IllianaLancerContra Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 A modest proposal: There needs to be a 'percent of babies thrown' sub-caption under GE. The higher the percentage thrown, the more credit. Notice this percent-based approach work irregardless of number of babies attending, so long as there is at least one. And perhaps corps could rent 'stunt-babies' as a part of their souvenir sales, offering an additional income stream. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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garfield Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 (edited) Solution: Each corps stocks corps-branded soft baby doll toys at their souvie booth. You get one when you buy something or make a donation to the fuel fund. Take your baby in the stands with you and, at the appropriate point in your favorite show, you throw the baby on to the field. All the baby dolls are boxed up and counted at the end of each show, and the number is recorded. The dolls are returned to the corps souvie van to be sold again at the next show. "Giving the fans a vote" could all be done with phones, apps, and ipods, but actually throwing babies (dolls) would be a lot more fun. Extreme audience interaction. I wonder if some toy company would consider donating the dolls in exchange for their name printed along side the corps branding? Obviously, if you don't think fans should get a vote, never mind. EDIT: This is a joke, right? Edited September 8, 2012 by garfield 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IllianaLancerContra Posted September 8, 2012 Author Share Posted September 8, 2012 Solution: Each corps stocks corps-branded soft baby doll toys at their souvie booth. You get one when you buy something or make a donation to the fuel fund. Take your baby in the stands with you and, at the appropriate point in your favorite show, you throw the baby on to the field. All the baby dolls are boxed up and counted at the end of each show, and the number is recorded. The dolls are returned to the corps souvie van to be sold again at the next show. "Giving the fans a vote" could all be done with phones, apps, and ipods, but actually throwing babies (dolls) would be a lot more fun. Extreme audience interaction. I wonder if some toy company would consider donating the dolls in exchange for their name printed along side the corps branding? Obviously, if you don't think fans should get a vote, never mind. EDIT: This is a joke, right? Google "A Modest Proposal" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lincoln Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Solution: Each corps stocks corps-branded soft baby doll toys at their souvie booth. You get one when you buy something or make a donation to the fuel fund. Take your baby in the stands with you and, at the appropriate point in your favorite show, you throw the baby on to the field. All the baby dolls are boxed up and counted at the end of each show, and the number is recorded. The dolls are returned to the corps souvie van to be sold again at the next show. "Giving the fans a vote" could all be done with phones, apps, and ipods, but actually throwing babies (dolls) would be a lot more fun. Extreme audience interaction. I wonder if some toy company would consider donating the dolls in exchange for their name printed along side the corps branding? Obviously, if you don't think fans should get a vote, never mind. EDIT: This is a joke, right? I'm sure this would put the activity in the news. Left-leaning news sites: "People have the constitutional right to throw pretend babies!" Right-leaning news sites: "Throwing pretend babies will always lead to throwing real babies- this is an outrage!" 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garfield Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 I'm sure this would put the activity in the news. Left-leaning news sites: "People have the constitutional right to throw pretend babies!" Right-leaning news sites: "Throwing pretend babies will always lead to throwing real babies- this is an outrage!" Fox News "Fair and Balanced": "People have a constitutional right to throw real babies." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skevinp Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 (edited) I apologize for anyone who may have been offended by my misunderstanding of a previous post. Edited September 9, 2012 by skevinp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyboy Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Please Stop. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drumno5 Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 A modest proposal: There needs to be a 'percent of babies thrown' sub-caption under GE. The higher the percentage thrown, the more credit. Notice this percent-based approach works irregardless of number of babies attending, so long as there is at least one. "Irregardless" is not a real word. Peace, Fred O. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IllianaLancerContra Posted September 8, 2012 Author Share Posted September 8, 2012 "Irregardless" is not a real word. Peace, Fred O. well, it is not an integer word, either 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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