X-Message-Number: 22815 From: (John Krug) Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2003 18:02:39 -0800 (PST) Subject: Parody Cryonics TV Commercial Hi: I was wasting time channel surfing for something good to watch on tv last night. "Saturday Night Live", a well known comedy show, was on, so I decided to tune in for a look... Then came on one of the parody commercials the show is known for. It starts out with a few testimonials from people who have found the "cure" for their various minor problems such as baldness, skin wrinkles, etc... Then it goes on with a narration saying something like "it may take 100 years but "Cryogenix" is for you. They show a graphic of a transparent human body, and superimpose the image of a whole body dewar. This done, next, the head is shown being suddenly and roughly removed via the animation and put into a smaller unit...The voice over comes on and says: "If it's good enough for Ted Williams, it's good enough for me"...I think this all was meant to be dark humor that SNL presents often. I think the neuro option has backfired on cryonics...If I had any powers of persuasion, I'd suggest that the practice be stopped. Otherwise, I hope it's not too late and the powers that be will still allow legal and secure whole body cryonic suspensions in the U.S. I don't want libertarian philosophers to instigate absolutely certain death on us all...My two cents.... Best Regards! John B. Krug "The Future is about Nerve. Who has It. who does not" -Paul Kantner Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=22815