PETA threatened with legal action for on-line game (Hurl snowballs at Sarah Palin!)

[derby378]

Want to play the game? Here's the link!

http://www.peta.org/feat/HolidaySnowballFight/index.aspx

This morning, PETA's Policy Department received a Scrooge-like phone call from someone purporting to be from Gov. Sarah Palin's office threatening legal action against us if we don't play ball—or, actually, stop playing ball. Why are Ms. Palin's peeps so mad at PETA? Well, if you've played our Holiday Snowball Fight game recently, you may know. The game asks players to pick up a virtual snowball and take aim at 2008's biggest animal foes, from Colonel Sanders to the Trollsen twins to Alaska's own Sarah Palin. But guess what, Sarah? We've checked with our legal team, and they say that it's "protected parody," or "fair game"—so the game stays! After all, we're throwing snowballs, not shoes...

Though this game is just a bit of harmless payback, Palin's real-life hunting habit is no joke. Palin not only guns down big moose but also supports aerial hunting of wolves—she even proposed putting a bounty of $150 on their heads. Wolves aren't even overpopulated in Alaska. The sole reason for the bounty would be to boost the numbers of moose and elk so that hunters will have more living targets for their blood sport. Pathetic.

http://blog.peta.org/archives/2008/12/palin_to_peta_d.php

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

1. This would be the equivalent of burning an effigy.

It's protected speech.

[Joe the Liberal]

2. Lol.....

I like their response. :rofl:

[ColbertWatcher]

3. They must have changed it!

The only celebrities I see are Donna Karan, Madonna and the "Trollson" Twins (LOL!)

[derby378]

7. You have to make it all the way to Level 4

Then you get to pelt Caribou Barbie with the white stuff. Watch out for the reindeer!

[ColbertWatcher]

8. LEVEL FOUR! Damn, I can't get past level 1! n/t

[derby378]

9. Patience, grasshopper...

Concentrate. Focus power.

This is what I get for growing up with Colecovision... :rofl:

[ColbertWatcher]

12. I have a problem with controlling my mouse on flash games. n/t

[nc4bo]

4. Wah. Sarah's at the very end *snicker* nt

[ColbertWatcher]

6. Damn, I'm not fast enough! n/t

[uppityperson]

5. k&r, now off to play it. Too funny.

[derby378]

10. You know what would be even better?

What's the Governor doing out in the snow wearing only a bikini and a sash? It would be fun if each snowball hit turned her skin blue and made her teeth chatter.

:evilgrin:

[KamaAina]

11. You know what would be even betterer?

Throw $150,000 shoes at her instead of snowballs! :P

[derby378]

13. That was probably discussed at the PETA offices

Still, you know that chill you get when you're hit by a snowball and somehow a litle of the snow slips down beneath your jeans? I think snowballs are just fine for this game.

[Dennis Donovan]

14. Woohoo! I just scored 1140!

I whapped Palin and the Zombie Heston GOOD!:rofl:

(it's much easier to play on a pen tablet laptop...;))

[derby378]

15. Hey, nice going!

Happy Holidays, everyone...! :hi:

[Dennis Donovan]

16. Thanks! Happy Holidays. Derby!

:hi:

[awoke_in_2003]

19. "I whapped Palin and the Zombie Heston GOOD"

But Col. Sanders brings more points.

[Dennis Donovan]

20. Yeah, but I kinda like KFC...

Yum!:9

[awoke_in_2003]

21. I enjoy that guilty pleasure

myself.

[MercutioATC]

17. FINALLY got to Palin....

...try it with a laptop touchpad...

[Pastiche423]

18. How many points does it take to reach level 4?