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Comments, Love Letters, and Death Threats
Comment Archive 13
The posts below were made from July 1, 2003 to August 18, 2003.
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Name: Steve
Subject: Cox cable
Cox is owned by two old ladies. Imagine if they had the
balls to do the commercial for All Cox All the Time.
August 18, 2003 at 15:32:58
Name: Penny
Subject: Blackout
Jason,
Regarding your comments on the blackout....all I can say is "FINIALLY!
Someone has the balls to say what's really happening." As soon as I
heard that this was a widespread blackout, I was certain it was terrorist
related. In my opinion, it was a test for them to see how we react &
what areas of weaknesses would be easier for them to penetrate when they
really attack us. I think they got all the answers they needed, too.
I mean, how stupid is everyone anyway? The media has been reporting
for weeks that Al Qaida is planning an attack as big if not bigger, on
America and its economy, by the end of summer. On the Intel website
last week, we were 4 out of 6 flags (countries) on alert. What better way
to paralyze us then to knock out our power? No gasoline, no way to get
groceries, in some cases-no telephones or cells, no computers, no
water, no TV, no radio, no cable, no security at airports, people stuck in
elevators, in the air, on the above ground trains, locked out of hotel
rooms, in short no communication and widespread panic. Not to mention
that the hospitals will have all these freaked out people coming in and
then what better time to launch either a biological and/or chemical
attack. No one will be prepared and it will be mass chaos. What more can
they ask for?
Penny
Editor's Note: I'm not convinced it was terrorism, but it sure as hell could have been. And at the very least, the power grids have gone up a notch as potential targets. (JR)
August 16, 2003 at 20:20:32
Name: Richard
Subject: You are the reason we need-em!!!
Jason, You are the exact reason that QIFTSG needs to be force fed to the straight men of America. You just don't get. I don't care if you ever do.
Editor's Note: I usually don't respond with quotes, but since what I wrote already ripped you a new asshole preemptively, I will in this case. Howard Stern described Queer Eye for the Straight Guy something like "They take a straight guy and make him look gay." Since I find this funny, I guess I still don't get it, right, Richard? (JR)
August 14, 2003 at 22:39:10
Name: Arwen
E-mail: arwen83@msn.com
Subject: Atlas and Fountainhead
You know, when I start getting frustrated with people,
especially in the quest for that romance to end all romances, instead of
throwing out all the mental work I've done to carefully acknowledge what it
is I want in a partner, and instead of condemning two books that helped
me realize the greatness that people can actually, in all possibility
achieve, I pick up those books and re-read them for the umpteenth time
to give myself some fuel to keep sticking to it.
"I want to see real, living, and in the hours of my own days, the glory
I create as an illusion. I want it real. I want to know that there is
someone, somewhere, who wants it too. Or else, what is the use of seeing
it, and working, and burning oneself for an impossible vision? A
spirit, too, needs fuel. It can run dry." (The Fountainhead)
Instead of bailing and settling when others accuse me of having
impossible standards or whatnot, I seek out those who I know exist - in books,
websites (such as this), movies, the few people I know and love for
holding the same "impossible standards."
Shame on anyone who settles - those who sacrifice simply to gain the
title of husband, wife, lover, or friend without holding the values that
allow one to earn those titles.
~Arwen
August 13, 2003 at 16:18:25
Name: Josh Edwards
E-mail: madeddie00@yahoo.com
Subject: a message from GOd and a worthless asshole
After a brief stint on Active Duty for the United States
Army, i have returned, and i had tons of reading to catch up on. I had
almost forgotten that so many people were out there with such similar
ideas as mine. As for your message from "god"...i nearly urinated on
myself, due to laughing. Amanda's post is almost is as funny as the article
itself and just as meaningful. My sister has posted a commment on here
again, in relation to Jon's little dissertation on being a sell out and
waste of a man. Her accurate and honest wit never cease to amaze. That
guy has a sincere dislike for you, Jason. Must be the truth, hurting.
