Post by W.O.M.I on Apr 5, 2007 18:33:32 GMT -5
OK...
So 'Pope Algore I' wants the rest of us to rivert to the lifestyles of the 1950s, all in the name of stopping anthorpogenic global warming.
Meanwhile, he lives in a mansion outside Nashville that uses over twenty times the energy a typical home does and flies on more private jets and rides in more stretch limos in a week than most of us will in our entire lives.
Nice example he sets, huh?
Oh but wait....'Pope Algore I' says that he lives a "carbon neutral" lifestyle, in part by purchasing so-called "carbon offset".
"Carbon offsets" basically are a license to pollute as much as you want provided you have enough money to pay someone else not to pollute.
What a scam!
And it gets better....Al Gore purchases these offsets from a company whose directorship board includes....Al Gore! So he's basically paying himself to pollute!
Anyway....the concept of "offsets" got me to thinking about forming a company- an LLC of course- that would offer other various types of offsets to the guilt-plagued public....for a price, of course.
For example:
"Meat offset"- even though I'd really like to be a Vegan, I'll just purchase a meat offset, let someone else eat tofu for me and I'll have a prime rib! With no guilt!
"Cookie Offset"- yeah I know that I don't need dessert...so I'll buy a cookie offset so that someone else can not eat dessert for me and I'll have a slice of pecan pie! With no guilt!
"Troll offset"- occasionally, someone responding to a post I made so pisses me off that I feel the need to reply in kind....but that can get me into trouble with the Powers That Be". No problem! I'll buy a "troll offset" so that someone else won't flame the poster and I'll let 'em have it! With no guilt!
"Liberal offset"- every once in a while, I feel the need to wander over to DailyKOS, Huffington Post, MoveOn.org, MSNBC.com and other far-left websites and read up on the discussions taking place there, all the while knowing that my IQ will likely drop 80 points as my blood pressure increases by 80 points. Rather than risk losing my MENSA certification and a coronary, I'll buy a "liberal offset" and have someone else go there and read the insanity while I remain cool, calm and intelligent! With no guilt!
Feel free to post the types of offsets that you'd be interested in and I'll hire a few 'migrant workers' from the Greater Hoover Area and get right to work on removing all your guilt so you can live the kind of life 'Pope Algore I' wants you to!
So 'Pope Algore I' wants the rest of us to rivert to the lifestyles of the 1950s, all in the name of stopping anthorpogenic global warming.
Meanwhile, he lives in a mansion outside Nashville that uses over twenty times the energy a typical home does and flies on more private jets and rides in more stretch limos in a week than most of us will in our entire lives.
Nice example he sets, huh?
Oh but wait....'Pope Algore I' says that he lives a "carbon neutral" lifestyle, in part by purchasing so-called "carbon offset".
"Carbon offsets" basically are a license to pollute as much as you want provided you have enough money to pay someone else not to pollute.
What a scam!
And it gets better....Al Gore purchases these offsets from a company whose directorship board includes....Al Gore! So he's basically paying himself to pollute!
Anyway....the concept of "offsets" got me to thinking about forming a company- an LLC of course- that would offer other various types of offsets to the guilt-plagued public....for a price, of course.
For example:
"Meat offset"- even though I'd really like to be a Vegan, I'll just purchase a meat offset, let someone else eat tofu for me and I'll have a prime rib! With no guilt!
"Cookie Offset"- yeah I know that I don't need dessert...so I'll buy a cookie offset so that someone else can not eat dessert for me and I'll have a slice of pecan pie! With no guilt!
"Troll offset"- occasionally, someone responding to a post I made so pisses me off that I feel the need to reply in kind....but that can get me into trouble with the Powers That Be". No problem! I'll buy a "troll offset" so that someone else won't flame the poster and I'll let 'em have it! With no guilt!
"Liberal offset"- every once in a while, I feel the need to wander over to DailyKOS, Huffington Post, MoveOn.org, MSNBC.com and other far-left websites and read up on the discussions taking place there, all the while knowing that my IQ will likely drop 80 points as my blood pressure increases by 80 points. Rather than risk losing my MENSA certification and a coronary, I'll buy a "liberal offset" and have someone else go there and read the insanity while I remain cool, calm and intelligent! With no guilt!
Feel free to post the types of offsets that you'd be interested in and I'll hire a few 'migrant workers' from the Greater Hoover Area and get right to work on removing all your guilt so you can live the kind of life 'Pope Algore I' wants you to!