I don't post on Mark Reads specifically because I have to be too hyper aware of what I say. I kind of got mad at the whole situation when he was reading Mockingjay and made a point of criticizing Suzanne Collins anytime she used crazy. Hell, by the time Katniss or any other character got to the events of Mockingjay, I'm pretty sure they were all mentally unstable.
'Dear Diary, Today I was pompous and my sister was crazy.' 'Today, we were kidnapped by hill folk never to be seen again. It was the best day ever.'
Jayne ,'Safe'
Comedy 1: A Little Song, a Little Dance, a Little Seltzer Down Your Pants
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Rayne - Jul 11, 2011 2:39:15 pm PDT #4226 of 8625
"Oh no! Has falling sky liquid once again caused you the sadness?" -Starfire
Cass - Jul 11, 2011 3:06:14 pm PDT #4227 of 8625
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
I'm not a fan of Hulu Plus. If I'm going to pay for a service, I don't want commercials.
I was just nodding along with this and then realized, hey, I pay a lot for my cable and those shows all show commercials too. I want to either get my cable bill down or get away from it but I know tv shows are not made for free so I'm still willing to hand over my monies for my entertainment and education.
sometimes perception trumps etymology
This is my feeling. And if I am using a word to imply negativity, I'd rather not be that person. I'll defend people's rights to say what they want up to the point they are inciting violence. Once you are past, "I didn't know" and move to, "I don't care" then I am often going to notice.
ALL WORDS ARE BAD.
No, all words mean things.
There was an episode of House where his patient was a teenage Roma boy, and House made a point of using "gypped" in his presence a few times just to get him annoyed.
Some people are just asses. They seem to enjoy it.
billytea - Jul 11, 2011 3:20:33 pm PDT #4228 of 8625
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
There was an episode of House where his patient was a teenage Roma boy, and House made a point of using "gypped" in his presence a few times just to get him annoyed.
IIRC, he only used the term once (loudly), near the end of the episode; he was deliberately provoking the boy's parents to distract them and let his team sneak into the boy's room to do... something I don't remember. That was back when his jerkish actions generally had some kind of purpose. (Not always a good purpose, granted.)
DebetEsse - Jul 11, 2011 5:26:38 pm PDT #4229 of 8625
Woe to the fucking wicked.
I've been thinking all day, and not come up with a workable alternative to "crazy" that isn't of similar derivation ("insane", "nuts", etc). Any suggestions for an alternative word for usages in sentences like, "I realized that the plan was _______ when the diagram included hippos with hummus."
DavidS - Jul 11, 2011 5:27:31 pm PDT #4230 of 8625
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
"I realized that the plan was _______ when the diagram included hippos with hummus."
Irrational? Unhinged? Defective? Fucked Up?
§ ita § - Jul 11, 2011 5:41:22 pm PDT #4231 of 8625
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I think unhinged is like crazy--a word used to describe craze, without being a medical definition. If one's banned, I can't see the other being allowed. Although I think banning the one is touchier than I'm ever going to get.
I'm sure someone can make a case against irrational, but they'd be pretty...fucked up.
Laga - Jul 11, 2011 5:48:22 pm PDT #4232 of 8625
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
"I realized that the plan was _______ when the diagram included hippos with hummus."
Out of hand.
Lee - Jul 11, 2011 5:56:53 pm PDT #4233 of 8625
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I get why crazy could be bad, but like debetesse, I have trouble thinking of alternatives, especially when you are saying things like "crazy in love" or "crazy busy".
I also keep thinking of all the songs I love that feature the the word crazy prominently.
Laga - Jul 12, 2011 5:37:59 am PDT #4234 of 8625
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Also the plan with the hippos is a very silly plan.
I have been writing "craxy" thinking that makes it OK but it bugs me when Dan Savage uses "leotarded" as a cutesy alternative to "retarded" so now I'm not so sure.
Jesse - Jul 12, 2011 6:32:42 am PDT #4235 of 8625
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Wack-a-doo?