ghostbusters

Ghostbusters is old enough that I don't mind giving away some spoilers. If you haven't seen it, I doubt you are going to. In the movie, the Ghostbusters capture some ghosts. They keep these ghosts in some "containment grid" device. Someone from the city doesn't like this and comes to turn it off. After much searching, I found the clip. I am going to talk about Louisiana education and tenure, but first I will look the players in the above scene. What were they thinking? Here is my guess. Walter Peck: These Ghostbusters are a bunch of frauds. They are just stealing money from people…
tags: Who You Gonna Call?, NYPL, NYC, New York City, prank, humor, funny, comedy, satire, parody, Ghostbusters, Improv Everywhere, streaming video For years, as an unemployed scientist, I depended daily upon the New York Public Library (NYPL) to remain in touch with my world, to earn money and to research and write my blog and freelance pieces -- mostly due to the free internet access they provide in addition to a clean, safe workspace. So it always tears at my heart when I hear that NYPL is in dire financial straits. This time, Improv Everywhere is helping NYPL retain its funding by pranking…