Harrison Ford Gets Chest Waxed to Promote Environmentalism

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By Noel Sheppard | April 25, 2008 - 13:42 ET

When I saw the headline in the NewsBusters' ad section for Deceiver's website "Harrison Ford Waxes Off His Man Fur for Mother Earth," I was expecting something tongue-in-cheek.

To my amazement, this was serious: one of my favorite actors of all time was actually waxing the hair off his chest to bring attention to deforestation.

Think I'm kidding, and participating in the joke?

Think again, for Access Hollywood hysterically reported Thursday (emphasis added):

In an effort to showcase the pain involved in deforestation, Harrison willingly subject himself to the painful process of stripping his chest of all its follicles.

What? Why? Does the earth actually feel pain when a tree is cut down?

Regardless, I sincerely hope the man that immortalized the names Indiana Jones and Han Solo didn't cry like these guys during the procedure:

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Motive

You sure his motive is the environment and not promoting the Indiana Jones movie?

Gore

Maybe Harrison is just preparing his chest for the reforestation planned by Algore as part of the carbon credit hoax he is running.

I can see the ad now. Ford

I can see the ad now. Ford holding carbon credit proofs of purchase against his bare chest.

"Forget change, I want improvement!"

Some Facts about Deforestation Myths

Myth: We Are Destroying Our Forests (ABC News)

- U.S. Forest land area increased from 747 million acres in 1997 to 749 in 2002 (U.S. Forest Service)
- Since the 1950s, timber growth has consistently exceeded harvest (U.S. Forest Service)
- Net Forest loss continues to decline globally and has been reversed in Asia (UN Food and Agriculture Organization)
- Net Deforestation in Brazil has fallen by two-thirds over the last four years (UN Food and Agriculture Organization)

The Anti 'Man-Made' Global Warming Resource

Save a tree...hug a

Save a tree...hug a logger!

"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Churchill

I'm not sure that was the

I'm not sure that was the best example to use. I mean, don't people do this to make them look good?

Does deforestation make the planet look better?

And doesn't the hair start growing back in a few weeks? 

*****

"People only insist that a debate stop when they are afraid of what might be learned if it continues." - George Will 

LOL... I hope it

LOL...

I hope it hurt. 

"Abstain from McCain"

Sad, really.

Makes you wonder what he'd do to bring attention to mining practices?

Oh please, I think my

Oh please, I think my imagination just got away from me, and I don't want to think about what I just thought about.

Oy.

Thanks Mica.

I'm gonna have to slaughter me a pig to get those thoughts out of my head now.

Very funny. :-)

[Edit] sorry wrong place.

got a new pole

not to mention the pain a fish feels when you catch him with your fishing rod

Or adultury, or lack of

Or adultury, or lack of loyalty, honor, and commitment.  Marriage?  naw, that is not a cause to fight for, but getting rid of the hairy old man chest for trees, that is something he can stand by!

Could be worse

If you think it's painful for him-how about his friend Chewbacca?

Noel, does WTH have the day

Noel, does WTH have the day off today? We've come to expect this level of trivialness from him..but from you!??

I've always respected your POV..but come on.

You can't be serious about

You can't be serious about everything.  Just like you can't be silly about everything.  Balance, it is all about balance.

Does that mean Ford doesn't

Does that mean Ford doesn't have wood? Whatever that means.

Vote 4 change. Vote 4 anything. See Jack & Mr Shy's first campaign ad for the ONLY viable 3rd party candidate.

lol, Jack

During his deforestation, a 60+ year-old odd looking living totem pole was discovered.

Environmentalists listed it as an endangered specie for the immediate area and gave it a Native-American name meaning  'wood.'

Whatever that means.

He needs to deflate the ego

He needs to deflate the ego and stop releasing so much hot air into the environment. What did they do w/ the waste from his waxing? Did they dump it in a land fill?

