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bigkahuna past-moderator Offline Posts: 3894 Delaware, USA Gender:	Mel Gibsons new movie Mar 23^rd, 2006 at 1:53pm Hey gang just wanted to let you know that Mel Gibson is coming out with a new movie about the Pre-Columbian Mayans. I think we should drop him afew letters to make sure that slingers are properly represented in the Mayan army and the opposition armies. Who knows we might get a technical advisor slot out of it.
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Taiki Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Don't tell my mom i'm here will you... Posts: 1255 belgium Gender:	Re: Mel Gibsons new movie Reply #1 - Mar 23^rd, 2006 at 2:12pm souds cool someone should make a note of this Who's good at formal letters fellas? come on speak up!
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Douglas_The_Black Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Hakkaa päälle! Posts: 3491 Salineville Ohio Gender:	Re: Mel Gibsons new movie Reply #2 - Mar 23^rd, 2006 at 5:06pm well we could make it so mel doesnt even try the movie if we let english do it. so maybe TS? he is pretty good at writeing
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Re: Mel Gibsons new movie
Reply #3 - Mar 23^rd, 2006 at 10:20pm

Ha, TS is certainly a good writer, but if he writes like he has with the political stuff I fear that they may not understand all of it. Unfortunately I have a lot of experience in writing formal letters, but perhpas this knowledge could be useful. If we got a list of points to make, I could weave them into a letter, and let you guys fix it up.

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Altay Senior Member Offline Romans 8 Posts: 447 Gibsonia, PA (USA) Gender:	Re: Mel Gibsons new movie Reply #4 - Mar 23^rd, 2006 at 10:23pm Quote: Unfortunately I have a lot of experience in writing formal letters Why is it unfortunate that you have experience in this? ???
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CanDo Interfector Viris Spurii Past Moderator Offline Posts: 1652 New England, USA Gender:	Re: Mel Gibsons new movie Reply #5 - Mar 24^th, 2006 at 1:03am most formal letters that I wrote were written against my will (parents or school forcing me). But in the end it has been very helpful. I suggest a collaborative effort, I honestly know nothing of Mayan slings, but if we can make a list of important information, I could help pull them all together.
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Arkanii Descens Offline Get back, I can sling! Posts: 230 Gender:	Re: Mel Gibsons new movie Reply #6 - Mar 24^th, 2006 at 4:43am The only leters i ever wrote where the one that let me miss sport
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Re: Mel Gibsons new movie
Reply #7 - Mar 24^th, 2006 at 3:17pm

Well if you guys are serious about doing this... I can volunteer to do what I can.

I am a student, I can try to speak to a professor about it, and maybe spend some time at a library. My time is a little limited, so first things first.
What information are we looking for?

Who were these people?
What type of slings and materials did they use?
When is this movie (Time frame) taking place?
etc.

We need to know what He is lookinging for, and if it is indeed applicable.

We need to be looking for answers to specific questions. Hopefully we can use this stuff to add to the Wiki or PG.

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Re: Mel Gibsons new movie
Reply #8 - Mar 24^th, 2006 at 10:33pm

I think whatever we do it has got to be done fast. I don't think a detailed letter with lots of information is needed, Mel doesn't have the time to read it anyway. Let's just state that slingers were an important part of the Mayan army and that there should be footage of them in the movie, if further information is need we are more than happy to help.

If we spent too much time deciding who should write and what should be written, chances are it'll be too late. Hollywood wouldn't change course once they start making the movie.

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chaosmage Senior Member Offline I love Slinging.org! Posts: 322	Re: Mel Gibsons new movie Reply #9 - Mar 24^th, 2006 at 11:47pm I think it's already too late. Usually by the time you see a preview, the movie has already been in production for more than a year. Most of the work left for the film is probibly being done in the editing room right now.
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english Ex Member	Re: Mel Gibsons new movie Reply #10 - Mar 25^th, 2006 at 6:21am I don't think there has been a preview, has there? Have you seen one? It's probably not too late. Even if it is, we may as well write something.
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slingbadger Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Don't Badger a Badger Posts: 3246 Akron NY Gender:	Re: Mel Gibsons new movie Reply #11 - Mar 25^th, 2006 at 11:40am From what I have seen of the movie, it does not portray the natives in a good light. Their main interest ( according to Mel) is capturing people for human sacrifice and cannibalism.
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Re: Mel Gibsons new movie
Reply #12 - Mar 25^th, 2006 at 2:17pm

Mel Gibson seems to have a thing about portraying people in a bad light, and as one of the offended groups, I can speak for us all and say, we don't like, Aussie. Insults the Jews (Passion of the Christ), the English (twice - Braveheart, The Patriot), and now the Mayans, for no obvious reasons. Why the English are Nazi rapists is unclear, and why the Jews seem extremely randomly vindictive, sticking out amongst the other randomly vindictive characters of the movie, is not explained.

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MammotHunter Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Give me a rock, a sling, and give me some room Posts: 1020 virginia, for now Gender:	Re: Mel Gibsons new movie Reply #13 - Mar 25^th, 2006 at 2:40pm I think it should be a collaborative effort, although I would volunteer myself to pen up a draft to which we all cold addd or edit as we see fit. I'm an English major right now, with a focus in Professional writing. And Uncle Mel owes me a favour for "that time." He knows what I mean.
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slingbadger Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Don't Badger a Badger Posts: 3246 Akron NY Gender:	Re: Mel Gibsons new movie Reply #14 - Mar 26^th, 2006 at 10:51am Well, this is from a man that has said, " I love my wife, but she's going to Hell for being a Protestant." He said this to the press, no less.
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