Two Towers Protest Movement

[Whodat]

Spider sense… tingling.

Something about this just doesn’t sound right. It doesn’t seem like this site is a part of a genuine fund-raising campaign. More like the site hints that they would be willing to “completely align itself with any fundraising our supporters would like to organize”. In other words, donations are cheerfully accepted.

I’ve got the sneaky suspicion that something shady is going on. It feels like someone is trying to cash in on those who are overly sensitive to coincidence. If you notice, the site has only been up since October 15, 2002. Kinda last minute, don’tcha think?

My question is: Once they’ve collected signatures and possible donations, what do they do with them? I mean besides slip quietly into the shadows after the film is released.

 

[WizarDru]

I think Eric meant that it was a joke, not a scam. I mean, really now.

 

[Ranger REG]

Uh, Nightfall, even I would find your response in poor taste as those who protested the title of the second LOTR film.

I can only hope they will find the time to research this and reconsider their stance. If not, then I can only pity them. The second book by Tolkien have no bearing whatsoever to the awful 9/11 event.

If those protesters agree that's what the Al Qaeda thinking as a symbolic reference, then they're letting them win ... again.

Defy the terrorrists, do not live in fear, and go see the movie.

 

[Mean Eyed Cat]

If I remember right, wasn't there a petition against this petition circulating around the net. Does anybody remember where it is at?

 

[Alaric_Prympax]

If I remember right, wasn't there a petition against this petition circulating around the net. Does anybody remember where it is at?

Yes there was, I even signed that one- to keep the name of the movie "The Two Towers", I even saved the reply saying which number I was on the petition, but that was on another computer and unfortunately I don't have the link.

Anyway it's obvious that these anti-TTT people are overly sensitive and/or have never read LotR in their lives; or they believe that Tolkien conspired with Arab terrorists about 50 years ago to upset Americans in the year 2002. Who would have thought that?

Heck, I'd be offened if PJ didn't name the second move TTT. IIRC he even said in an interview that Tolkien fans would crucify him if he didn't name it "The Two Towers", or was it lynched?

 

[jdavis]

Petition to disagree with the two towers petition

http://www.petitiononline.com/TTrebuke/petition.html

Petition to keep the name of the movie two towers

http://www.petitiononline.com/lotr2/petition.html

The petition to ban the book two towers from the Library of congress has apparently disapeared.

tell you what the page with the nine petitons involving the two towers movie is here:

http://www.petitiononline.com/cgi-h...rmat=builtin-long;sort=score;words=two+towers

Funny but I couldn't find the petition the website refers to but I found a petition to remove that petition from circulation.

Also wasn't the nickname of the World Trade Center the twin towers not the two towers.

For more fun with petitions try:

http://www.snopes.com/index.html

Just search for petitions, you will be suprised the stuff that is out there (snopes is the urban legends reference page.)

 

[WizarDru]

Frylock rules.

 

[Assenpfeffer]

Anyway it's obvious that these anti-TTT people are overly sensitive and/or have never read LotR in their lives; or they believe that Tolkien conspired with Arab terrorists about 50 years ago to upset Americans in the year 2002. Who would have thought that?

I think the word you're digging for is "morons."

 

[Hand of Evil]

not going there.

 

[Alaric_Prympax]

I think the word you're digging for is "morons."

I believe you're right there in your choice of words.