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[Bloodworth]

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TalkBack / BREAKING: Space Shuttle Columbia Destroyed

« on: February 04, 2003, 02:30:57 PM »

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Originally posted by: Bloodworth

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Who wants Mojo to get banned?  Just curious.

Asking questions like that is probably the easiest way for you to get banned.  Don't be so quick to throw stones.

I was just CURIOUS!  I would defend to the death the right of free speech.  It's just that other people were mentioning it, and I wanted to know if they were a very small minority or not.  Talk about throwing stones...

If you do throw stones at me, please throw pumice.  It's light.

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TalkBack / BREAKING: Space Shuttle Columbia Destroyed

« on: February 03, 2003, 10:44:12 PM »

This is BIG news for two reasons (that I can think of at this moment).

Number one, it involved something exploding in the sky.  Things that explode in the sky get big news.  For instance, the 4th of July fireworks.  The national (U.S.) missile defense system.  I can't think of anything else, but you get the idea.

Number two, it was UNEXPECTED.  This is very important.  In the Olympics, unexpected medal winners get more coverage than expected ones (in big events anyway).  The Columbine shooting was UNEXPECTED.  South Park being so popular (in its first season anyway) was UNEXPECTED, which boosted its media coverage.  Stock markets react if the Fed changes the interest rate UNEXPECTEDLY.

Therefore, if both of these things happen, EVERYONE's gonna cover it.

There are many more reasons why it's getting so much media coverage, but there's my two ideas/cents.

Who wants Mojo to get banned?  Just curious.