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Anyone see XQUZYPHYR's post on the RIP thread? Funny stuff. Nice to see the self-righteous take one sideways.
I haven't checked in at meffy in a while. I did today, and that was the only thing that caught my eye. A particularly nasty, funny, and gratuitous snark.
Something within is satisfied by this sort of trashing. But I can't say I miss it when I don't see it. I prefer mecha's easiness to meffy's deep-seated animosities and nastiness. So I don't look at the blue very often.
I don't know if it's gone downhill or if I'm just tired of reading folks' constant bickering. Maybe it's the spotty server, maybe it's the poor moderation and the apparent confusion as to what the sysop wants out of the site and its members. Maybe it's none of the above.
Maybe it's this place. The simple fact that mecha isn't frustrating may have a lot to do with it. I love it here, hate it there. Am I remembering only the bad parts?
*carries jonmc to his bucket, straps him in. Gives him a plastic sunflower to play with on the way up. Pats jonmc's helmet and steps into control room.*
Hugs without drool are like a lolly without a pop.
But extra "u"s more than make up for it. Every time an extra "u" is added to a hug, an angel gets his wings. My little heart feels ten feet tall now. Thank you.
There's an idle Saturn 5 rocket out on the tarmac if you want a ride. I ran out of sunflowers. I have some plastic roses, though, if you promise not to blush.
Heh, jonmc, you definitely had a role in that movie. And drooling was your specialty. That and stench, but they done cleaned you up proper before leaving you to the ladies of Venus.
jonmc, The American Astronaut. One of the most inexplicably funny and weird movies I've seen in a good long time. An absurdist, space-age, western, musical is what it's billed as. Just plain fucking odd and great for watching other people's reactions. I dunno how else to explain it without referring to other movies.
Oh. Sadly, I lack the attention span to watch anything longer than a sitcom (with commercials for smoke breaks), listen to anything longer than a 45, or read anything longer than a blog entry, so I'll have to sit it out.
I'll definitely check out The American Astronaut. Sounds like my cuppa.
I must confess: I was on the chimp tip with the whole rocket thing. Sorry, jonmc, for treating you like a chimp. A very, very special chimp, though -- that was the point. The hearts and minds of millions are riding along with your hairy little head. Smile for the camera.
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