tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post114485628015577316..comments2024-03-23T22:14:24.292-04:00Comments on Wisdom Weasel: I Don't Even Have One For Calling PeopleWisdom Weaselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18216020315074987565noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-1145044642392434362006-04-14T15:57:00.000-04:002006-04-14T15:57:00.000-04:00Absolutely, Wes. I'm with Swift: "Satire is a sort...Absolutely, Wes. I'm with Swift: "Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own."Wisdom Weaselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216020315074987565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-1145042389454285242006-04-14T15:19:00.000-04:002006-04-14T15:19:00.000-04:00Regardless of one's feelings of consumerism and th...Regardless of one's feelings of consumerism and the marketing religion of our society, without it all we would have very little material for hysterical episodes of South Park.Weshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10254996098609372420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-1144963900494236762006-04-13T17:31:00.000-04:002006-04-13T17:31:00.000-04:00I feel like I'm being too mean to Jim. What is int...I feel like I'm being too mean to Jim. What is intended as rib-chucking boisterous back and forth reads a little cold on reflection.<BR/><BR/>Note to self: do not respond to comments before 10am ever again.Wisdom Weaselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216020315074987565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-1144944843540562142006-04-13T12:14:00.000-04:002006-04-13T12:14:00.000-04:00Course, the other point lost in this is akin to th...Course, the other point lost in this is akin to the "blinding flash of the obvious" from the post below. Cell phone companies killing themselves to come up with new ways for you to "enjoy" your phone. Takes your mind of the fact that you can't get any frigging coverage.<BR/><BR/>When I killed my old cell phone last summer, it was nearly impossible to get a new one that didn't have a bunch of Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01302163125402760502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-1144936500339909752006-04-13T09:55:00.000-04:002006-04-13T09:55:00.000-04:00Jim, I love you man, but its just an ill-conceived...Jim, I love you man, but its just an ill-conceived cellphone gimmick, not a neural endorphin stimulator surgical implant... Besides, I thought those who didn't embrace Jesus as their personal savior were the ones who get left behind.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and H.L. Menecken was a Nazi apologist who believed in eugenics. Good writer, though.<BR/><BR/>As to your point about marketing; I agree to some extent Wisdom Weaselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216020315074987565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-1144935428325427312006-04-13T09:37:00.000-04:002006-04-13T09:37:00.000-04:00Arguments could be made that our popular culture w...Arguments could be made that our popular culture was always somewhat "crass" (just read H.L. Mencken, one of my fave posthumous reads).<BR/><BR/>What's different today, is that technology makes the marketing of that crassness, ubiquitous. There's no way to escape, unless you become a Ted Kazinski and move to a remote cabin in the wilderness.<BR/><BR/>The overriding message being communicated Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01763876658345223153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-1144880457649444552006-04-12T18:20:00.000-04:002006-04-12T18:20:00.000-04:00Paris Hilton is of course the 9th sign of the impe...Paris Hilton is of course the 9th sign of the impending apocalypse.<BR/><BR/>The Cubs winning the World Series being the 8th...wait!<BR/><BR/>They're 5-2 right now! <BR/><BR/>Oh Noooooooooooo!!!!JL4https://www.blogger.com/profile/04259814674520014095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-1144880165005393582006-04-12T18:16:00.000-04:002006-04-12T18:16:00.000-04:00I think if I heard those words myself, we'd be in ...I think if I heard those words myself, we'd be in a race see who could get to the edge fastest.JL4https://www.blogger.com/profile/04259814674520014095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-1144870255482670742006-04-12T15:30:00.000-04:002006-04-12T15:30:00.000-04:00I also hear that she (Hilton) is in the running to...I also hear that she (Hilton) is in the running to play Mother Theresa. This is of course nonsense. Eileen Wuornos was the only woman born to play that Albanian hypocrital fake-holy psychotic.<BR/><BR/>On the plus side, I understand that should Ms. Hilton get the role, I believe a good case could be made for <EM>NYPD Blue</EM> alum <A HREF="http://nypd-blue.france3.fr/IMG/jpg/baldwin.jpg" REL="Wisdom Weaselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216020315074987565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-1144869328626198172006-04-12T15:15:00.000-04:002006-04-12T15:15:00.000-04:00I don't think it's supposed to be a compliment, I ...I don't think it's supposed to be a compliment, I think they're trying to fool you into believing that you might be able to "get with" Ms. Hilton.<BR/><BR/>The sentiment, however, loses all credibility as soon as it gets to the word "thinking".<BR/><BR/>Paris Hilton, of course, is most famous for appearing in a South Park in which she buys Butters from his parents for $500 million, so she can Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01302163125402760502noreply@blogger.com