I say "DRIVE ON" you last bastions of independent thought and freedom.
Keep up the fight.
Josh Edwards
Editor's Note: Well, my goal will now be to succeed in making you urinate on yourself. It's the least I can do for a military man. (JR)
August 10, 2003 at 09:22:06
Name: Doug
E-mail: dhaze048@uottawa.ca
Subject: Poll?
Where have your polls gone to, Jason? Did you get another
"inappropriate site content" flag-down by your provider? I miss the good
ol' days of choosing between false (but hilarious)alternatives! What's
up?
Editor's Note: Nope, I guess I thought that since I wanted to move the "recommended" websites up to the top of the page, no one would bother to scroll down to find the poll. But I have herewith taken your request under advisement. (JR)
August 8, 2003 at 13:38:36
Name: Amanda
Subject: my message from God
Hey Jason, I don't know if I'd interpret those dreams as a
calling to build your own ark necessarily. Of course you're right to
acknowledge the spiritual message portrayed by your moose sex and footed
fish, but it might not be a message from the Almighty. My first thought
(and maybe I'm too literal here) was obviously dreams involving fish
sprouting legs and moose sprouting, well, female paraphernalia, must be
a message from none other than the spirit of the dead Charles Darwin.
Yes, Darwin is trying to tell you that all the animals of the world are
secretly plotting to morph into humanoid creatures and destroy us. And
think about it. Why would Darwin choose you? You're site is called
"Save the Humans"... he probably just googled it, and there you were!
Perhaps instead of building a submarine for a spiteful god who probably
doesn't exist, you should realize your true calling and destroy the little
fuckers before they destroy us all! But I could be wrong too.
And let me just add, you're great! My favorite article of yours was
the one about the Olympics in China, remember that? Take care!
Amanda
Editor's Note: Thanks for that analysis, and compliment. Like a Trappist monk, I'm blushing with joy. BTW, as of dinner time tonight: one chicken down, four billion to go. (JR)
August 6, 2003 at 00:51:01
Name: Pamela Cantor
E-mail: pamcantor@hotmail.com
Subject: Alcohol = solution for boring parties
Well I read the article about how alcohol is a great solution
to making the most of boring parties, but I have a an all together
better solution, AVOID BORING PEOPLE ALL TOGETHER AND SEEK PEOPLE THAT
INTEREST YOU AND MAKE YOU CRAZY TO CONVERSE, accept the fact that people
are boring and they will stay that way and you can't wait for them to
become interesting and just try to make new friends. It might take a
little "work" and be hard and a little scary but that is life don't you
think? I think that going to a party and trying to ignore your
consciousness of just how boring these boring people are is an absolute utter
pathetic cop out, and you should be ashamed of yourself if this is
something you experience on a regular basis. Go seek people interested in
what you are absoulutely interested in and throw a party including all
these interesting people and see interestingly your party can develop with
alcohol as well, but alcohol not being the sole focus and interest of
the party. Because let's face it, we are boring depending on who we
hang out with.
Peace.
Editor's Note: I have the bad (or is it good?) feeling that a whole bunch of Objectivists have just visited this site... interesting. Anyway, the party that instigated that little essay of mine was actually a rare party held by one of my relatives. Its rarity made it a bit tough to predict its boringness, hence I found myself having to converse with the aforementioned boring people. Since I do like beer, and I thought that leaving the party immediately after arriving would have been a bit rude, I decided to partake in the pro-alcohol approach to surviving the party. So no, it's not something I experience very often. There are, however, a hell of a lot of boring people out there. (JR)
August 3, 2003 at 00:45:46
Name: Desiree
E-mail: lucernea@yahoo.com
Subject: Aaron Davies
Actually, he's not the president of the Columbia Objectivist
Club anymore. My buddy Lowell is, and he's got mad laughs.
Editor's Note: Glad to know Columbia is improving. Oh, and thank you for your use of slang. I need to keep up with you youths if I'm gonna expect to get mad laughs. (JR)
August 1, 2003 at 17:21:14
Name: kman
Subject: A---MEN!!!, Brother!!!!!!!
