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It's ALMOST like they're making things up to suit some pre-determined purpose...
I Don't Think This Paper Means What You Think It Means…: "Expansionary" Fiscal Austerity Advocates Department
It is really odd... Giavazzi and Pegano are a roadmap as to how--if you had to undertake fiscal austerity--you could do it without inflicting major damage to your economy. The requirements were twofold: (i) depreciate your currency, and (ii) have a cooperative central bank that would keep moneta...
Argh, you had me up until the "Audience Cheers" part. That would never happen in the highbrow tasteful USA.
Nice first draft, though...
If Robocop was a bad 80s sit-com
I am easily amused, so earlier today, when my brain said, "You know what would be funny? If there was a Robocop sit-com, where he was always screwing up. Every time he did something, the other officers would put their hands on their hips, cock their heads to one side, and do this sing-songy "Rob...
There are some things you may want, but in the event you can't have that, there are certain alternatives you may be entitled to.** Such as...
a heated kidney shaped pool,
a microwave oven--don't watch the food cook,
a Dyna-Gym--I'll personally demonstrate it in the privacy of your own home,
a king-size Titanic unsinkable Molly Brown waterbed with polybendum,
a foolproof plan and an airtight alibi,
real simulated Indian jewelry,
a Gucci shoetree,
a year's supply of antibiotics,
a personally autographed picture of Randy Mantooth
and Bob Dylan's new unlisted phone number,
a beautifully restored 3rd Reich swizzle stick,
Rosemary's baby,
a dream date in kneepads with Paul Williams,
a new Matador, a new mastodon,
a Maverick, a Mustang, a Montego,
a Merc Montclair, a Mark IV, a meteor,
a Mercedes, an MG, or a Malibu,
a Mort Moriarty, a Maserati, a Mac truck,
a Mazda, a new Monza, or a moped,
a Winnebago--Hell, a herd of Winnebago's we're giving 'em away,
or how about a McCulloch chainsaw,
a Las Vegas wedding,
a Mexican divorce,
a solid gold Kama Sutra coffee pot,
or a baby's arm holding an apple
**if you are an American citizen
Things every person should have
Things every person should have: A nemesis. An evil twin. A secret headquarters. An escape hatch. A partner in crime. A secret identity. What else?
98% support? It's a pretty good start, I guess...
Hey, there is a lot of karma to make for. You spent YEARS being tortured for the words written by someone else that you had to say, actions and postures directed by someone else that you tried valiantly to make relevant, and miles upon miles of quality work snipped out and left on the editing floor. But did we scream at the writers? I do not recall a trend of yelling, "Shut up, Writers!!"
So, if we support you, it is not only because we agree with you (which we do - duh, one would think this is a no-brainer, but the US in the 21st century HAS no such thing as a no-brainer), but because we have finally caught up to the times, and we realize that the actor is not the character. We KNOW you now (or at least your Internet Persona), and we wouldn't knee jerk quite like we did the first time around.
Of course, a very large part of that "knowing you" is the copious amounts of sharing you have done here on your site. It makes it easier to drop the rage if the guy you were supposedly raging at loves comics, and brews his own beer, and geeks out at meeting sci-fi and acting legends, and generally does all the things we would do if we were in his shoes.
Well, you do everything I personally would do with the exception that I would have told the entire internet to go right straight to hell with the whole SHUT UP meme. You didn't; that means you are a better person than I am. But then, everyone already knew that - after all, you never yelled SHUT UP at me.
So yeah, we support you. And those that don't, well...I am sure that "beat your ass" might be considered the 21st century alternative to "Shut up, Wesley". Maybe you can interpret it as being in the same vein, and it won't be quite so terrifying for your health and the health of your family.
Wow, this is a long comment. I guess the tl:dr is this:
"Of course we support you - you were the one who showed us how to not be a dick."
Thanks for everything, Wil. You make a difference in our lives, and you always have.
In which I realize I need to say Thank You...
On Sunday, I was personally offended that Chris Brown performed at the Grammys. Violence against anyone is never okay, but the quiet acceptance of violence against women we see all over the world is especially reprehensible to me. Allowing someone who beat his girlfriend so severely she was hosp...
Welcome to the Age of Forgetting How Old You Are!!
I think part of it is that it doesn't matter anymore, but also that there have been SO VERY MANY ages in your life, you have trouble remembering which one it was - "Maybe I'm 22; I was 22 for a whole year that one time. Nah, not 22 that was a long time ago. I must be 27. Wait, what year is it? So let's see, borrow the one and subtract...What's 11 minus 2? What's 10 minus 7? Wait, did I count the extra? Where's my calculator..."
This is the mental conversation I have in the 3 seconds between when someone asks how old I am and when I answer, usually with the wrong number.
Spock is not impressed that it's my birthday
During w00tstock last week, I mentioned that I was turning 38 this week. After the show, Anne told me that I was, in fact, turning 39. In the few seconds that it took me to do some math, I lost a year of my life. Apparently, this is the sort of thing that happens when you get to be my age, which...
GM awards Wilofel +50 XP and +1 to Actor.
on the delivery of technobabble
I was in three scenes yesterday, one of which contained a massive amount of technobabble. For those who don't know what that is: on a sci-fi show, technobabble is what we call pseudoscientific dialog like "I'll have to run a level four diagnostic on the antimatter inversion matrix to be sure." I...
Anyone looking for an RPG game might want to check out this site
http://www.obsidianportal.com/map
The members have their campaigns shown on a map, which makes it convenient to see if there is a game near you. And, uh, it's a really useful site for a game. At least IMO.
here there be dungeons and dragons
Enter the Dragon from Roshan Murthy on Vimeo. This is a delightful, short documentary about people who play D&D and other RPGs. If you've ever wondered why we play, or if you've ever attempted to explain to someone why we play, I think you'll enjoy it.
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