Comments on: Ah! Now we see the violence inherent in the system!

By: Joey H.

Joey H. — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 01:41:36 +0000

Yeah, really! He should hoove known.

By: Astrid

Astrid — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:51:28 +0000

Still, what was going on here?

And incidentally, all you horse loving folk, a police horse will trample people, even if they don’t want to. I saw one break someone’s foot once, and we were lucky it was just her foot. Although I shouldn’t have to say this, she was on public property, protesting without violence. I have no idea why the cop charged at her.

By: paws4thot

paws4thot — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:18:39 +0000

I post from work, and the only drugs they let me do here are coffee and ibuprofen!

By: yarnboy

yarnboy — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 06:20:10 +0000

But they’ve played havoc with your spelling abilities. One should have to spell “Hallucinogens” correctly to use them.
In the interests of full disclosure I’m on my 4th G&T in the past 65 minutes.

By: yarnboy

yarnboy — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 06:17:30 +0000

I agree not funny, but very definitely has a message. “The violence inherent in the system” references the threat of force necessary to secure compliance from the most rebellious members of society and the quantity of violence those members are willing to undertake in resisting that compliance. When the level of force used by the ruling government reaches a critical level, the general populace is spurred to action in defense of their own rights and—
—Who am I kidding. Nobody’s gonna take this seriously here.

*sigh*

Violence is goddamn funny. Just ask Larry, Moe, and Curly.

By: yarnboy

yarnboy — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 06:07:30 +0000

Bloody peasant!

By: paws4thot

paws4thot — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:49:24 +0000

Even am African swallow could not maintain airspeed velocity; fundamentally a 7oz bird can not carry a 2lb coconut!!

By: Vila Restal

Vila Restal — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:27:39 +0000

Public Safety. Before the Romans came you couldn’t leave your house at night.

(Yes it probably will take all day )

By: Vila Restal

Vila Restal — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:25:09 +0000

Ah!! But at what speed??

By: paws4thot

paws4thot — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:45:53 +0000

And that’s Wangernum!!

By: Yune

Yune — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:26:06 +0000

I-26? BINGO!!!!

By: paws4thot

paws4thot — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:15:23 +0000

Ok then, apart from the roads, what have the Romans ever done for us?

(this could take all day).

By: Bry

Bry — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:25:18 +0000

Dear god, you need to get some good old British humour in you.

By: Vila Restal

Vila Restal — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 07:28:36 +0000

HUH!! All the horses I’ve bet on all belong in the Glue Factory (I’ve lost so often that the old joke “I bet on a horse at 10 to one. It came in at quarter past two” is just not funny any more.)

By: Vila Restal

Vila Restal — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 07:24:38 +0000

The Roads??

By: Vila Restal

Vila Restal — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 07:20:42 +0000

OI!! Don’t call me Big Nose, Big Nose!!

By: Tyler

Tyler — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:04:03 +0000

I’LL JUST STAIN YOUR BRAIN MORE?!!

By: Clarylx

Clarylx — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:53:12 +0000

Hehehe yes…

GG to that dude trying to marry Lancelot off to that girl.

By: James the Conquerer

James the Conquerer — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 01:54:08 +0000

“Ctrl-F” opens a box where you can type a word or phrase. In this case “babbling” would be perfect. Ctrl-F finds the first use of that word, then the next, etc. “Hemorrhage” would be perfect if “babbling” didn’t show — just to double check.

By: Maxwell Silverhammer

Maxwell Silverhammer — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 01:52:18 +0000

I am happy to have started this little deluge of repetitious babbling.
And I approve even more if said flood gave someone a brain hemorrhage.

By: viking gal

viking gal — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:25:12 +0000

It was brought by an African sparrow.

By: Martha

Martha — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:40:57 +0000

I know so little about using computers — can’t do a thing with images — but on most computer screens & website pages, finding what’s been written earlier in the document is EASY! It’s a Windows command (I don’t know Mac or Linux): “Ctrl-F” opens a box where you can type a word or phrase. In this case “Python” would be perfect. Ctrl-F finds the first use of that word, then the next, etc. “Grail” would be perfect if “Python” didn’t show — just to double check.

By: the_original_shortright

the_original_shortright — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:40:38 +0000

jane… this member of the cabinet was in canada being drunk and causing debauchery. had i known there was a mudfight i would have been right in!

By: dissimilitude

dissimilitude — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:13:47 +0000

That’s a good idea, ubr!

I’m sorry if someone has said this before, but did anyone know this caption is referencing Monty Python?

By: ubr

ubr — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:03:21 +0000

Well, when I do that I preface it with, “I’m sorry if someone has said this before but…” and then I post. Also, if there are over a hundred comments and all you want to do is tell the world what the caption is referencing chances are it’s already been discussed. At length.

By: suicide_blonde

suicide_blonde — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:49:40 +0000

That doesn’t bother me as much as when people post comments that have already been made tons of times. It’s like they didn’t bother to read the rest of the page before posting their “original” thought. Sheesh.

By: dissimilitude

dissimilitude — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:25:37 +0000

That’s so true, Jane! But you know what gets on my nerves? When people post something that’s been repeated about 15 times already in the thread like they’d just had an original thought! I think maybe they aren’t reading the comments before posting.

By: Jane St.Clair

Jane St.Clair — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:08:21 +0000

You know, that’s a very interesting point. Sometimes I feel like I’m reading the same thing over and over. Do you think it’s because people repost the same things other people have already posted?

