Fuel for ambulances, fire trucks, police, trains, ships, hospitals, heat when it’s freezing, cooling when it’s hot, non-essential stuff like that. People’s clothes are made of petrochemicals, flooring, piping, insulation,…
Real fuel for real cars? Today, that means plugging my electric car into solar panels. We’ve come a long way since 1990 — no need to invade Iraq for sunbeams! (Renewable energy is homeland security.)
Thank you APOLLO* the sun god!
*known by various other names through history around the world: Egypt (Ra), Greece (Apollo or Helios), Rome (Sol invictus). Vikings (Sól), India (Surya), Japan (Amaterasu), Navajo (Tsohanoai), Inca (Inti), Mayan (Kinich Ahau), Aztecs (Huitzilopochtli)
George Carlin on the Sun God: https://youtu.be/B4diugMg5kQ
In fairness, one small part of their mission was to protect American civilians from the very real probability of Saddam invading and attacking the Aramco facilities, including three towns with several thousand American inhabitants. I remember my sister telling me about watching wave after wave of Air Force planes coming in, and wishing she could hang out her office window and wave an American flag at them. And later during the conflict, SCUDS were aimed at the Aramco towns. So as much as I agree that, yeah, we went to war to protect OUR vested interest in Saudi oil…our military may very well have saved my sister’s life.
The Stone Age did not end because of a lack of stone. It ended because bronze tools became cheaper.” The Oil Age will end, not because we run out of oil, but when a cheaper energy source becomes widely available.
Rosette almost 6 years ago
Even Mike can’t watch.
BE THIS GUY almost 6 years ago
This commercial will only be broadcast at late at night.
David Huie Green YouSupportWhatYouDoNotOppose almost 6 years ago
Fuel for ambulances, fire trucks, police, trains, ships, hospitals, heat when it’s freezing, cooling when it’s hot, non-essential stuff like that. People’s clothes are made of petrochemicals, flooring, piping, insulation,…
DD Wiz Premium Member almost 6 years ago
Real fuel for real cars? Today, that means plugging my electric car into solar panels. We’ve come a long way since 1990 — no need to invade Iraq for sunbeams! (Renewable energy is homeland security.)
Thank you APOLLO* the sun god!
*known by various other names through history around the world: Egypt (Ra), Greece (Apollo or Helios), Rome (Sol invictus). Vikings (Sól), India (Surya), Japan (Amaterasu), Navajo (Tsohanoai), Inca (Inti), Mayan (Kinich Ahau), Aztecs (Huitzilopochtli)
George Carlin on the Sun God: https://youtu.be/B4diugMg5kQ
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member almost 6 years ago
Surprising to hear BD grousing about the use of military force, for any reason.
Will this experience be the one that drives Mike out of advertising? Might it also start Boopsie on her path to leaving show biz?
Anters55 almost 6 years ago
And the soldier in the background of panel 2 – would that be the character who eventually became Ray?
Diat60 almost 6 years ago
Poor Boopsie – she’s going to be SO conflicted after reading that letter.
summerdog86 almost 6 years ago
Stroke the hood ornament with what part?
mourdac Premium Member almost 6 years ago
Not as sexy as a model in a wet T shirt smashing a cheeseburger against the windshield. Andrews needs to do better to get his message across.
Zuria Premium Member almost 6 years ago
In fairness, one small part of their mission was to protect American civilians from the very real probability of Saddam invading and attacking the Aramco facilities, including three towns with several thousand American inhabitants. I remember my sister telling me about watching wave after wave of Air Force planes coming in, and wishing she could hang out her office window and wave an American flag at them. And later during the conflict, SCUDS were aimed at the Aramco towns. So as much as I agree that, yeah, we went to war to protect OUR vested interest in Saudi oil…our military may very well have saved my sister’s life.
carlzr almost 6 years ago
We got so serious about oil we invented fracking. Now we are an exporter not an importer.
Sailor46 USN 65-95 almost 6 years ago
The Stone Age did not end because of a lack of stone. It ended because bronze tools became cheaper.” The Oil Age will end, not because we run out of oil, but when a cheaper energy source becomes widely available.
bakana almost 6 years ago
The sad part is that all the Oil used by America is produced right here in the good old USA.
The stuff we get from Other Countries is brought here and refined into products the oil companies then sell to Other Countries.
It’s not so much a “War For Oil” as it is a “War For Oil Company Profits.”
Our US Army sends troops to die while stealing the oil and Exxon & BP pocket the cash.