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Oh god, how horrible.
What do you clowns read, when you read all that? For me it's like watching skeletons write to-do lists of errands for me to run. Sure we've all met That Girl or That Guy, but do you see, the way I do, the sort of marionette strings leading up from this girl and this guy? You see where the movements are coming from, and all the kinds of movements that are likely to follow, and the guys running the puppet show up top are guys whose work you've seen before (also you hate it and them.)
It's tiring just to read about these idiots. The whole thing looks like hours of work to me, like staring down the barrel of a twenty-hour day as an abstract construction worker trying to build abstract buildings out of pig iron. Or some other similarly dramatic metaphor. It's fatiguing. Exhausting! As I said. I want the joke explained to me. I can see how it could be funny, maybe if the guy writing it was fabricating the whole thing!, but I can't see how it would be enjoyable. Especially not at length.
It's the same reaction I had to Binro, eventually. And the janitor when BDR and likeminded fellows were tracking down janitor posts to read. I think it makes people slower and dirtier to delight in things like the janitor's stupidity, or things like this blog. It's more than just "you could be doing better things with your time." As C.S. Lewis had put it, paraphrasing here, there is no form of humor so low as flippancy; it dulls, rather than excites, the intellect, and incites no love between those who practice it. With flippant people the joke is assumed to have been made already, thus removing the necessity of making it. This flippancy directed at stunted individuals seems to me a kind of time-killing cowardice. It does nothing worth doing for the practicioner and begins, consequently, to look like hypocrisy, and I find it unattractive.
(Segue into rant on the traditional role of the female as community moral instructor, highlights of frontier America, Scherezade, the suffrage and temperance movements, early Roman Christianity. Wry remarks to follow.)
Anyway that's why I'm way too good to make fun of people for being earnest. |
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REQUEST: four20's LiveJournal by Fussbett 09/27/2004, 2:34am PDT
I would like the kind of dog food that makes its own gravy. NT by Satchel 09/27/2004, 3:18am PDT
Re: REQUEST: four20's LiveJournal by Choson 09/27/2004, 3:19am PDT
Thank you. And keep it up. by Fussbett 09/27/2004, 3:55am PDT
Found more. by Fussbett 09/27/2004, 4:09am PDT
January 30, 2001 by Choson 09/27/2004, 4:08am PDT
Blood clot? NT by I need clarification 09/27/2004, 11:41am PDT
More like clood BOT (psh). >:( NT by Creexul :( 09/27/2004, 12:01pm PDT
Re: January 30, 2001 by Mysterious Stranger 11/28/2010, 4:42pm PST
April 4, 2004 by Choson 09/27/2004, 4:18am PDT
April 5, 2004 by Choson 09/27/2004, 4:20am PDT
April 6, 2004 by Choson 09/27/2004, 4:21am PDT
more April 2004 by four20 09/27/2004, 4:27am PDT
May 2004 by four20 09/27/2004, 4:32am PDT
June 2004 by four20 09/27/2004, 4:39am PDT
Re: June 2004 by Fussbett 09/27/2004, 1:33pm PDT
Who the fuck is this retard? I missed all this. NT by kthor 09/27/2004, 2:04pm PDT
No one special by Fussbett 09/27/2004, 2:14pm PDT
Re: No one special by Bill Dungsroman 09/27/2004, 3:43pm PDT
I'd probably run into him if I went to Dance Cave. by Fussbett 09/27/2004, 3:50pm PDT
Re: I'd probably run into him if I went to Dance Cave. by Choson 09/27/2004, 4:27pm PDT
Cance Dave. NT by Creexul :( 09/27/2004, 6:24pm PDT
How is that a club for straight people with a name like that? by Bill Dungsroman 09/27/2004, 6:36pm PDT
Because grrlz go anywhere, because they really just gotta DANCE. NT by Creexul :( 09/28/2004, 8:55am PDT
Here's where we talk about meeting four20 one day. by Fussbett 09/27/2004, 5:30pm PDT
July 2004 by four20 09/27/2004, 4:02pm PDT
August 2004 by four20 09/27/2004, 4:18pm PDT
Exhausting. by Zseni 09/27/2004, 7:58pm PDT
