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The posts below were made from November 17, 2004 to January 6, 2005.
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Name: asshole of the century
Subject: tsunami jokes
What gives? I was hoping to find some tsunami jokes on here,
not a goddamn ethics class.
By the way, did you hear about the indonesian fishing contest on
Christmas day? One of the guys thought he caught a big one, but it ended up being a
thai.
Yeah, I'm definitely going to hell.
Editor's Note: I find this joke extremely offensive. The pun on "Thai" is good because it's unexpected, plus the idea of catching a Thai with a fishing rod is absurd. The problem with the joke is that catching "a big one" doesn't necessarily mean the guy will win, so the "Thai" pun doesn't completely work. Also, mentioning "Christmas day" takes away some of the punch because it telegraphs that the joke is about the tsunami and makes the joke unnecessarily long. You really ought to change it to: "Did you hear about the Indonesian fishing contest? One guy thought he was going to win, but it ended up being a Thai." (JR)
January 6, 2005 at 19:30:08
Name: Doug
E-mail: dhaze048@uottawa.ca
Subject: Logical Fallacies
This exactly on topic, but speaking of logical fallacies,
today I recieved a list of them from a history class which read, "two
other common causes for faulty reasoning:'Ethnocentrism' and 'Egocentrism'"
without definition or example.
Since when have these been added to the canon?
The first thing I could think of was the leftist squeal of, "Just
because you want freedom, don't *impose* that freedom on other people!"
And when aliens come to annex the earth, and we fight back, Mr.
Zurltrox can say, "Puny humans, how dare you retaliate! Your so called
'individual rights' are simply an earthcentrism."
As far as I'm concerned, such terms are rationalizations for mutually
reciprocal blindness, and the actual logical error (if there is one) can
be identified with existing, *actual* fallacies.
What do you think?
Editor's Note: You make sense to me. You should ask your professor to provide written definitions. He or she is apparently using them to evaluate your work, so I'm sure the school administration would demand it. (JR)
January 6, 2005 at 16:07:52
Name: landy
Subject: tsunami jokes
It appears there may not be any decent tsunami jokes out
there yet. I just thought I would send one down the pipeline.(Sorry) I
cobbled one together from old Natalie Wood jokes. Why do so few Indonesions
have bathrooms in their homes? Because many of them just wash up on
the beach.
Editor's Note: I'm amused by the idea of "decent tsunami jokes". (JR)
January 6, 2005 at 10:09:00
Name: Jim
Subject: Tsunami Jokes
But what about some gags? Some appeared on the judge jules
site you reference, but they've now been removed.
Best one was "Did you hear that dishwasher manufacturers have stopped
sending any dishwashers to Asia? Apparently asians have started washing
up on local beaches."
Still a bit lame though...
Editor's Note: It's better than a "wave" joke. (JR)
January 5, 2005 at 21:58:09
Name: Mick
Subject: TSUNAMI JOKE
Being a Glaswegian, who are reknowned for their sick sense of
humour, I thought I'd let you know of the first joke in these parts, by
the way, we as a nation, have given more to the relief fund than any
other, but, we are also of the notion the laughter helps, so here goes:
Santa Claus was flying over Sri Lanka on Boxing Day but, was too busy
to stop, so he gave them a WAVE!
Apologies and God Bless them all, may laughter pull you through!
Editor's Note: I'm sure your "wave" joke will cheer up everybody. Make sure you translate it into Sinhala. (JR)
January 2, 2005 at 18:56:18
Name: Andrew
Subject: Wonderful Christmas Present
I want to start by saying that you are a complete idiot.
Are you as sick as I am of the whining liberals telling us we
should piss away all our hard earned money on these worthless rice
burners who can't swim? It was the best Christmas present I could have
gotten to hear that nature had rid us of some of these jungle monkeys. At
least nature has the balls to do what we in the West should have had the
sense to do ourselves - and has saved us from at least 100,000
potential terrorists who threaten our liberty. The only thing left for us to
do, is to drop a few strategically placed nukes on human waste pits such
as Iran, Indonesia, China, India, Egypt, Saudi Arabia etc) to finish
the job. As our leaders are too weak to step up to the plate (at least we
have the excuse in the UK of Blair being a pussy socialist), I can only
hope that disease wipes out as many of these pieces of excrement as
possible. Love your work Jason - keep telling it like it is, and sticking
it to the liberal scum.