By: Jane St.Clair

Jane St.Clair — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:06:45 +0000

By: IvanTheMildlyAnnoying

IvanTheMildlyAnnoying — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:02:38 +0000

I saw the ellipsis (…) as a break, and the “oh well” as the beginning of another thought. It’s where you put it, is all. Carry on. (^_^)

By: ubr

ubr — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:59:48 +0000

anyone that has ever said ‘rush rocks’ out loud suffered severe brain hemorrhaging right afterward…

By: vi31

vi31 — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:52:35 +0000

Supreme exectutive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony!

By: Seth

Seth — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:51:37 +0000

Have you ever noticed how people repost the same thing, as if no one has ever posted it before? Weird, it’s like they don’t even read the comments they are replying to.

By: arimareiji

arimareiji — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:29:48 +0000

I used to spend time at Fark.com occasionally, where one of the common interjections was RFTA (read the frickin’ article). Funny how many people needed reminding to actually understand the subject before they started talking about it. =/

In this case, I think it would be RTFC.

But I can certainly empathize; it’s tough to make yourself read an hour’s worth of comments to make sure someone hasn’t already posted your great idea.

By: arimareiji

arimareiji — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:18:30 +0000

Thank you for your kindness elsewhere, btw. But please don’t let yourself get buried in offal for my sake; it absolutely wouldn’t be worth it. I’ve pretty much cut my losses on that front, and I would hate to see you (or anyone else of good will) be troubled by my continuing to engage long past the point of futility.

If there’s any doubt whatsoever, talking with you is nowhere near the point of futility. Intelligent disagreement is productive, even when it’s rough around the edges.

By: Martha

Martha — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:00:20 +0000

Oops, Mr. Silverhammer, it’s me the spelling-noticer again. In this post and in one above, you forgot an apostrophe. This time it’s in “I’ve”; I think above you left it out of “I’m.”
(Am too bored by all the repetitions of Hooray-for-me-I-noticed-it’s-a-Monty-Python-reference to scroll back up & check. Wouldn’t one think, in a savvy site like this, that another reader might have aleady thought of your brilliant idea? Sheesh. )

By: HellHathNoFury

HellHathNoFury — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:54:09 +0000

similar to a concert crowd yelling ‘Rush rocks’, as if they have no idea that 50,000 others are saying the same thing, and millions before them have said it as well.

By: HellHathNoFury

HellHathNoFury — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:50:08 +0000

BRAINBLEACH!

By: Martha

Martha — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:44:45 +0000

Mr. Silverhammer, you probably knew this, but: the word is spelled “hearsay,” not “heresay.” The correct spelling goes along with its definition: “something one has heard but does not know to be true; rumor; gossip.” (http://www.yourdictionary.com/hearsay/)

By: arimareiji

arimareiji — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:29:28 +0000

Thank you. (^_^) I was pretty sure I was the only one.

By: arimareiji

arimareiji — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:27:59 +0000

EH, WHAT’S THAT, DEARIE? BLESSED ARE THE CHEESEMAKERS?

By: arimareiji

arimareiji — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:10:57 +0000

Best quote of that whole skit, IMO: "This is supposed to be a happy occasion! Let's not bicker and argue over (eyeroll) 'Who killed who'..." Epic dark humor AND epic social commentary, in a nice neat little package. (^_^)

By: arimareiji

arimareiji — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:00:20 +0000

To be exact, you did cut out the part of the quote that showed that it was rhetorical – the ellipsis and “Oh well” were meant to indicate that I conceded that I was probably the only one. But I should have taken it on faith that your reply wasn’t sarcastic or derogatory. It’s usually better to assume the best of people, because assuming the worst is too often self-fulfilling.
And I’ll likewise concede that I escalated it – but please note that was no more intentional than your leaving out the “… Oh well.” I was going on the logic that either 1) you didn’t understand that it was a rhetorical question, in which case I’d be clarifying a misunderstanding, or 2) you did understand that it was a rhetorical question and chose to sarcastically answer it anyway, in which case I would have been patronizing you.
I didn’t consider the possibility that both could be true, i.e. that you didn’t understand that it was a rhetorical question but would consider it patronizing for me to point out that you misunderstood what I said.

By: Clarylx

Clarylx — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:56:16 +0000

I am your king.

By: Clarylx

Clarylx — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:54:46 +0000

I want the woman I marry to have a certain, special, something….

Monty Python and the Holy Grail is epic win.

By: Clarylx

Clarylx — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:53:49 +0000

But, I don’t want to, father!

By: arimareiji

arimareiji — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:25:03 +0000

Hey, you know what? I think a whole bunch of people have reposted that this is a Monty Python reference, did anyone notice? (^_~)

By: IvanTheMildlyAnnoying

IvanTheMildlyAnnoying — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:18:11 +0000

And really, how could I “cut out a quote to change it’s meaning” when I copied the ENTIRE QUOTE? You can’t change context if there is nothing else WITH the quote. And I was merely answering the question. I didn’t know it was rhetorical. It looked just like a simple question to me. There was no snottiness involved until you took it upon yourself to “school” me on the definition of rhetorical. Do you see how it escalated?

By: IvanTheMildlyAnnoying

IvanTheMildlyAnnoying — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:13:41 +0000

Nope, no grudge against you, just the comment. I’m an equal opportunity offender.

By: Tyler

Tyler — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 05:12:29 +0000

SWEATY FAT MEN
Sorry, bad Tyler?