News Mar 27, 2015 at 11:00 am

An Extremely Attractive Group of Greenpeace Activists Is Stalking Shell Oil Rigs Across the Pacific Ocean

Sydney Brownstone
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I wonder what type of fuel their boat motors run on..
seatownr on March 27, 2015 at 11:38 AM Report this
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Methinks Sydney's ovaries are tingling...
Achaiwoi on March 27, 2015 at 11:39 AM Report this
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@1 Tuesday's left over Hummus
nowhiners on March 27, 2015 at 11:46 AM Report this
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Those people are as good looking as the actors of the Fox drama about Greenpeace activists would be. That photo might even be the promo for the new series.
shotsix on March 27, 2015 at 11:47 AM Report this
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@1: It runs on rainbows and dove poop. Duh.
Yo. on March 27, 2015 at 11:48 AM Report this
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@1) So you are attempting to say that, because their boat likely runs on oil product, they should not be trying to prevent the future decimation of this planet's ecosystems?

With the same logic, I propose that since the sun causes cancer, if you get cancer you do nothing about it.
Achaiwoi on March 27, 2015 at 11:56 AM Report this
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without the photo I would've actually started reading the article instead of wondering if these people smell as funky as they look
The CHZA on March 27, 2015 at 12:07 PM Report this
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A trust fund is a terrible thing to waste.

Also @6, how exactly are they doing anything to stop global warming by following these ships around. This is just a PR campaign. Surely there is an option that doesn't require so much burning of fossil fuels just to post pictures to twitter.
Granny Smith on March 27, 2015 at 12:13 PM Report this
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Eh. I guess he's cute, if you like that kind of thing.
this guy I know in Spokane on March 27, 2015 at 12:29 PM Report this
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@6, why not a sail boat? Protesting oil rigs while on a giant diesel-burning frigate is like protesting animal testing while caked in Maybelline.
seatownr on March 27, 2015 at 12:35 PM Report this
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I'd watch Attractivists on the Discovery Channel.
Mike Force on March 27, 2015 at 12:43 PM Report this
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@11,

No it isn't. Proportionately, it'd be like protesting animal testing with an infinitesimally and impercetibly small drop of Maybelline applied somewhere to your body that was required to be applied to your body in order to facilitate the protest.
mikethehammer on March 27, 2015 at 12:55 PM Report this
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@11) You're dumber than expected.
Achaiwoi on March 27, 2015 at 12:55 PM Report this
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So did they choose 6 of the 35 to be in pictures, or did they have a crew of 29 and then parachute in the final 6 spokesmodels?
HW3 on March 27, 2015 at 1:13 PM Report this
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I'm always curious as to the personal finances of someone with $10,000 worth of tattoos on them.
fetish on March 27, 2015 at 1:40 PM Report this
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@12 Yes.
Sydney Brownstone on March 27, 2015 at 2:20 PM Report this
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He does make me think about handcuffs a little.
DJSauvage on March 27, 2015 at 3:02 PM Report this
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PackThePort ? Certainly sounds like a euphemism for The Stranger.
ChefJoe on March 27, 2015 at 3:25 PM Report this
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@6, It's a PR Stunt for Fund Raising. That ship cost $K's a day to operate. Also, they're protesting the very thing that allows them to protest. Oil.
Thrill Killer on March 27, 2015 at 4:12 PM Report this
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Slog commenters, you never fail to disappoint. I could set my watch by you...
yelahneb on March 27, 2015 at 4:43 PM Report this
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This is why Everyone Hates Young White Liberals. They're the fucking worst.

Issue #1 - what work are they doing? Effectively none that couldn't be replaced by a 15 year old Thai or Malay person with no formal education.

Issue #2 - these 6, who are doing literally no work, also have dietary restrictions? Jesus fucking christ, toss them overboard. No one needs that shit, space is scare on a boat.

Issue #3 - This greenpeace boat isn't doing anything meaningful in the first place, except just trawling around.
fetish on March 27, 2015 at 5:21 PM Report this
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@24 - This is completely false. They solidarity-ing and tweeting. Sometimes the Final Six pose for pictures where they look through binoculars at a rig that they can't legally get any closer to. Also it appears that one is working hard on a beard. These are all things that cannot be done by a 15-year-old Thai or Malay person. Well, maybe just the beard part.
Yo. on March 27, 2015 at 5:56 PM Report this
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Hot chicks and guys with 1000$ of tattoos... I'm waiting for the porn tape.
Arthur Zifferelli on March 27, 2015 at 6:14 PM Report this
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Since we're now all aware of the Greenpeace vessel and Shell wanting to drill in the Arctic and dock in Seattle, I'd say they ARE doing something. There are different levels of meaningful action, and in our democratic, media-centric society they're doing the most powerful thing they can. Would you similarly argue that marches or sit-ins for equal civil rights for African Americans in the 60s was 'doing nothing'? Some of those people were just SITTING on busses!
djdessert on March 28, 2015 at 10:19 AM Report this
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This should have been titled "Stranger staff member creepily stalks trustafarian".
Chase on March 30, 2015 at 12:34 PM Report this
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While their attractiveness is obviously subjective and debatable, I would like to see the butt ugly activists get some press too. This is total bullshit.
carnivorous chicken on March 30, 2015 at 11:36 PM Report this
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What an interesting and stupid thing: whether the six are physically attractive. They look OK. Safe. Conventional.
caution&daring on April 6, 2015 at 5:05 PM Report this

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