REMEMBER THE MAYFLOWER?

--- In spacesettlers, "terrierkeeper" wrote:

> If that be the case then there would be a conspiracy of fools.

My point is that there is no conspiracy. It's just that Pilgims
aren't moving product.

> Abridging Thanksgiving doesn't affect the market at all. FDR tried
> it.

I haven't heard of this. And besides, I didn't say that having shows
about Pilgrims makes the stock market fall. I just said that
Pilgrims (or so Madison Avenue seems to think) don't sell anymore.

> As for the rest.
>
> They certainly lost out on the advertising bucks for all the
> Spcials on the Pilgrims and the Mayflower that they didn't run this
> year or years preveious.

Why would they do that? Did they all get together somewhere and
say, "Look, this is going to cost us millions, but we MUST avoid
Pilgrims, the Mayflower, and all the rest of that. We just have to
eat the loss. After all, it isn't all about making money." But
isn't it?

> Not one show. Not one cartoon. Not one movie or mini series.

The Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Secial ran this year, and there was
talk (from Linus, at least) about Plymouth Rock and Miles Standish
and such. I think Snoopy even dressed as a Pilgrim. I've already
mentioned the Macy's Parade.

> Perhaps you might find it useful material for your L5 comedy series.
>
> Somebody might throw a feast for the Thanksgiving holiday and
> everyone tries to remember what it's all about and in the end they
> could realise that in their day, they are the Pilgrims.

I had thought about an "It's a Wonderful L5" type of thing, but your
idea might also work. No reason not to do both.

> What do you think?

I might use it. I might make comparisons to Plymouth Rock, the
Polynesians populating Hawaii, and the Chinese Emporer, all those
years ago, cancelling their ocean exploration efforts.