Current Events > Seuss' estate banning those books was a stroke of genius

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YourLovelyTina 04/10/21 4:30:38 PM #1:	it's crazy how much press they got and how much their sales skyrocketed see: the Streisand effect https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Streisand_effect --- CONGRATULATIONS! You have saved your lovely Tina. Yattane Takahashi! <cite>YourLovelyTina posted [p:952685037] in Seuss' est... [t:79398460]...</cite> <quote>it's crazy how much press they got and how much their sales skyrocketed see: the Streisand effect https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Streisand_effect </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CouldBeAnAlt 04/10/21 4:31:22 PM #2:	They didn't "ban" them --- Fithos lusec wecos vinosec she/her <cite>CouldBeAnAlt posted [p:952685062] in Seuss' est... [t:79398460]...</cite> <quote>They didn't "ban" them </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ledbowman 04/10/21 4:32:25 PM #3:	CouldBeAnAlt posted... They didn't "ban" them yes they did. it was in the news like a month ago --- pisces <cite>ledbowman posted [p:952685100] in Seuss' est... [t:79398460]...</cite> <quote>CouldBeAnAlt posted... </cite> <quote>They didn't "ban" them</quote>yes they did. it was in the news like a month ago </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
IShall_Run_Amok 04/10/21 4:34:54 PM #4:	Cons got played. --- Its the wrong one! I want the house I saw on the television! <cite>IShall_Run_Amok posted [p:952685192] in Seuss' est... [t:79398460]...</cite> <quote>Cons got played. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheOtherMike 04/10/21 4:35:38 PM #5:	ledbowman posted... yes they did Pulling unpopular books from print is not "banning." <cite>TheOtherMike posted [p:952685212] in Seuss' est... [t:79398460]...</cite> <quote>ledbowman posted... </cite> <quote>yes they did</quote> Pulling unpopular books from print is not "banning." </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ledbowman 04/10/21 4:45:06 PM #6:	TheOtherMike posted... Pulling unpopular books from print is not "banning." your playing word games. they prohibited you from buying the books from them. aka banned --- pisces <cite>ledbowman posted [p:952685510] in Seuss' est... [t:79398460]...</cite> <quote>TheOtherMike posted... </cite> <quote>Pulling unpopular books from print is not "banning."</quote>your playing word games. they prohibited you from buying the books from them. aka banned </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The23rdMagus 04/10/21 4:46:33 PM #7:	ledbowman posted... your playing word games. they prohibited you from buying the books from them. aka banned New Coke got discontinued too. Is it banned? --- ~Drewnami~ A beacon of Light from a burning screen. <cite>The23rdMagus posted [p:952685549] in Seuss' est... [t:79398460]...</cite> <quote>ledbowman posted... </cite> <quote>your playing word games. they prohibited you from buying the books from them. aka banned</quote>New Coke got discontinued too. Is it banned? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
IShall_Run_Amok 04/10/21 4:46:35 PM #8:	Why is @ledbowman trying to make book banning so innocuous? --- Its the wrong one! I want the house I saw on the television! <cite>IShall_Run_Amok posted [p:952685551] in Seuss' est... [t:79398460]...</cite> <quote>Why is @ledbowman trying to make book banning so innocuous? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ledbowman 04/10/21 4:48:02 PM #9:	The23rdMagus posted... New Coke got discontinued too. Is it banned? effectively yes --- pisces <cite>ledbowman posted [p:952685596] in Seuss' est... [t:79398460]...</cite> <quote>The23rdMagus posted... </cite> <quote>New Coke got discontinued too. Is it banned?</quote>effectively yes </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ledbowman 04/10/21 4:49:53 PM #10:	IShall_Run_Amok posted... Why is @ledbowman trying to make book banning so innocuous? because i am a fascist --- pisces <cite>ledbowman posted [p:952685654] in Seuss' est... [t:79398460]...</cite> <quote>IShall_Run_Amok posted... </cite> <quote>Why is @ledbowman trying to make book banning so innocuous?</quote>because i am a fascist </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 04/10/21 4:51:41 PM #11:	ledbowman posted... your playing word games. they prohibited you from buying the books from them. aka banned No they didn't. They just made a public announcement of discontinuation, while likely setting up a clandestine ebay account. If not, they really should. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:952685716] in Seuss' est... [t:79398460]...</cite> <quote>ledbowman posted... </cite> <quote>your playing word games. they prohibited you from buying the books from them. aka banned</quote>No they didn't. They just made a public announcement of discontinuation, while likely setting up a clandestine ebay account. If not, they really should. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AlmightyCheeks 04/10/21 4:52:24 PM #12:	Moar liek a "woke" of genius! --- Gamertag: ALMIGHTY CHEEKS <cite>AlmightyCheeks posted [p:952685741] in Seuss' est... [t:79398460]...</cite> <quote>Moar liek a "woke" of genius! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Master_Bass 04/10/21 4:53:31 PM #13:	IShall_Run_Amok posted... Cons got played. --- Many Bothans died to bring you this post. <cite>Master_Bass posted [p:952685768] in Seuss' est... [t:79398460]...</cite> <quote>IShall_Run_Amok posted... </cite> <quote>Cons got played.</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
