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Bambi + Thumper + Cheesy Music = Awesome

GiggleSugar — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:00:00 -0800

Ha! The soundtrack is really what bumps this video up from cute to sublime. These two just can't quit each other!

Smokestacks Meet Thumper: Disney and the Environment

CitizenSugar — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:56:50 -0700

Chim chiminey, Chim chiminey, Chim chim cher-oo! Disney may have made the life of a chimney sweep seem like dancing on the rooftops, but some decades later we've learned smudgy, sooty coal is a filthy form of energy. Which is why the news that much of Europe may be returning to their old coal ways requires a huge spoonful of sugar.

Italy is poised to increase its reliance on coal to 33 percent from 14 percent over the next five years. Total power generated from coal will billow to 50 percent. Don't just blame the Italians, countries all over Europe are expected to put into operation about 50 coal-fired plants over the next five years - plants and gunk that we will be able to enjoy for the next five decades. Germany in particular has 60 new coal-fired power stations planned. To see how Disney fits into the modern eco-picture, read more.

An animator who worked on Disney's Bambi went the way of Bambi's mom last week and requested in lieu of flowers, donations to the Natural Resources Defense Council. His request underscores a Disney obsession with the pastoral, evidenced in films from Bambi, to Pocohontas, to Finding Nemo. Some say these films inspire tiny environmentalists, like this researcher at Cambridge University.

These films have taught us variously about having a fundamental respect for nature. Some of them, such as Bambi, inspired conservation awareness and laid the emotional groundwork for environmental activism.

In a step to take the eco-activism from figurative to literal, Disney is launching new film production unit called Disneynature. They're gearing up to make feature-length documentaries about animals and the environment, similar to the wildly popular March of the Penguins. The first US movie to be released, is dubbed Earth is set to open April 22, 2009 - Earth Day a year from now.

Are we at a crossroad in terms of environmental decision making, where we need to choose between the black-lunged Dick Van Dyke chimney sweep of coal, and the blissful Disney forests? Are you surprised that countries are returning to coal? Was Disney a true trailblazer in the environmental movement? Does entertainment have a place in driving environmental policy?

Do you love that part in Bambi where the skunk says, "he can call me Flower if he wants to?"

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Shelf Stocker Thinks He's Funny

GiggleSugar — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 04:00:00 -0700

And you thought what happened to Bambi's mother was bad?

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Breakfast With Bambi

GiggleSugar — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 04:00:00 -0700

This couple set a table for nine and then encouraged local wildlife to partake in a little breakfast noshing with them. Insanity, extreme empty nest syndrome, or the need for Bambis to pull their marriage together? Whatever the reason, the deer are eating this dysfunction up!

Grab Bag: Pug Takes a Stroll in Portland - With a Stroller

TresSugar — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0700

Seeing is believing: a pug pushes a stroller. - PetSugar
Top 15 tips for young women. - The Frisky
Margaret Cho tells Barbara Walters how she achieves orgasm. Oh, boy! - Jezebel
Hear from the only guy in the world who doesn't like blow jobs. - Em & Lo
In India, marriage is a group effort. - Your Tango
Do your siblings like your guy? - Single-ish
Bambi and Fido have a playdate. The world explodes from cuteness. - Urlesque

Dear Poll: Do Fairy Tales Send a Bad Message?

DearSugar — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 06:00:00 -0700

The View was filmed at The Walt Disney Studios in LA this week, and every morning, a different Disney character escorted the ladies on stage. This of course sparked conversations and nostalgic memories about the women's favorite fairy tales from childhood, but it also brought up some food for thought. Though the stories of Bambi, Pinocchio, and Cinderella are all moral tales, their lessons can be both sad and scary, and they also have the ability to send the wrong message to kids - as we all know, not every tale ends in happily ever after.

I loved watching these movies as a kid, and I look forward to sharing that experience with my kids one day, but tell me, do you think fairy tales such as these send a bad message to kids?

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Giggle Links

GiggleSugar — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0700

Pete Doherty, the movie. - Gallery of the Absurd
These cats will make your Monday a little bit more bearable. - Forums.BF2S
An oldie but goodie: dude calls QVC and tells them what he's using his Dell for. - Comedy.com
Talk about a self-fulfilling prophecy - College Humor
Juno screenwriter Diablo Cody hates jealous dorks who hate her. - Holy Taco
Bambi + cupcakes = Bambi cupcakes. - Neatorama
A stone vs. iPhone 3G. - Eat Liver
Need a spy? - Found Magazine

GiggleSugar Best of the Week

GiggleSugar — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:01:00 -0800

Guess what this album's really called?
I need this! The Guide to Love, Sex and Dating in the '90s.
Thumper and Bambi are BFFs.
The day that life as they knew it ended for these tweens.
"When Doves Cry": the flow chart.
Male strippers dancing to Simply Red? Yes, please!
Live puppet show=Saw V for this kid with an overactive imagination.

Bed Bouncing With Bambi

GiggleSugar — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 03:00:00 -0800

What's the best way to break in a new bed? Not this way. But, as Bambi here demonstrates, it's a good way to break in a new kid sheep.

What's Tackier?

GiggleSugar — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 08:44:19 -0800

If I had a smoking habit and these two items were my only ashing choices, I'd be sure to quit straight away. One gives me the option of ashing on Bambi (in the middle of a marble forest in Maryland), and the other beckons me to ash in the mouth of a lewdly gesturing man with painted fingernails. (I know, I know, his fingers will hold my cig for me-no thanks!) What's tackier?

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