Earth Hour

Lorena · 03-28-2009, 08:36 PM

Guess none of us is participating.

JonInMiddleGA · 03-28-2009, 08:38 PM

Scheduling this during the NCAA tournament probably wasn't the most conducive thing for male participation I can think of.

MJ4H · 03-28-2009, 08:38 PM

My wife just paused her Animal Crossing game and looked over at me to tell me we were supposed to turn the lights out. I said "what?" She proceeded to tell me about it. I had heard absolutely nothing about it.

So, uh, yeah.

No.

Lathum · 03-28-2009, 08:40 PM

WTF is earth hour

Lorena · 03-28-2009, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Lathum

WTF is earth hour

EArth HOur

Young Drachma · 03-28-2009, 08:48 PM

In the old days, Hallmark created holidays. Now? Twitter does it.

DanGarion · 03-28-2009, 08:52 PM

Earth Hour is a fucking joke. If they wanted to bring real awareness I wouldn't have first heard it was today, yesterday. Also if they really wanted to bring it to our attention they would just cut our fucking power. I'm wasting away electricity, and you wanna know why? Because I'm paying for it. If you want people to use less power charge more for it. It's just like telling people to conserve water, if it's such a big deal they would charge up the ass if you were wasting too much.

Everyone wants the home owner to conserve this and save that, but heaven forbid they expect a business to do much of anything. I know plenty of businesses that keep hundreds of computers on all night every night, just sitting there doing nothing, talk about a fucking waste.

JonInMiddleGA · 03-28-2009, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by DanGarion

If they wanted to bring real awareness I wouldn't have first heard it was today, yesterday.

Clearly you do not associate with enough unwashed hand-wringing bed-wetting hippies. I heard about this several weeks ago from the fine feathered whackadoos at syrnia.com

Cringer · 03-28-2009, 09:06 PM

We just did 30 minutes, in which a light was turned on 5 different times (about 30 seconds each time). Oh and the computers stayed on, alonf with the fridge and the microwave clock. We fail. I don't care, I didn't want to do it at all.

cartman · 03-28-2009, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

Clearly you do not associate with enough unwashed hand-wringing bed-wetting hippies. I heard about this several weeks ago from the fine feathered whackadoos at syrnia.com

I live in a hippie hotbed, and today is the first I've heard of this.

JediKooter · 03-28-2009, 09:30 PM

And how is turning off the electricity for one hour going to help against the zombie hordes??

Mustang · 03-28-2009, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by JediKooter

And how is turning off the electricity for one hour going to help against the zombie hordes??

It won't if they are Elven Zombies what with the infravision and all.

JediKooter · 03-28-2009, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Mustang

It won't if they are Elven Zombies what with the infravision and all.

See...useless. Just leave the lights on.

Drake · 03-28-2009, 10:52 PM

Earth hour = social engineering fail.

JediKooter · 03-28-2009, 10:59 PM

They can have my light switch when the pry it out of my cold dead hands.

Crim · 03-29-2009, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Mustang

It won't if they are Elven Zombies what with the infravision and all.

Mustang, i see through your veiled attempt at muddying the waters. Nice red herring.

Everybody knows that there's no such thing as Elves.

Schmidty · 03-29-2009, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Crim

Mustang, i see through your veiled attempt at muddying the waters. Nice red herring.

Everybody knows that there's no such thing as Elves.

But there are Dwarves!!!

EagleFan · 03-29-2009, 12:05 AM

I celebrate "earth 6 hours" every night when I go to bed.

Crim · 03-29-2009, 12:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Schmidty

But there are Dwarves!!!

ohshitwearesofucked

Greyroofoo · 03-29-2009, 01:32 AM

All I know is that I love someone living in a mansion that flies on private jets telling me I need to conserve energy.

Mustang · 03-29-2009, 01:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Schmidty

But there are Dwarves!!!

Can you hire a Dwarven Zombie to serve brains at my fantasy football draft?

JediKooter · 03-29-2009, 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Mustang

Can you hire a Dwarven Zombie to serve brains at my fantasy football draft?

He could wear a sombero and have the brains in the brim of it.

Karlifornia · 03-29-2009, 05:00 AM

The world is my ashtray, baby. I'm pushing this baby to it's limits.Sometimes I run the microwave for like 45 minutes just because I want to clear out the cobwebs.

Passacaglia · 03-29-2009, 06:54 AM

There were signs up in the break room of my office for at least a week before it. Anyway, no Earth Hour here. But I wondered at some point if everyone would notice that our lights were on, since I'd imagine my neighborhood is more likely to do it.

sterlingice · 03-29-2009, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by cartman

I live in a hippie hotbed, and today is the first I've heard of this.

