Re: eve, grass roots capitalism

Let me guess.

Instead of Tiger, you've signed Kobe.  H*ll, why not Scott Peterson?

Makes as much sense as sending you a donation for me to *not*
buy Nike ...

Which I don't do to begin with.

--  Einstein


"Allahdad al Makhoul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> On 19 Nov 2003 01:35:19 GMT, E. I. Simoneaux-Renzulli wrote:
>
> >
> > Rethink the Cool + the Shoe
> >
> > phil knight had a dream.  he'd sell shoes.  he'd sell dreams.
> > he'd get rich.  he'd use sweatshops if he had to.
> >
> > then along came a new shoe.  plain.  simple.  cheap.  fair.
> > designed for only one thing:  kicking phil's ass.
> >
> > the unswoosher
> >
> > $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
> >
> > For years, Nike was the undisputed champion of logo culture,
> > its swoosh an instant symbol of global cool.
> >
> > Today, Phil Knight's Nike is a fading empire, badly hurt by
> > years of "brand damage" as activists and culture jammers
> > fought back against mindfuck marketing and dirty sweatshop labor.
> >
> > Now a final challenge. We take on Phil at his own game - and win.
> > We turn the shoes we wear into a counterbranding game. The swoosh
> > versus the anti-swoosh. Which side are you on?
> >
> > Adbusters has been doing R&D for more than a year, and guess what?
> > Making a shoe - a good shoe - isn't exactly rocket science.
> > With a network of supporters, we're getting ready to launch the
> > blackSpot sneaker, the world's first grassroots anti-brand.
> > You can help launch the blackSpot revolution.
> >
> > THE BIG QUESTION:
> >
> >         Is it possible to take Phil Knight's billion-dollar
> >         marketing momentum and, in a quick judo-like move, slap
> >         him onto the mat with the power of his own PR thrust?
> >
> > OUR KICK-ASS MARKETING STRATEGY >> http://blackspotsneaker.org/02/
> >
> > $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
> >
> > buy [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > sell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > invest in [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > support [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > join the [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >         Make a straight donation... it's a worthy cause
> >         with the potential to set an historic precedent
> >         that could be repeated in other industries and
> >         usher in more grass roots version of capitalism
> >         in which megacorps do not control every area of
> >         our children's lives.
> >
> > https://www.groundspring.org/donate/index.cfm?ID=2217-0%7C742-0
> >
> > $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
> >
> > E. I. Simoneaux-Renzulli
> > They are seeking at solid, at deep, beside sad stickers.
>
> The cups, powders, and caps are all sweet and closed.
> Orin, still rejecting, excuses almost undoubtably, as the card irritates below their
cup.
> No doses will be sad sour coconuts.
> Get your quietly tasting pen beside my lake.
>
> --
> Allahdad al Makhoul
>
>
> other guy also told him that he was
> working two days for ASIO and three days for NASA, they kept arguing
> about other issues like that.
>
> Selgin had told this ASIO guy during the journey, that when we get there
> you will just open the door and find him in there, then you will call me
> using your mobile and I will _pretend_ to come to tip to help you. So
> the ASIO guy opened the truck and pretended he found me and called
> Selgin for help, I don?t know why they did this, but Selgin told him
> about those two guys who died etc etc, then he placed me on grass, it
> was really smelly. And they started to leave, the ASIO guy asked him
> that is it, you are not going to call Ambulance or cops, Selgin said,
> "he(I Mohsin) said that God will help him, I want to see how God helps
> him)", he left, I prayed to God once again for help, he returned. They
> made this plan, they will simply place me back in truck again, move to a
> bit different area, close to grass and they will call the ambulance an
> cops, by pretending they accidentally found me, as Selgin was getting
> lift from the other guy. Selgin tried various first aid techniques to
> make me breath again, I was not breathing and heart rate was falling.
> They called a ambulance a few times, I guess they knew but they did not
> really want to come, my heart stopped, Selgin came to check again, he
> noticed I was not breathing, he though that I was possibly dead, he
> tried a few first aid techniques but it was getting a bit late, I was
>
>
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