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Posted Thu Jun 19 2014: from Public Radio International:
'Doc Jim Gets Four Minutes on PRI's "The World" http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1403140586
... Poyser is likable and goofy. He's lanky, with a mop of grey hair and a very expressive face. Poyser goes on lots of eco rants. He says he always chats with people in line at the grocery store offering unsolicited eco advice, like, restaurants waste a lot of plastic. "They bring me a straw automatically because we live in a culture that is default straw," Poyser said. "It drives me crazy." Poyser is aware that some see him as a preachy nudge, and that's why he keeps things light... I followed Poyser to a show at a local Indianapolis high school, Gambold Prep, where he read questions. The audience members, high school students, laughed at him excitedly running around the stage and asking questions. "In terms of educating about climate change, what is Wyoming the first state in the United States to do? Reject the new science standards? Use American sign language in the instruction? Use emoticons in the instruction." You know the answer. So did the students. "That is correct! 10 points!" Poyser hollered out.
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Default straw is a meme that would never have existed without Jim.
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