July 22, 2003 at 18:14:23
Name: Kelsey
E-mail: ke190100@ohiou.edu
Subject: Jon's Post
I was tempted to write Jon a thesis on his wrongness (though
he doesn't deserve it), but I have planned dates with the grocery store
and my Mom long distance on the cell-phone tonight. I'd like to offer
him the basic points, though. Some things to consider:
1. Since when did the desire to have children rank above rationality
in the hierarchy of important values?
1a.) I bet it was damn hard to find a woman out there who wanted to
have a baby some day.
1b.) "Yes Mom, I married a serial killer, but the important thing is
that he shares my love for ice cream!"
2. I know that it is probable that there is a man out there for me who
is rational, honest, and productive. Those qualities are achievable.
I know this because I am a woman who is rational, honest, and
productive.
3. Basing your identity on your relationship to someone else is what
gets all of those depressed women on Oprah.
4. Why can't you be John Galt? All of his essential characteristics
are attainable by decision.
4a.) Why doesn't Dagny Taggart exist? She certainly can, in all her
important respects.
5. If you want something, if it is truly valuable to you, you'll work
for it. It may be hard to achieve the goals you set for yourself, but
if they're worth it, you'll work.
5a.) Imagine if a bright person remained in the managerial position of
the local McDonald's his entire life because he valued the aspect of
"having an office" in his job. He could proclaim to me that that was the
reason he was still there. He could throw his college physics book in
my face and tell me that such an "ideal" career doesn't exist. But in
the end, he was a coward, and I'm the physicist.
Editor's Note: Damn, I think you win "post of the year". By the way, I have a feeling this isn't going to come out right, but: I love your number two. (JR)
July 22, 2003 at 18:14:23
Name: StarvingWriter
Subject: Miscellaneous, II
No, you're not getting an e-mail address out of me. First of
all, you're not following the protocol. The protocol is, you publicly
state what rights you are buying and how much you pay. Then, writers
send you material for your consideration. This would include contact
instructions. Then, you either buy it or reject it, your option.
Second but more importantly, you are apparently not serious about
attracting writers to your site or improving the quality of it in any way. I
thought the presence of a "submissions" page implied otherwise, but
perhaps that was presumptuous of me.
Third (and I find this ironic) you do not have a sense of humor.
Fourth you are rude. I used to be a fan; I thought your site kicked ass
and I said so. But now I'm not so sure. Perhaps you will be pleased to
know that you will not be receiving any submissions from me. When I get
out of this "Starving" mode, I'll send my donations to the Ayn Rand
Institute or renew my subscription to The Intellectual Activist instead of
sending anything to you; TIA and ARI at least deal with "typo reports"
in a timely and professional manner. And maybe I don't need to read
your site anymore, either.
Goodbye.
Editor's Note: Not many people who post here actually really annoy me. You have the honor of being one of these few people. Therefore, I thank you for providing me with the opportunity to expand upon why I think you are an "annoying, presumptuous asshole". First of all, you have the annoying habit of numbering all your points, as if that will artificially increase their significance without making you sound like an annoying, presumptuous asshole. Second, "the protocol" is whatever the hell I want it to be, since (a) it's my site, and (b) I'm making a negative profit by running this site. Third, without the existence of "the protocol", you can feel free to withhold your obviously anal-retentive, protocol-loving writing from me. I'm sure it will only help me to retain the same ass-kicking quality-level that this site currently maintains. Fourth, whether or not I'm rude has nothing to do with whether my site kicks ass. Ass kicking is independent of your feelings being hurt, and, incidentally, is a derivative of Aristotle's law of identity. Feel free to print this out and send it, along with your check, to ARI and/or the Intellectual Activist. (JR)
July 16, 2003 at 10:29:45
Name: Life is Better
Subject: Cool=Nazism
Aaron's article was okay. Was it's purpose to edify or to
simply tout your revelation in a braggy way (I'm refering to the "you're
an idiot", etc. type of comments). I've always felt parellell to
objectivist thought - certain things about it are similar to mine but not
quite. And you being an objectivist - it's how I feel about your article.
