/dev/null Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 http://www.nationalreview.com/article/426260/halloween-colleges-costumes-consultants I'm guessing I probably could probably no longer get away with collecting individual serving cereal boxes, cutting out bite marks, and going as a box eater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Actually I could have used that Halloween during my freshman year in college in 1979 when a friend and I wore KKK outfits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 If I am a co-ed I pass out a flier with my personal google voice number on it and try to find the ladies and at least get pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 TO BE FAIR, THERE ARE FEW THINGS SCARIER THAN SOCIALISM: The Department of Energy Wants You to Dress Your Kids Up in ‘Energy-Themed’ Costumes for ‘Energyween,’ and if you’re their mom, Hillary would like you to dress up in her most historic costumes. But before heading out, make sure all those costumes have been vetted by the Central Halloween Costume Sensitivity Scrutinizer! Because, you know, you wouldn’t want to scare someone on Halloween without first giving them a trigger warning, right? Trigger treat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 TO BE FAIR, THERE ARE FEW THINGS SCARIER THAN SOCIALISM: The Department of Energy Wants You to Dress Your Kids Up in ‘Energy-Themed’ Costumes for ‘Energyween,’ But there's absolutely no fat to be cut out of the federal budget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevbeau Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 So much for Bapman & Rubber...my college go to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepthefaith Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 TO BE FAIR, THERE ARE FEW THINGS SCARIER THAN SOCIALISM: The Department of Energy Wants You to Dress Your Kids Up in ‘Energy-Themed’ Costumes for ‘Energyween,’ I'm surprised the DOE isn't calling for a ban on candles in pumpkins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keukasmallies Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 To support the Teal Pumpkin theme we'll be giving out plastic toy guns and rubber knives; no sugar there.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 So much for college being a time and a place for everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 So much for college being a time and a place for everything. It's still a time and a place for everything preapproved by the left wing morality police. Isn't that what the hippies fought so hard for in 60s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 One has to wonder what the left would do with all their free time if they were to stop trying put a label on everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakeYouToTasker Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 One has to wonder what the left would do with all their free time if they were to stop trying put a label on everyone. All they have left is manufactured outrage now that all of the real social problems have been solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azalin Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 This is some of the most ridiculous stuff I've read in a long time. Our lives must be pretty good if this is the crap people classify as social justice. I think I'll organize a group to counter the PC movement and call it the 'Up Yours' movement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 I'm pretty sure this isn't the best thread for this story, but it'll have to do. I won't go into too much detail about the specifics of the project, but yesterday I had a pretty funny meeting that kind of deals with this issue. I've been hired to come in and write a few scripts for a kid's show that they're trying to get greenlit for air. It's a fun concept and world and, outside of the creator, it's a group of people whom I've worked with before and will again in the future. All bright, all awesome at what they do, which is what made this all the more unexpected. The show in question has two female leads at the center. It's animated, and is only 11 minutes an episode which means each script is no more than 12-14 pages. For those out there who've never read a screenplay or are unfamiliar with the format, it's important to note that economy of language in scripts is everything. You only have so much room per page to get the story out, which forces you to be very precise with your language since you just don't have room to be literary or flowery (and since I'm prone to rambling, this goes double for my stuff). As such, there are times when you're writing action/description (stage directions essentially) writing 4 lines instead of 3, 2 instead of 1, can mean the difference between a script clocking in as 12 pages or 13. Sounds insane, but even a half a page over the limit can sink a script at the network or studio level. Often times execs won't even read a script if it's longer than they expect, they'll just assume something's wrong with it and send it back for rewrites. Page count matters that much most times. So, I get to work on this project, killing myself to deliver a good script (with an accelerate delivery schedule, I had days instead of the normal 2 weeks) that will help get this creator's show a green light. I turn in what I believed was a pretty darn good first draft and was awaiting notes from the showrunner and creator. No matter how good your draft is, there will always be notes. Some people are better than others at giving notes, so I'm used to getting all kinds of notes, good and bad. But I never got notes like these before. The number one note and comment I got was about my use of pronouns. Specifically my decision to describe the female leads occasionally as "the girls / our girls" in my action description. This was done purely for space and repetitive reasons, "the girls" = 9 characters compared to the 15 characters it takes to type out their full names. That's the difference often times between the action/description being one line versus two lines on the page. The note I got was VERY specific, addressing these characters as "our girls/the girls" was insulting to the creators because "they're just Emily and Betty" (not the real names). This didn't come from the network or the studio, but from the creators themselves. I explained my reasons, that it wasn't an attempt to make a political statement, just an effort to make the read better and more efficient. It gets REALLY repetitive to have every line of action description start with, "Emily and Betty race to the door". Breaking it up with the shorter, and still accurate "our girls, the girls" helps make the read better on top of making it shorter. This was met by accusations that I don't understand true diversity or what it means. Referring to the characters gender, even in action description (which, like stage directions, are NEVER seen / read by anyone in the audience, only the folks making the show) reduces their worth. Mind you, there are several male characters on the show whom I referred to as "the guys / our guys" for exactly the same reason -- they had NO problem with that use of pronouns. Needless to say I don't think I'm long for this particular gig. But in almost a decade of working in TV this is the first time I've ever had anything like this pop up. I found it more amusing than anything else... which the creators didn't take kindly to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 (edited) "If you can't shape up and fly right, Greggy... you will be MADE to care."™ [/LABF] We live in mad times I'm afraid. Mad times. Edited October 30, 2015 by Nanker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 "If you can't shape up and fly right, Greggy... you will be MADE to care."™ [/LABF] We live in mad times I'm afraid. Mad times. It's the truth. At least this wasn't coming from the network or studio. Once it infects the execs at that level, then I'm truly !@#$ed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 I think I'll organize a group to counter the PC movement and call it the 'Up Yours' movement. That group already exists. It goes by the name Trump for President. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepthefaith Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Well, there it is, Pumpkins and Halloween contribute to global warming. U F B. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/10/29/pumpkin-peril-federal-website-jack-olantern-warning-cites-climate-change/?intcmp=hpbt3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Well, there it is, Pumpkins and Halloween contribute to global warming. U F B. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/10/29/pumpkin-peril-federal-website-jack-olantern-warning-cites-climate-change/?intcmp=hpbt3 But if we convert them to biofuels and then burn them, they don't contribute. Uh...yeah. Someone want to map out that processing and energy chain, and see where the carbon goes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azalin Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 That group already exists. It goes by the name Trump for President. Well, it's time for another one then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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