IShall_Run_Amok 04/10/21 4:56:59 PM #14:	ledbowman posted... because i am a fascist Well I wasn't prepared for that one. --- Its the wrong one! I want the house I saw on the television! <cite>IShall_Run_Amok posted [p:952685884] in Seuss' est... [t:79398460]...</cite> <quote>ledbowman posted... </cite> <quote>because i am a fascist</quote>Well I wasn't prepared for that one. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Anteaterking 04/10/21 4:58:50 PM #16:	ledbowman posted... your playing word games. they prohibited you from buying the books from them. aka banned Most books aren't printed indefinitely. --- http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b136/Anteaterking/scan00021.jpg http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b136/Anteaterking/scan00021.jpg <cite>Anteaterking posted [p:952685957] in Seuss' est... [t:79398460]...</cite> <quote>ledbowman posted... </cite> <quote>your playing word games. they prohibited you from buying the books from them. aka banned</quote> Most books aren't printed indefinitely. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheOtherMike 04/10/21 5:00:39 PM #17:	ledbowman posted... your playing word games. they prohibited you from buying the books from them. aka banned Keep being wrong. Also, "your" denotes ownership. You wanted to use "you're," the contraction for "you are." You're welcome. <cite>TheOtherMike posted [p:952686030] in Seuss' est... [t:79398460]...</cite> <quote>ledbowman posted... </cite> <quote>your playing word games. they prohibited you from buying the books from them. aka banned</quote> Keep being wrong. Also, "your" denotes ownership. You wanted to use "you're," the contraction for "you are." You're welcome. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The23rdMagus 04/11/21 12:08:59 AM #18:	ledbowman posted... effectively yes Interesting. Are you in favor of private businesses being told to produce and sell things that they don't want to? --- ~Drewnami~ A beacon of Light from a burning screen. <cite>The23rdMagus posted [p:952700609] in Seuss' est... [t:79398460]...</cite> <quote>ledbowman posted... </cite> <quote>effectively yes</quote>Interesting. Are you in favor of private businesses being told to produce and sell things that they don't want to? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
creativerealms 04/11/21 12:11:48 AM #19:	Yeah the right not knowing which books were removed or knowing who removed them bought Seuss books like crazy. It was.funny. Then Ted Cruz signed green eggs and ham. That was just sad. --- Occam's razor: The simplest solution (answer) is most likely the right one <cite>creativerealms posted [p:952700682] in Seuss' est... [t:79398460]...</cite> <quote>Yeah the right not knowing which books were removed or knowing who removed them bought Seuss books like crazy. It was.funny. Then Ted Cruz signed green eggs and ham. That was just sad. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hayame Zero 04/11/21 12:15:43 AM #20:	creativerealms posted... Yeah the right not knowing which books were removed or knowing who removed them bought Seuss books like crazy. It was.funny. You couldn't find hardly any of them for a little while because they bought ALL of them up. They thought they were all being discontinued and expected to resell them. Some dumbass scalper out there is probably sitting on hundreds of copies of Green and Eggs and Ham. Probably next to all their physical Cyberpunk copies. --- ...I think I'm done here... <cite>Hayame Zero posted [p:952700768] in Seuss' est... [t:79398460]...</cite> <quote>creativerealms posted... </cite> <quote>Yeah the right not knowing which books were removed or knowing who removed them bought Seuss books like crazy. It was.funny.</quote>You couldn't find hardly any of them for a little while because they bought ALL of them up. They thought they were all being discontinued and expected to resell them. Some dumbass scalper out there is probably sitting on hundreds of copies of Green and Eggs and Ham. Probably next to all their physical Cyberpunk copies. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnholyMudcrab 04/11/21 12:16:41 AM #21:	If they did it intentionally to boost sales, that's like the opposite of the Streisand effect. --- https://imgur.com/VeNBg https://imgur.com/gd5jC8q https://imgur.com/PKIy7 https://imgur.com/3p29JqP <cite>UnholyMudcrab posted [p:952700790] in Seuss' est... [t:79398460]...</cite> <quote>If they did it intentionally to boost sales, that's like the opposite of the Streisand effect. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
kingdrake2 04/11/21 12:40:10 AM #22:	ledbowman posted... effectively yes confirmed. if a soda gets axed it's banned. coke blak = banned pepsi blue = banned crystal pepsi = banned. brought back and then banned again. --- Explorers In The Further Regions Of Experience, demons to some, Angels To Others: Pinhead <cite>kingdrake2 posted [p:952701352] in Seuss' est... [t:79398460]...</cite> <quote>ledbowman posted...</cite> <quote>effectively yes</quote> confirmed. if a soda gets axed it's banned. coke blak = banned pepsi blue = banned crystal pepsi = banned. brought back and then banned again.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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creativerealms 04/11/21 3:55:33 AM #24:	So the greatest snack food ever, Andy Capp's Salsa fries were banned? --- Occam's razor: The simplest solution (answer) is most likely the right one <cite>creativerealms posted [p:952705033] in Seuss' est... [t:79398460]...</cite> <quote>So the greatest snack food ever, Andy Capp's Salsa fries were banned? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Turbam 04/11/21 4:09:53 AM #25:	I can't believe that Nintendo really banned Mario --- ~snip (V)_(;,;)_(V) snip~ I'm just one man! Whoa! Well, I'm a one man band! https://imgur.com/p9Xvjvs <cite>Turbam posted [p:952705188] in Seuss' est... [t:79398460]...</cite> <quote>I can't believe that Nintendo really banned Mario </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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