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Elster88 Nov 01 2006 06:10 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Nov 01 2006 06:39 AM

[url=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2874839352749552222&pr=goog-sl]Free Hugs[/url]

cooby Nov 01 2006 06:34 AM

That's beautiful Elster, thanks for sharing :)

ScarletKnight41 Nov 01 2006 06:50 AM

I thought at first that Elster was getting rid of his leftover Halloween candy. Nice :)

metirish Nov 01 2006 07:37 PM

Yeah I liked that.....

soupcan Nov 01 2006 07:45 PM

Elster doesn't strike me as a 'Free Hugs' kind of guy.

Zvon Nov 01 2006 08:03 PM

I really liked this. And that song too.

Nymr83 Nov 01 2006 08:12 PM

i can't see the video, is this the thing that was in The Post today about people giving out free hugs (not euphemism for sex, they were really just hugging people) in China?

Elster88 Nov 01 2006 08:13 PM

soupcan wrote: Elster doesn't strike me as a 'Free Hugs' kind of guy. I'd charge you for yours.

metirish Nov 01 2006 08:14 PM

Yeah it's a guy(elster) walking around with a sign that says "free hugs"...I don't think it's China though..I was thinking Australia...the Cops hats..or Spain...

cooby Nov 01 2006 08:14 PM

I love the sweet little old lady that hugs him first; the way she touches his face is dear. Elster, I've always wondered what you look like, now we know

Elster88 Nov 01 2006 08:17 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Nov 01 2006 08:18 PM

cooby wrote: I love the sweet little old lady that hugs him first; the way she touches his face is dear. Elster, I've always wondered what you look like, now we know cooby, that's not me. :-( It was a video that was emailed to me. Apparently it was on Oprah.

cooby Nov 01 2006 08:18 PM

Oh yes it is, metirish told us so!

Elster88 Nov 01 2006 08:19 PM

Oh, lol, I missed that post. He must've been one of the other people in the video.

metirish Nov 01 2006 08:19 PM

elster watches Oprah....for fecks sake man your killing your image...

Elster88 Nov 01 2006 08:20 PM

metirish wrote: elster watches Oprah....for fecks sake man your killing your image... HAHA, not quite. If you read the text on the webpage the link connects to, and the email that I got it in, you'll see it was on Oprah.

cooby Nov 01 2006 08:22 PM

Good heavens yes. Oprah emails, hug videos. A far cry from the Mr. Perfect disciple

metirish Nov 01 2006 08:24 PM

Cooby seems to me that elster is in love...probably sat around with the missus watching that video...I mean it can't be the new job that has him showing his metrosexual side.........

Elster88 Nov 01 2006 08:25 PM

Jesus I'm taking a beating. Oh well I deserve it for this thread.

cooby Nov 01 2006 08:26 PM

Well, I don't care where he got it, I just love the thing and I even sent it to my daughter Although it would be nice if Elster were in love, too!

metirish Nov 01 2006 08:29 PM

] Jesus I'm taking a beating. Oh well I deserve it for this thread. Yes you are taking a beating,and taking it well....

cooby Nov 01 2006 08:30 PM

Now give us all a hug

Elster88 Nov 01 2006 08:33 PM

Be careful what you ask for, you might just get it! Isn't the annual CPR party in five short months?

metirish Nov 01 2006 08:37 PM

I hope you don't bring your sign with you elster....I mean I'll hug ya and all but please don't make a scene...

cooby Nov 01 2006 08:49 PM

We talked him into it!

soupcan Nov 01 2006 09:02 PM

Elster88 wrote: ="soupcan"]Elster doesn't strike me as a 'Free Hugs' kind of guy. I'd charge you for yours. And I'd gladly pay it - you big lug, you!

metirish Nov 06 2006 07:23 AM

] From correspondents in Shanghai November 06, 2006 03:58pm A CHINESE group of 'huggers' inspired by an Australian man who stands in the street offering free embraces to strangers, have been rounded up by police in Shanghai. Police detained 11 huggers and confiscated their signs advertising free hugs only 20 minutes into their initial hug therapy campaign on Nanjing Road on Saturday, the China Daily said. The group was released after about an hour in police custody, with authorities saying their actions were illegal because they did not have a permit. "The organisers lacked the necessary certificate to hold an event in a public place,'' the paper quoted an unidentified Shanghai police official as saying. Organisers began the campaign after seeing an internet video of a man in Australia offering free hugs on a street that brought "warmth to people's hearts'' through free hugging, the paper said. "The film moved me,'' the paper quoted the organiser of the Shanghai campaign, a 24-year-old man named Baigu, as saying. "We see strange faces everyday and mostly we see aversion or animosity in their eyes. "Why can't we melt the coldness in people's hearts with our hugs?'' Baigu had intended to hold other hugging sessions over the next fortnight but these plans had now been put on hold.