Post: Zappa Is The Secret Influence On Eragon
Commenter: Sad for the human race
Comment:Where to start. I know:
"Holy shit, do I ever love dragons. I own a t-shirt with a sparkly reddragon on it fighting a unicorn. I saw the fairly stinky flicks Dungeonsand Dragons and Reign of Fire."
Loser! I cannot believe you write for a real magazine, or even somethinglike Wired that at times resembles one. Holy Shit, you are both a lousywriter and something close to a total dork. Put aside your childishthings and grow up.
Annalee's Response: I can die happy now that a loser who writes pseudonymous comments on real blogs, or something like Wired blogs that resemble real blogs, has called me "close to a total dork." I want a t-shirt with that exactphrase on it. And by the way, "Sad for the Human Race": Dr*gonz roXOrz,
you l0z3r!
Post: Archie Comics Explains Betty & Veronica's Awful New Look
Commenter: Levi Strickland
Comment: "not good enough, bro! if they want a stylistic image change, hire some REAL indie artists... P. Bagge, Crumb, S. Clay Wilson, etc. Do it, bro. Do it."
John's Response: "Although I doubt Peter Bagge and Robert Crumb qualify any longer as 'real indie artists,' the point is well taken. I can just imagine what would happen if Robert Crumb got his hands on the Archie license: upon attempting to pick up Veronica for a date, Archie discovers that the decapitated body of Veronica is just walking around. Mr. Lodge admits upon confrontation that he cut off her head because it was too much trouble, and that Veronica has a smaller brain in her Crumb-engorged buttocks that allows her to wander around; he then solicits Archie to have his way with his daughter. At the climax of the installment, Archie discovers Veronica's head is still attached, but simply shoved inside-out down her esophagus. Veronica is not amused."
Post: London High Court Rewards Man For Cheating
Commenter: Rob Beschizza
Comment: "The mass-murderer Fred West, who raped, killed and entombed perhaps dozens of girls (including his own daughter) under the patio of his home, may be another example. After a motorcycle accident at 17, requiring a metal plate to be put where skull once was, he got his sister pregnant and went on a life-long rampage facilitated by insanity, a pliant wife and the utter incompetence of the local fuzz."
Lisa's Response: "Oh! my god! Tell me more. I love stories about serial killers. It is so fascinating to try to track down exactly what made them flip out. And how, no matter how much experts analyze and speculate their morbid pasts, it still doesn't add up to make sense of the madness in their heads. "
