Discontent Rumored Among Muppets. Strike Discussed. - Page 3

atawa · June 24, 2002, 22:17

Singha is from Thailand, and it is disgusting btw

Tuberski · June 24, 2002, 22:21

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Originally posted by atawa
Singha is from Thailand, and it is disgusting btw

That was actually the beer from Thailand I was trying to remember. San Miguel is from the Phillipines.

And yes it does suck,unless, like I said, that is all there is.

ColdWizard · June 24, 2002, 22:50

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Originally posted by rah
Damn, I though it was a trash markus thread.

RAH

of course not, that would violate forum rules

War4ever · June 24, 2002, 23:01

singha isn't that bad....not great not bad

Tuberski · June 24, 2002, 23:10

Ever tried it IN THailand?

Blech!

atawa · June 25, 2002, 05:47

You mean where they put full bottles on display in the sun?

Dank · June 25, 2002, 06:51

Beers garbage water.......lol.......if you must warp your mind use mother nature............

DrSpike · June 25, 2002, 08:54

lol, I wonder what Dank could mean.............

SlowwHand · June 25, 2002, 08:59

Ever had a beer with a crocodile on the label? Maybe Mamba? Disgusting.

War4ever · June 25, 2002, 10:02

no to both of you...i have not....but i have had red stripe from jamaica when it was warm......

gross!

DrSpike · June 25, 2002, 10:21

Red Stripe sucks donkey balls cold, so I sympathise.

ColdWizard · July 8, 2002, 20:55

muppet avatars are so lame...

if it weren't 3 times larger than the maximum size allowed, i'd use this:

Frank Johnson · July 9, 2002, 01:34

"Luke I am your tetitous, overused plot device."

Chris 62 · July 9, 2002, 11:49

They set a strike date yet?

Flatlander Fox · July 9, 2002, 13:59

Nope... But history shall repeat itself... Montreal will be in first place, and then they'll call off the season.

On Topic???: Anyone see the Weezer video with all the muppets? Now I associate muppets with Apoloyton.

SlowwHand · July 13, 2002, 09:18

Maybe now, Miss Piggy is sounding pretty good?

An HIV-Positive Muppet

An HIV-positive Muppet is moving into Sesame Street.
The character, who will be a five-year-old female, will be unveiled this September on the South African version of the show, called Takalani Sesame. The Muppet is still being designed and doesn't yet have a name or a color. She will interact with the show's other Muppets, including Elmo, in an attempt to overcome the myths that surround HIV and AIDS in a country where more than 10 percent of the population is infected.

The new addition to the Muppet roster was announced this week at the 14th International AIDS Conference in Barcelona by Sesame Street Workshop's vice president and senior adviser, Joel Schneider.

"This character will be fully a part of the community," Schneider tells Reuters. "She will have high self-esteem. Women are often stigmatized about HIV and we are providing a good role model as to how to deal with one's situation and how to interact with the community."

Although scripts are still being hammered out, officials at the South African Broadcasting Corporation, which airs the program, have a general idea of how the character will behave.

"It will have, in a childlike manner, open discussions about sexuality, HIV and AIDS, and death and dying," the broadcaster's Yvonne Kgame tells the Associated Press. "The reality is that children as young as they are affected very closely by HIV/AIDS. They experience death and dying of people very close to them."

South Africa has the world's largest population infected by HIV, with more than 4.7 million people living with the virus.

The HIV-educational outreach was initiated by Sesame Street in cooperation with South Africa's Department of Education, the South African Broadcasting Corporation and the U.S. Agency for International Development.

"Sesame Street works with all of its partners to develop content specific to that country and that's what we do broadcasters all over the world," says Sesame Street Workshop spokeswoman Beatrice Chow.

And for those parents worried that the children's show may be crossing the line into sex ed, Schneider says the subject matter would be handled like all serious topics with appropriate delicacy.

"Not every show will deal explicitly with HIV/AIDS," he tells Reuters. "We want to show that here is an HIV-positive member of our community who you can touch and interact with. We will be very careful to fashion our messages so they are appropriate to the age group. What do I do when I cut my finger? What do I do when you cut your finger? That sort of thing."

The show is no stranger to difficult themes, having taken on school-bullying, death and even the September 11 tragedy.

Sesame Street, which is broadcast in 70 countries, has no immediate plans to debut the character for American viewers. But it's possible she could turn up on other international editions of the show where AIDS education is needed.