Editor's Note: I'm sorry, I had to censor you for using hate speech. Please don't use the word "breast" in the future. (JR)
December 31, 2004 at 04:07:47
Name: astonihed at Ignorance
Subject: Your an Idiot
I want to start by saying that you are a complete idiot.
First of all the freakin movie isn't about "Fat Women"; it's about a young
women who is trying to figure out who she really is. Maybe next time
you give your opinion on something you should actually..oh I don't
know...READ it!!instead of being a complete ignorant moron who reads a title
and thinks he knows what he is talking about.
Second, your probably insecure about yourself and therefore make
yourself feel better by talking about other people. I came accross your
article by accident and you cant imagine haow sorry I am that I found it,
and not to mention that I waisted 2 min of my life on your ridiculous
article. And by the way, I don't blame you for your ignorance I
blame....well actually I do blame you! I know you don't give a rats behind about
what I think or write, but then again the feeling is mutual. I had to
write something, your supidity deserves an answer.
Editor's Note: This has to be a joke. Nevertheless, I am astonihed that your telling me to read that movie. (JR)
December 29, 2004 at 23:59:41
Name: Anne Alexander
E-mail: gingaho1@yahoo.com
Subject: JASON ROTH NEEDS
TO GET A LIFE!
Editor's Note: What makes you think I need to get a life? All I did was write a press release, send it to myself, and write a news story based on it. That sounds like a pretty fulfilling life to me. (JR)
December 29, 2004 at 13:54:51
Name: Michael
E-mail: spitler_mike@hotmail.com
Subject: So, how was Christmas?
I hope you didn't get attacked by that robotic snowman you
met last year. At least they waited till after thanksgiving to bring out
the decorations in my area this time.
Good thing I have my collection of heavy metal CDs to keep me going
through all that shitty Christmas music too.
What's your resolution going to be? I have a few for myself:
1) Learn how to get laid.
2) Wean myself off this nieve belief in the inherent goodness of
mankind...
3) Check the dictionary and make sure I spell nieve right.
4) Finish modifications to computer so it can calculate PI to one
million places in 32 seconds so I can be the most popular geek in all
geekdom again...
5) Oh shit, someone just got 29 seconds with a phasechange cooled
Athlon 64.
6) Fuck it.
Editor's Note: For the first time, I did some Xmas shopping in some of the ritzier stores in New York. I'm not really into getting material things for myself, but it was still inspiring. The idea that there are people who can shop in Barney's and Bloomingdales on a regular basis is barely comprehensible. I even made it to a wine store on Madison Avenue that specializes in particular vintages and had an entire cellar under the store, where the clerks go to retrieve your wine. For your resolutions, why don't you combine a few and build a computer that can pick up chicks for you and fix your spelling? Mine was to stop drinking during the week, except for special occasions. There were two special occasions this week and it's only Wednesday. And the day's not over. (JR)
December 27, 2004 at 07:59:06
Name: Cyben
E-mail: cyben@cyben.net
Website: www.cyben.net
Subject: hehehe
Big brother is watching you :<thorn>
Seriously though, wtf is wrong with searching for "schoolyard"?
Seriously, I find it more likely someone forged that as a prank... but then if
your account was really disabled... wow.
Editor's Note: If someone forged it, no one told me about it. (JR)
December 23, 2004 at 07:41:59
Name: Larry
Subject: Fat Chicks
Compensating? I think some little man has little dick
syndrome. While you look at your skeleton porn and use tweezers to jack your
pathetic piece off, I am going to go over to my fat girlfriends house
and fuck her brains out. When your sitting thier thinking about how you
never get laid, I'm going back for seconds, cuz my woman can't get
enough. Amen to my fat bottomed woman and her insatiable sex drive.