I think there is the "cool" way of being that scared people fall into.
In every sense this "cool" way is like Nazism in that fear is involved
to suck people into it. Also like Nazism, "cool" people treat people
who aren't exactly like them (i.e. anybody who is different - anyone with
their own identity) as inferior breeds. Meanwhile some of those people
- maybe half - are more intelligent, more spiritually/emotionally
developed and cultured.
"Society has a way of middling people out, and treating those who act
above its codes the same as those who act below it."
-W. Somerset Maugham
Editor's Note: Though I can't speak for Aaron, I will anyway, and say that the "you're an idiot" type of comments stem from his annoyance with the friend he refers to in that piece. I.e., the friend who harangued him with the opposite position annoyed him, so some of that annoyance came out in what he wrote. About the "cool" comments, I don't know what you think he's trying to suck people into. Maybe you mean "intimidate people into accepting his ideas"? If so, I disagree. I think it's just his particular cocky style of writing. Which is, I might add, very different to how he speaks. (As mine often is.) Let me also add, based on the quote you chose, that you seem to value "society's" standards as a valid method for determining who ranks high or low. Also, the phrase "above its codes" is curiously vague. This may refer to the pretentious, or worse - to the exceptionally moral people. (JR)
July 18, 2003 at 11:54:56
Name: Mr. Dufus
Subject: add this one
When a new guy comes into work, tell him that the female
manager is really a nurse and he has to go to her and give a urine sample.
Offer him a glass of water, and give him an empty cup.
July 16, 2003 at 10:29:45
Name: Doug
E-mail: dhaze048@uottawa.ca
Subject: Relationships
I'm glad to see everyone baring their souls---it's so much
easier to judge people when they show it openly.
Anyway, I have been in some ever-growing twisted-love shit, and I
managed to come out floating away, above that pile of stink. It is hard, the
hardest damn thing I've ever had to do. To see people I loved betray
themselves, and having to say words I never thought I would have to to
them---it's almost too much to bear.
In fact, it was too much to bear. Like a distance runner with nothing
left to give, yet moments away from the finish line---you dig deep,
grit your teeth and run the fuck through that line anyway---even when your
every feeling and emotion says give up.
In that moment you realize, you can take anything life throws at
you---because you prepared for the race, because you are armed with an
undefeatable weapon: Certainty.
Certainty is possible. And finding it means everything in the world.
Things seem more beautuful now, because the picture is coming in
clearer than ever.
Like Bret Hart would say, "If they take your integrity you have
nothing."
So know, and hold on to that knowledge for dear life. 'Cause if you
don't, that's exactly what you lose.
July 15, 2003 at 17:05:17
Name: Michael Spitler
E-mail: spitler_mike@surewest.net
Subject: Where is the bicycle?
Hmm, I came in here and read your "Bicycle" article last
night, and the next day it was gone. I really liked that article, as I can
remember several moments in my life when I wasn't being myself too. I
also can relate to the problem you have finding the career you want. I
want to be a writer too, but I can't exactly decide what kind of writer
I want to be or how to go about it. "Bicycle" was good, I don't
understand why you would take it down.
As for Aarons vagina articles, all I have to say is that it was cool.
What I don't get is that Jonathan Rickner dude. When I started to read
his trash, I thought it was gonna be another compliment, but instead it
turned into something totally different and fucked up. Basically, he
openly admitted to being a sell out. He said he "was" rational,
(whether he really was to begin with is debatable.) but chose to be irrational
instead, all so he could get some pussy. After complimenting Aaron for
being rational, he said "I was too, until recently." Come on! Just
say it explicitly! You chose to be irrational!
Now I am pissed! There are decent women out there who are truely
worthy of being in a relationship with, no matter how many guys like
jonathan exist who sell out. How 'bout this. I will make a list of the
attributes of my ideal woman, and actually try to make it hum... er... uh...
funny, at the same time. (Anyone who read "Bicycle" will understand the
previous sentence.) I am going to do it. I am not gonna flake out
this time. I will get started, right now.