I no longer live in my hippie hotbed so I didn't hear of it until 2 days ago. In fact, Richmond is quite the opposite- people look at you like you're crazy when you suggest something like recycling.

Jon, where in Georgia is a hippie hotbed?

SI

Lathum · 03-29-2009, 10:11 AM

I live in a major hippie hotbed and I have no idea what this is.

digamma · 03-29-2009, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Lathum

I live in a major hippie hotbed and I have no idea what this is.

Still?

CamEdwards · 03-29-2009, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by sterlingice

I no longer live in my hippie hotbed so I didn't hear of it until 2 days ago. In fact, Richmond is quite the opposite- people look at you like you're crazy when you suggest something like recycling.

Jon, where in Georgia is a hippie hotbed?

SI

I'd say Athens probably counts.

JonInMiddleGA · 03-29-2009, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by sterlingice

Jon, where in Georgia is a hippie hotbed?

As Cam pointed out, Athens definitely qualifies but in this case it was an online community I was referring to.

03-28-2009, 08:38 PM	#2
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03-28-2009, 08:48 PM	#6
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03-28-2009, 08:52 PM	#7
DanGarion Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: PNW	Earth Hour is a fucking joke. If they wanted to bring real awareness I wouldn't have first heard it was today, yesterday. Also if they really wanted to bring it to our attention they would just cut our fucking power. I'm wasting away electricity, and you wanna know why? Because I'm paying for it. If you want people to use less power charge more for it. It's just like telling people to conserve water, if it's such a big deal they would charge up the ass if you were wasting too much. Everyone wants the home owner to conserve this and save that, but heaven forbid they expect a business to do much of anything. I know plenty of businesses that keep hundreds of computers on all night every night, just sitting there doing nothing, talk about a fucking waste. __________________ Los Angeles Dodgers Check out the FOFC Groups on Facebook! and Reddit! DON'T REPORT ME BRO!

03-28-2009, 09:06 PM	#9
Cringer Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Edinburg,TX	We just did 30 minutes, in which a light was turned on 5 different times (about 30 seconds each time). Oh and the computers stayed on, alonf with the fridge and the microwave clock. We fail. I don't care, I didn't want to do it at all. __________________ You Stole Fizzy Lifting drinks! You bumped into the ceiling which now has to be washed and steralized, so you get NOTHING! You lose!

03-28-2009, 09:30 PM	#11
JediKooter Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: San Diego via Sausalito via San Jose via San Diego	And how is turning off the electricity for one hour going to help against the zombie hordes?? __________________ I'm no longer a Chargers fan, they are dead to me Coming this summer to a movie theater near you: The Adventures of Jedikooter: Part 4

03-28-2009, 08:38 PM	#3
MJ4H Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hog Country	My wife just paused her Animal Crossing game and looked over at me to tell me we were supposed to turn the lights out. I said "what?" She proceeded to tell me about it. I had heard absolutely nothing about it. So, uh, yeah. No.

03-28-2009, 08:40 PM	#4
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	WTF is earth hour

03-28-2009, 10:52 PM	#14
Drake assmaster Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Bloomington, IN	Earth hour = social engineering fail.

03-28-2009, 10:59 PM	#15
JediKooter Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: San Diego via Sausalito via San Jose via San Diego	They can have my light switch when the pry it out of my cold dead hands. __________________ I'm no longer a Chargers fan, they are dead to me Coming this summer to a movie theater near you: The Adventures of Jedikooter: Part 4

03-29-2009, 12:05 AM	#18
EagleFan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Mays Landing, NJ USA	I celebrate "earth 6 hours" every night when I go to bed.

03-29-2009, 01:32 AM	#20
Greyroofoo Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Alabama	All I know is that I love someone living in a mansion that flies on private jets telling me I need to conserve energy.

03-29-2009, 05:00 AM	#23
Karlifornia Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: San Jose, CA	The world is my ashtray, baby. I'm pushing this baby to it's limits.Sometimes I run the microwave for like 45 minutes just because I want to clear out the cobwebs. __________________ Look into the mind of a crazy man (NSFW) http://www.whitepowerupdate.wordpress.com

03-29-2009, 06:54 AM	#24
Passacaglia Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Big Ten Country	There were signs up in the break room of my office for at least a week before it. Anyway, no Earth Hour here. But I wondered at some point if everyone would notice that our lights were on, since I'd imagine my neighborhood is more likely to do it.

03-29-2009, 10:11 AM	#26
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	I live in a major hippie hotbed and I have no idea what this is.

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