That's right, folks! It's time for another amazing non-update!
Today's subject is that freetools.com, the site that our guestbook is on, is "changing their system and deleting all user accounts and services." This is a special way of saying "going belly up." So as of January 7th, the guestbook will cease to exist. It's a truly magical place, and it pains me to think that all of those little gems of wisdom will soon be lost forever. But there is one last, truly great message, and I feel the need to share it with all of you.
Gundam Wing, the author insists, was in fact made by renowned Swedish director Igmar Bergman. At first I laughed at this, but then I realized that for a man as great Mr. Bergman, learning Japanese and creating an animated series without ever leaving his island redoubt in the far north would be a small feat indeed. I wouldn't be surprised if it came out that he drew all the production cells himself with nothing more than a few broken crayons.
Like all great men, "Jon" has his idiosyncracies. At the beginning of his rant he insists that he isn't a fan of Gundam Wing, though by the end he is repeatedly referring to wing fans using the pronoun "we." Since he couldn't possibly be a fan of Gundam Wing, I'm convinced that he must, in fact, believe he's other people as well.
Schizophrenia is a disease, Jon. There's nothing to be ashamed of. There are "talented people" capable of "understanding you." That's exactly what Lady Une was talking about.
Nor does Jon worry about adhering to tired, worn out cliches such as "freedom of speech is guaranteed by the First Amendment, not Dennis Hastert," "quotes used to debunk an argument should contain what the person actually said," "'random keystrokes' means 'keys hit purely by chance,'" and "disagreeing with you does not constitute a violation of your rights, while executing someone for disagreeing with you does." Way to go, Jon. I feel better about the world already.
Now, in closing, let's let Jon's words of wisdom speak for themselves. Remember, inability to comprehend sarcasm is a sure sign of greatness. (Another lesson I picked up from my new role model, Jon.)
"I hate Gundam Wing."
"WE HAVE THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH. DO NOT FORCE US TO CHANGE OUR OPINIONS, OR ELSE, YOU WILL GET EXECUTED..."
"He is stupider than a rock sitting next to a tree on a warm day in December."
"IT IS A BERGMAN CLASSIC, SO SHUT YOUR *BLEEP*ING RAT ASSED MOUTH."
"NOTE THAT CONGRESS CLEARLY STATES THAT WE HAVE THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH."
"Batman did not exist in Japan for a LONG time...until the 1990s..."
"I'm going to barf if you EVER reply to this.."
It's that vomit on the computer monitor that let's me know I'm doing my job right.
--GGH
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