Thanks,
Michael Spitler
Editor's Note: Thanks for the compliment on that "Bicycle" piece. (You must have been up late.) I don't know if I wimped out or not, but I decided it should have been a diary entry rather than a post on this website. I'll reconsider reposting it at some point. (JR)
July 15, 2003 at 14:46:39
Name: Jonathan Rickner
E-mail: jonathanrickner@hotmail.com
Subject: Vagina
Aww, poor Jason. Did I step on your Bible? Am I really a
pussy? Fuck you, you fucking fuck. I am getting sick of you
Fundamentalist-Objectivists villifying people for not being as dogmatic in their
Objectivism as you. Lighten up, dick. My soul is none of your business. As
for your pussy comment, let me know the next time you are in Houston and
we'll settle that one in a parking lot. Bring that bitch, Aaron, while
your'e at it.
Editor's Note: You say "not being as dogmatic in their Objectivism", I say "willing to lie to your own wife". Do you want to explain where the dogmatism thing came from? I'll e-mail you if I travel to Houston. Do you know any good barbeque places? (JR)
July 15, 2003 at 09:32:55
Name: Pizzadude
E-mail: pizzadude@sluggy.net
Subject: Truer Words Never Spoken
As a twenty year-old male who has never been in a serious
relationship in his life, I feel the need to thank Mr. Kendall for his
article. I've been spending this summer a good distance away from most
people I know, and I've found myself on the brink of the decision to
'trade', as you've called it. Your article has said things that I think I
needed to hear. I came here to find out who I am, which is always a
little easier to do when you really can strip away ancestors,
descendants, dieties, rpgs, etc. I don't want to throw that away.
Thank you, sir.
Rock on,
-Rick Signer
July 14, 2003 at 19:04:23
Name: Jonathan Rickner
E-mail: jonathanrickner@hotmail.com
Subject: Vagina
Aaron,
Your understanding of life and philosophy is well grounded in reason
and you are justified in being proud of it. Your standards are valid. You
are undoubtedly living a proper life according to reason. I was too,
until recently.
I thought that I had a rational purpose for all of the goals and
desires in my life until I realized that I wanted to be a dad one day. Why in
the hell would a rational person that lives their life by the
Objectivist creed ("I swear, by my life and my love of it,...") want to have
children? Parenting causes one to live much of their life for the sake of
another. But still, I want to be a father. I want to have a family. Not
so I can sell out my identity, so I can fulfill it.
I too, thought that I was on a mission to find Dagny Taggart. Dagny was
ideal for John Galt, and that's who I was trying to be, so She was the
standard by which I judged potential mates. But I realized that I'm not
John Galt, and would never be him. Being a fictional character, he has
very different limitations than I. I can only share some of his ideas
and behaviors. I'll never be the ideal man for a Dagny Taggart. The most
I could hope to be is merely a good guy for a woman that is like her.
Rand said that love was the emotional response to experiencing your
values in someone else (or something like that, I don't have my lexicon
with me). She didn't say that a person must embody all of your values in
order to be worthy of love. At the least, a person only needs to embody
one of your values. Take motherhood for example. Everyone at one point
or another has annoyed their mother to the point of absolute disgust,
but she still loves you because you still embody a single important
value of hers- that you are HER child. If you were anybody else's kid at
that time, her love for you would be non-existent.
If you refuse to love someone based on the fact that they do not embody
every one of your objectivist values, you may be in for a very lonely
life.
Imagine an architect that refused to allow his buildings to be built
with anything but the ideal materials. I mean IDEAL. Way beyond normal
standards. Impossible-to-find quality. An architect that designs
buildings that are impossible to build because they require impossible-to-find
building materials. You might compare him to Howard Roark, but the
difference between them is that Howard Roark doesn't ignore the nature of
his materials. He may have high standards, but not impossible standards.
