Conversations end when one person calls another a douchebag, Teppy. What a douchebag.

And we're done. (It's scary how many Ari-isms I apply to real life...scarier still how often it's that one.) Satire in wingerspeak= "How DARE you not find my rudeness/illegal conduct funny? I'm a white guy aged 18-49. Everyone listens to me...no matter how stupid I am." bleah.

Someone else asked him if he was drunk, because in an attempt to defend his "satire," he asked why no one was angry about Harry Reid using the word "negro."

You know, I had typed out an actual response to this before I realized I was giving it way more thought than it deserved.

Satire in wingerspeak= "How DARE you not find my rudeness/illegal conduct funny? I'm a white guy aged 18-49. Everyone listens to me...no matter how stupid I am."

And erika nails it.

About the dialog thing, what always helped me was reading it walking. Slow it down, take it a syllable at a time, each beat to a step. It sounds stupid while you're doing it, but it sort of imprints the consonants and the vowels in a way so you can recall and recite them. Like singers learning a song in a foreign language phonetically. Once you have the dialog down and can say it clearly, you can add emotion to it later.

Thanks! I'll give that a try. About half my lines in this show are really short, but the other half are long and difficult and really essential for me not to screw up since they're the funny ones.

Thanks, Jessica...that dude is upset cause somebody pissed in his Privilege Kool-Aid. Even my brother, significantly more liberal and less stupid than that dude, gets like that sometimes.

that dude is upset cause somebody pissed in his Privilege Kool-Aid.

Ha!

Back from store. I unloaded groceries, did dishes, and emptied the dishwasher. I tried to do laundry, but forgot that my washer pipes tend to freeze in cold weather. Wish I'd checked before stripping the bed.

And though it doesn't sound like much, I am now exhausted and think I might take a nap. Sleeping is my superpower.

that dude is upset cause somebody pissed in his Privilege Kool-Aid.

Heh. Some other (white, straight) guy posted a reply saying that the only people who objected were women and gay men, and all the people who thought it was ROTFL were straight white men.

I think he thought it was some sort of vindication, from the way he said it.

Bev: holy shit, that actually worked!! I did that all the way to the bank and back, and then when I delivered it in-character by memory, I was like three million times slower and clearer! My natural tendency to speak fast was balanced out by the incredibly slow recitation. I guess I just have to keep doing that exercise until I can deliver it properly without step-walking backstage for ten minutes.

Thanks!

I think he thought it was some sort of vindication, from the way he said it.

Hee!

they are taught from the time they are five that everything they say is absolutely The Shit Worth Knowing...he probably really *doesn't* get it, is the sick part.

Holy Shit Steph, you know my Uncle??

Seska, congrats on being confirmed.

:: tacklehugs Cricket :: I just have to say, you looked beautiful last week at the party. What a fab dress. Please drop a line and add to the conversation. You are brilliant and funny, and will fit in wonderfully.

If we want to try and lure Cricket to speak, we should ask something about bunnies. And by that, I suggest not asking about hosenfefer. I know some of us are cooks in here, so I thought I'd clarify.

Today I've avoided the chores list due to headache not wanting to go away. As if I need an excuse! But, eh, I'll take it. I'm all caught up on CNBC shows "American Greed" and "Till Debt Do U$ Part". The first is just sick, but I feel compelled to watch. The second has some really great ideas to coming up with household budgets, and highly recommend it.

Lastly, I find it funny that the built in spell check has no problem with "congrats", but thinks I spelled hosenfefer wrong.