Sorry, Noel, Hollywood is

Sorry, Noel, Hollywood is full of narcissistic actors and actresses who have causes that they indulge themselves in. Vanity marks their lives. I respect their talent, but I don’t expect them to be anything other than a Hollywood actor. Many of their causes, I suspect they indulge in to make themselves feel better and to assuage their overindulgent guilty lives.

Face it, it takes no talent to act!

If acting required talent, why are so many rappers in movies today? They are the least talented people on earth.

Face it, most of them play the same character over and over again. Seen any Will Farrel movies? The only one who comes close to being an actor these days is Daniel Day-Lewis. In every movie I have seen with him, he has played completely different characters. I also like Pacino and DeNiro but they've about played out as well.

harrison ford--contribution??

Did he release any noxious fumes during the process??? Does he use only one sheet of TP???

As a member of petadog and green teeth I would like to plant something--my boot in his rear. He sounds as stupid as Tim Robbins.....

I watched a TV show the other night about 10 ways the earth could be destroyed. The most likely was to be struck by an Algoreacolyte. 

 

What?

Is he protesting the Democrats stupid ethanol policy then?

My contribution to fighting global warming

In related news, I'm getting my lips Botoxed so less carbon dioxide escapes when I exhale.

When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.

I hate to say it ......

 

 Harrison Ford, douche

 

 

A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.
 -Thomas Jefferson

I remember years ago seeing

I remember years ago seeing Harrison Ford on the Letterman  Show and Dave made a joke regarding his name. as in 'Come on down to Harrison Ford'.

Ford didn't find it funny at all. What a dolt!

Did Harrison get a

Did Harrison get a Man-o-Lantern?

 

One of Ford's aircraft is a

One of Ford's aircraft is a De Havilland Beaver.  I don't take issue with him having planes to fly around.  I like general aviation and think the Beaver is one of the coolest aircraft out there.  I do, however, find it interesting that he picks his green issues carefully so as not to gore his own Ox. 

The Beaver has a 450 hp engine.  The fuel burn varies with power settings.  But, 20-25 gallons per hour ought to be close.

I did not know what that

I did not know what that type of plane the De Haviland was.  Had to google it.  I find it Ironic that it is known as 'bush' plane.

gave me a chuckle 

 

This is a fuel miser

This is a fuel miser compared to John Kerry's G V.  That burns about 50-60 # per minute. 

If he was a real man, he

If he was a real man, he would use duct tape!

Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!

And do it

And do it himself.

"Fighters are fun but bombers make policy"

Green or GREEN$$$$

Noel it's time to start exposing the fraud of GREEN$$$.

When a bottled water company runs a GREEN$$ commercial because they have figured out a way to use (a fraction of) less plastic I laugh. Green$$ my ass!

When a car company runs their GREEN commercial highlighting their line of GREEN vehicles I expect to see vehicles that get 50+ miles to the gallon NOT a Hybrid SUV that gets 31mpg highway.

When I hear Matt Lauer lecture the audience about the environment I wonder what kind carbon footprint his Hampton's shanty has. Are there any solar panels or wind towers on the Lauer compound? A bank of solar panels to power the air conditioning and hot water at the Hampton's compound would go a long way.

The NYC Lauer crowd no longer gets limo'd to the Hampton's. They are helicoptered! Long Island community's up in arms over the low flying copters didn't get an coverage on the Today Show (sarcasm).

The east end of Long Island is a big parking lot during the summer. A lot of auto engines running but no cars are moving.

I'll venture a guess with my public High School education & 8 community college credits....

......the 4 month Hampton's carbon footprint for the GREEN NYC crowd is equal to the state of Montana!

I'm a refugee from the Democratic Party.

 

Matt Lauer's globe trotting swells carbon footprint

And isn't it funny that "Green is Universal" week is followed immediately by Matt Lauer's globe-trotting May sweeps stunt, "Where in The World is Matt Lauer"? Matt's carbon footprint will swell enormously as he broadcasts live from 5 different locations around the world next week.

When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.

Couldn't Matt span the

Couldn't Matt span the globe (in front of a green screen) and never leave the studio....lol.