The nature of women is that they are nurturing and that they expect to
be nurtured. Even Rand herself was like that at times. If you desire a
relationship with a woman, don't expect her to be ideal. Just expect
her to be good. If you cannot find any good women, maybe your standards
for "good" are too close to "ideal".
I found a woman that was good for me. Not ideal, but good. She's not an
objectivist. She's irrational some of the time. But she is extremely
smart, sexy, talented, efficacious, and a wonderful cook. She understands
who I am, and who I want to be. Most importantly, she treats me in such
a way to make me feel as if I am already the man that I want to be. I
do the same for her. I guess we are liars. Two little Ellsworth Tooheys
telling each other lies. So what? I choose to let her opinion of me
matter to me, because she has committed to living a piece of her live for
my sake. My opinion of her matters to her for the very same reason.
Everybody else (including fellow Objectivists) can kiss our little
collective butts. I want to belong to a family (selfishly so), specifically
one that depends on me as the father, but that would require that I
occasionally make people feel good about who they are, even when they are
not perfect, and (gasp) require that I live for the sake of someone else.
So, look in the mirror and say with me "I'm Aaron, and I am a lonely
man because my standards are unreasonable and ignore the general nature
of heterosexual women. I will force myself to criticize happy people's
decisions in order to evade the fact that I have adapted a fictional
character's set of values and applied them to a very real world. I will
only accept Ayn Rand's guidance for my love life, even though she pretty
much sucked at relationships....all because John Galt satisfied my
teenage desire to believe that really smart, reason based,
against-the-status-quo type people can be badasses." Now, don't YOU feel better?
Your friend and fellow smartass,
Jon
Author's Note: Son, I'm not really sure who you're enjoying your little polemic with; I haven't mentioned Rand once yet, but you've mentioned her about a dozen times already. No, this ain't her, boy; it's all me and just me. I was this way since I was a little kid, and I'm still this way now. It ain't about following anybody or emulating anybody; it's just that I had too much heart to just go on and give up. And it ain't about evading reality, since I'm well aware of how easy it would be to just not care anymore. And, yes, I'd like to be a parent someday ...but I'd want to be somebody that my child can look up to, not somebody that he'd be ashamed of. But you go ahead, boy...look into your children's bright, beautiful eyes, full of awe and hope...and tell them not to expect too much out of life; after all, you didn't. Oh, and by the way, when you have the gall to mimic my talent for panache (like that "I'm-throwing-your-ending-back-in-your-face" stunt), at least do it with some originality and/or wit. It's a little pathetic and cliché to simply clone what I've done. (Aaron Kendall)
Editor's Note: I can't keep my mouth shut about this one. If you and your wife need to lie to each other (so you can do your Jack Nicholson impersonation and feel like you're the man you want to be), then your version of an "ideal" is by your own admission a crock of shit. I suggest you find an ideal that can exist in reality, rather than just in your own dreamland. Then you won't have to constantly sell yourself out. Oh, and by the way. You gave up your right to the freedom from sarcasm when you threw in that "teenage desire" shit about Atlas Shrugged. I'm fucking sick of assholes who sell their own souls, in addition to everything contained within that book, and project the same type of sale onto anyone else who failed to be the same fucking pussy. Fuck you. And fuck your lying wife while you're at it. (JR)
July 14, 2003 at 12:28:34
E-mail: baby1rules@yahoo.com
Subject: On Triple Splitz-O Cups and Starving Children
you win !!! your the most selfish human I don't know'and you
win again for the greatest Idiot on earth.I feel sorry for you.
Editor's Note: Thank you for capitalizing the word "Idiot". As the most selfish human you don't know, I demand that all my detractors treat me with that kind of respect. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go get myself a massage. There's a good spa with a homeless guy passed out in front of it. You kinda have to step over his head to get in, but once you're in, it's great. The best part is that you're so relaxed afterwards that you don't even smell the lazy, drugged-out bastard on your way out. Ain't life great? (JR)
July 13, 2003 at 15:23:43
Name: Anna
E-mail: ATyburski@lycos.com
Subject: Vaginas
Well done. I agree wholeheartedly.
