   Ugh....
   CNN is reporting that a company will be releasing Sep. 11th trading cards that have photos and descriptions of several stories that happened during and after the attacks. My question is this: Why would anyone want trading cards commemorating such a tragic event, and even worse, finding a way to profit off of the attacks? Sure, something like this was inevitable, but it still makes me wonder....  
  What greedy sick freaks are doing this? I agree, making a profit of such a thing is horrible, but I could understand if it was a piece of artwork or something that was for commemoration, but frickin' trading cards!?!? Try to have a little bit more taste.Now, in what circle of Hell are the Greedy punished? I think it was  just a few above the fraudulent. [edited by - Cold_Steel on November 20, 2002 12:24:57 AM];   Upon further investigation, I have found a web page of the story: http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/Northeast/11/19/911.cards/index.html You can tell this company is in it for the money... the guy quoted mentions that he''ll donate "some" of the profits to the attack victims'' families. If it''s for a good cause, why not donate "alot" of the profits?  ;  Why the heck would anyone want this?  It happened last year and the news is still reporting on it.  What are these cards going to have that people can''t get already.  ;quote:Original post by mrbugg  why not donate "alot" of the profits? I don''t think alot of anything is going to be donated, because alot is not a word. Perhaps you meant a lot.  ;  We live in a sick, sad world  pan narransStudy + Hard Work + Loud Profanity = Good Code  ;quote:Original post by furby100  I don''t think alot of anything is going to be donated, because alot is not a word. Perhaps you meant a lot. And this is proof of it  pan narransStudy + Hard Work + Loud Profanity = Good Code  ;quote:Original post by mrbugg   ...the guy quoted mentions that he''ll donate "some" of the profits to the attack victims'' families.  And what exactly is the name of that charity?  Instead, why not donate the money to the other charities that didn''t make quota last year because everyone donated to the families of the victims.  It''s sad that with half the industries in the US struggling, that someone can come along with a stupid idea and slap some sentimental BS on it and make a ton of cash. Because I-tell-you-what, I know several people that will say "Oooo, I''ll order the whole set"  JUST because he''ll donate "some" of the profits.  Profit mongers make my tummy ache. ___________________________"It’s been a very long time since I’ve ceased to be preoccupied with reality."-Alfred Hitchcock;  Artical...quote:NEW YORK (CNN) -- Controversial trading cards featuring people and issues related to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks could reach retailers some time between Thanksgiving and Christmas, according to their manufacturer. Some victims'' families and firefighter organizations have criticized the cards honoring "Heroes of the World Trade Center" as capitalizing on the tragedy. Kingsley Barham, publisher of Chesnut Publications in Florida and creator of the cards, said that retailers have not yet been approached. The first packages of cards will go to distributors just after Thanksgiving. The manager of New York''s St. Mark''s Comics, which sells a variety of cards, said the store had reservations about the cards but would probably carry them and let customers decide. Major retailers such as Target and Toys "R" Us had not yet seen the cards. Of the 202 cards, 170 focus on people, mostly victims of the attack, rescue workers, volunteers and prominent figures. The rest focus on subjects such as memorials that were erected following the terrorist attacks or last year''s anthrax scare. Barham said every word on the cards was approved by a family member. "I had no obligation to do that, but I''ve done that and also had them sign releases, and I''m donating some of the profits to the families," he said. Barham said he also is donating some of the cards to schools for educational purposes.  ;  9/11 Trading cards !?!?!?!?!?!I hope they don''t sell goodI would hate to know someones making $$ off a national disaster.Donating some to schools for educational purposes ?!?!?!?!?haven''t students heard enough about 9/11 already ???????   