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- 1337jared, on 10/12/2007, -0/+30It's nice of them to allow us to use our larger TVs... but I don't think anyone was actually going to listen to them anyways.
If you think about it, no one was going to use their 14" TV instead of their 72" 1080p TV, just because of what the NFL said. F*** that! - JavertHolmes, on 10/12/2007, -2/+27I've also heard word that the NFL has now OKed drinking more than two beers while watching the game, as well as allowing you to leave the television viewing area during one -- just one -- commercial break every two hours. I'm glad the NFL was able to make these compromises for us after the number of reports of people urinating themselves last year when the leaving limit was once every three hours. Maybe some day they will allow us to change the channel once the game has started.
- patience, on 10/12/2007, -1/+21"I'm going to charge all of my friends"
Two week later, somebody breaks into your house while you are working
and the TV is gone.
Dont charge your friends. - bitt3n, on 10/12/2007, -1/+18presumably people who bet a lot of money on the game
- aitf311, on 10/12/2007, -0/+16Got it right? Sounds like they corrected a wrong only because it was turning into a PR nightmare.
- DruminPatrick, on 10/12/2007, -3/+15@ erikf
Wonderful retort on the side of religion. - masamunecyrus, on 10/12/2007, -2/+12@erikf: What the hell? No one even remotely started religion-bashing.
- EchoAlpha, on 10/12/2007, -6/+15Jesus would sing the Bears' fight song.
- bitt3n, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10post your address pls
hopefully it will get dugmirrored. - rkzda, on 10/12/2007, -2/+10Most churches have projectors, and why not? It would be fun. No beer, but most people going to it wouldn't be drinking otherwise anyway.
- iwannagofast, on 10/12/2007, -2/+10I plan on watching the game on my 100' 720p HD Projector. I am going to have friends over and charge for admission. I better pull down my Internet ads!! ; )
- jhbradl, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8It just bothers me that this is even an issue. Another example that corporate america is FUBAR.
- nesibus, on 10/12/2007, -2/+10He would supply never ending beer with chips and dip.
- PikeGranholm, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7This whole scam is a BRILLIANT way to make people feel rebellious about watching the Super Bowl and having a big TV. "Oh yeah? Screw you NFL, I'm going to....watch your game, including all the ads, AND buy a larger TV, and make you barrels of money!!"
Imagine if in 1990 the RIAA had said "You are not allowed to play CDs in a Sony Discman." This is like saying "Oh yeah, I'm going to go buy a CD, and a Discman, RIGHT NOW, and STICK IT TO THE MAN!"
As long as you're watching their advertising, you are still their bitch. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6 And so how do they suppose they would stop people from doing this?
The NFL is as lame as a legless duck! - diggsIt, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6You used the SB word. You're screwed,
- jsreid, on 10/12/2007, -5/+11"Maybe some day they will allow us to change the channel once the game has started."
now you're just pushing it too far... - JavertHolmes, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7Here's the real purpose of churches wanting to broadcast the football game:
http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=22677
....."Upchurch, of nearby Grapevine, was one of 10 people who was baptized during the third quarter after an evangelistic talk at halftime by Keith Harmon, student pastor at the Dallas/Fort Worth-area church."
So basically play on people's high manic state from watching the game and redirect the energy into a talk about Jesus. I'm all for religion, but this is not the way to convert people. This is playing on people's psychological weaknesses.
Also from the article:
.....“When parents find out we don’t play the commercials or watch the halftime show, most push their kids to come."
That's kind of an amusing contrast, considering people were talking about banning the sponsors if the NFL wouldn't let them air the game. - SirDaShadow, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5I don't understand why people get so upset about the NFL being like this....All they have to do is call the NFL and ask who their sponsors are and LET THE SPONSORS KNOW that the NFL is trying to scare its audience away...if you hit them where it hurts them the most maybe they'll think twice before they react like this.
- HoosbinPharteen, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4I should probably elaborate on the charging of friends.........the entire bar is stocked. Alcohol isn't free ya know, neither is 12 pizzas.
- aahpandasrun, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5Oh, but we still have to call it "the big game". Can't call it the super bowl or else the lawyers will jump down our throats
- pintomp3, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6check out jc's girls.
- leftfoot, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6108" LCD? I'm pretty sure you don't have $75,000 laying around.
Unless you mean a projector. - masgrada, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4No he's serious. It's a giiiiant Tv. For real.
