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Well 10:10.org apparently is not only embarrassed about their bloody schoolroom splatter flick, but also by the first "apology" they issued for it, as it's been removed from their Website. "Oh well, live and learn" has been replaced by something a little more serious (which was posted on Monday -- for a while both "apologies" were online simultaneously).

The first "sorry" certainly had an "Age of Stupid" tone about it, which is the title of high-flying Franny Armstrong's aviation-causes-global-warming crockumentary from last year. 10:10's Franny helped make the Splattergate video as well, which she was extremely giddy about as Friday's release date approached. Among the comments from her Twitter account leading up to the debut:

Off to #spurs to blow up some footballers for #1010 mini movie. Will try to send pics. 6:04 AM Sep 16th
First #spurs player gets exploded (link is to a bloody special effects photo). Anyone hazard a guess as to who it is? 7:24 AM Sep 16th
#spurs players lining up in the rain to be filmed/exploded for #1010 mini-movie 11:23 AM Sep 16th
Ha ha, #McDonalds advert is being mixed in sound studio next to #1010's mini movie. Should I sabotage? Wed Sep 29 2010
Oh oh oh oh oh just seen final version of #1010's explosive mini movie oh oh oh oh oh oh gulp yeah oh oh eek oh Thu Sep 30 2010
When does #1010's explosive Richard Curtis-penned mini-movie go live? Very soon, my friends, very soon. Thu Sep 30 2010
Ever wondered what the inside of David Ginola looks like? Find out in 2.5 hours... Thu Sep 30 2010
Spurs players & Hollywood star blown away by #1010, thanks to Blackadder's Richard Curtis Thu Sep 30 2010
Any plans to install a No Pressure button in the House of Commons? 5:21 AM Oct 1st

And on September 29 Franny hosted a contest on Facebook and Twitter that promised a copy of "Age of Stupid" to the first person who could "guess what's going on in this pic." Franny's answer: "We're just finishing editing 10:10's Richard Curtis-written mini movie, 'No Pressure,' and we needed some sounds of blood and gore splattering on the floor after the children/footballers/celebrities blow up."

Ironically, a month ago Franny was promoting this video in which art dealer Fred Mulder gives 10 reasons why people should financially support 10:10. Reason #3: "Everyone who gives money to 10:10 gets an incredible bang for their buck."

I'm sure Sony and Kyocera agree.

topics:
Global Warming, Environmentalism, Climate Change

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Russell C| 10.6.10 @ 3:33PM

The reaction by Greenpeace about the aftermath shows their agenda, see "SplatterGate: When Greenpeace is given lemons, they make lemonade" http://www.freedompub.org/prof.....greenpeace

Excerpt: “In this case, the Greenpeace spokesperson once again deflects the narrative back to their propaganda about scheming skeptics, and you know this will soon be regurgitated by left-wing bloggers in viral form. Thus, the fundamental premise of the video is promoted after all – anybody with opposing viewpoints must be viewed with suspicion. “

Mr Creosote| 10.6.10 @ 6:49PM

these 1010 people are lame to the max, this blowing up people has been done to death and funnier by those wacky British pythonists. "HM Government Public Service Films No. 42 How Not To Be Seen" is a classic of this genre. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zekiZYSVdeQ I myself have starred in a scene where a person explodes. (Put the eggs on top.) Exploding is so very trite. The 1010 pathetic attempt to shock would have been better if the student victims had burst into a massive fireball and then run around the room screaming. TRY AGAIN

matthew s harrison| 10.6.10 @ 7:24PM

I take the 1010 video as a direct threat, and thus will act that way, if/when one of these scumbags approaches my front door.
The fact that anyone finds detonating children to be at all funny is so disgusting to me, I have no words...
The left and their cavalier murder of innocent babies, their statements about "smothering them", their fight to maintain the right to murder children, and now their threats against my children, tell me all I need to know about them.
I seem to remember the same douchebags spitting on our troops as they got off planes and boats from Vietnam, calling them, of all things, BABY KILLERS.
I highly doubt they even realize the irony of their very being alive!
Scum.