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Comment on Gotham Needs More Than Batman by Whitney

Whitney — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 19:01:11 +0000

I would have to agree (as would everyone I should hope) that connecting the dots between Bruce Wayne and Batman is not a stretch, but let’s admit – isn’t it more about not wanting to believe that your hero doesn’t exist?** If we were to take a comparable character profile – such as Superman, can we really say that Jimmy and Lois REALLY didn’t know that Clark was actually the big hero? Of course they knew, but they also knew that believing in Superman was more important than being the guy (or girl) who told everyone the ugly truth. Personally, all I ever wanted to believe was that Lois wasn’t completely void of one or two intelligent marbles rolling around in her over-rouged, thin-lipped, shiny-haired head. But as with most superhero’s girlfriends, I fear she was just another dumb bitch who needed saving. On that note, I will reiterate your earlier statement: Fuck you, DC.

At the end of the day, nothing is as true as when someone says it out loud. I recall learning that lesson first hand when at 6 years old I sat in Santa’s lap at my elementary school pancake breakfast and matter-of-factly said to him “You’re not Santa, you are my neighbor Dave (who he was.)” As if that wasn’t enough, I looked him square in the eye and said “I know Santa is not real.” He just stared back at my blankly and I politely crawled down to make room for the next in line. I’m pretty sure the kids within earshot of me will probably always remember me as the girl who “outed” Santa Claus at the pancake breakfast. In retrospect, maybe I should have kept my voice down but then again, it’s a dog-eat-dog world out there and Santa isn’t going to save you from an ass whooping. Those kids should be thanking me for getting that monkey off their back early on.

Incidentally, the tooth fairy isn’t real either. Consider your mind blown.

Whit out.

**Hopefully you noted my usage of the hyphenated pause. You are welcome.

Comment on I Swear This is Not a Suicide Note by Tony

Tony — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 21:16:49 +0000

This was actually pretty inspirational, dude. Yeah maybe L.A. didn’t work out, but I am nearing the end of my college career and I can’t think of a single scenario in which I would end up in Los Angeles or New York actually tring to make it. Right now the plan is to move Seattle afterward, but maybe take a year to work and save money.
Those words scare the shit out of me, “take a year,” because I know that if I stay here, where I know peopl, have a full-time job, and a place to live, I don’t know if I will ever have the drive to accomplish something.
So the mere fact that you took a random opportunity and let it push you all the way to the coast with no connections and no safety net? Fuck, man, failure or not that’s something I hope I can say I had the balls to do one day.

Comment on A Cunt Of A Word (NSFW?) by Dylan

Dylan — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 23:07:10 +0000

That’s true! I meant to mention the difference in cultural attitudes. The Brits are also less likely to freak out about it. Often it can be a term of endearment. There is even a Facebook group called, “Using the word ‘Cunt’ as a term of endearment because you’re Scottish”. It has 1,294 likes (yes, I was the 1,294th)

Comment on A Cunt Of A Word (NSFW?) by Jack

Jack — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 22:39:24 +0000

I’ve actually had this conversation recently. Fuck used to be such an abhorrent word, never to be uttered, but now it’s fucking everywhere. Yet cunt still manages to pack a punch. Cunt is the new fuck. Except in Australia, where cunt is almost every other word in a sentence, it’s practically a greeting down there. I guess it’s one of those cultural things…

Comment on The T-Bag: Missed Deadline Edition (NSFW-ish) by Dylan

Dylan — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:40:09 +0000

I own no beige. The closest I have is my old white shirts that are not quite white any more because bleach is for rich folks.

You should do “Fun uses for condoms that don’t involve sex”

Comment on An Open Letter To Bioware by Dylan

Dylan — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 04:11:11 +0000

Need to play this. Loved the first two.

Comment on PseudoPhil: Language! Language I say! by Dylan

Dylan — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 04:08:57 +0000

I’m not sure how definitive English (or any language really is). It’s always in flux. To go back to Shakespeare, that’s why half his rhymes don’t bloody work anymore. It’s not that he was terrible at rhyming, it’s that the very way we speak has changed so dramatically. Two-thirds of Shakespeare’s sonnets don’t rhyme anymore. The entire history of language consists of bastardizations of bastardizations of bastardizations of words that probably are rooted in some monkey looking at a banana and saying “Ook?”

I would argue that perhaps one could consider it a ‘definitive’ human language in that it is as alive as we are. Humans love rules, but also breaking them. Grammar, alphabets, punctuation provide a structure for us to build from. And when enough people start changing things, the rules changes. Language grows with humanity, changes with them and therefore is always relevant.

Comment on The T-Bag: Missed Deadline Edition (NSFW-ish) by Luke

Luke — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 22:44:41 +0000

I don’t know how but I want to use the line “I like a little kahlua in my cocktail.”

Also you should either do “Best Steve Buscemi movies that aren’t Resevoir Dogs.”

Comment on Ode to Soju by Dylan

Dylan — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:39:50 +0000

I think I need to Korea it up. I was recently introduced to their food and love bibimbap and kimchi. Now they have a culture that’s wasted constantly!? Clearly I’m in the wrong place.

Comment on Ode to Soju by Tony

Tony — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:15:33 +0000

This is so wonderful. I thought the Koreans had me with the 4000 types of kimchi, but I think I could really get behind this soju Culture.