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BUY NOTHING DAY!!!!

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skipimp_
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Ok everyone, This is an oppertunity to start making change in the world. It has been done before..in the 60's and 70's...it's time to bring it back. nov. 23 is BUY NOTHING DAY. don't spend any money..unless it's for drugs from your friends.....

This is a statement to corprate America and it's Image around the world. It is a global date, and is gaining momentum around the world. Make sure you don't buy anything that day......make a statement, back up your beliefs, back up all your talk. Don't buy SHit!

Check out adbusters.org for more info



The more you want something, the less likely it will happen.

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Nov 6 2003 12:10AM
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JoeMonaco
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Whether you are with or against buying anything, the effect is still going to be very insignificant, people just don't care about shit anymore, I'm not with or against, I just dont think that enough people will participate to make a big enough difference anyhow
Nov 10 2003 2:31PM
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Typical
Posts: 2269 - Karma: 83
do you understand how much you benefit from large corperations???

Big corperations are the reason that you can goto walmart and buy 2 liters of soda for 2 dollars. Corperations are not trying to screw you by charging high prices. They have competition to deal with. If Target was charging less for the same soda walmart would sell less of that soda
Nov 11 2003 2:40AM
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canonrider
Posts: 2635 - Karma: 29
^ go read the article 'is walmart to powerful'

wal-mart is not a good company, there is no such thing as 'competition' when it comes to walmart

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Nov 11 2003 9:22AM
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Line1260
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man. i thought skipimp was just a idealistic jackass. now its clearly wrong, as i must add stupid to it. stupid idealistic jackass. your life is much better than the lifes of other people, and they dont bitch about it. fuck all of this equal equal equal bullshit, some people are born under the right flag. some arent. move to south africa and learn a fucking lesson on how to live with what you have and shut your fucking mouth


'He got fired? What did he do?'
'He jumped off of the roof again'
Nov 11 2003 9:36AM
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c_lo
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wow you sound really well read and articulate. Got anything else to ad retard? 'Some people are born under the right flag'. What the fuck are you talking about? Go back to germany hitler.
Nov 11 2003 2:52PM
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canonrider
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^ well put
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Nov 11 2003 4:10PM
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Mills
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oh i get it... we are supporting DESTROY OUR ECONOMY DAY. maybe if we are real lucky our parents and relatives will loose their jobs as will tons of other people world wide.





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Nov 11 2003 4:34PM
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skipimp_
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Well...I see people really do like to consume....I didn't think that it was such a popular thing to do, I guess im a loser. How Much i benefit by large corporations? not at all, i limit my participation whenever possible. 2 litres or coke for 2$? No way! im gonna go buy some right now so I too can burn holes in my esophagus, stomach lining while my teeth dissolve! hey, they have a 2-for-1 denture on right now too don't they?

you're right..not enough people will care to change anything..one thing i agree with is that people don't givfe a shit.


the only problem with man is that he doesn't know how he ought to live

The more you want something, the less likely it will happen.

stealin and dealin screamin semen like a demon


Opinions are like assholes, everybody's got one.

bring Back The 60's!!
Nov 11 2003 5:48PM
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KootenayGuy
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Wow i think thats a great idea. im aaall for it. Now is this just for americans or what
----now i lay me down to sleep, blah blah blah my soul to keep, if i die before i wake ill go to hell for heavens sake
Nov 11 2003 6:55PM
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CTripper
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my biology teacher put a tooth in a cup of coke at the beginning of a school year. he set it aside. at the end of the school year it was still there.
-chris
Nov 11 2003 8:08PM
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coz
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i did a science project on tooth decay in grade 5. the tooth that was in the coke dissolved in less than a week.
Nov 13 2003 8:17AM
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hanklambo
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i go days w/o spending any money all the time... its easy... there should be a day where like.. u dont throw a single piece of trash or somthing instead... thatd actually start making a difference in the world...
..4frntn..
..PONIVERUS..
Nov 13 2003 8:19AM
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joe_cool_ski
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um no
Nov 13 2003 10:34AM
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Line1260
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what the fuck am i talking about? you dont think you lead a privileged life in the us? come on. there are people who would kill to have half of what you do. and all you can do is whine. too many fucking 'liberals' these days


'He got fired? What did he do?'
'He jumped off of the roof again'
Nov 13 2003 11:54AM
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skipimp_
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liberal?

im liberal?

Kootenay guy, it's all around the world, it's getting bigger every year as the dissatisfaction of unethical corporations gains momentum.

