No, this quote is not about monkeys, it is about tree-huggers. Really. If you don't believe me, read the article! ...howled, flung excrement and shook tree branches... http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-06-28-tree-sitters-standoff_N.htm
robertm
Jun28-08, 10:05 AM
HAHAHAHAHAAAA!!! Holy ****! Just goes to show that their are psychos all across the board...
I mean really, that's just unacceptable behavior for any human being.
Moonbear
Jun28-08, 10:10 AM
They aren't even trying to protect something natural. It's a LANDSCAPED area planted in the 1920's by the university, according to the article. Berkeley sure has plenty of nuts in their trees.
They should just start cutting down the trees around them. When they're all in the last tree standing, see how much their protest is really worth.
Though, now that they're flinging excrement, I think they could be forcibly removed by police...that seems to qualify as assault now, not just a protest.
rewebster
Jun28-08, 11:34 AM
the university should just 'ring'* the trees---it takes about 10 minutes per tree (the tree will die in less than a month)---
*ringing the tree--cutting a complete shallow circle/ring through the bark into the heartwood completely around the trunk
vociferous
Jun28-08, 12:53 PM
I think the current plan is to cordon the area off, then arrest them when they come down for food and water.
Ivan Seeking
Jun28-08, 05:34 PM
Hippies? :rofl: Russ, is everyone who you disagree with a hippie? They may be the grandchildren of hippies.
wolram
Jun28-08, 05:41 PM
No, this quote is not about monkeys, it is about tree-huggers. Really. If you don't believe me, read the article! http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-06-28-tree-sitters-standoff_N.htm
That just is not a human thing, as such they should be caught and put in a zoo.
russ_watters
Jun28-08, 06:26 PM
Hippies? :rofl: Russ, is everyone who you disagree with a hippie? No, mostly just the hippies.
Since you aren't a hippie, though, you really shouldn't take offense to that, Ivan....
Ivan Seeking
Jun28-08, 06:32 PM
I take offense to your constant generalizations. You can't put people in a little box with a label. And I seriously doubt that these people are counter-culture. In fact they are trying to work within the system, no matter how silly might be their position, or offensive their actions. Hiippies believed in dropping out of society.
Moonbear
Jun28-08, 06:35 PM
Aww, c'mon, people who have been living in a tree for two years as part of a protest probably count as hippies. Making a career out of protests is pretty qualifying for that label in this day and age.
Ivan Seeking
Jun28-08, 06:37 PM
That is a generalization. They are kids. Kids are often do stupid things.
Tree-hugging hippies is the terminology used to discredit the enviromental movement. And if it wasn't for mindless Rovian rhetoric like this, we likely wouldn't be facing an oil crisis today.
Moonbear
Jun28-08, 06:43 PM
That is a generalization. They are kids. Kids are often do stupid things.
Tree-hugging hippies is the terminology used to discredit the enviromental movement. And if it wasn't for mindless Rovian rhetoric like this, we likely wouldn't be facing an oil crisis today.
Meh, I don't agree with that. Calling it mindless Rovian rhetoric is more a generalization than calling some kids literally hugging a tree tree huggers. They don't sound like kids anyway, they sound like adult criminals disrupting progress who belong behind bars.
russ_watters
Jun28-08, 06:46 PM
Ivan, since you aren't and have never been one, I can't imagine why this would upset you so much.
In any case, while I'm reasonably certain that most people would agree that these people are hippies, neo-hippies, hippie wannabees, hippie hangers-on, or whatever [edit: we don't actually know how old these people are: they may actually be people who were part of the hippie movement in 1968], discussing the ins and outs of how you define a hippie wasn't really the purpose of this thread. This thread is simply about making fun of literal poo-flinging tree-huggers.
You do agree that poo-flinging isn't a reasonable/valid form of protest, right?
Cyrus
Jun28-08, 08:41 PM
What...the........hell................. These nutjobs should be put behind bars.
mgb_phys
Jun28-08, 08:53 PM
That just is not a human thing, as such they should be caught and put in a zoo.
Beat me to it - I was going to suggest putting a fence around them and charging a fee.
Math Is Hard
Jun28-08, 09:05 PM
Beat me to it - I was going to suggest putting a fence around them and charging a fee.
better make it a plexiglass enclosure.
GeorginaS
Jun28-08, 10:07 PM
better make it a plexiglass enclosure.
So then they could say they are creating art? :wink:
loseyourname
Jun28-08, 10:15 PM
Jesus, I love Berkeley. As a USC fan, I love even more that these idiots are wrecking the university's chances of building a consistently great football program, which they really are on the verge of if not for having horrible facilities, including a badly earthquake damaged stadium, which is what these protesters are keeping from being renovated.
Integral
Jun29-08, 01:17 AM
No, mostly just the hippies.
Since you aren't a hippie, though, you really shouldn't take offense to that, Ivan....
In that case I guess I can take offense.
If someone you disagreed with were to post such a stereotypical derisive title you would ban them.
Why not just call it as it is..... Ignorant protesters fling poo.
Any way, how do you know that they are not beer guzzling Republicans?
chemisttree
Jun29-08, 12:36 PM
Apparently, according the story, they are experiencing wild mood swings lately and it appears that they are trying to avoid a urine test as well.... definitely hippies!
...protesters declined to yield their urine.
Edit: I think if they were beer-guzzling Republicans they would be yielding thier urine all over the place!
rewebster
Jun29-08, 12:45 PM
and (as far as the 'flinging') it depends on what they've been eating lately, whether you could consider it 'assault with a deadly weapon'
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If only their mothers could see them now
wildman
Jun29-08, 12:55 PM
So then they could say they are creating art? :wink:
NO! Don't do that. There is probably some law against destroying art.
phyzmatix
Jun29-08, 01:10 PM
18 months fighting for something that won't result in any personal financial gain (unless I missed something).
Agree or disagree with their ideas, beliefs or methods, but that level of determination, resolve and commitment is commendable...
Moonbear
Jun29-08, 01:13 PM
Any way, how do you know that they are not beer guzzling Republicans?
Beer Guzzling Republicans Hold Berkeley Trees Hostage: Demand Stadium Supported by Corporate Sponsors, not Taxpayers.
It would make for a humorous headline, but I think the beer guzzling Republicans would more likely be in favor of building a new stadium rather than saving landscaping, unless there was hunting allowed there (being Berkeley, I think that's pretty unlikely).
rewebster
Jun29-08, 01:15 PM
Re: Tree Hugging Hippies Fling Poo
So then they could say they are creating art? :wink:
Artsy Fartsy
vociferous
Jun29-08, 10:58 PM
In my opinion, it is really, really sad. I can think of a lot better causes to spend a year or more of your life living in misery for. Maybe I should go down there tomorrow and tell them that.
Cyrus
Jun29-08, 11:30 PM
Where is a mild earthquake to make them fall to their deaths when you need one? Stupid HIPPIES, blah thats beyond disgusting!