tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post2539212019942669393..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: No sense of proportion...Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-83832354361447250272009-11-08T10:34:42.932-05:002009-11-08T10:34:42.932-05:00If the hippies tried that in Tehran, the imams wou...If the hippies tried that in Tehran, the imams would have apoplexy figuring out which part to cut off <i>first</i>. Beheading would be the final step.<br /><br />OTOH, streaking in CO will now get you on the sex-offender registry. That shows the same utter lack of a sense of proportion as the hippy's comparison to Tehran.markmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-79545413372116690922009-11-01T04:26:28.959-05:002009-11-01T04:26:28.959-05:00The Boulder police don't have any real crime t...The Boulder police don't have any real crime to chase down? This seems like a waste of time and tax dollars to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-2725437484344911622009-10-31T21:27:18.760-04:002009-10-31T21:27:18.760-04:00It seems a shame, a decade after the topless picni...It seems a shame, a decade after the topless picnic rebellion in Syracuse, and any number of court cases clearly defining mere nudity, in absence of sexual behavior, is not obscene.<br /><br />Which may well lead to any charges being dropped, or the Boulder police seeing their efforts dismissed, or the case being overturned on appeal.<br /><br />What the event lacks is a clear religious celebration angle. October, either the 17th or the end of the month, is often celebrated as a Wiccan or other pagan new year. Just the concept of Halloween is pagan. The Christian church was appalled that the pagans had a celebration of spirits at the end of October; they invented "All Saints Day" the first of November to capitalize on what was going on, and managed to get the pagan rite re-labeled "All Hallow's Eve". Hallow Evening. Hallowe'en. Halloween.<br /><br />Viewing the run as a religious celebration as well as freedom of speech would tie Boulder into knots.<br /><br />*I* think the organizers should have preceded the runners with a free beer cart, to pacify the locals. Nekkid running is running, after all, and about as green as you get - think of how much less laundry to be done, or laundry soap flushed into the environment, when you run nekkid.Brad K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18378344866487206569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-64842418279588949762009-10-31T16:22:54.513-04:002009-10-31T16:22:54.513-04:00Having gone to school there myself, I have to say ...Having gone to school there myself, I have to say that if you're going to act like an idiot, college is the place to do it.<br /><br />OTOH, Boulder was actually a fairly conservative place until legislation was passed that encouraged the students to register and vote there.<br /> <br />College is supposed to be a learning experience, so if the cops want to bust a few mush-filled heads, then maybe some of them will actually learn something.Billllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13913354887560267235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-51836513214686106962009-10-31T14:30:03.392-04:002009-10-31T14:30:03.392-04:00I've never heard of this event, so I ran to go...I've never heard of this event, so I ran to google it. Turned up a blog post with someone ranting about how this means those ticketed for indecent exposure run the risk of having to register as sex offenders, and how that is completely unfair. I agree, that's unfair... you get ticketed for indecent exposure, you should have to pay the fine and put some clothes on, but you haven't molested a kid or raped someone. However, I also think this is a fine example of what happens when laws that demonize a general behavior that should be judged on a case-by-case basis get passed. If you want the perv exposing himself to kids in the park to be seen as being in the same class with a violent rapist, that means it's going to happen to the Pumpkin Runners, too. And I doubt the people who want the "life affirming" nudity, yet vote for more laws "for the children", will see that same connection.Arcadia Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00163489155225065779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-67170320207408885622009-10-31T14:21:02.468-04:002009-10-31T14:21:02.468-04:00If everyone that opposes you is evil (and, therefo...If everyone that opposes you is evil (and, therefore, wrong), then you must be good (and, by extension, right). A great many of the more vocal hippies seem possessed of the moral and ethical framework of a pre-schooler.Canthroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17263191238757258797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-45074158398576762212009-10-31T13:28:33.997-04:002009-10-31T13:28:33.997-04:00"But they don't want us to run naked thro..."But they don't want us to run naked through downtown! That's JUST LIKE gays being hanged in Tehran!!! FIGHT THE POWER!!!!"<br />Etc. Repeat until stomach contents exit.Firehandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-56335637940819311322009-10-31T12:41:00.348-04:002009-10-31T12:41:00.348-04:00Aren't there coyotes in Boulder?
Carter got h...Aren't there coyotes in Boulder?<br /><br />Carter got his ass kicked by a rabbit. Any bets on what the Serengeti Savior gets mauled by? No, Girl Scouts don't count...OAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-52906693420832279322009-10-31T11:15:34.533-04:002009-10-31T11:15:34.533-04:00Streaking? Tehran? My God... we really did elect a...Streaking? Tehran? My God... we really did elect another Carter didn't we? Anyone remember how to do the disco duck?Sebastianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14648225987293475835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-34257014066330090612009-10-31T10:47:18.793-04:002009-10-31T10:47:18.793-04:00tomcat, I'd be happy to contribute to an airfa...tomcat, I'd be happy to contribute to an airfare fund to send them to Tehran to discover reality. I'd love to read the news coverage after the Great Pumpkin Streak.<br /><br />ArtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-41417867584186239642009-10-31T09:56:00.681-04:002009-10-31T09:56:00.681-04:00WOW!
I wonder what they would compare actually be...WOW!<br /><br />I wonder what they would compare actually being in Tehran to?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-50252780837942353442009-10-31T09:48:18.156-04:002009-10-31T09:48:18.156-04:00Same sense of proportion that brought us the "...Same sense of proportion that brought us the "Bush = Hitler" protesters.<br /><br />Hippie, if Bush was Hitler, you'd be in a concentration camp.alathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07774862634576632497noreply@blogger.com