Scenario:

Matt and his enormous crew report about Global Warming from polar ice cap.....the weight from his crew and the heat from their equipment snap off the hunk of the ice they are on and they drift off. :)

 

 

I'm a refugee from the Democratic Party.

 

Oh yeah, well...

Laugh it up fuzzball.

OK...

The fuzzball comment was funny, dude... 

 

"All great change in America begins at the dinner table" Ronald Reagan, Jan 21, 1981

I gave up on this

POS a long time ago,,,

he's gone completely nutso now... what a waste of talent...

I grow smarter and hollywood gets dumber...

Still love Indy...

The character. Yup H. Ford has totally gone off the deep end. Too bad. Well the only thing I can hope is that he went nuts from hanging out with the stick who either does not eat, or throws up. That's when he lost me, when he started dating  C. Flockhart. Always hated that show, stupid, creepy dancing baby & inappropriate unisex bathroom. Freaks! Just my opinion.

Wind Resistance

You guys just don't get it! Removing chest hair will reduce drag when standing up in the limo during one of your drinking binges. Think of the gas savings!

Other thoughts:

The "fuzzball" comment was excellent.

The "mining" comment delves too deeply into the subject.

This should have been a caption fest!

m1

m1,

Bravo, or Brava if appropriate. One of the best comments ever at this website. Two very enthusiastic thumbs up. :-) ns

Two Words: Chia Chest!

Two Words: Chia Chest!

Chris

Chris,

ROFL! Absolutely delicious! ns

Lucky

Maybe Harrison can hold an auction for the leftovers, like William Shatner. I'm sure there are a few obsessed with everything Hollywood fans who would pay handsomely.

If there were a list for the worst actors in the world, in my opinion this guy would be near the bottom. If you've seen one Harrison Ford movie, you've seen them all. This guy performs the same boring dull acting job in all of his movies. Even after all these years in acting, he has not honed any unique acting skills at all. The movie might be action packed, but Harrison has 0 acting range.

If it were not for Lucas and Speilberg this guy would never be what he is today, collecting 20 million a picture. Lucky guy!

-

Yes, we cut trees down and use them.  We also replant a whole lot of trees.  So shouldn't he now get a weave or transplant hair onto his chest to portray that?

P.S.  Can we please have Harrison Ford's comment on tropical rain forests which are cut down to plant bio-fuel crops.

No worries

Regardless, I sincerely hope the man that immortalized the names Indiana Jones and Han Solo didn't cry like these guys during the procedure:

I was unfortunate enough to catch this bit during my channel surfing. Rest assured he took it like the man you suspect he is; just a barely perceptible flinch. I thought it was an idiotic gesture, but at least he didn't act like a typical limp-wristed lib.

Chest hair: the renewable sore spot

But, 20-25 gallons per hour ought to be close.--Sumrica

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay, since deforestation is generally complained about as happening in the southern global hemisphere then shouldn't Mr. Ford have had waxed his analogous body area?

 

Follicle Trading

In the spirit of  "carbon trading," I'll trade the follicles falling out of my head so that others don't have to shave their chests.

Wax on, Wax off

I hope to Gaia that he wasn’t using a petroleum-based paraffin, but I suspect it wasn’t bees wax! Indie, how could you!

Wow I wonder how much good

Wow I wonder how much good he would do if he took that stick out of his a$$.. 

 

Ronald Reagan, 1962: I did not leave the Democratic party, the party left me.

Insert: your name, 2008, and the Republican party.

Romney / Jendil  2012 (if,we survive)

Now THAT suggestion would

Now THAT suggestion would be perfect for Ford's hysterical pip-squeak buddy and boy enviro-attorney, Robert F Kennedy Jr.  There's got to be something stuck very, very far up there.

 I was never a big fan of HF, but when he aligned himself with the half-wit Kennedy, and even flew the helicopter, for  "River Watchers" (I think that's what it's called....)  that was it for him.

 What an idiot.