I live in canada. Thank my parents I don't live in the US. People would kill to have what we have? Yeah, they're called the US ARMY. And Why are they diong so much killing? So everyone doesn't have what we have. The world couldn't afford to have every country first world...So we Kill them and keep them beneath us. You think thats bullshit? Open your eyes.
the only problem with man is that he doesn't know how he ought to live

The more you want something, the less likely it will happen.

stealin and dealin screamin semen like a demon


Opinions are like assholes, everybody's got one.

bring Back The 60's!!
Nov 13 2003 12:46PM
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canonrider
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Im a liberal and not ashamed to say it

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Nov 13 2003 1:19PM
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Ice-Is-Scary
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I can't believe the hatred i'e grown for skipimp he is such a fuckin hippiecrit (yes i spelled it that way on purpose). You act like your not a fucking consumer an earlier post you said 'Wow I didn' realize how much you people liked to consume' That is the most ignorant fucking statement coming from a kid who is typing on a computer, using an internet, Computer is being powered by HUGE companies that are destorying the earth, eats stuff EVERY single day that he does not kill. Drinks fluids he does not collect himself. I'm sure he walks to school aswell, look around your room you fucking CONSUMER! You try to act like your so 'above' all this mass consumption but in the end your just a fucking hippiecrit. I've met 1000 people like you at festivals they are all the same preach one thing and practice another but they don't even see it. At least I have the fucking balls to stick with my position and say fuck you corporations are good for the economy. I enjoy the things and the ease of life these byproducts of competition bring. If you want to go back and live in the prehistoric area or in a hunter-gatherer society then perhaps you arnt such a hippiecrit but remember everytime you reply to this thread you are consuming electricity, bandwith and my fucking time all which are products of large EVIL corporations.


God is an American.
Nov 13 2003 3:22PM
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Co-Flow
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I've had this exact argument with him earlier in this thread...give it up. He's just going to say that yes he loves being a hypocrite..blah blah blah its the same story over and over


Fuck you hip hop just started, its funny how the most nostalgic cats are the ones who were never a part of it
Nov 13 2003 3:36PM
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skipimp_
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you guys haven't told me anything new, told me anything I haven't heard a thousand times over. Your arguements are barely scratching the surface of the issue.

And stop saying I consume. you don't know what I do, what I buy, and how I live.

YOu think I can escape this consumeristic lifestyle? of course not. Am I trying to? Sometimes. I don't work. I don't spend. I have very little money, and only spend it on food. Food from the little guy, the local guy, maybe the canadian guy. Food that is good for me. Im not comfortable with any labels placed on me, because I don't even know who I am.
Corporations are good for the economy? Absolutely. The economy is bad for Earth. AS I SAID: Man must learn complete mastery of the world if it is to be saved. We need to be able to control the weather, where the rain falls, turn the oceans into farms, discover alternative, sustainable housing. A million things we need to learn. But we are consumint too fast. We need to slow down.

Your hate for me? wow, you must have huge buttons to hate someone over an issue like this. Can you even fathom the meaning of that word?

Anyways, you 2 obviously have more to learn, as do I, and you're also obviously not willing to learn from me. So if you have nothing to offer me, this conversation is over. You haven't given me one good arguement that has made me stop to think. That is what I was looking for. Maybe someday.

peace
the only problem with man is that he doesn't know how he ought to live

The more you want something, the less likely it will happen.

stealin and dealin screamin semen like a demon


Opinions are like assholes, everybody's got one.

bring Back The 60's!!
Nov 13 2003 5:49PM
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Co-Flow
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I'm still waiting for you to give me one good reason why I should not buy anything for one day... it goes both ways whether you choose to view it that way or not. Prove to me that this scheme is going to change ANYTHING and hey I'll be the first one on the bandwagon err maybe second behind you.


Fuck you hip hop just started, its funny how the most nostalgic cats are the ones who were never a part of it
Nov 13 2003 6:03PM
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skipimp_
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it already has changed something. It has changed peoples opinions who read this thread. It lets people know it's there. If everyone is aware, there's no reason to buy nothing. It's all a big scheme to raise awareness. I know it won't change the anyhting by itself...but it will start to open peoples eyes to bigger issues of how they're going to get to their 10:00 meeting through the traffic.

thats what it is for. that is it's point.
the only problem with man is that he doesn't know how he ought to live

The more you want something, the less likely it will happen.

stealin and dealin screamin semen like a demon


Opinions are like assholes, everybody's got one.

bring Back The 60's!!
Nov 13 2003 6:17PM
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Co-Flow
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hahaha half of the people who responded to the thread disagreed with it anyway... solid point man way to go!


