Allyson, I had the same reaction.
Damn it! You know what? I'm sick of this crap. I'm sick of being the guy who eats insects and gets the funny syphilis. As of this moment, it's over. I'm finished being everybody's butt monkey!
Xander ,'Lessons'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Steph L. - May 27, 2011 11:23:17 am PDT #9898 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
§ ita § - May 27, 2011 11:23:37 am PDT #9899 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Without that moment of realization, I just feel sad.
I kind of wish they weren't vaguely anonymised, because people really should be called out on that idiocy.
Calli - May 27, 2011 11:24:27 am PDT #9900 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Harking back to posts of yesterhour, I'd also be up for a couch-to-3k group (although I'm not interested in actually racing--just in knowing I could jog the route). Do all runners and runners-to-be know about Map My Run? Apparently they have some sort of friend function where people can keep up with each others running stuff. Of course, we already have b.org.
Allyson - May 27, 2011 11:31:12 am PDT #9901 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I kind of wish they weren't vaguely anonymised, because people really should be called out on that idiocy.
I am a firm believer in this, also. I read one comment about the tumblr that it was all just snobby elitists picking on rubes.
And I can't figure out how anyone is supposed to stop being a rube if you don't say to them, "this is satire. You may also want to acquaint yourself with Poe's Law.
P.M. Marc - May 27, 2011 11:38:32 am PDT #9902 of 30001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Yep. That's how I knew I came in last on my corporate team.
What was your time? (I ran mine in about 45 minutes, but "run" is a strong term for what I did.)
§ ita § - May 27, 2011 11:40:01 am PDT #9903 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Ah, Christwire. I just saw it cited seriously the other day.
Allyson - May 27, 2011 11:49:43 am PDT #9904 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I read something that came up in a search result the other day that I thought was satire, but was actually a neo-nazi message board.
Toddson - May 27, 2011 12:03:02 pm PDT #9905 of 30001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I manage our weekly e-newsletter and a few months ago had someone send me an article to be included ... from The Onion. Never did get straightened out if she realized that it was satire ....
Allyson - May 27, 2011 12:07:18 pm PDT #9906 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Sometimes I think World Nut Daily is pulling my leg. There's definitely been times when I strongly suspected that HuffPo had to be yanking my chain.
The shrimp on the treadmill fake outrage yesterday made me want to punch people. I don't think they're pulling my leg, though.
Allyson - May 27, 2011 12:07:52 pm PDT #9907 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I totally got had by Botox Mom, though.