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Online petitions are like The Practice - entertaining but legally dubious. Yet like so much spam, people still fall for them. A sample of the kooky signature bait at Petitiononline.com:
To: Lucasfilm
"Put the Star Wars Kid in Episode III"
Find a role for Ghyslain, the kid whose classmates uploaded to Kazaa a video of him pretending to fight with a light saber.
Signatures: 90,768
To: Anyone Who Can Help
"A Petition to Allow Sheep and Solar Panels in Suburban Neighborhoods"
Remove local covenants against herding sheep and erecting solar panels.
Signatures: 93
To: Warner Bros. Movie Production Office
"Save Goblet of Fire!"
A two-and-a-half-hour version of Harry Potter IV would sacrifice too many important scenes. Go for four plus.
Signatures: 12,034
To: The Neopets Staff
"1,000 Neopians Against Ghosts Taking All Neopoints"
Limit the number of neopoints ghosts can steal from you. Some Neopians carry all their neopoints with them.
Signatures: 1,125
To: HGTV
"Keep Simply Quilts on HGTV Twice a Day"
Don't cut broadcasts of "the only quilting/sewing show on HGTV" to one. Quilters will wake up at 5:30 am for two shows.
Signatures: 11,704
To: All ENERGY Fans
"ENERGY Forever"
The band has a concert coming up, and they shouldn't break up. "The money matters and so on" shouldn't keep them from pleasing fans.
Signatures: 521
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