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The Atlas/John Galt cards, part 3.5

Posted by $ winterwind 10 years, 3 months ago to Movies
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I put this same image on my previous post on this, but I moved it so that people could see it better.

This project is one to continue to get the word out widely that there ARE movies, that there IS a book that people should see &/or read.

The previous cards were used in many ways - as an introduction at a gun show, as a bookmark in a random book in the library, as "social cards". My favorite way was to put my name and phone number on the card, tell people to read whichever Rand book I thought might be best for them AND if they thought it was a waste of money, to call me and I'd refund it. I never got any calls, and I did about 40 or 50 cards that way.

LetsShrug passed this project to me, so I will design and order the cards and send them out to you as requested.

This is not a free service [remember where you are]. VistaPrint cards are good quality and very very cheap. I'll ask that you reimburse me and pay the postage.

Feel free to send me possible quotes [you may PM if you you like and are able]. Share possible uses.

I'll be collecting quotes, and then designing a bit, and the order should go in on Wednesday. I'll let you know the INSTANT they come in!

send me quotes!
note ways to use these to spread the word - the best one may win a prize!

as a radical of my acquaintance says,
"We have a world to win."

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  • Posted by $ winterwind 10 years, 3 months ago
    a draft of the proposed cards is up under the heading "3rd iteration WIJG cards". Enjoy!
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  • Posted by $ winterwind 10 years, 3 months ago
    HOW ABOUT THIS?
    For the 'the book is so long" group, of which I am very occasionally one, post a card-holder at your place of business, add cards, and add a sign which says
    I'll bet you can't read a 1168-page book in 6 months! In fact, I'll pay you $ [amount left to poster] if you do. notice: I will ask you one or two questions, so you will have the opportunity to show me that you have read the book."
    oh, bother.
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  • Posted by $ winterwind 10 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    That's one of my favorite quotes as well. I think one needs the context to really get it, tho.
    I am thinking that the cards should promote both, but lean more heavily on the movie side than the book side. I'm not sure how to do that, exactly, but I'm thinking.
    All of your thoughts gracefully, I hope, received.
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  • Posted by LetsShrug 10 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    You can deny reality but you can't deny the consequences of denying reality... something like that.
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  • Posted by $ winterwind 10 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Good idea. Send her the one from Anthem, too - It is impossible to say "I love you" without being able to say "I".
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  • Posted by $ winterwind 10 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Nicely done, thank you!
    The quote used in AS3 is like #6 - I can't remember exactly, but it was about faking reality.
    The problem is, people will look at that and say, affronted, "I'm not faking reality! Reality is REAL, you can't fake it."
    where will you leave them?
    It's like a "no thinking here' visor flips down over their brains!
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  • Posted by $ winterwind 10 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    OOH, OOH, OOH ! Wow is that first one zippy! Can you give me the source on both of them? I like the second one, too.
    thank you very much for your thought.
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  • Posted by $ winterwind 10 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    ooh! you should probably do It with a cute Betty Boop pose.
    giggles at the very thought.......
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  • Posted by $ winterwind 10 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I have considered moving the dollar sign to the left of the face so that there is more uninterrupted space.
    I absolutely agree with you about shorter is better [for quotes] but am not in favor of paraphrasing. Rand, especially, is hard to paraphrase using fewer words. Most people end up using more!
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  • Posted by Carolinawahine 10 years, 3 months ago
    How about one of these?
    "Wealth is the product of man's capacity to think."
    "No one's happiness but my own is in my power to achieve or to destroy."
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  • Posted by Robbie53024 10 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Why the hell would somebody down vote this comment?

    They must have confused yourself with me.
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  • Posted by IndianaGary 10 years, 3 months ago
    Here is a thought: to increase the amount of space available for longer quotes, replace the "who is john galt?" on the right with the second half of the quote. You already have "WIJG" on the card in the form of the URL at the bottom. I do believe that the shorter the quote, the more impact it can have and that paraphrasing is acceptable as long as the meaning isn't changed or obscured.
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