Comments on: The war on unhappiness, or turn that frown upside down before I do it for you http://punkassblog.com/2007/02/28/the-war-on-unhappiness-or-turn-that-frown-upside-down-before-i-do-it-for-you/ Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:18:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: JackGoff http://punkassblog.com/2007/02/28/the-war-on-unhappiness-or-turn-that-frown-upside-down-before-i-do-it-for-you/#comment-37455 JackGoff Mon, 05 Mar 2007 22:42:28 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2007/02/28/the-war-on-unhappiness-or-turn-that-frown-upside-down-before-i-do-it-for-you/#comment-37455 It needs a semicolon after "mdash" for it to work in wordpress. It needs a semicolon after “mdash” for it to work in wordpress.

]]> By: Andrew http://punkassblog.com/2007/02/28/the-war-on-unhappiness-or-turn-that-frown-upside-down-before-i-do-it-for-you/#comment-37452 Andrew Mon, 05 Mar 2007 21:14:28 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2007/02/28/the-war-on-unhappiness-or-turn-that-frown-upside-down-before-i-do-it-for-you/#comment-37452 Huh? my em-dashes worked in the preview. Huh? my em-dashes worked in the preview.

]]> By: junk science http://punkassblog.com/2007/02/28/the-war-on-unhappiness-or-turn-that-frown-upside-down-before-i-do-it-for-you/#comment-37451 junk science Mon, 05 Mar 2007 18:59:13 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2007/02/28/the-war-on-unhappiness-or-turn-that-frown-upside-down-before-i-do-it-for-you/#comment-37451 <i>While most people have probably realized this already I suspect many of them are simply too gentle to correct you.</i> Yeah, that must be it. While most people have probably realized this already I suspect many of them are simply too gentle to correct you.

Yeah, that must be it.

]]> By: Andrew http://punkassblog.com/2007/02/28/the-war-on-unhappiness-or-turn-that-frown-upside-down-before-i-do-it-for-you/#comment-37450 Andrew Mon, 05 Mar 2007 17:00:16 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2007/02/28/the-war-on-unhappiness-or-turn-that-frown-upside-down-before-i-do-it-for-you/#comment-37450 I'm not sure it is obvious actually. Did he mean: <i>And those who fight monsters like sexism easily become — if not outright monsters themselves — [at least] monster-LY.</i> ? In which case 'monstrous' would be better. or <i>And those who fight monsters like sexism easily become — if not outright monsters themselves — monster-LY.</i> ? In which case 'monstrous themselves' would be better, but so would a poke in the eye with a blunt stick. I'm not necessarily condemning the invention of words, just the invention of inferior replacements to perfectly good words. I’m not sure it is obvious actually. Did he mean:

And those who fight monsters like sexism easily become — if not outright monsters themselves — [at least] monster-LY.
?

In which case ‘monstrous’ would be better.

or

And those who fight monsters like sexism easily become — if not outright monsters themselves — monster-LY.
?

In which case ‘monstrous themselves’ would be better, but so would a poke in the eye with a blunt stick.

I’m not necessarily condemning the invention of words, just the invention of inferior replacements to perfectly good words.

]]> By: JackGoff http://punkassblog.com/2007/02/28/the-war-on-unhappiness-or-turn-that-frown-upside-down-before-i-do-it-for-you/#comment-37448 JackGoff Mon, 05 Mar 2007 14:13:01 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2007/02/28/the-war-on-unhappiness-or-turn-that-frown-upside-down-before-i-do-it-for-you/#comment-37448 Uh, so the structure of a sentence is a reason to make up a word? Uh, so the structure of a sentence is a reason to make up a word?

]]> By: James http://punkassblog.com/2007/02/28/the-war-on-unhappiness-or-turn-that-frown-upside-down-before-i-do-it-for-you/#comment-37444 James Mon, 05 Mar 2007 06:18:06 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2007/02/28/the-war-on-unhappiness-or-turn-that-frown-upside-down-before-i-do-it-for-you/#comment-37444 Junk science: 'I love how he fell on his face at the end when he forgot the word for “monstrous.” ' He said monster-ly because he meant monster-ly. Here is the sentence: "And those who fight monsters like sexism easily become–if not outright monsters themselves–monster-LY." While monster-LY may not be a real word I think the structure of the sentence should be pretty obvious.... to most people. While most people have probably realized this already I suspect many of them are simply too gentle to correct you. Way to fuck up an insult, though. Junk science:
‘I love how he fell on his face at the end when he forgot the word for “monstrous.” ‘

He said monster-ly because he meant monster-ly. Here is the sentence:
“And those who fight monsters like sexism easily become–if not outright monsters themselves–monster-LY.”

