Sunday, September 27, 2009
Entertaining link time....
Click on entry title for TEXTS FROM LAST NIGHT. Admit it, we have all done it.
And the Asshole of the day award goes to...
THIS GUY!!!!
Lets review....
1) He likes guns. OK, I am a supporter of the 2nd amendment, although I think it has been manipulated from the original intent of maintaining a protectionist militia. However, the syntax "Like" implies a certain willingness or even pleasure derived from engaging in acts of violence. I sincerely doubt we are dealing with a constitutional scholar here, so I must assume that this statement is made with a certain level of intended threat or menace.
2) He hates Fags. Ummmm ok. Hate is a strong word. I am not gay but I feel that what two (or three, or four) consenting adults do in the privacy of their homes is their business. Hate implies that there is a sense of threat. Does he feel threatened by them? Odd that a well armed individual would feel compelled to take the time and money to put a message like this on a vehicle if he didn't feel a fair amount of unease. Perhaps he was once attacked, while unarmed, by a raving pack of zombie homosexuals who tried to "contaminate him with their "Gay Flu". Hence the love of guns. For a man who voraciously supports freedom to bear arms, it would seem to follow that he also subscribes to the whole "Life, Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness" philosophy. Au contraire, hypocrite!!!
3) By far, this is the most disturbing part of the message. He loves Bush!!! Perhaps he felt that the first two parts of the slogan were a little course and he needed to interject some good old double entendre here to ease the tension. Crude, but not without its comical irony. However, if this is a show of support for "THE W", than all hope is lost. To proclaim your unflagging faith in the brilliant political instrument called the Bill of Rights in the first part, and then to follow this with a shout out to the one President in the history of our country that played so "fast and loose" with the very rights guaranteed in the Constitution creates a bit of a contradiction.
I was convinced that this guy was either;
a) A genius with insight to the inner workings of society that are well beyond my comprehension.
b) An insecure, gun wielding, homophobe with sociological issues that have burrowed so deep into his psyche that he felt compelled to spell them out on the tailgate of his truck.
or
c) Just another asshole adding to the myriad problems already splintering our society.
Then I saw the middle finger sticker in the Chevrolet logo and all became clear...the answer is C ...ASSHOLE.
One more old post....This shit makes me laugh...
Some old shit is fucked up. Remember: Rape is never funny...except when it is in a movie with dog actors. The evil grin on the attackers face made me piss my pants, just a little.
Ok, I just couldn't let this go
I scrapped most everything from my aforementioned blogs, however, I did save a couple of recent posts as I found them too much fun to let go.....
From June 2009:
So back to today's discovery; I am trolling the web looking for a minor diversion from the day's usual craptastic serendipity when I come across http://tweetingtoohard.com/. It's funny, it's novel and walks a fine line between laugh-out-loud parody and gut wrenching, spot on, social commentary. As I meander down the page of posts, trying to guess which are intentionally funny and which are examples of truly vapid self centered egoists, I stumble across the GREATEST PARADOX since Sorites' little mind bender......
Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you the Arthur Kade Paradox!!!!!
{cue Rod Sterling}
Picture this, if you will, a man, but not just a man, a God-like, super man of unbearable beauty, wisdom, wealth and charm.
To set the stage here is his latest tweet:
"The whole world is learning who Arthur Kade is now and as my popularity grows, more media sources want to feature me in their publications".@ArthurKadeInc
and this is one of his more modest posts.
Not being one to stand on principles (namely my disdain for most humans), I dig deeper. His twitter page indicates he has a web site...http://arthurkade.com/. I can not resist the need to visit it.
I click,
It loads,
And my eyes set upon a body of work so utterly perplexing to me that upon reading a few pages of this very well developed web page, I stare numbly at my carpet in a form of catatonic shock.
See, here is the paradox...
If this guys is serious and the web page is to be taken seriously, it would make him the most arrogant, self-worshipping assclown to ever roam the face of the earth. An ego of this size would be enough to make Jose Canseco and Donald Trump want to organize an arrogance intervention for this guy. However, if he is this self impressed, than it is logical to assume that he is quite happy, in his sunny little world of auto-idolatry.
