Posted on 03/14/2002 5:07:26 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
I can't believe Annanova would run with this... 1200 signatures? - did they READ the @$&%(*% signatures? I am furious and I say they need FREEPED... not the petition, but Annanova, for running with such nonsense without mentioning that most of the "1200" signatures are bogus! I have already sent them a note... click the link and then click "Feedback: choose either "Make a comment about a story" or better: "Point out a spelling mistake or factual error.
Online petition vows to ban The Two Towers
An online petition to prevent director Peter Jackson 'naming' the Lord Of The Rings sequel The Two Towers has obtained over 1,200 signatures.
The petition claims the title "is clearly meant to refer to the attacks on the World Trade Centre".
JRR Tolkien wrote The Two Towers in 1954.
The petition header reads: "When I learned that there apparently was to be a sequel, I was overjoyed. However, Peter Jackson has decided to tastelessly name the sequel The Two Towers.
"In this post-September 11 world, it is unforgivable that this should be allowed to happen. The idea is both offensive and morally repugnant.
"Hopefully, when Peter Jackson and, more importantly, New Line Cinema see the number of signatures on this petition, the title will be changed to something a little more sensitive."
However, a note on the petition-online website adds: "The Two Towers is the title of the JRR Tolkien book originally published in 1954, the second book of The Lord Of The Rings trilogy.
"The title was thus established some 47 years prior to the attacks on the World Trade Centre towers, and there is no evidence to suggest that Peter Jackson meant anything by continuing the same title other than faithfulness to the beloved Tolkien classics."
Story filed: 15:45 Wednesday 8th May 2002
I could post a new thread... you think enough folk will see this? Here is my note to Annanova:
I can't believe Annanova would run with this story... 1200 signatures? - did you READ the signatures? Here is a link to the petition, so you can read the signatures this time:
Rename "The Two Towers" to Something Less Offensive Petition
All but about 50 of them are bogus... deleted because they pointed out the obscene stupidity of this silly petition.
So your headline "1200 signatures" is completely false.
-Kevin
Dan
I can't write them from work, I will send a letter when I get home. Personally, I don't see how this can get very far, unless of course New Line is completely clueless......................maybe I should leave work a little early today.
-Kevin
Just wait, they haven't even begun to get cranked up yet. ;^)
-Kevin
Hi [my name redacted]Thanks for your interest in Ananova. We've had a closer look at the story you mention and, as a result, it is now being changed to reflect the points you raise.
We really appreciate it when readers take the time to get in touch with us to help us improve our service so thanks again.
Best wishes
Simon Glover
Head of News
I recently was given a Gateway Celeron 400 machine with 32MB RAM and Windows 98 (second edition, I think). It gets bogged down pretty easliy, and when I go to shut down, the process never finishes so whenever I turn the thing back on, I get the blue screen of death (you know, the one that chastises you for not shutting down properly).
I am tempted to reformat the C: drive and reload everything, but I wanted to check with someone who would actually know what they were doing first.
Thanks.
-Kevin
-Kevin
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