Re: Exhausting. by William H. Hayt, Jr. 09/27/2004, 8:54pm PDT
Dear Lord you're dull. by The popular consensus 09/27/2004, 9:48pm PDT
Re: Dear Lord you're dull. by One Tongue in a Big Ass 09/27/2004, 11:56pm PDT
Re: Dear Lord you're dull. by Entropy Stew 09/28/2004, 1:24am PDT
Zseni is all that's keeping this forum from being Qt3 NT by Dumbest claim ever 09/28/2004, 6:36am PDT
Nice ator, FATTY! NT by gib 10/24/2004, 10:11am PDT
C.S. Lewis by Fussbett 09/28/2004, 2:40am PDT
jeep: explaining the joke since 1998 by jeep 10/26/2004, 9:35pm PDT
Why does jeep's post still have "new" by it two weeks later? Fucking ridiculous! NT by I need clarification 11/08/2004, 6:03pm PST
Is anyone else seeing a "new!" by that post? NT by Ice Cream Jonsey 11/09/2004, 10:37pm PST
Nope NT by Berlioz 11/10/2004, 12:51pm PST
So, what's so bad about this guy? by Creexul :( 09/29/2004, 7:43pm PDT
September 2004 by four20 09/27/2004, 4:25pm PDT
You have converted me by False 09/28/2004, 2:33pm PDT
September 2004, #2 by four20 09/29/2004, 11:24am PDT
That's what probably explains why I'm so James Gandolfini (a.k.a Tony Soprano) NT by Bodybag 09/29/2004, 12:07pm PDT
Re: September 2004, #2 by Chairman Mao 09/29/2004, 12:44pm PDT
Sweet sweet payoff to the story. by Fussbett 09/29/2004, 2:35pm PDT
Apparently some kind of anti depression medication for some reason. by Creexul :( 09/29/2004, 4:01pm PDT
Re: Apparently some kind of anti depression medication for some reason. by Shredder 09/29/2004, 4:25pm PDT
Re: Apparently some kind of anti depression medication for some reason. by Addendum 09/29/2004, 4:30pm PDT
Re: Apparently some kind of anti depression medication for some reason. by Space Marine 09/29/2004, 4:41pm PDT
Re: Apparently some kind of anti depression medication for some reason. by Quentin Beck 06/14/2005, 3:28pm PDT
Re: Apparently some kind of anti depression medication for some reason. by Bill Dungsroman 09/29/2004, 9:19pm PDT
ONOS by kthor 10/04/2004, 3:56pm PDT
Now if I could just get livejournal to load, I could see what this is. :( by Creexul :( 10/04/2004, 6:54pm PDT
Re: Now if I could just get livejournal to load, I could see what this is. :( by Creexul's Brain Damaged Father 10/04/2004, 7:08pm PDT
Re: Now if I could just get livejournal to load, I could see what this is. :( by Creexul :( 10/24/2004, 11:23pm PDT
Hey, how 'bout that SpaceShipOne?!!!!?!?!!!! NT by Mysterio 10/25/2004, 12:45am PDT
So is Choson lying in a ditch now? by Worm 10/25/2004, 8:55pm PDT
JOE YANCE DOES IT BETTER (NWS) by JOE YANCE AKA four20 10/28/2004, 8:27am PDT
ugly tits made me gay NT by kthor 10/28/2004, 9:20am PDT
Oct. 23rd, 2004 by four20 10/23/2004, 5:47pm PDT
Re: Oct. 23rd, 2004 by Willdog 10/28/2004, 11:10am PDT
Re: Oct. 23rd, 2004 by Raised 10/28/2004, 11:31am PDT
Re: REQUEST: four20's LiveJournal by four20 11/08/2004, 2:41am PST
Re: REQUEST: four20's LiveJournal by Kthor 11/09/2004, 6:20pm PST
We call it "Being Psycho Chink-ovich" NT by Zseni 11/10/2004, 11:43am PST
You ruined it. NT by Raised 11/10/2004, 11:41pm PST
November 16th, 2004 - "Quit With Honor" by four20 11/17/2004, 10:12am PST
1.5% is an example of the take they never give. by Jesus Christ 11/17/2004, 10:22am PST
Re: 1.5% is an example of the take they never give. by Worm 11/17/2004, 8:20pm PST
Re: 1.5% is an example of the take they never give. by four20 11/23/2004, 2:18am PST
I plugged the leak.... with a fucking cinderblock! NT by four20 11/23/2004, 10:49am PST
Haha, no. by Dario 11/23/2004, 12:50pm PST
Next installment sneak preview by four20 11/24/2004, 2:06am PST
Is This The Same Guy... by Rightbug 11/17/2004, 2:58pm PST
No, you're thinking of hilarious liar Chris Clark. by Fussbett 11/17/2004, 7:30pm PST
Numsey is that you? by jeep 05/20/2005, 3:58pm PDT
Sunday, February 6, 2005: MOAP by four20 02/07/2005, 1:55pm PST
Is that him!?!??!?! by PSONE 02/07/2005, 2:31pm PST
joe yance got totally fuckin' fat! NT by Kthor 02/07/2005, 3:27pm PST
Re: Sunday, February 6, 2005: MOAP by Fussbett 02/07/2005, 3:45pm PST