Now, logic dictates to that if "Situation X" produces" emotion Y", than "the converse of Situation X" should produce "the converse of Situation Y". (Yes, I see the flaw there but work with me, Ii am trying to make a point)
Therefore , if the character fleshed out on this webpage is NOT serious, than he should NOT be so pleased. However, by not actually believing this one man propaganda machine is real and that the whole thing is a parody, than the creator is a comical genius in the satire/social commentary genre and therefore the vitriol lased responses he is getting from others has to make him very, very happy.
ITS THE FUCKING, MOTHER OF ALL WIN-WINS.
The only one that loses is me!!!! I have no fucking idea whether to laugh at him because he is the biggest douche bag since Adolph Hitler, or I should laugh at him because he is the greatest subversive social commentator since Bill Hicks. The not knowing why I should laugh prevents me from laughing at all. Please share your thoughts, I am lost, I am sad, I am confused.
Please, if anyone is out there, I would ask that you a) let me know what you think, b) what this confusion says about me, and c) let ole' Artie know what you think.
From June 2009:
So back to today's discovery; I am trolling the web looking for a minor diversion from the day's usual craptastic serendipity when I come across http://tweetingtoohard.com/. It's funny, it's novel and walks a fine line between laugh-out-loud parody and gut wrenching, spot on, social commentary. As I meander down the page of posts, trying to guess which are intentionally funny and which are examples of truly vapid self centered egoists, I stumble across the GREATEST PARADOX since Sorites' little mind bender......
Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you the Arthur Kade Paradox!!!!!
{cue Rod Sterling}
Picture this, if you will, a man, but not just a man, a God-like, super man of unbearable beauty, wisdom, wealth and charm.
To set the stage here is his latest tweet:
"The whole world is learning who Arthur Kade is now and as my popularity grows, more media sources want to feature me in their publications".@ArthurKadeInc
and this is one of his more modest posts.
Not being one to stand on principles (namely my disdain for most humans), I dig deeper. His twitter page indicates he has a web site...http://arthurkade.com/. I can not resist the need to visit it.
I click,
It loads,
And my eyes set upon a body of work so utterly perplexing to me that upon reading a few pages of this very well developed web page, I stare numbly at my carpet in a form of catatonic shock.
See, here is the paradox...
If this guys is serious and the web page is to be taken seriously, it would make him the most arrogant, self-worshipping assclown to ever roam the face of the earth. An ego of this size would be enough to make Jose Canseco and Donald Trump want to organize an arrogance intervention for this guy. However, if he is this self impressed, than it is logical to assume that he is quite happy, in his sunny little world of auto-idolatry.
Now, logic dictates to that if "Situation X" produces" emotion Y", than "the converse of Situation X" should produce "the converse of Situation Y". (Yes, I see the flaw there but work with me, Ii am trying to make a point)
Therefore , if the character fleshed out on this webpage is NOT serious, than he should NOT be so pleased. However, by not actually believing this one man propaganda machine is real and that the whole thing is a parody, than the creator is a comical genius in the satire/social commentary genre and therefore the vitriol lased responses he is getting from others has to make him very, very happy.
ITS THE FUCKING, MOTHER OF ALL WIN-WINS.
The only one that loses is me!!!! I have no fucking idea whether to laugh at him because he is the biggest douche bag since Adolph Hitler, or I should laugh at him because he is the greatest subversive social commentator since Bill Hicks. The not knowing why I should laugh prevents me from laughing at all. Please share your thoughts, I am lost, I am sad, I am confused.
Please, if anyone is out there, I would ask that you a) let me know what you think, b) what this confusion says about me, and c) let ole' Artie know what you think.
