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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Speaking of irony #162152 09/26/06 12:07 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie OP Carpal Tunnel OP Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky An MSN article about travel caught my eye earlier today. It mentions, among other things, that there is now a program, albeit largely symbolic, where by making a donation, you can "offset" the impact of your flight on the environment. It also says The Dave Matthews Band, too, has decided to offset the carbon emissions caused by its tours going back to 1991. There is no mention of the fact that this is the group that dumped its raw sewage into the Chicago River. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Speaking of irony #162153 09/26/06 07:24 PM Joined: May 2005 Posts: 456 SE US Aramis addict Aramis addict Joined: May 2005 Posts: 456 SE US Besides fares being loaded with taxes and fees, A. will claim as offset, not driving for a week [save twice on one day in an airy, bucolic setting]. Maybe a week-long fast would enable that band to cover that other thing. ÅΓª╥┐↕§ Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Speaking of irony #162154 09/26/06 08:41 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont > this is the group that dumped its raw sewage into the Chicago River what's this about, Jackie? I love the DMB. formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Speaking of irony #162155 09/26/06 10:51 PM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Z Zed Pooh-Bah Zed Pooh-Bah Z Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada And how exactly does a donation "offset" the ecological impact? If enough people pay the airline exec. will ride a bike to work??? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Speaking of irony #162156 09/27/06 12:03 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie OP Carpal Tunnel OP Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Zed, the article didn't say...of curse. (Ack--that was a typo, but I think I'll leave it.) Eta--here: lawsuit They either pleaded or were found guilty. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Speaking of irony #162157 09/27/06 12:47 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont thanks, Jackie. bizarre. formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Speaking of irony #162158 10/02/06 01:52 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta B Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel B Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta As far as I can see from the article, it was the driver of the group's bus, not the group members themselves. It doesn't say that they asked him to do it or if he did it deliberately or just hit the wrong switch. Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts229,892 Members9,197 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish, Renegade98 9,197 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 423 guests, and 0 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) A C Bowden 29 wofahulicodoc 24 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,893 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,947 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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