Okay, wow. Perhaps I'm misreading you, but you appear to think I believe Christians are stupid. Speaking as a Christian, I assure you that (though I think we can be as silly and misguided as anyone else) I do not think that we are dumb as a whole. I still fail to understand her fears. I don't see how having a game that shares the name of a beverage alchoholic or otherwise will lead your son or daughter to drink that beverage. That is like thinking that drinking Coke will lead you to snorting cocaine. I was not concerned by her intitial confusion, but rather that her opinion remained the same after research and deliberation. > > From: "Mark Crane" <craniac@xxxxxxxxx> > Date: 2006/03/01 Wed AM 08:48:43 EST > To: "Icehouse Discussion List" <icehouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: [Icehouse] Marketing (was: What about Volcano?) > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Icehouse mailing list > Icehouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.looneylabs.com/mailman/listinfo/icehouse >