What? Are you saying that almonds are environmentally unfriendly? And what
about all those blue-blooded bugs that use cyaneglobin instead of
hemeglobin?
-- Ben Doom
Programmer & General Lackey
Moonbow Software, Inc
: -----Original Message-----
: From: Jerry Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
: Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 5:10 PM
: To: CF-Community
: Subject: RE: SUV's and Dead Horses
:
:
: No, you can't use cyanide since its a environmentally unfriendly chemical.
:
: Try again.
:
: Jerry Johnson
:
: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/28/03 03:57PM >>>
: You are so right - I say those of us who really love this Earth commit
: mass suicide! I have the Cool-ade!!! Anybody have any cyanide?
:
: Matthew Small
: IT Supervisor
: Showstopper National Dance Competitions
: 3660 Old Kings Hwy
: Murrells Inlet, SC 29576
: 843-357-1847
: http://www.showstopperonline.com
:
: -----Original Message-----
: From: "Cantrell [mailto:"Cantrell]
: Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 3:51 PM
: To: CF-Community
: Subject: RE: SUV's and Dead Horses
:
: Yes, or even further, having the children to consume those fossil fuels
: -
: all of your babies are little fuel consuming demons with no purpose
: other
: than to rape and pillage the land. Get real. It's an argument over
: something
: that is so obviously frivolous that it needs a good public critique.
: Plus
: the defenses and deflecting (like yours) are entertaining.
:
: I could come up with a good SUV owner response and go on about how
: electricity isn't produced solely through burning fossil fuels and how I
: need my energy to feed my family in zimbabwe or to go rescue baby seals
: or
: something, but I won't. ;)
:
:
:
: > -----Original Message-----
: > From: Matthew Small [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
: > Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 2:43 PM
: > To: CF-Community
: > Subject: RE: SUV's and Dead Horses
: >
: >
: > I find it amazing that nobody bothers to think about all the
: > other ways
: > of using fossil fuels - like burning it to produce
: > electricity in order
: > to write countless emails to nobody in particular decrying the use of
: > fossil fuels in SUVs.
: >
: > :-)
: >
: >
: > Matthew Small
: > IT Supervisor
: > Showstopper National Dance Competitions
: > 3660 Old Kings Hwy
: > Murrells Inlet, SC 29576
: > 843-357-1847
: > http://www.showstopperonline.com
: >
: > -----Original Message-----
: > From: "Cantrell [mailto:"Cantrell]
: > Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 3:33 PM
: > To: CF-Community
: > Subject: RE: SUV's and Dead Horses
: >
: > And people who are proactive about the environment aren't demonized?
: >
: > People who are against going to war with a broke country incapable of
: > defending itself aren't demonized?
: >
: > Sorry, but I have no pity for people who choose to be slobs and act
: > inefficient just because they can, or because it's the cool
: > thing to do.
: > I'm
: > not telling you to not drive a big crap-box piece-o-shiat SUV, but I
: > will
: > point out that a lot of people think you look silly and that
: > you have no
: > reason to own one (yes, we know you tow your boat once a year).
: >
: > ;)
: >
: > hehe - hope I didn't step into another SUV thread.
: >
: >
: > > -----Original Message-----
: > > From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
: > > Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 1:22 PM
: > > To: CF-Community
: > > Subject: RE: SUV's and Dead Horses
: > >
: > >
: > > Its easy to demonize people for their choices. SUVs are an
: > > easy target,
: > > they are large and they have a number of people who drive them.
: > >
: > > People point to the super large Lincolns, Fords, Chevys,
: > and other and
: > > complain, but the majority of the ones I see are the smaller Jeeps,
: > > Fords, Izzuzzzuzzzuzu ;), and others.
: > >
: > > Now, at the same time, the auto makers do have technologies they can
: > > roll out that would make the gas mileage better and the
: > > pollution less.
: > > But the people don't demand it.
: > >
: > > But I agree with you Erika the difference of one or two
: > miles a gallon
: > > isn't that big. But people need a target, those two miles give the
: > > complainers something to complain about, a target. Because of
: > > the people
: > > who commonly drive them, they can create big evil groups of people.
: > >
: > > > -----Original Message-----
: > > > From: Erika L. Walker-Arnold [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
: > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 2:09 PM
: > > > To: CF-Community
: > > > Subject: SUV's and Dead Horses
: > > >
: > > > Not to beat to beat the dead horse here ... But I was
: > > looking up some
: > > > fairly popular cars versus a couple of SUV's ... And I
: > think some of
: > > the
: > > > differences in gas mileage is negligible and even a
: > couple of SUV's
: > > came
: > > > out ahead of popular cars ...
: > > >
: > > > So I think it's all pretty relative and comes down again
: > to the fact
: > > > people really shouldn't generalize, as some SUV owners try
: > > to own the
: > > > best one for the environment while still getting the
: > > vehicle they want
: > > > and enjoy, while some car owners don't realize that an SUV
: > > does better
: > > > on the road then their car.
: > > >
: > > > Now there's no reasoning for the Lincon Navigator people
: > other than
: > > they
: > > > have the money to waste I suppose ... But others should be
: > > given a bit
: > > > more slack since their SUV only does 1 mpg less than the popular
: > > > minivans. That's hardly something to crucify over ... But
: > > then again,
: > > > what do I know.
: > > >
: > > > Interesting stuff. Of course there's lots of great family
: > > cars in this
: > > > list that do great on mileage.
: > > > (most of this is 2002 data)
: > > >
: > >
: > >
: > >
: >
: >
:
:
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