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**Posted:** Wed Dec 12, 2007 1:45 pm

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Leyton Stone

It's clear "Paramount" aren't going to help.

I've emailed & spoken on the phone to people @ their press office and was told that someone was on it as we spoke, to get me some answers and they'd email me.

That was 2hrs ago; you'd think that being as they work for Paramount, they'd have the answer I seeked by now... But perhaps they'll wait til start of the working day tomorrow being as I had to speak to people in the U.K office.

**Posted:** Wed Dec 12, 2007 2:00 pm

MisterMudd · Veteran Joined: 09 Dec 2007 Posts: 128

**Posted:** Wed Dec 12, 2007 2:04 pm

MisterMudd · Veteran Joined: 09 Dec 2007 Posts: 128

Sorry for the double post, but IMO:

"Swiss Army Knife" could be linked because it is a copyright issue. They may have intended to add realism to the blog by having hover-over referral ads or something. Also, the letters "S-A-K" may be capitalized because the trademarked Swiss Army Knives are always written that way.

$.02

**Posted:** Wed Dec 12, 2007 2:08 pm

Leyton Stone

**Posted:** Wed Dec 12, 2007 2:12 pm

Byahhh · Veteran Joined: 11 Dec 2007 Posts: 104

We're digging way to deep into this.
We need to look at whats given to us and combine them.

**Posted:** Wed Dec 12, 2007 2:13 pm

tigerbaby · Veteran Joined: 29 Oct 2007 Posts: 124

what about the swiss cheese we also keep seeing? think there is any relation to the swiss army knife
cheese army?

**Posted:** Wed Dec 12, 2007 2:14 pm

eliwein

Right, MisterMudd, if you don't mind, I'm gonna quote you:

**Posted:** Wed Dec 12, 2007 2:14 pm

MisterMudd · Veteran Joined: 09 Dec 2007 Posts: 128

**Posted:** Wed Dec 12, 2007 2:16 pm

Lee Grant

We've been focusing a lot on the listed items in the December "Tips for the Field" blog entry, but what about the paragraphs? IDK if you guys already discussed this, but that first paragraph is worded really weird to me:

"Many of you have written in and complained that when you get into a demonstration situation and it goes array, you often find yourself alone in a jail cell for hours or trapped outdoors with inadequate food, clothing, or hygiene options."

Demonstration situation? (why does it have to be a situation? Why couldn't he just say 'get involed in a demonstration?)
Array? (Is that kind of vocab necessary? Why not just say 'goes wrong'?)
EDIT: Trapped Outdoors? (how can you possibly be trapped outdoors???)
Often? (plural after saying 'a demonstration'?)

I don't know what I'm trying to decode here, but what I'm saying is that this paragraph in particular could have been said a lot simpler and a lot more clearly. As for the second small paragraph:

"To address this need, I've created a "Survival Kit" of essential items to take with you to any gathering, should you be captured or forced to flee society for several days."

Captured? (another wierd word...why not say arrested?)
Forced to Flee Society? (what kinda demonstration would force you to flee society???)

Maybe if I knew exactly where adn how they are demonstrating, this might make more sense. And lastly:

"I've been making pre-packaged "Survival Kits" of my own for distribution at Tidowave rallies. $30 per set. Please contact me on my cell for purchase."

There's a couple of contradictions here. 1) The "Survival Kits" are distributed at ralleys...so why do you have to call in advance to purchase? 2) From what I understand, if Randy is running the blog, then who is me? I pretty sure it's not Randy because Randy has the Green Mobile...not the "cell" (unless he has 2 phones Confused

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I know, that's a lot of questions, and maybe I'm jsut being unreasonably paranoid about the section, but a little clarification would put my soul to a little rest.