19 PM |
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blogging_sailor
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Great stunt
I saw Soylent Green at the Quakertown drive-in circa 1975? I was
drinking and smoking pot with my girl friend in the back seat of my
friend's father's cadillac. Don't remember much of the movie, just the
front loaders sccoping up people. Good times, wet pussy.
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Still in the Crease suckas!
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06-15-2007, 04:43 PM |
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markeyd-2
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Quote:
Originally Posted by blogging_sailor
Great stunt
I saw Soylent Green at the Quakertown drive-in circa 1975? I was
drinking and smoking pot with my girl friend in the back seat of my
friend's father's cadillac. Don't remember much of the movie, just the
front loaders sccoping up people. Good times, wet pussy.
It will be remade, it cant be avoided...
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06-15-2007, 06:41 PM |
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Destroy Rock 'n' Roll
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Quote:
In a brief statement before he was also removed, Mr. Servin affirmed
that Reggie Watts was a former employee of Exxon Mobil who had had an
incurable disease and had bequeathed his body to be used by the company
for fuel, and that the candles handed out were made from Mr. Watts
himself.
Oh, my.
Vivoleum is the future... well, if your country is governed by a
wisecrack fascist party, anyway. This should solve the worldwide energy
crisis!
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wanted to be special, but I failed us all. So please now please just
trust me, your life still lingers on. And so now little gosling, don't
become a swan.
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06-15-2007, 07:54 PM |
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jesus_cat
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Actually, all jokes aside, there is a good percentage of the population that would've served better as fuel in my car.
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06-15-2007, 08:02 PM |
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HAMMEROGOD
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Soylent Green was Edward G. Robinson's last film.
Show some freakin respect!
(something he obviously didn't have for himself since he appeared in that film)
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06-16-2007, 09:27 AM |
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markeyd-2
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jesus_cat
Actually, all jokes aside, there is a good percentage of the population that would've served better as fuel in my car.
Agreed, but why stop there?
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