- EmailAddress, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Why not charge admission fee?? If at a church or some other place, someone has to pay for the electricity and maintenance of the building as well as setup and maybe food and stuff.
Dictating how to view TV.... so silly.
no admission fee.... but they didnt say intermission fee, parking fee, sit on the couch fee, talking fee....................................... stupid stupid stupid. - dukeofhurl, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3ikickass, did you miss the joke or something?
- markjanet, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3In the spirit of the NFL, I, Mark, will ALLOW all of you to drive your cars tomorrow if you wish, without a fee paid to me. See, I claim this power arbitrarily, same as the NFL's claim is arbitrary.
- adml_shake, on 10/12/2007, -7/+10lol, thats just silly. Everyone knows that Jesus and Steven Colbert are Colts fans.
- HoosbinPharteen, on 10/12/2007, -9/+12ok well I never thought I'd say this but ***** the NFL. I'm going to charge all of my friends to watch on my 108" LCD I just bought. Super Bowl Party at my place. Diggers invited.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2And charging people for a buffet of snacks is not charging for the game. As long as admission to the game and access to the snacks are kept separately. It's all about manipulating the system.
- greatprojects, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Too late NFL, you already caught the bad rap for your idiotic stance on this. Yeah you need to protect your copyright and material, but you chose wrong on in this situation and just looked stupid. Trying to dip your fingers into the church coffers never looks good in the press. In this day and age you should be wanting people watching your material no matter how it happens...that is what your advertisers are paying for.
- CraigJ, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5I might have to convert to Christianity if that happens
- steepdecline, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Something tells me the NFL had no choice after the church in Indianapolis prohibited either team from using the "Hail Mary" in the 4th qtr.
see story -- http://bigbignews.net/2007/02/daily-update-feb-2-2007.html - dhulser, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2oh yeah, tell them sorry i didnt call... ;)
- seithon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1So.. you don't go out.. you don't stay in.. you do just hover and vibrate in the doorway or something ?
- spyd3rweb, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1just require that all guests 'buy' a chair at the door for exactly the admission fee you wish to charge. besides who is the NFL to say someone cant charge admission to help pay for a big ass tv.
- lindapuzhgena, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Really good. I'm not impressed. Not even a bit. http://fishtalks.blogspot.com
- po43292, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1depends if has wires, and that's not a hair question
- jsreid, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2@ikickass
oh, sorry, forgot this....
//sarcasm - dukeofhurl, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1oops
- jonnyx, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I don't know about you guys, but I'm loathe to believe anything WorldNetDaily reports on. Come on, these are the same bozos responsible for the "Soy is making kids 'gay'" nonsense. Just look at their homepage for more examples of their "journalistic integrity". The entire undercurrent of this story is one of "ZOMG TEH NFLS H8 JZUS". I swear to Christ, these people think everything is an act of persecution against Christians.
- Tweekster, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Um how about ignore the NFL and do whatever the hell you want.
They are control freaks, even if they tell you to do something, seriously and literally tell them to go screw themselves and they will back down in a heart beat.
They try to be big and tough but when it comes down to it, they cant do much about, the first time you just tell them to go to hell, they wont be back - thewump, on 10/12/2007, -6/+7Church attendance must be truly chronic if this is their latest ploy to fill the pews. Whats next? Strippers?
- proliance, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2David 2, Goliath 0.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2So much for keeping the sabbath day holy. Go Jesus Camp!!!
- SmokeChiba, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I used to work at my local movie theater in high school and we actually did show the Superbowl for an admission fee on one of our screens. I guess now not only what we did was illegal, but even more so since we were charging 7.00 bucks for a ticket and a free drink.
- Rufasevach, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1i'm glad those idiots saw the light.
- tastypastry, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Screw the Colts!
Go Bears!
Oh yea, and the NFL sucks. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1http://nathanhannig.com/the-green-bay-packers-and-the-chicago-bears-an-analytical-comparison/
I love this article - ff7jordan23, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1I payed 5 grand for a 62" television, I'm going to invite whoever the ***** I want over to watch the Superbowl regardless of what anyone says. If I want to charge people $5 to get in the door to "help pay for the food" (sarcasm), then I'm going to do just that. I payed for the cable I use, I payed for the television I use, I payed for the electricity it uses, and I payed for my house...I'll do whatever the ***** I want to and if the MPAA, RIAA, NFL, or anyone has a problem, they can kiss my hairy white ass!
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