Originally Posted By Mr X Nearly a thousand posts in just one month. Yeah, I'd say she "posts much". (nothing wrong with that of course)
Originally Posted By CuriouserConstance I've actually been here for over 2 months, but had to change my name because it wouldn't accept my password to my old one, but that doesn't change the fact that I've posted nearly 1000 in just one month
Originally Posted By CuriouserConstance This is my ME time, lol. Kids are snuggled in bed, and I can just SIT.
Originally Posted By danyoung Spirit, while your contributions are usually welcome, why would you join into a thread like this only to tell all of us little people that we shouldn't be talking about the subject? Blah to you, my friend - blah!
Originally Posted By Mr X I think it's fair enough to chime in and comment that a subject is overdone. Which is what I think Mr. Spirit did here (and I sort of agree with him, actually). I also feel kind of "meh" about the whole thing. I DO feel that Disney is exploiting the death of a tragic figure to make some cash, which I find distasteful, but at the same time if I happened to be in Anaheim I'd definitely go check it out just for the chance to see that short film in 3D "one last time", which is surely the reason Disney decided to show it.
Originally Posted By danyoung And there's the diff, X - you have opinions other than just to log in and tell us that we're all being stupid for having an opinion.
Originally Posted By Mr X Well, I've done my share of drive by posting in my day. I'm sure he didn't intend for it to come off as dismissively as you seem to have taken it (I'm not dismissing YOUR take, just observing that different people see things different ways). Personally, I didn't read into it that much, I thought his "meh" was just a "meh", we've all felt that way about certain topics at certain times no? A
Originally Posted By Mr X No idea why that "A" is still there, I guess I didn't delete well enough, or else my hands were trying to channel Arthur Fonzarelli.
Originally Posted By standor Why is Disney honoring a freak? This is supposed to be a family oriented company and they should show attractions that fall in that category. Why are they honoring a possible child molester? DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME.
Originally Posted By danyoung >I'm sure he didn't intend for it to come off as dismissively as you seem to have taken it...< You may be right. The Spirit is one of my favorite posters, one of the few online folks that I'd really like to meet one day. I just don't understand jumping into a topic for the sole purpose of telling everyone else that they're participating in a lame topic. >Why is Disney honoring a freak?< I hate to put it this way, cuz I'll sound like a babbling fan, but Disney is not honoring a freak - they're honoring a musical genius whose contributions to the fields of music, dance and music videos was considerable. I'm sure the decision was made in light of the incredible outpouring of support after his death that they would honor his earlier contributions, not any of the strangeness that became his later life.
Originally Posted By WDW1982 Sad thing is Michael Jackson is worth more Dead than he was alive. No ain't that a Thriller! Opps a killer.
Originally Posted By jkayjs Looks like Disney is taking their 'Give a day, get a day' thing to heart by doing some recycling themselves. I agree with Spirit~blah on them. BTW for anyone that really cares Roman P plead guilt nothing alledged about it.
Originally Posted By spacejockey First of all, Micheal Jackson was never convicted of anything. So if people think his is a freak child molester is just someones opinion and not FACT. Secondly, Disney is a business to make money. EO did not come back to "honor" Micheal. It came back to sell merchandise.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 >I'm sure he didn't intend for it to come off as dismissively as you seem to have taken it...< <<You may be right. The Spirit is one of my favorite posters, one of the few online folks that I'd really like to meet one day. I just don't understand jumping into a topic for the sole purpose of telling everyone else that they're participating in a lame topic.>> Thanks for the kind words, Danny. I'll give you an autograph and a LE pin and a 'The Spirit IS pure Magic' tees in exchange for copious amounts of Disney alcohol! I jumped in as you put ... because ... well, it was the first topic I saw (haven't been spending much time here of late) ... and I just think everything that could be said about the subject has been ... and you always get a few wackos who want to start going back and forth about MJ's private life (which to be fair is yet another great reason why EO should not have been resurrected). I really wasn't trying to be dismissive or obnoxious (not that I need to try as it seems to come naturally!) >Why is Disney honoring a freak?< <<I hate to put it this way, cuz I'll sound like a babbling fan, but Disney is not honoring a freak - they're honoring a musical genius whose contributions to the fields of music, dance and music videos was considerable. I'm sure the decision was made in light of the incredible outpouring of support after his death that they would honor his earlier contributions, not any of the strangeness that became his later life.>> And see the point above is what I was talking about. It just will go back and forth. Disney isn't trying to honor MJ's musical genius (and he was) ... anymore than they're honoring some of his bizarre behavior. They're trying to make money off his death, which I find grotesque and typical of a major American corporation in the 21st century. But this will go on and on ...
Originally Posted By matthewdort SO...about that "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids" remake. It was cute in '89 but let's not revisit it again, OK?
Originally Posted By danyoung >I really wasn't trying to be dismissive or obnoxious (not that I need to try as it seems to come naturally!)< I accept your apology - in my mind you're down on one knee and kinda whining in a high pitched voice. That image somehow makes me feel better! >Disney isn't trying to honor MJ's musical genius...They're trying to make money off his death...< I'd have to say that my personal belief lies somewhere in the middle. There's definitely a tribute to MJ there, but of course they're gonna make money off of it as well. They would be foolish to blindly open the attraction without carefully considering any possible backlash. I just don't see them quite as callously as you do.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> I'm glad you agree. Why don't you go to a real metropolis like, I dunno, El Paso and see how the real world lives. << No thank you. Border towns in Texas are not where I want to hang out.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> Seriously ... what is left to talk about? Blah, blah and ... oh yeah, blah. << It's managed to breath life into this discussion.