Fuck you hip hop just started, its funny how the most nostalgic cats are the ones who were never a part of it
Nov 13 2003 6:48PM
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skipimp_
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don't you see? it doesn't matter if they don't agree....they know know, and that's all I can do. the longer they thing about it, the more educated their opinion is.
the only problem with man is that he doesn't know how he ought to live

The more you want something, the less likely it will happen.

stealin and dealin screamin semen like a demon


Opinions are like assholes, everybody's got one.

bring Back The 60's!!
Nov 13 2003 6:54PM
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canonrider
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I dont think that you guys understand that the point of this whole campaign isn't to change the world in one day. Like ski_pimp said its to get people thinking, make any sort of impact. The fact that its still going on and people are still taking from it, and learning about themselves and the economy through this one campaign is astounding. Its fantastic that there are people who disagree with this so that people can dicuss the matter and everyone can form there own opinons. Any talk is good talk. Its all about respect

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Nov 13 2003 6:58PM
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HelloThisIsDylan
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i'm with ski pimp on this one. you guys should stop bitching at him. he feels that something is wrong with our country, and he is trying to do something to change it. and if i here one more person say, 'go move to a different country' i'm gonna flip. people who think america sucks aren't just gonna move because they don't like it. if they have any sense, they'll stay, and try to change it and make it better.

'if we don't try, if we don't try, if we cant find a way to do better than this, who will?' -Dead Kennedys.





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Nov 13 2003 8:49PM
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Ice-Is-Scary
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he said hes lives in canada anyway. I dont see why america keeps getting dragged into this. By saying you dont work and barley spend money way to go living off other people is great isnt it? Or lemme guess you dont recieve money from other people you get your money from picking up littered soda cans to save up the 'little money you spend'


God is an American.
Nov 13 2003 9:37PM
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skipimp_
Posts: 5700 - Karma: 113
precisely

any talk is good talk. Im canadian, but it's really not that different than the US.

I don't want to move, I don't want to destroy our economy. It might be fun if the economy crashed, Id just raid MEC and live in the mountains.


the only problem with man is that he doesn't know how he ought to live

The more you want something, the less likely it will happen.

stealin and dealin screamin semen like a demon


Opinions are like assholes, everybody's got one.

bring Back The 60's!!
Nov 13 2003 9:39PM
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canonrider
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mountain equipment co-op represent

is that the one on queen west?
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Nov 13 2003 9:43PM
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canonrider
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mountain equipment co-op represent

is that the one on queen west?
Bent Films
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Nov 13 2003 9:43PM
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Typical
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Educated?? Im very educated. Not sure about you, your spelling is hurting your credibility.

Thanks for letting me know that soda is bad for you. I had NO idea. Good thing you cleared that up for me. I have always thought about drinking soda but now I’ll never drink that shit. Thanks.

Walmart has plenty of competition. There are a lot of substitutes to Walmart. For example; Target, Bi-Lo. Giant, Weis, Hills, K-Mart, Ames, your local convenience store, and so many others.

I agree, we are consuming too many natural resources. However corporations are not evil. People are evil for wasting or overusing a good or natural resource.

Where is that article on Walmart?? I want to read it.

As for the whole, “Im lucky to live in America” this is true. The US gov. is shitty. I can believe we went into Iraq, that was a dumb move
Nov 13 2003 9:47PM
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Line1260
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i would say you are liberal. proposing a great change in the economic structure? definately not conservative. not at all moderate


'He got fired? What did he do?'
'He jumped off of the roof again'
Nov 14 2003 12:05PM
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skipimp_
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no problem barney. did you know that smoking is bad for you too? well, it is! it causes cancer and all sorts of bad stuff.

maybe I am Liberal..but not in all aspects..im not just one thing..im always both. I found that I am a huge fan of both. it's essential to my life.
the only problem with man is that he doesn't know how he ought to live

The more you want something, the less likely it will happen.

stealin and dealin screamin semen like a demon


Opinions are like assholes, everybody's got one.

bring Back The 60's!!
Nov 14 2003 3:33PM
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Typical
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your are an interesting charater
Nov 14 2003 8:46PM
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Typical
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you're an interesting character
Nov 14 2003 8:47PM
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skipimp_
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thank you.


the only problem with man is that he doesn't know how he ought to live

The more you want something, the less likely it will happen.

stealin and dealin screamin semen like a demon


Opinions are like assholes, everybody's got one.

bring Back The 60's!!
Nov 14 2003 11:21PM
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BeckaSki
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skipimp_ makes the point that the whole point of this thread is to raise awareness. It has certainly done that. When I clicked on it to start reading it, it was two pages, I'm going to guess that my reply will be halfway down the third page, and I'm not a slow reader. One of the great things of an internet forum is that it raises topics for discussion. Everone has an opinion on this, you may or may not talk about it with someone else later on, thereby spreading the word out buy nothing day.

