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Are Morrissey Fans The Silliest Petition Starters? - Rolling Stone

posted by davidt on Thursday July 12 2007, @11:00AM
ThinkOfMeKindlyLV writes:
One person's petition and we all get dragged into it... saw this story on Rolling Stone's Rock and Roll Daily.

Absolute rubbish!! Read on....

Are Morrissey Fans The Silliest Petition Starters? - Rolling Stone Rock & Roll Daily

Anyone who caught Morrissey on Late Show With David Letterman June 29 saw arguably the world’s most famous vegetarian get a little uncomfortable as the show’s host made a few too many references to spare ribs — and even munched on a plate of them. The Moz later referred to the show as “The David Butterball Show,” and now some easily offended fans have launched a petition that demands a boycott of the Show and an apology from Letterman.
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  • arguably the most famous vegetarian in the world? Most people I come across don't even know who he is...
    Anonymous -- Thursday July 12 2007, @11:18AM (#267822)
  • Don't fuck with Morrissey and his fans.

    ENOUGH SAID.

    Dior -- Thursday July 12 2007, @11:37AM (#267831)
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    • Re:Well by Anonymous (Score:0) Thursday July 12 2007, @11:47AM
  • Who the heck reads Rolling Stone anymore? Seriously, this magazine should have gone away with Omni.
    Anonymous -- Thursday July 12 2007, @12:21PM (#267854)
  • The Moz later referred to the show as “The David Butterball Show,”

    I often direct Butterball to a cute fat little baby.
    In this case well David Letterman Is a Huge bad Baby Heuy! heehee...
    http://monsterfm.com/927/images/Baby%20Huey.GIF

    Oh Its all about publicity is all...
    It just is a fact that reaches the chore.

    Morrissey is so cool about it..
    Why shouldn't his fans be to.. he can deal with it...
    Who's the daddy!?**

    I wish you the best Mr Morrissey.

    Marisela -- Thursday July 12 2007, @12:23PM (#267856)
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  • you silly petition wankers
    Anonymous -- Thursday July 12 2007, @01:03PM (#267866)
  • Yes Morrissey fans are a little ridiculous when it comes to stuff like this. David Letterman is great. It was purely coincidence. Dave has been doing bits like that for years. He used to give out canned hams to the crowd and it was funny.

    Most of the world are not vegetarians. Also to the guy who said Morrissey is the worlds most famous vegetarian, I think you might've forgotten about Paul McCartney.

    Look I love Morrissey. I can't wait to see him in 12 days in AC, but boycotting Letterman is just fricken silly. What are you going to watch Republican friendly Jay Leno???? Give me a break!
    Mozzer232 -- Thursday July 12 2007, @01:19PM (#267871)
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  • Would viewers of the show let us know if David Letterman gets wind of this and happens to refer to it on his show any time soon please?
    goinghome -- Thursday July 12 2007, @02:56PM (#267896)
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  • As if Morrissey fans need any more help looking like naive children, we get some psycho-bitch to make us appear even more out of the loop.
    Anonymous -- Thursday July 12 2007, @03:04PM (#267900)
  • What is the Favourite chocolate of a Morrissey Fan? Fruit & Nuts! He he heee...
    Anonymous -- Thursday July 12 2007, @03:36PM (#267913)
  • Hey let's stand outside Letterman's studio with pickett signs!!!

    Who's in??
    Anonymous -- Thursday July 12 2007, @05:54PM (#267939)
  • I hate that people are now generalizing that all Moz fans are flakes who protest against talk show hosts who eat meat.
    djmo -- Thursday July 12 2007, @10:17PM (#267977)
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  • Letterman has been doing meaty comedy for years. If this offends vegetarians, they should have stopped watching Letterman long before Morrissey expressed his displeasure. The real problem is not that some Morrissey fans feel strongly about vegetarianism. It's that more than a handful of these fans have no mind of their own and think that starting a petition to boycott Letterman simply because The Leader is unhappy is not the same as donning "I'm with stupid" T-shirts at their next Moz concert. Rolling Stone is not painting a vulgar picture; we just have some ugly fans.

    Meatless in Seattle,
    Melly Mel
    Anonymous -- Friday July 13 2007, @02:58PM (#268087)
    • Re:Followers by Mozzer232 (Score:1) Friday July 13 2007, @11:58PM
  • And damned proud of it too! Viva Swallowneck!!! And his swallow tatoo that looks more like a budgeriger!!
    Anonymous -- Saturday July 14 2007, @07:54PM (#268169)
  • Okay, I agree, what Letterman did was ridiculous. I watched, and I was SHOCKED, because I knew Moz would be, and I knew fans would go apeshit. I don't blame him, and I don't blame them. But to create a petition is ridiculous. How was Letterman supposed to know people would get offended? He didn't actually do it to BE OFFENSIVE. I'm not trying to take sides here, but really. This is way too silly.
    andreatobrazil <[email protected]> -- Sunday July 15 2007, @01:58AM (#268197)
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    • Re:Well... by dbowie (Score:1) Tuesday July 17 2007, @06:55AM
  • Rolling Stone stopped having any credibility around the mid seventies.

    It's just a tedious rag for old hippies to dip into between joints.
    Anonymous -- Sunday July 15 2007, @03:57PM (#268273)
  • ... petitions. Hasn't anyone read the second part of the text?
    Which names quite a few sillier petitions and so answers the question put in the title with a definite "no" :)

    I still think this petition is quite silly, but then, if people take offense they should be allowed to say so.

    secret -- Thursday August 02 2007, @04:52AM (#270490)
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