July 12, 2003 at 12:22:40
Name: Chad
E-mail: chadetucker@yahoo.com
Subject: this has been tried already
When I was in Germany last August, I picked up an issue of
the German version of GQ at a newsstand. One of the articles was written
by a German freelance writer who was dared to ask 100 women the
question "willst du mit mir schlafen?" He, being a responsible journalist,
kept a notebook on his endeavours. He only asked youngish attractive women
who were not obviously spoken for. I think he got about 8 or 9
flattered "ja's" (and 90-odd disgusted "bist du verrückt?'s").
Editor's Note: Interesting. What's also interesting is that a German version of GQ actually exists. And speaking of Germans and sex, I'm reminded of an article I read a while back about a poll taken amongst German women. Evidently, the German chicks aren't too happy with the German Love they've been gettting. One woman said that she felt like her husband treated her like a piece of machinery. (JR)
July 11, 2003 at 17:59:59
Name: David Buchner
E-mail: buchner@wcta.net
Subject: Christina
Call me shallow, but it just gives me a warm feeling whenever
I see somebody misspell "vegitarian."
Editor's Note: How do you know she wasn't trying to spell "vagitarian"? Isn't that the more socially acceptable term than "dyke"? (JR)
Editor's Note on the Editor's Note: I just realized this might sound like I'm calling her a dyke. Not true. I just thought of "vagitarian" and felt compelled to use it in a sentence. How could I not? (JR)
Name: David Buchner
E-mail: buchner@wcta.net
Subject: Holy Crap!
I've just been catching up on your catching-up comments
pages... and you mistakenly attributed a posting to me (actually just my
e-mail, the sender is improbably named "Shaz-bot") It's the one that says
"Your 41 stupid things to do in a men's public restroom was a hit in
my office. " and I take serious offense at the idea that I have an
office.
Editor's Note: My apologies. I have rectified this insinuation about your white-collaredness. (JR)
July 10, 2003 at 18:17:56
Name: Brian
Subject: Save the humans
Website: http://ke.4mg.com
I find this whole website offensive, ill-humored and down
right stupid, thats why I like it. First it offend's my mexican slave who
is a Jehovah's Witness, he thinks you should preach that the end of
earth is coming. Then it is ill humored cause all i read it articles
about vagina's and penis's and porn, women's asses, and how to improve my
sex life with statistics...if ya wanna freakin statistic my $400 pay
check everyweek cna get me bout 4 hookers. Finally this is such a stupid
website just cause uhhh you got a freak 8th grade education yeah thats
right you never went to highschool you freakin retard! and you smoke
pot!
Editor's Note: If there's one thing I wish you could have taken from this site, it's the proper use of the apostrophe. I am ashamed, because obviously I have failed to pass along this knowledge. Oh, and by the way, I haven't smoked pot in a long time. However, I did have a dream last night that I was stoned and wandering around a drug dealer's apartment. The funny thing was that even though I was stoned, I was worried about crushing the mushrooms growing on his floor. I am never this polite after a few beers; maybe I should go back to pot. (JR)
July 10, 2003 at 09:48:49
Name: Brian
Subject: Vagina
Website: www.nothing-wrong.com
I've been meaning to send my praise of your article, mr.
Kendall -- but now I find I just want to comment on Rickner's sad little
rationalization. But I will stick with the plan. That article was the
fucking bomb.
Still I cannot imagine that your tough standards lead you to think you
will never meet an acceptable vagina-bearing person. Mine don't -- I
mean, to the extent that I have actually met one, and also that at least,
like, once or twice a year I will see some girl in passing and just
want to jump her bones on the spot, you know? It gives a reasonable degree
of hope.
