Galen Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 Oh, I agree on that...I just don't see how an ISP has any right to stop a person from being stupid, unless what they are doing is illegal. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> To paraphrase Pompey the Great, "Don't quote laws to me, we carry petitions" I'm sure that if the petition site (not the ISP in this instance) WERE to tell me the emails of the person(s) responsible for spamming the petition, said person(s) could have grounds for a suit... That is, if they cared to come forward and admit that they were attempting to invalidate a petition with multiple false signatures... ^0^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 Why use a petition when you can just use peanuts? http://ask.yahoo.com/ask/20050720.html What is a "peanut gallery" and why shouldn't it comment? Wendie Green Bay, Wisconsin Dear Wendie: The peanut gallery has long been a source of unsolicited commentary. Once upon a time performers played to it (instead of telling it to hush up). Times change, but one thing remains the same -- the audience in the cheap seats may feel little compunction about keeping their opinions to themselves. The phrase "peanut gallery" dates back to 1888 in American theaters. The least costly tickets for the show were seats in the back and at the top. Being in the rear didn't keep the less-affluent patrons from being heard -- especially not in the intimate settings of Victorian theater. Oh, and did we mention a snack often eaten in these seats? Yep, peanuts. When this section of the audience didn't like the scene on stage, they would heckle the actors and throw peanuts. So "peanut gallery" came to mean, not just the cheap seats, but the rowdy, obnoxious folks who couldn't keep their mouths shut during a performance. In earlier days, those on stage tried to appease the peanut gallery so as to avoid the salty missiles. Over time, performers have gotten a bit less accommodating. In the 1950s, the children's TV show Howdy Doody had its own peanut gallery composed of small children. This usage seems more closely linked to the slang of "peanut" for something or someone small and inconsequential. That's probably another reason they shouldn't comment. Sorry, I just thought this was funny and informative. I had no idea what the idiom meant. No offense meant by this at all. I'm less afluent than most people, so if anybody would be in a drum corps peanut gallery, it would be me. :lolhit: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted July 22, 2005 Author Share Posted July 22, 2005 oh look more trolls. sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 I wasn't trolling, I promise. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted July 22, 2005 Author Share Posted July 22, 2005 i never considered you...you say what needs to be said and claim what you said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted July 23, 2005 Author Share Posted July 23, 2005 yayay some legit sigs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 By diggers this is modern evil here in 2019 I tell ya! We need to get those darn amps outa DCI. Go to the top of this thread and click on the link and sign the darn thing!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Why on earth was this brought back to life? Mods, please close. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 8 minutes ago, Galen said: Why on earth was this brought back to life? Mods, please close. It was brought back up in sarcastic response to the "we must boycott DCI until real drum corps returns". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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