My blog..Take 4
Hello,
This is the fourth incarnation of my personal blog (possibly not my last). Up until now, each one was written under an anonymous name. The prior three where created under a nom-de plume out of fear of the the "My Space Syndrome". You know the deal, some college aged kid attends a party, someone with a camera snaps a photo of them taking a monster bong hit or flashing his or her naughty bits and ..bang...within hours it is part of the electronic reality we all dwell in. Not a tremendous sin, but one that comes back to bite them in the ass once the head of HR at their first job interview finds the incriminating pics and proceeds to shred their resume. Oppps, another promising career killed before it begins due to living in the public eye.
When creating a blog you are faced with a tremendous decision, if you want(or hope) to ensure your anonymity you forgo the ability to share the existence of the project with most everyone from which you would like to hear feedback. However, if you do author it under your real name you soon find yourself in a self imposed mine field. What if I voice an opinion or story that is unpopular, offensive, illegal, or worse detrimental to my income stream (aka Job).
Therefore, the argument boils down to this;
Do I toil in anonymity, free to share as much as I desire only to languish in obscurity by hiding behind the mask of a pseudonym, or do I use my real name, share it with others and obtain the interaction I desire at the cost of occasionally having to censor myself and risk offending those that read it? This time i have chose the latter over the former.
This is a blog and by definition it is the 21st century answer to the ultimate self indulgence. Suddenly, we all find ourselves with a voice and have been self-convinced that an ongoing rambling memoir of the minutia of our lives is so compelling, it would be a crime to deprive the world of the treasures contained there in. i won't deny this fact nor am I all that ashamed of it. i figure, if you are amused or angered by something I write, than I have succeeded in sharing something of meaning. If the post stir no emotion, well there are only 6 billion other places for you to go to get your fix. Beat it scumbag, I am right and you are...not (LOL my first self righteous opinion of the blog).
Not all post will be timely, not all will be long. Most will be absolutely uninspiring and without merit or consideration for a second, but if you happen to read something that provokes a laugh, a grimace or a fit of rage, please, please feel free to respond. The forum is always open.
Sean
This is the fourth incarnation of my personal blog (possibly not my last). Up until now, each one was written under an anonymous name. The prior three where created under a nom-de plume out of fear of the the "My Space Syndrome". You know the deal, some college aged kid attends a party, someone with a camera snaps a photo of them taking a monster bong hit or flashing his or her naughty bits and ..bang...within hours it is part of the electronic reality we all dwell in. Not a tremendous sin, but one that comes back to bite them in the ass once the head of HR at their first job interview finds the incriminating pics and proceeds to shred their resume. Oppps, another promising career killed before it begins due to living in the public eye.
When creating a blog you are faced with a tremendous decision, if you want(or hope) to ensure your anonymity you forgo the ability to share the existence of the project with most everyone from which you would like to hear feedback. However, if you do author it under your real name you soon find yourself in a self imposed mine field. What if I voice an opinion or story that is unpopular, offensive, illegal, or worse detrimental to my income stream (aka Job).
Therefore, the argument boils down to this;
Do I toil in anonymity, free to share as much as I desire only to languish in obscurity by hiding behind the mask of a pseudonym, or do I use my real name, share it with others and obtain the interaction I desire at the cost of occasionally having to censor myself and risk offending those that read it? This time i have chose the latter over the former.
This is a blog and by definition it is the 21st century answer to the ultimate self indulgence. Suddenly, we all find ourselves with a voice and have been self-convinced that an ongoing rambling memoir of the minutia of our lives is so compelling, it would be a crime to deprive the world of the treasures contained there in. i won't deny this fact nor am I all that ashamed of it. i figure, if you are amused or angered by something I write, than I have succeeded in sharing something of meaning. If the post stir no emotion, well there are only 6 billion other places for you to go to get your fix. Beat it scumbag, I am right and you are...not (LOL my first self righteous opinion of the blog).
Not all post will be timely, not all will be long. Most will be absolutely uninspiring and without merit or consideration for a second, but if you happen to read something that provokes a laugh, a grimace or a fit of rage, please, please feel free to respond. The forum is always open.
Sean
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