> I think the point of Operation Life Saver, is that teaching kids
> about the dangers of RR crossings and trying to beat a train
That's an important message, and I totally support it.
> As for the commercials, while funny in context, I think also
> shows that you beat the train you win. Or as in the Gumout
> one, you still live, only get dragged.
Would they also believe you can drive your car underwater? Drop a ton of bricks on it without harming it? Drive your SUV to the Artic circle? Drive at high speeds down city streets? Getting out of your SUV and confronting a bear? I've seen all of these in the last few days.
I'm not saying what they portray is good, obviously it's not. All I'm saying is that if we protest these unsafe acts, why aren't we protesting all of the other unsafe stuff they show in car commercials?
> I know personally of someone immitating a scene from some
> movie that had a knife scene in it... they saw it and in the
> drunken state wanted to re-create it
So we should ban knife scenes? Gun fights too obviously. And car chases. Fist fights. Martial arts movies would obviously have to go... So where do you stop? Are we left watching Disney cartoons? Wait, there's violence in those too...
I'm sorry, instead making the world safe for stupid/foolish/drunk people, I suggest we try to educate folks enough that they have the common sense not to try and leap off a tall building just because Superman does it, or leap off a clip and expcet to walk away like the Coyote in the RoadRunner cartoon.
> Maybe if people were more responsable, either the commercials
< or the ones watching, we wouldn't have issues.
Now you're on the right track. (but watch out for trains...)
> Now as for the beer and supermodel thing, I think they say
> if you drink enough beer, your beer goggles should create a
< supermodel by the end of the night.
Please, for your own good, watch the following brief training film:
http://members.aol.com/matt999h/beer.htm
"BEER IS GOOD FOR YOU? - Inspired by a horrific 'incident' on a Friday night, a
reminder to all men about the dangers of drinking beer."