I don't think that drawing a connection between Icehouse and Icehouse beer is necessarily a reflection of some sort of fundamentalist christian opacity: http://www.icehouse.com/icehouse/ On 2/27/06, Jeremy Lewis (home) <paxdraxus@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > While I find her close-mindedness laughable and somewhat scary, I *did* > convince her to come to the website. She was thorough in her > investigation and particularly objected to Stoner Fluxx, not to mention > various other opinions expressed on the site that she found > objectionable. I don't share her bias, but in retrospect I'm surprised > that I haven't encountered it more often. > > It is what it is. > > /sigh > > Boing! (My way of signaling a sudden change of topic or general non > sequitur) > > Why don't we adopt a YEAR OF TREEHOUSE program? All Rabbits and other > assorted Icehouse/Looney Labs enthusiasts agree to give Treehouse sets > for all our gift giving needs this year? Birthday? Christmas? St. > Fnorber's Day (My own personal holiday... I take it once a year without > warning)? Give Treehouse! > > You can give other stuff too, but add Treehouse to it. > > :) > > Any takers? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: icehouse-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:icehouse-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Elliott C. > Evans > Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 9:46 AM > To: Icehouse Discussion List > Subject: RE: [Icehouse] Marketing (was: What about Volcano?) > > > Jeremy L. wrote: > > the final one (much younger than the rest) said that he asked for it > > for Christmas, but his Mom thought it had something to do with beer > > and refused. > > Ah yes, the Beer Volcano. Many devout Pastfarians believe that since > the Beer Volcano is an aspect of the heaven promised to us by the > Flying Spaghetti Monster (may you be touched by his noodly appendage) > that any attempt to experience this wonder on Earth (like entering a > terrestrial strip club when an entire Stripper Factory awaits us in > the afterlife) is a sacrilege. > > Does this child dress entirely in Pirate regalia? If so, he may be > part of an Orthodox FSM family. Please assure his mother that it be > a good game about acquisition, nefarious plotting, and the reduction > of global warming; and that either no beverages at all or only good > wholesome beverages like rum are consumed while playing. > > For more information - http://www.venganza.org/ > > -- > Elliott C. "Eeyore" Evans > eeyore@xxxxxxxx > _______________________________________________ > Icehouse mailing list > Icehouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.looneylabs.com/mailman/listinfo/icehouse > > > _______________________________________________ > Icehouse mailing list > Icehouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.looneylabs.com/mailman/listinfo/icehouse >