Fall MouseAdventure -- October 14, 2007 - Page 10

innerSpaceman · 08-09-2007, 04:16 PM

Well, it sucks for the nimrods who are born every minute, and I guess it's great for the corporations which bottle tap water and charge two bucks a pop for it.

Actually, the unregulated free market sucks quite a bit. Ours is not regulated enough. There needs to be checks and balances. Finally, there's a balance to Pepsi's bottling of tap water ... a court has ruled they have to put on the label of Aquafina that it's nothing but bottled tap water. Then we'll see if customers buy it. That's the free market.

Alex · 08-09-2007, 06:44 PM

Yes, they will. Most people don't buy bottled water because of its magical properties but because of its convenience.

If Disneyland sold bottled water from a cart right next to a drinking fountain where you got to watch the clerk fill the bottle from a hose attached to said fountain I would still buy the water because I want cold water in smallish sips when I'm 25 minutes into the Big Thunder queue a lot more than I want to suck down as much as I can hold whenever I happen to be near a drinking fountain.

€uroMeinke · 08-09-2007, 09:01 PM

I blame the children who pee and puke in the drinking fountains - their part of a vast corporate conspiracy to poison the things we hold most dear, our precious bodily fluids!

BarTopDancer · 08-09-2007, 10:03 PM

From AVP -

There are exactly 5 spots left, which either means one 4-person team or one 2- and one 3-person team.

Stan4dSteph · 08-10-2007, 06:42 AM

MA is now sold out.

innerSpaceman · 08-10-2007, 07:03 AM

So with this new ballroom space limit, are the days of breaking participation records with each new game finally over?

Stan4dSteph · 08-10-2007, 07:57 AM

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So with this new ballroom space limit, are the days of breaking participation records with each new game finally over?

Not yet.

Cadaverous Pallor · 08-10-2007, 08:52 AM

I'm sure they can get larger and larger gathering spaces as they feel they can achieve those levels. I can't imagine the army of staff they'll need if it keeps growing at this rate.

innerSpaceman · 08-10-2007, 09:29 AM

Ok, well is the idea of taking a giant group photo finally over??

Ponine · 08-10-2007, 10:26 AM

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Ok, well is the idea of taking a giant group photo finally over??

You know, to me, its funny you ask that.
Thats always been one of the highlights for me of the MA day.
Sure, its crowded, and hot, and the sun us in your eyes, but I love it.

Its the only time all day I get to see how many people are actually playing.
Not everyone shows to awards, I've skipped more than once because I knew I didnt place above 50.
(I placed best the second time I ever played. 13th. I've never again come close)

But still, I get to see the people, the teams the costumes, and Lani whom I adore from afar.
Oh and Stitch, cant forget Stitch.

08-09-2007, 04:16 PM	#1
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Well, it sucks for the nimrods who are born every minute, and I guess it's great for the corporations which bottle tap water and charge two bucks a pop for it. Actually, the unregulated free market sucks quite a bit. Ours is not regulated enough. There needs to be checks and balances. Finally, there's a balance to Pepsi's bottling of tap water ... a court has ruled they have to put on the label of Aquafina that it's nothing but bottled tap water. Then we'll see if customers buy it. That's the free market.
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08-09-2007, 06:44 PM	#2
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Yes, they will. Most people don't buy bottled water because of its magical properties but because of its convenience. If Disneyland sold bottled water from a cart right next to a drinking fountain where you got to watch the clerk fill the bottle from a hose attached to said fountain I would still buy the water because I want cold water in smallish sips when I'm 25 minutes into the Big Thunder queue a lot more than I want to suck down as much as I can hold whenever I happen to be near a drinking fountain.
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08-09-2007, 09:01 PM	#3
€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	I blame the children who pee and puke in the drinking fountains - their part of a vast corporate conspiracy to poison the things we hold most dear, our precious bodily fluids! __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
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BarTopDancer Prepping... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere Posts: 11,405	From AVP - There are exactly 5 spots left, which either means one 4-person team or one 2- and one 3-person team. __________________ Spork is the new MacGyver Postcards From My Edge
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08-10-2007, 06:42 AM	#5
Stan4dSteph Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: East Bay Area, CA Posts: 3,156	MA is now sold out.
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08-10-2007, 07:03 AM	#6
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	So with this new ballroom space limit, are the days of breaking participation records with each new game finally over?
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08-10-2007, 08:52 AM	#8
Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	I'm sure they can get larger and larger gathering spaces as they feel they can achieve those levels. I can't imagine the army of staff they'll need if it keeps growing at this rate. __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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08-10-2007, 09:29 AM	#9
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Ok, well is the idea of taking a giant group photo finally over??
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