Anti Two Towers petition

The One Ring.net ^ | May 2, 2002 | "Pippin Took"

[Portnoy]

If anyone get this email, please post. I'd like to see just how silly it is...

[doubled]

Not to mention that the full title will be "Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers"

[JenB]

Boy, this is stupid. I'd like to see this poll... actually I'm going to see if I can find it and, well, Freep it!

[ksen]

We probably shouldn't laugh this off, or we'll end up like the Republicans that said, "Oh, people will never believe that we REALLY want to starve children!"

-Kevin

[ksen]

If you do please link it to the Hobbit Hole so we all can. Thanks.

-Kevin

[JenB]

Linking both here and at the Hole - Really Stupid Morons of the World Unite - note the petition-host people have a disclaimer up! Also look at how many signatures are 'void'.

[Brett66]

How about "Twin Peaks"? ;)

[The Old Hoosier]

One of my favorite comments by a fake signer:

Could you please start a petition to stop those fascist police from using 911 as their phone number too? That is also something that bothers me.

[Amore]

Thanks for posting the link. Say, how do you make one of those "false entry voided" thingies? I want to get in on this!

[Jeff Chandler]

How about "The Double Structures"?

[irishtenor]

I want to start a petition against "The Return of the King" on behalf of all those Elvis fans out there!!!!! :>)

[JenB]

The way you get a "false voided entry" is to post something along the lines of "You need to get a life" or "The book was named Two Towers years ago". Should be easy enough!

[Amore]

Thanks, I just posted the site's own disclaimer as my comments. I liked this entry someone posted :

I, too, was galled, shocked and disoriented upon learning of the cynically crass title of Mr. Jackson's new film. I would also like to start a petition to rename Steven Spielberg's "Minority Report" because of its blatant insult to people of color. Also, the upcoming film "About A Boy" is a clear endorsement of pedophilia. I am also deepl[y] troubled at the subtitle of the new "Star Wars" installement, "Attack of the Clones." This scandalous title is a none-too-subtle implication that scientifically duplicated humans or other animals are violent and hostile in nature -- clearly an affront to copied citizens everywhere. We shall make no progress until Hollywood stems its insensitivity to those factions of society it chooses not to understand. As an avid filmgoer, I shall shed many tears until these senseless titles cease.

[LibertyGirl77]

Also from the petition:

***THOSE INSENSITIVE BASTERDS. THE ATTACKS ON SEPTEMBER 11 HAVE AFFECTED ME VERY DEEPLY. IF THIS ASS HOLE IS ALLOWED TO KEEP THIS TITLE, I WILL KILL MYSELF. JESUS CHRIST, I STILL CANT LOOK AT THE NUMBER 11 WITH OUT CRYING. SEE, I'M CRYING RIGHT NOW. I'M ALSO TO AFRAID TO CALL THE POLICE. THEIR NUMBER (WHICH I WILL NAME XXX FOR NOW) SCARES ME, IF I WAS IN AN EMERGANCY, I WOULD NOT DIAL XXX FOR FEAR OF FARTHER RETALIATION FROM THOSE SCARY TERRORISTS. PLEASE TAKE THESE CORPORATE BASTERDS DOWN FOR EXPLOITING THE STILL OPEN WOUNDS OF PATRIOTIC AMERICANS EVERYWHERE. LONG LIVE THE GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD, WHICH I LIVE, AND WOULD DIE FOR. AMERICA!!!! w00t! ps. please save my internet access :D

***Oh thank you so much for this. Those shameless moneymongers care for nothing but themselves. Baby Jesus cries every day because of them. Every single day. Could you please start a petition to stop those fascist police from using 911 as their phone number too? That is also something that bothers me.

[Right_Wing_Mole_In_Seattle]

My favorite is the guy who wants to rename it Saruman's Axis of Evil.

[maquiladora]

TheOneRing.net consider this petition to be rather pointless and ignorant, and judging from the sarcastic and disgusted remarks in the petition itself, so do most of the people who signed it.

Well said TORN! That pretty much sums my opinion up too.

[ecurbh]

I just tried to sign under the name Elessar Telcontar, but the site seems to be having problems.

How about renaming it "The Duo Of Vertical Structures Which, Although Similar In Scale, Are Not Twins And Are At Opposite Ends Of Middle Earth, And Only Exist In That Fictional Pre-historic Realm, And Were Convieved Of In The Imagination Of J.R.R.Tolkien Nigh On 60 Years Ago."

Oh well.

[JenB]

Well, good for you anyway. I've not gotten around to signing it as I can't think of one particularly funny thing, though I'm considering something along the lines of "The only offensive thing here is your towering idiocy" - but I'm happily ensconsced with some good books, so the morons will be spared.

[Lazamataz]

I agree with this petition.

I want the title to be changed from "Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers", to

"Lord of the Rings: Two Airliners Crashing Into The World Trade Center Tower One And Two On September 11, 2001 Causing Over 3000 Deaths All Because Islam Cannot Get Along With The Rest Of The World."

Where do I sign?

[Lazamataz]

I prefer my title, above.