Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Kilt/Tims
Check out this bro straight killing it in the kilt and Tims, with his nuts swinging lower than his plantium-plated canteen belt. He's probably textin his bitch saying "sorry I can't make it over to your place tonight, too busy redefining fashion and trying to find a place to sit. Stop by tomorrow afternoon if you need your nylon stockings back."
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Sexy clothes vs. ugly habit
Fat guy in a little coat has nothing on handsfree smoker in a German drindl ...
Look mom, no hands! (That is literally her mom next to her.)
Look mom, no hands! (That is literally her mom next to her.)
Monday, November 10, 2008
Is the book really better than the movie?
Whenever a group of people are discussing a movie that was first a book, inevitably someone says, "The book is better than the movie." Even if the book is better than the movie, many times the person's real reason for making this statement is to let everyone they read. In the history of book to movie transfers, rarely will a person who has read the book and seen the movie say the movie is better, even in the uncommon case that it actually is. This is simply because of their accomplishment in reading the book. Of course the book is better ... you've developed an emotional attachment to it.
Of course, for the humorously inclined, there is a zinger to be had somewhere in there. "The book is way better," said jokingly when people are discussing a movie, is a facetious way of making fun of people who say this seriously. It's especially funny, I always thought, to use the phrase on a movie that clearly was not based on a book.
But for those who insist on making a point of announcing that the book is better in seriousness: No one cares that you've read the book any more than they care if you've seen the movie. Besides, if you really want to let people know you read, there's a better way.
People are always taking about what they've "heard." I heard Istanbul is a great city, I heard there's no wind in space, I heard running downhill is bad for your knees, etcetera. The next time you're inclined to tell someone about something you heard, switch "I heard" to "I read." If you heard it, then someone has probably written it somewhere, as well. And it's a good habit to get into since reading, especially when compared to watching television, is generally a practice of the more intelligent. Therefor, if you want to be considered among that ilk, it's always better to say you learned of a particular piece of information by reading it than by hearing it. And if you're asked to reference where it was you saw that piece of information printed and you cannot, your reason is simply because you read so much that you can't keep track of it all.
It's much better than going out of your way to let everyone know you found the time to sit down and enjoy a Dan Brown novel.
Of course, for the humorously inclined, there is a zinger to be had somewhere in there. "The book is way better," said jokingly when people are discussing a movie, is a facetious way of making fun of people who say this seriously. It's especially funny, I always thought, to use the phrase on a movie that clearly was not based on a book.
But for those who insist on making a point of announcing that the book is better in seriousness: No one cares that you've read the book any more than they care if you've seen the movie. Besides, if you really want to let people know you read, there's a better way.
People are always taking about what they've "heard." I heard Istanbul is a great city, I heard there's no wind in space, I heard running downhill is bad for your knees, etcetera. The next time you're inclined to tell someone about something you heard, switch "I heard" to "I read." If you heard it, then someone has probably written it somewhere, as well. And it's a good habit to get into since reading, especially when compared to watching television, is generally a practice of the more intelligent. Therefor, if you want to be considered among that ilk, it's always better to say you learned of a particular piece of information by reading it than by hearing it. And if you're asked to reference where it was you saw that piece of information printed and you cannot, your reason is simply because you read so much that you can't keep track of it all.
It's much better than going out of your way to let everyone know you found the time to sit down and enjoy a Dan Brown novel.
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