Harrison Ford Feels Gaia’s Pain
April 25th, 2008 - 2:08 pm
Let’s file this under the “More Money Than Sense” category:
Harrison Ford, whose fourth Indiana Jones movie is coming out next month, had his hairy chest waxed to make a statement about the environment.
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In an effort to showcase the pain involved in deforestation, Harrison willingly subject himself to the painful process of stripping his chest of all its follicles.
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… it was Harrison’s hope that his trip to the salon might just shock people into thinking green.
Which, you know, is dumb enough all by itself. But look at that photo again. What is he doing with his right hand?
Yep, that is the stupidest thing I have heard in a good long time. And in case you hadn’t noticed the world is packed to the rafters with stupid…
Didn’t Stephen say lately he brought you on board to class up the joint? And then you post this? How am I ever going to wash my brain out with soap?
Argh.
Between this an Lileks today, I’m starting to have some serious concerns about this next Indiana Jones movie.
Does this mean that I can use shaving my legs as a energy-saving write off on next years taxes?
I really didn’t want to know that.
Darn you anyhow.
(I finally figured out it was “Earth Week”. I thought something had gone seriously wrong with the world.)
Soooo…
Does that mean he’s trying to shed his image as a…
wait for it…
hairshirt environmentalist?
The Young Indiana Jones movie was not too shabby, btw. Indy was played by some kid, not Ford.
You know, I just got the thread way, WAY the hell off topic, sorry.
I don’t know. Maybe Harrison has an imaginative (and valuable) publicist.
A few weeks ago, he was all over the internets explaining his ear ring. And that’s a very old story.
Methinks it won’t be long till they actually start talking about the new movie.
I thing Harrison is guarding his pubic hair with this right hand. My wife says it’s in fashion for men to shave their chest hair, I responded “Hang on, Honey, I can’t hear you over the dishwasher.”
Oh, ok, I get it now. I’ll start being a good environmentalist now, Ford’s statement is so powerful.
/sarcasm.
what happens to all that hair on the tape? You know it’s mostly made of carbon, right?? This is so stupid, but Hollywood makes all it’s inhabitants stupid. Maybe there is another way to look at it… Deforestation makes the land smooth and sexy!
That reminds me… time to make an appointment for the eyebrows, legs and Bikini area…
*** blank stare ***
The only thing that comes to mind is the old refrain from South Park: “Dumb-dumb-dumb-dumb-dumb!”
Hey mad bikini. They auctioned off (or almost did) the uneaten portion of Obama’s breakfast on E-bay the other day. I’m sure there are some Harrison Ford/Environmentalist fanatics out there who’d pay big coin for those strips of wax.
I mean ewwww… but still.
shrug..
Steve- first off… LOL!!!
I was thinking a tee shirt… “Deforestation makes the land smooth and sexy” with a pic of Ford. Maybe offer it in a tan color or possibly a grey heather. One will match Ford’s skin tone and the other hair color…
I would expect this silliness from an Alec Baldwin or Tim Robbins, but from Indiana Jones/Han Solo?? I couldn’t be more disappointed if I saw Captain Kirk playing a senile, bloated, probably insane lawyer.. er, nevermind.
OT, Edward, did you notice that the Germans performed Die Zauberfloete in a new unopened subway station (Bundestag) in Berlin.
I dunno. In fact, I’m pretty sure this is tougue way in cheek.
I suspect somebody caught Ford getting his grey hairs pulled out for a movie or something, and he made the story up on the spot.
I await followup.
Yeah, I feel the pain too. Every time I put premium in my ’66 stang for a joy ride, though there is something about that black cloud of unburned hydrocarbons I see in the rear view!
Happy B day Steve, or so Dan @ PW informs, anyway have a great 1.
Happy Birthday, according to Goldstein.
happy birthday.
And plenty of vodka on me, the true Russian one.
David – yes I saw pics of the underground Flute. I intend to stay well behind in German avant-garde affairs. I just can’t get excited about time/place updates. Did you catch the Fille HD broadcast today? I thought it was terrific. Florez makes it look so easy, no? Someone said they plan to put a recording of this afternoon’s performance on TV later this year.
Everyone else – I’m not Steve and this isn’t my birthday, but now that I’m home I’m going to make a short pitcher of martinis in his honor.
To the close of a great day! Cheers!!
Yeah, I think doing it in a subway is neat, but the costuming left me nonplussed. I did not catch Fille as I was with my family at Cirque Du Soleil, some days choices are hard.
Going to opera alone is not that great, I need at least to con my youngest to go with me and she prefers to see and be seen. I have spent my bucks on great seats at the Santa Fe summer season.
I have seen seen Florez live and I am very jealous, he makes it way too easy.
On second thought, this chest hair stripping thing does seem a bit, well, gay-a.
Not that there’s anything wrong with that….
Like the guy’s movies, so I’ll just assume he was doing it for some other reason and said that as a joke.