Earn It! (New Flash Animation)

[DistressedAmerican]

Something to take your mind off of Karl...

Comments and or kickers always welcome.

DA

Make the bastards earn it!

HTML VERSION:
http://www.seedsofdoubt.com/distressedamerican/Flash/Earn-It.html

FLASH VERSION:
http://www.seedsofdoubt.com/distressedamerican/Flash/Earn-It.swf


(Note to Dick Steele and other interested parties. Did this one on SWISHmax. Has basically the same features as Flash 8 but, costs about 1/3 as much. Some learning curve. But not too bad.)

1. very slick - the green frogskin

in the words of the late great Lame Deer

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On money…

The Green Frog Skin – that’s what I call the dollar bill. In our attitude towards it lies the biggest difference between the Indians and the whites. My grandparents grew up in an Indian world without money. Just before the Custer battle the white soldiers had received their pay. Their pockets were full of green paper and they had no place to spend it. What were their last thoughts as an Indian bullet or arrow hit them? I guess they were thinking of all that money going to waste, of not having had a chance to enjoy it, of a bunch of dumb savages getting their paws on that hard-earned pay. That must have hurt them more than the arrow between their ribs.

The close hand-to-hand fighting, with a thousand horses gally-hooting all over the place, had covered the battlefield with an enormous cloud of dust, and in it the green frog skins of the soldiers were whirling around like snowflakes in a blizzard. Now, what did the Indians do with all that money? They gave it to their children to play with, to fold those strange bits of coloured paper into all kinds of shapes, making into toy buffalo and horses. Somebody was enjoying that money after all.

The books tell of one soldier who survived. He got away, but he went crazy and some women watched him from a distance as he killed himself. The writers always say that he must have been afraid of being captured and tortured, but that’s all wrong.

Can’t you see it? There he is, bellied down in a gully, watching what is going on. He sees the kids playing with the money, tearing it up, the women using it to fire up some dried buffalo chips to cook on, the men lighting their pipes with green frog skins, but mostly all those beautiful dollar bills floating away with the dust and the wind. It’s this sight that drove the poor soldier crazy. He’s clutching his head, hollering, ‘Goddam, Jesus Christ Almighty, look at them dumb, stupid, red sons of bitches wasting all that dough!’ He watches till he can’t stand it any longer, and then he blows his brains out with a six-shooter.

It would make a great scene in a movie, but it would take an Indian mind to get the point.

[DistressedAmerican]

2. That is a great quote!

Greed is a killer.

[EFerrari]

7. That's awesome. n/t

[katinmn]

3. Cool! It has a 007 quality to it.

:thumbsup:

[DistressedAmerican]

5. I Was Going For Lost Weekend Oil Drunk Binge.

007 works for me though! :pals:

[katinmn]

9. LOL! I just meant it was Action-Packed!

Good to see you. :pals:

[EFerrari]

4. Howdy, Stranger! Good to read ya.

:hi:

[DistressedAmerican]

6. You Too!

Been ages. Kicked The Lying Faux douchebag lately?

[EFerrari]

10. Most;ly been trying to keep track of the new vote eating machines

that are popping up in CA. Lots of activists filing lawsuits, too. They won't take us easy. :)

[DistressedAmerican]

12. Good for you. Count 'Em If You've Got 'Em!

My In-laws are in the same beat out in the midwest. Sadly, it takes a nation to keep these guys honest.

[Coexist]

14. Welcome back!

it's been a while since I've gotten to enjoy your great work.

[DistressedAmerican]

15. I Have Been Popping In When I Had The Time..

I have been very busy. Should be around a bit more frequently for a while.

Here's something else recent to make up for lost time:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=364&topic_id=1383504

Great to see you too! :toast:

[lonestarnot]

8. I'm for giving the bastard a gun! Push his ass right out there today!

[DistressedAmerican]

11. He Can Command A Platoon Composed Of

his daughters and the children of everyone that voted for this fiasco.

I can just hear him after a few weeks in the desert:

"Now march you spoiled brats! I'll be over here behind this brick wall if you need me..." :hide:

[lonestarnot]

13. Be more like medic! Get that bullet out of my foot! First day.

I was aim'n for that family over there, but ended up fight'n 'em over here.

[lonestarnot]

24. DA kick'n some ass and tak'n names! Whooodamn whoo!

[DistressedAmerican]

26. I've Missed You!

You are PURE energy! We need more with your drive.

:pals:

[lonestarnot]

27. Well gD! I've missed you too! The place here needs you when you have

time. :hug:

[DistressedAmerican]

30. People Do Just Fine Without Me.

But, I doubt I hurt. Well maybe a little.:evilgrin:

[lonestarnot]

25. kick

[Generic Other]

16. The DA style all the way!! Full screen, action flash!

Making Cheney growl...ha! That was priceless!

[DistressedAmerican]

17. That Is My Fave Bit.

Had to happen.

What a snarling freakshow.

Should have just barked and snarled on the floor of the Senate and left the F-Bomb out of it. May have played better on TV. :rofl:

[Mutley]

18. Look who's back!

Hey there, DA. How ya doin'?

[DistressedAmerican]

19. Doing Great Lady.

Leraning some new tricks. Been wanting to do so for a long time. But, now my dissertation work benefits directly. So, I can justify the time.

Hope all is well on your end. Seems like months.:toast:

[Mutley]

20. Did you finish your dissertation yet?

Last we spoke you were still workin' on it.

All is quite well with me, thanks.

[DistressedAmerican]

21. Major Progress Has Been Made.

But, it will probably be next spring before the final revisions are finished and it is signed off. But, there has been some really huge forward movement.

Now, I am working on a bunch of 3D models of the architecture from my site and wrapping up a journal article for pub. Constantly juggling to keep everything in the air at once.

How about you? What's the word?

[Mutley]

22. Exciting.

Not sure that I'll ever get so far as a PhD. Don't really need it in my line. I'll be wrapping up my BS (why an English degree is a BS and not a BA is beyond me) in August.

[DistressedAmerican]

23. Kick Ass.

Glad to hear it. My degree in anthro was a BS. But theoretically we are a social science and all. A B.S. in English does sound a bit odd. Handle much data lately?

[otokogi]

28. VERY NICE!

thanks for sharing :toast:

[DistressedAmerican]

29. Welcome to DU!

Good to see you!:toast: