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Re: Virgin volunteers to be Big Brother

MarkDykeman — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:46:54 -0000

B-I-G B-R-O T-H-E-R-E (I needed an extra letter to make the rhyme work)

Re: Virgin volunteers to be Big Brother

mathewi — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:24:03 -0000

Thanks, Mark -- now I have this image of the scene from 1984 with the
big screen, but with Branson's grinning mug there instead of Big
Brother. I always thought Orwell blew it by being so dark -- Big
Brother should have looked like Branson, or a cuddly mascot like
Mickey Mouse. Make people invite him to run their lives, not force
them.

Re: Virgin volunteers to be Big Brother

MarkDykeman — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:18:50 -0000

Maybe he sees this as a stepping stone to expanding his brand further. Perhaps in a few years he'll convince enough people to rebrand the Web as Virgin Web or Virgin Internet. Instead of the familiar IE or Firefox icons in the corner of your browser, it'll have Virgin there instead. Or Branson's face.

That's too horrible. Stopping now.

P.S. Nothing against Branson, but I wouldn't want to see his face on a daily basis.