[GCFL-discuss] tsunami victim count

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Yes I remember, now we are starting to get body counts,  just like we did back in the 60s and 70s, only they are our own instead if the other side. 

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  From: gcfl-discuss at gcfl.net 
  To: Shirley Heit 
  Cc: Discussion of the Good, Clean Funnies List 
  Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 12:54 PM
  Subject: [GCFL-discuss] tsunami victim count


  Sorry if I sound a little morbid. 

  Does anyone remember when they used to count traffic deaths on holiday weekends?
  They haven't done it in ages, probably because drunken driving is way down from the 60s & 70s, thanks in part to organizations like MADD, public awareness, and changes in the laws.  Also traffic fatalities in general are down because of seatbelts and airbags.

  In any case, back then, a big topic in the news over holiday weekends was a running count of how many traffic fatalities there were so far, and predictions as to high the count was going to go.  500 was common.  Do you guys remember this?

  Anyway, MAD magazine (what me worry) once did a parody of this where they had a Jerry Lewis type telethon begging people to contribute to the cause (the death count).  

  The reason this comes to mind is that the way the news media keep focusing on how many casualties there have been in South Asia, and how many there might be, reminds me of those counts.


  greenBubble 

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