{"id":20733,"date":"2010-06-10T22:14:41","date_gmt":"2010-06-10T22:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/what-happens-when-a-bp-exec-spills-his-coffee%e2%80%93and-more-cathartic-comedy-discoblog\/"},"modified":"2010-06-10T22:14:41","modified_gmt":"2010-06-10T22:14:41","slug":"what-happens-when-a-bp-exec-spills-his-coffee%e2%80%93and-more-cathartic-comedy-discoblog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/astronomy\/what-happens-when-a-bp-exec-spills-his-coffee%e2%80%93and-more-cathartic-comedy-discoblog.php","title":{"rendered":"What Happens When a BP Exec Spills His Coffee\u2013and More Cathartic Comedy | Discoblog"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"BP\"<\/a>Need a little relief from oil-soaked pelicans<\/a> and dead dolphins, angry Louisiana officials and ambiguous BP representatives, top kills and containment domes?<\/p>

The following hope to entertain, amuse, and mitigate (temporarily) depression and despair.<\/p>

A New Logo<\/strong><\/p>

Greenpeace has started a contest<\/a> to create a more fitting BP logo, such as the one on the left, featured on flickr<\/a>. The flickr page boasts almost 1,000 fury-fueled entries so far.<\/p>

A PR Twitter Feed<\/strong><\/p>

Fictional updates<\/a> all day long about BP’s goings-on.<\/p>

“Wait, Oil PLUMES? We thought you asked about oil PLUMS in the ocean. How silly! Yes, yes, there are TONS of oil plumes!”<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>

A Coffee Spill?<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>

Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre<\/a> <\/a>has given viewers a look at what might happen after a BP executive spills his coffee.
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“Everybody calm down. I’ve got Kevin Costner<\/a> on the phone. He’ll know what to do for sure.”
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Recent posts on the Gulf oil spill:
80beats: Meet the Oil-Covered Pelicans, Symbols of the BP Oil Spill<\/a>
80beats: This Hurricane Season Looks Rough, And What If One Hits the Oil Spill?<\/a>
80beats: We Did the Math: BP Oil Spill Is Now Worse Than the Exxon Valdez
<\/a> 80beats: “Top Kill” Operation Is Under Way in Attempt to Stop Gulf Oil Leak<\/a>
80beats: Scientists Say Gulf Spill Is Way Worse Than Estimated. How’d We Get It So Wrong?<\/a><\/p>

Image: flickr \/ Amy Phetamine<\/a><\/em><\/p>

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