July 9, 2003 at 20:29:35
Name: anonymous
Subject: xmas article
SICK
Editor's Note: Short and to the point. You a Strunk and White fan? Me, too! (JR)
July 5, 2003 at 18:46:13
Name: Jonathan Rickner
E-mail: jonathanrickner@hotmail.com
Subject: Vagina Is Not a Panacea
Even Ayn Rand herself couldn't completely integrate her
philosophy into her social life. What makes you think that you can? You
can't because objectivism rejects a very important part of relationship
development- the art of selling yourself. In order for you to develop a
relationship with another person, they will need to see something that
they value in you. How will they see that if you don't find out what they
value and show them? I'm not talking about a Peter Keating way of
selling yourself with false notions. I'm talking about presenting your
positive traits in a way that another person will take notice. This means
that you will need to know what that other person values, and show
him/her they can gain from you for an exchange in value. Most women want to
feel attractive and cool. The funny thing is that the more you treat
them like they are attractive and cool, the more attractive and cool they
become. You will still have integrity if you laugh at her dumb joke and
she bakes you cookies in return. It's ok to sell yourself. Just don't
sell yourself short. We humans are traders by nature. Salesmanship
enables our success.
As for your standards- Dagny Taggart doesn't exist. Get over it. Every
objectivist male is looking for her and she doesn't exist. Even if she
did, only the man that most closely resembles John Galt would get her.
It just doesn't seem right that objectivist men should be monks.
Even if you find that elusive, reason-centered, self-accountable woman
that sees achievement and not relationships as the ultimate value, she
will probably be a man in drag. Good luck.
Author's Note: "'What makes you think that you can?' Son, if you knew me, you'd feel ashamed for even asking me something like that...but that's neither here nor there...Now, I'll give you that "man in drag" scenario a nod; my romantic horizon is looking a pale blue instead of rich red. But what you're proposing is not a "sell" or a "trade"; you're proposing to "sell-out", to give up on your values and on hope itself. So, look in the mirror and say with me 'I'm Jon, and I am a liar. I will force myself to laugh and smile in order to get someone to bake my brownies, I will accept a surrogate of real life...all because I decided that my soul and my dreams weren't worth a damn." Now, don't you feel better? (Aaron Kendall)
July 1, 2003 at 10:41:30
Name: Nikita
E-mail: funky_nickie@yahoo.com
Subject: Here's Some Bitchin' For Ya
"Also, my apologies to people who have posted comments in the
last couple months. They will all go up in the next week or two...or
three."
What the fuck is that supposed to mean? If you can't write editorials
fast enough, then at least allow me the pleasure of reading what other
asssholes have written here! And yes, I do prefer reading asshole posts
- I like the Howard Stern way you make fun of 'em.
Anyway, please do something about the situation. Where I live, kiosk
vendors have a custom of putting a "Back in 15 minutes" sign on their
kiosks and then disappearing completely for a couple of hours. I mean,
there's no way you can figure out the exact time when the notice was put
up, can you?
So I suggest you honestly put a date right there under that apology so
people can see if you're as good at keeping your word as you are at
spouting crap.
N
PS Oh yeah, and all this "...or three" business shall be considered
cheating.
Editor's Note: I oughta start charging you a subscription fee, you bastard. Ok, as you can see, I'm yet again trying to get this site going regularly. I've archived the whole batch of recent comments, along with the comments of mine that you love so much. (JR)
July 1, 2003 at 07:26:02
Name: christine
Subject: vagina-panacea article
Dear Aaron, i must thank you for your eye-opening article.
Being selfish and very demanding myself and having all my girlfriends
always running around with some jerk of sorts i had always thought i was
missing out on something for not being in one of those meaningless
relationships myself. ofcourse, initially, i simply considered myself
weird-as others did actually, but by reading your point of view i fiiinally
realised that i was puting myself in a useless tumult. thanks again for
putting this subject into my consideration.
Author's Note: And, yes, as you have implicitly pointed out, the penis isn't a panacea either...but since I like your response so much, I'm willing to offer myself as a volunteer in any of your experiments to validate that hypothesis. (Aaron Kendall)
July 1, 2003 at 04:25:06
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