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Jaysus, seems that you could murder untold trillions of electrons pursuing the stupid things (though not to a certain segment of the population) that stupid people say. How's about we up the ante & contemplate some of the intelligent things that people said in 2007? Although these actually came from November (?) 2006, they did pertain to 2007, as thunk by George Carlin:
George Carlin's New Rules for 2007
"Stop giving me that pop-up ad for classmates.com ! There's a reason you don't talk to people for 25 years. Because you don't particularly like them! Besides, I already know what the captain of the football team is doing these days . . mowing my lawn."
"Stop saying that teenage boys who have sex with their hot, blonde teachers are permanently damaged. I have a better description for these kids: lucky bastards.
If you need to shave and you still collect baseball cards, you're a dope. If you're a kid, the cards are keepsakes of your idols. If you're a grown man, they're pictures of men."
"There's no such thing as flavored water. There's a whole aisle of this crap at the supermarket, water, but without that watery taste. Sorry, but flavored water is called a soft drink. You want flavored water? Pour some scotch over ice and let it melt. That's your flavored water."
"The more complicated the Starbucks order, the bigger the asshole. If you walk into a Starbucks and order a "decaf grande half-soy, half-low fat, iced vanilla, double-shot, gingerbread cappuccino, extra dry, light ice, with one Sweet-n'-Low, and one NutraSweet," ooh, you're a huge asshole."
"Just because your tattoo has Chinese characters in it doesn't make you spiritual. It's right above the crack of your ass. And it translates to "beef with broccoli." The last time you did anything spiritual, you were praying to God you weren't pregnant. You're not spiritual. You're just high."
"If you're going to insist on making movies based on crappy, old television shows, then you have to give everyone in the Cineplex a remote so we can see what's playing on the other screens. Let's remember the reason something was a television show in the first place is that the idea wasn't good enough to be a movie."
"No more bathroom attendants. After I zip up, some guy is offering me a towel and a mint like I just had sex with George Michael. I can't even tell if he's supposed to be there, or just some freak with a fetish. I don't want to be on your web cam, dude. I just want to wash my hands.""
"When I ask how old your toddler is, I don't need to know in months. "27 Months." "He's two," will do just fine. He's not a cheese. And I didn't really care in the first place.
"If you ever hope to be a credible adult and want a job that pays better than minimum wage, then for God's sake don't pierce or tattoo every available piece of flesh. If so, then plan your future around saying" Do you want fries with that?""
Shooter weighs in even as Ms. Bhuttos's body cools: "Excuse me . . . Why hasn't anyone mentioned that one of the major reasons she was assassinated, is for the crime of being a woman? Where are the feminists? Are they in hiding? Or is that prejudice acceptable because they are from a different culture? -- shooter242"
Shooter, shooter, shooter. Where the phawk are you trying to steer this thread??? Do you freeker-republic-response-crew-angry-unempowered-sexually-challenged white guys have a checklist that you jump on once something bad happens?? I can just hear that ol' Star Trek siren going off, and you doughboys waddling to the keyboard to try and squeeze the juice outta this. Not that you give a rat's ass about Pakistan, Ms. Bhutto, any other culture except your gated community, your twisted vision of 'Murica or even democracy. You just want to vent some phoney spleen and try and muddy the waters. For your perusal, shooter: http://www.terra.es/personal2/monolith/00women3.htm
As the into says: "Have you ever noticed that many relevant countries never have had a women as head of the State or the Government in last decades ? That happens with the U.S., Russia (and former USSR), China, Japan, Italy, Spain, Australia, Brazil or Mexico. On the contrary, many small developed, developing and Third World countries have been pioneers in the issue, Asian states in particular, giving example to others."
Think it over shooter.
. . . the last three drops go down your pants. There you go again, shooter, pissin' all over yourself again (in your clumsy inept effort to piss in the punchbowl). You say the most incredibly stupid things, and like all peckerwoods, you totally ignore the stuff that nails your silly little dick to the wall (wide stance or no). Instead, you turn on the smoke generator, change tack and try to sail away -- that silly little sailor hat perched upon your silly little head.
Shooter tries to avoid his own spray: "What I actually said was....
"Why hasn't anyone mentioned that one of the major reasons she was assassinated, is for the crime of being a woman?"
Shooter, is that one of the major reasons she was assassinated?? Is that direct from the horse's mouth, or is it part of your agenda, your wingnut spin -- trying to milk this for something it probably isn't??? And here is where we see the actual piss-shivers (described by G. Carlin) as shooter continues to be, well, silly:
"Which part of that, do you think, says "only" or "most important"? If you're going to bitch about something, at least get it right. -- shooter242"
shooter, you are sad. And don't forget to wash your hands . . .