While monster-LY may not be a real word I think the structure of the sentence should be pretty obvious…. to most people.

While most people have probably realized this already I suspect many of them are simply too gentle to correct you.
Way to fuck up an insult, though.

]]> By: Linda http://punkassblog.com/2007/02/28/the-war-on-unhappiness-or-turn-that-frown-upside-down-before-i-do-it-for-you/#comment-37377 Linda Thu, 01 Mar 2007 20:17:38 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2007/02/28/the-war-on-unhappiness-or-turn-that-frown-upside-down-before-i-do-it-for-you/#comment-37377 A stalker saw his victim driving by and honked so much that she frowned. When he showed up at her workplace he told her she looked miserable and frownish when he drove past her that other day. She asked him,"Does the fact that I was frowning mean you want to kill me?" "I ain't no killer," he said. This really happened. A stalker saw his victim driving by and honked so much that she frowned. When he showed up at her workplace he told her she looked miserable and frownish when he drove past her that other day. She asked him,”Does the fact that I was frowning mean you want to kill me?” “I ain’t no killer,” he said. This really happened.

]]> By: Moustache Frank http://punkassblog.com/2007/02/28/the-war-on-unhappiness-or-turn-that-frown-upside-down-before-i-do-it-for-you/#comment-37376 Moustache Frank Thu, 01 Mar 2007 20:11:51 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2007/02/28/the-war-on-unhappiness-or-turn-that-frown-upside-down-before-i-do-it-for-you/#comment-37376 Here is a link for Darryl X: <a href="http://www.logosky.net/image08/happyface10.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.logosky.net/image08/happyface10.jpg</a> I was actually looking for a different Gahan Wilson happy face cartoon. The one I had in mind shows a couple of jackbooted Gestapo type characters with happy faces on their armbands instead of swastikas. I couldn't find it online, at least in the short time I spent looking, so this one will have to do. Here is a link for Darryl X:

http://www.logosky.net/image08/happyface10.jpg

I was actually looking for a different Gahan Wilson happy face cartoon. The one I had in mind shows a couple of jackbooted Gestapo type characters with happy faces on their armbands instead of swastikas. I couldn’t find it online, at least in the short time I spent looking, so this one will have to do.

]]> By: firefalluk http://punkassblog.com/2007/02/28/the-war-on-unhappiness-or-turn-that-frown-upside-down-before-i-do-it-for-you/#comment-37373 firefalluk Thu, 01 Mar 2007 14:03:16 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2007/02/28/the-war-on-unhappiness-or-turn-that-frown-upside-down-before-i-do-it-for-you/#comment-37373 <blockquote> Being a good deal shorter, and having genitals much less prominently displayed</blockquote> well, we could organise a whip-round to buy you biiig platform shoes ... and I guess that would help display the genitals more prominently, come to think of it. I do love the inherent idiocy of <blockquote>It’s a war between those who mope and slouch through life and those who want to spread some love.</blockquote> Yeah, smiling at people is 'spreading some love', and so is ordering them to smile, no matter what s*** they're putting up with. Good.

Being a good deal shorter, and having genitals much less prominently displayed

well, we could organise a whip-round to buy you biiig platform shoes … and I guess that would help display the genitals more prominently, come to think of it.

I do love the inherent idiocy of

It’s a war between those who mope and slouch through life and those who want to spread some love.

Yeah, smiling at people is ’spreading some love’, and so is ordering them to smile, no matter what s*** they’re putting up with. Good.

]]> By: Andrew http://punkassblog.com/2007/02/28/the-war-on-unhappiness-or-turn-that-frown-upside-down-before-i-do-it-for-you/#comment-37370 Andrew Thu, 01 Mar 2007 11:08:23 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2007/02/28/the-war-on-unhappiness-or-turn-that-frown-upside-down-before-i-do-it-for-you/#comment-37370 <i>I was struck by the pithiness of a Pandagon Poster who said, they never get the “Smile!” command when they are in the company of a Male.</i> I've had the command (and am male, obviously), though not often, and mostly from family members. I was struck by the pithiness of a Pandagon Poster who said, they never get the “Smile!” command when they are in the company of a Male.

I’ve had the command (and am male, obviously), though not often, and mostly from family members.

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