see, now you're just describing my life with twin toddlers. :) On 7/20/07, Adam Churvis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > And this is why I started "Babyfights" here in Georgia. > > Babyfights may be extremely violent, but you just can't argue with the > entertainment value. > > Babyfights involve two babies under twelve months old duking it out inside a > welded steel playpen we call "The Hexagon." Matches last for three rounds > of two minutes each, and the winner is determined on points for takedowns, > eye gouges, scratching, hits, taking away the other baby's pacifier, causing > the other baby to cry, and body slams. There's a lot of taunting in the > ring, so they both get pretty riled-up before the bell. These matches get > pretty bloody, and the crowds love it. > > Sure, we've had a number of deaths, but that's just the way of things. > Babies are born, babies fight, babies die. They're specifically bred for > it. These aren't sophisticated Manhattan or Brentwood babies; these are > trained fighting machines with a purpose. > > I won't mention any names, but I've seen a few people from this list at the > matches, and I know you've seen me, so let's not kid each other (you know > who you are). You loved it. You were cheering and pumping your fists > yelling "Kill him!" and "Go for the throat!" > > And the proof's in the money. In the three years since I started > Babyfights, I've raked in over eight hundred grand in ticket sales -- and > all that's underground without any advertising. People just love to see and > hear babies rip each other apart, and they love the environment in which it > happens. > > Just don't tell the cops, okay? > > Respectfully, > > Adam Phillip Churvis > > Get advanced intensive Master-level training in > C# & ASP.NET 2.0 for ColdFusion Developers at > ProductivityEnhancement.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Zaphod Beeblebrox [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 11:21 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: A pic to make ya cringe > > This is all part of our history of violence. Humankind has loved > violence across the ages. The gladiators, guillotines, hangings, wars > all showcase our love for violence. Even movies today get some of the > biggest returns because of violence. You might say that it's > simulated violence in the movies so that it's all right. If that's > the case, why do we prosecute people for having simulated child porn? > Probably because it's still wrong..... > > So my question is, what makes dog fights so wrong compared with other > forms of entertainment. (I myself believe them to be wrong, but I > don't like violence in general) ? A dogs true nature is to be > territorial, protective, leader of the pack. In nature, these same > fights would occur. Just watch your national geographic channel to > catch this same kind of behavior in wild animals. > > Heck, how's this so different than watching boxing? > > >
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