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Post by Napoleon the Clown on Nov 21, 2010 2:22:51 GMT -5
Currently reading The World According to Garp. It was written in the early 70's, and there was a little section on hatemail correspondence - back when the whole thing had to be done by hand and have a stamp stuck on it. Weird concept really. Hi I'm a complete stranger you've never heard of. I've done nothing at all ever of note, nor will I, but I am the most important person in my world, and now you've entered my conscious awareness, I would like to inform you that you suck! It's not even - you annoyed me, or I think that there's a point you missed, or here's some constructive criticism, it's just - whargarblbleurgh you suck! It's like road rage, but you infringed on their lane in their tunnel [vision], by daring to exist. I keep on forgetting how dreadfully primitive (and primative) we still are as a species. For that pun I'm gonna have to give you a funny look for a few seconds. Hope you're happy. |
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Post by Julian on Nov 21, 2010 9:01:54 GMT -5
Hate mail: Civilisation's alternative to jumping up and down on your branch, shrieking and flinging your poo at something you feel threatened by.
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Post by Mlle Antéchrist on Nov 21, 2010 12:59:25 GMT -5
It's all very metaphorical.
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Post by scotsgit on Nov 21, 2010 13:01:50 GMT -5
Whenever I hear about hatemail, I always think about the story about one of the previous Scotland (football) managers who was sent at death threat, which detailed at length what was going to happen to him and his family. It was signed 'anonymous'. Sadly for 'anonymous', he used stationery that had his name and address at the top of the page..... ;D
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Post by Mlle Antéchrist on Nov 21, 2010 13:04:43 GMT -5
Bloody brilliant.
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Post by katsuro on Nov 21, 2010 15:09:26 GMT -5
Posh people swearng never gets old. First time I saw Dawkins talk about the "Sneaky Fucker" theory I laughed so hard I nearly prolapsed.
Is it wrong that this video made me a little hard?
What? Stop looking at me like that!
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