[Previous entry: "Blowing Your Mind"] [Main Index] [Next entry: "How We Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Government"] 10/18/2001 Entry: "Just Say Yes" Just Say Yes I got the latest issue of Harpers Magazine and was kind of shocked at a transcript that I read of a speech given at a WTO conference that suggested that globalization is more economically efficient than pre-Civil War slavery, and that the U.S. Civil War was a waste of time because eventually slavery would have been replaced by overseas labor, which is cheaper. I should have read the intro to the piece, because it turns out the speech, which was widely praised by conference attendees, was a prank pulled by "Hank Hardy Unruh" of The Yes Men, a group that runs a WTO parody site and were accidentally invited to speak by unsuspecting/idiotic conference organizers. Here is the Yes Men's take on how things went. (Links via Boing Boing. Replies: 2 comments Heh heh heh. What an inspired prank! I thought the fact that the organizers praised the speech repeatedly was the icing on the cake. Reminds me of how my friend and I used to get backstage at all kinds of events in Daytona Beach, FLA just because we wore suits and had made-up badges or clipboards and acted like we knew what we were doing... Posted by MisterX @ 10/18/2001 10:22 PM EST Dear Yesmen, I thought that Frank Hardy Unruh's 'performance' at the Tampere conference was excellent, particularly his remarkable gold suit. I am interested in getting a similar gold lycra suit made or bought for wearing in performance, clubbing, etc. that I do. Where did Frank Hardy Unruh get his suit? Did he have to get it specially made, from special type of lycra; considering that he had to have the giant penis attached to it? I would be keen on finding out how I can get a similar one made, except without the giant penis! I would also be using it for a Drag Act which I am perfecting. Hoping someone can help with my request. Cheers, Dan Kahn. Sheffield, England. Phone 0044 7970 928 198. Posted by Dan Kahn @ 12/04/2001 04:01 PM EST Add A New Comment Name E-Mail (optional) Homepage (optional) Comments

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