How did this one slip under the radar?! by Fussbett 02/10/2005, 8:02pm PST
April 27, 2005 by four20 04/27/2005, 5:36pm PDT
Joe Yance isn't going to change breakfast for anyone. by Ray of Light 04/27/2005, 6:43pm PDT
Thieving riff-raff by Fussbett 05/07/2005, 10:02am PDT
Clarification needed by Fussbett 05/07/2005, 11:30am PDT
Re: April 27, 2005 by mark 05/09/2005, 1:23pm PDT
May 21, 2005 - Brinksmanship by four20 05/21/2005, 8:19am PDT
May. 24th, 2005 - Called The Bluff and Won! by four20 05/24/2005, 8:50pm PDT
He's a sociopath. by Arbit 05/24/2005, 9:45pm PDT
A SOCIOPATH?! YOU'LL PAY!!! by Fussbett 05/25/2005, 6:45am PDT
Re: May. 24th, 2005 - Called The Bluff and Won! by Bill Dungsroman 05/25/2005, 9:37am PDT
Legalities of receptions by I need clarification 05/25/2005, 2:27pm PDT
Housing Things by mark 05/25/2005, 3:34pm PDT
Re: May. 24th, 2005 - Called The Bluff and Won! by Sexy Babysitter 05/26/2005, 9:20pm PDT
May 25, 2005 - The Good Life by four20 05/25/2005, 8:38pm PDT
Jun. 12th, 2005: Chloe - Too Good To Be True by four20 06/12/2005, 9:35pm PDT
His very own Sassy Q. Soulmate visit. by Fussbett 06/12/2005, 10:27pm PDT
Re: Jun. 12th, 2005: Chloe - Too Good To Be True by Arbit 06/12/2005, 10:29pm PDT
Maybe he meant to use me instead? NT by vivacious 06/13/2005, 3:46am PDT
Boss Story #2 by Fussbett 06/13/2005, 10:56am PDT
I think this chick was on Queer Eye last night. NT by Fullofkittens <--- faggot 06/12/2005, 11:03pm PDT
Two questions by Universal Plan B 06/13/2005, 10:55am PDT
Your answer lies within by I need clarification 06/13/2005, 11:05am PDT
Re: Your answer lies within by motherfuckerfoodeater 06/13/2005, 11:18am PDT
Re: Your answer lies within by Arbit 06/13/2005, 11:40am PDT
Re: Your answer lies within by Quentin Beck 06/14/2005, 2:26pm PDT
Re: Your answer lies within by Choson 06/13/2005, 10:26pm PDT
I would set my couch up so I could peek at her in secret and masturbate NT by Mysterio 06/13/2005, 10:54pm PDT
End of an Era by four20 06/14/2005, 9:15am PDT
His broad probably ditched him on account of it. NT by Broad 06/15/2005, 1:28am PDT
Of all the souls I have met in my travels by jamestmotherfuckerfoodeater 06/16/2005, 11:01am PDT
Re: End of an Era by goldmourn 09/05/2010, 4:41pm PDT
Re: End of an Era by goldmourn 09/05/2010, 4:42pm PDT
Re: End of an Era by mr_marlboro 09/05/2010, 9:05pm PDT
The blog ends during a complex transition to antique collector / serial killer by mark 09/06/2010, 8:08am PDT
It is extremely easy to become his facebook friend. by mark 09/06/2010, 8:13am PDT
mr_marlboro by Choson 08/01/2005, 10:57pm PDT
the worst kind of disappointment by bombMexico 08/02/2005, 3:14am PDT
Re: the worst kind of disappointment by mr_marlboro 08/02/2005, 5:57pm PDT
Re: the worst kind of disappointment by Ice Cream Jonsey 08/07/2005, 5:18pm PDT
Re: the worst kind of disappointment by Creexul :( 08/07/2005, 7:34pm PDT
Re: the worst kind of disappointment by bombMexico 08/08/2005, 11:48am PDT
Re: the worst kind of disappointment by I need clarification 08/08/2005, 12:16pm PDT
Re: the worst kind of disappointment by bombMexico 08/08/2005, 1:12pm PDT
Re: the worst kind of disappointment by Ray of Light 08/09/2005, 7:08am PDT
Re: the worst kind of disappointment by FABIO 08/08/2005, 1:16pm PDT
reverse double-nude by Fussbett 08/09/2005, 12:02am PDT
Re: reverse double-nude by FABIO 08/09/2005, 12:26am PDT
Hey, do what comes naturally. by Fussbett 08/09/2005, 9:40pm PDT
The 'Brass Rail' wasn't bad. NT by McMoo the Anti-Drug Cow 08/08/2005, 2:39pm PDT
Tourist trap NT by Fussbett 08/08/2005, 8:28pm PDT
Re: the worst kind of disappointment by Judge Barry 02/22/2020, 2:13pm PST
From Bricks to Bus(s)es by Johannes "Joe" Yance: Driver, Lover 05/12/2006, 8:03am PDT
He can even make driving creepy :( NT by Fussbett 05/12/2006, 8:55am PDT
Signs of the apocalypse. by motherfuckerfoodeater 05/12/2006, 3:10pm PDT
Re: REQUEST: four20's LiveJournal by I need clarification 07/30/2018, 6:04pm PDT
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