I'm personally a fan. I realize it won't have a huge impact on the world, but it does have an impact on every person that is aware of it. Many people will read about it, and realize how much they do consume. Some consumption is necessary, it is part of how we as a society developed.

Bringing in an interesting issue related to the massive consumption that happens this time of year, does getting bigger and better and more things for the holidays, really mean that your family loves you that much more? I don't think so.


Over time, most people experience life involving love, sufffering, compassion and an uspeakable drive for something new... for me there's skiing, nothing more nothing less and it encompasses everything, every day I'm out there.
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Nov 15 2003 12:58AM
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wiglaf
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fuck u too...
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Nov 15 2003 1:00AM
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Line1260
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inreresting my ass. i could run down by the Peoples Food Co-Op or anything like that in town and see a dozen of you


'He got fired? What did he do?'
'He jumped off of the roof again'
Nov 15 2003 1:36AM
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skipimp_
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SO DO YOU ALWAYS RESORT TO STEREOTYPES TO WIN YOUR ARGUEMENTS? YOU'LL ONLY GET SO FAR.

caps sorry...im a hand typer...i cant look at the screen....

neways

Becka, that was a very good compilation of feelings and thoughts into words. Nice. So yes, everything is true, I am what you say I am, because that is what you believe, and belief is all that exists in individual universes...your immediate 360 and its influences..
the only problem with man is that he doesn't know how he ought to live

The more you want something, the less likely it will happen.

stealin and dealin screamin semen like a demon


Opinions are like assholes, everybody's got one.

bring Back The 60's!!
Nov 15 2003 3:07AM
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Ice-Is-Scary
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if you were truly sorry after realizing it was caps before posting it you would have re-wrote that sentence.


God is an American.
Nov 15 2003 3:41PM
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Line1260
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stereotypes work when people fall into them


'He got fired? What did he do?'
'He jumped off of the roof again'
Nov 15 2003 3:47PM
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CTripper
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skipimp_, you lead an interesting life. how do you get by with just buying food? what about soap? and a place to stay, and clothing?
-chris
Nov 15 2003 4:51PM
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strode
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after reading the article i think we need to scratch 'buy nothing day' and instead have a 'steal from walmart day'





Abba Zabba, you my only friend
Nov 15 2003 5:20PM
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skipimp_
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well, I splurge once and a while and buy a bar of soap and some toilet paper. other than that, a place to stay.....Now im in res (parents) before it was at home, before it was wherever I felt tired. Before that was in a van, before that it was in staff accom at lake louise and before that it was a place in calgary paid for by my best friend the drug grower with tons of dirty money. And peru was in there somewhere too.

I don't really know...If I ever want money, I go get a job. for a few weeks..It's not hard, I have a huge resume.

I just learned how to spend money on only what I need at school i spend 200 a month. I wear the same clothes ive been wearing for 4 years.

any other questions?
the only problem with man is that he doesn't know how he ought to live

The more you want something, the less likely it will happen.

stealin and dealin screamin semen like a demon


Opinions are like assholes, everybody's got one.

bring Back The 60's!!
Nov 15 2003 7:37PM
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Ice-Is-Scary
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ohh btw wtf is your icon?


God is an American.
Nov 16 2003 12:31AM
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NomenClature
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i dont really buy anything thats not drugs or at least drug related.
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Nov 16 2003 2:31PM
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skipimp_
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thats cool, I support the weed movement.

My icon is a smoking joint. Duh.

so is this thread dying? what's everyones final opinion?
the only problem with man is that he doesn't know how he ought to live

The more you want something, the less likely it will happen.

stealin and dealin screamin semen like a demon


Opinions are like assholes, everybody's got one.

bring Back The 60's!!
Nov 17 2003 4:59PM
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canonrider
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(btw ski_pimp, its on the 28th, not the 23rd)

final thoughts - im not going to buy anything on the 23rd, because i like the idea of sending corporations a message. We need to start somewhere.

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Nov 17 2003 5:04PM
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skipimp_
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yeah I found out, but on the Adbusters cd it says the 23rd, so I was confused...I figured someone might be trying to divide the movement by claiming a different date.


the only problem with man is that he doesn't know how he ought to live

The more you want something, the less likely it will happen.

stealin and dealin screamin semen like a demon


Opinions are like assholes, everybody's got one.

bring Back The 60's!!
Nov 17 2003 5:10PM
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Line1260
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minimalism living is always a good time, i will give you that one. i spent six weeks on the road with a band, i left with 200 dollars, the clothes i was wearing and a sweatshirt. that was real cool shit, i made like 300 dollars in reno, so i got to start eating food that wasnt leftovers anymore for the last week.


'He got fired? What did he do?'
'He jumped off of the roof again'
Nov 17 2003 5:34PM
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