Editor's Note: Tweezers aren't a big turn-on for me, I prefer nail clippers. (I'm into auto-erotic masochism.) It sounds like maybe you're suffering from "oversensitive about my fat-bottomed girlfriend" syndrome. (JR)
December 16, 2004 at 20:09:55
Name: Cheryl
Subject: X-mas means the same thing
Saying "X-Mas" is no solution for you. See below.
"But people unaware of the Greek origin of this X often mistakenly
interpret Xmas as an informal shortening pronounced (ksms). Many therefore
frown upon the term Xmas because it seems to them a commercial
convenience that omits Christ from Christmas."
Editor's Note: You're right, and I've been corrected before. I guess not only should we take the "Christ" out of "Christmas", but we should take the "X" out of it, too. Merry mas.
December 15, 2004 at 06:02:41
Name: Bob G.
Subject: 21 Amusing Ways of Making Your Suicide Look Like Homicide
Jason:
you are promoting a bad thing. this is the stupidest thing i have ever
read and what if someone actually did what you said. wouldn't you feel
bad?
From,
Bob
Editor's Note: You probably noticed that I linked to a psychologist from that page in case someone found the page while looking for serious information about suicide. Therefore, I think your comment calls for a nice "fuck you". But to answer your question: no, I wouldn't feel bad, because (a) I probably wouldn't find out if anyone killed himself, assuming he was successful at making his suicide look like homicide, and (b) because anyone who does attempt to make his suicide look like homicide as a result of reading my stupid list has already decided to commit suicide before he's read that. In other words, he's probably already found the "21 Amusing Reasons to Commit Suicide" list on someone else's website. (JR)
December 13, 2004 at 18:57:24
Name: Corey
E-mail: buckyblane@yahoo.com
Subject: Men's Bathrooms, Men's Locker Rooms, Anal Sex, etc.
You're saying that having anal sex with a girl is like trying
to see what it would be like to have anal sex with a guy. Your argument
is that "Men and women both have asses, and if you're fucking a
woman's ass, all you're doing is research - in the most socially-acceptable
way possible - on what it would be like to be gay." Now lets think
about this, if sticking you dick in a an oriface that both sexes have, then
what about blowjobs. Both sexes have mouthes. And what about
handjobs. Is a guy who likes to get a blowjob testing out his gaydom as well?
Editor's Note: Someone else has also pointed this out to me. Let's see, how do I say this... Maybe I'm just not into assholes. (JR)
December 9, 2004 at 01:19:44
Name: Dana Ingram IV
E-mail: dumbassdrummer@mail.com
Subject: Bush and Kerry
I discovered this website today after my fiancée saw a TV
commercial that lead her to this site. Being such a fan of Objectivism, as
you seem to be (if I am wrong I do apologize), I must wonder why you
supported Bush in this last election. I know the election is over and
this may seem irrelevant, however there must be some reasoning behind your
decision and reasoning is NEVER irrelevant when concerning serious
politics.
Your support of Bush seems to be a compromise you are willing to
tolerate Fundamentalism in national policy in order to obtain national
security. I want to be clear: if the only two options had been Bush and
Kerry, I too would have voted for Bush. However, in this country we are
not limited to two political options, yet I have only noticed your
consideration of two.
Perhaps I have not read enough of your writing. Perhaps I have a
general misunderstanding of your philosophy. Even if such is true, could you
explain why you supported Bush in this last election instead of finding
another option, for example a third party candidate (particularly
Libertarian) that better represented your views?
Many thanks,
Dana Ingram IV
Editor's Note: First of all, you must be referring to the AIDS commericals. I'll have to talk to my lawyer about that. As to your question: I voted for Bush because he was the best alternative. (That is, the best alternative amongst people who were actually running.) I might have been tempted to vote for an unelectable candidate had there been one worth voting for. I did take a look at the various clowns and there wasn't a single one. The Libertarian was one of the worst, given his philosophy that "we won't interfere with you unless a weapon actually blows up within our borders and we're able to capture someone in the act carrying an authentic government-issued ID card." (JR)
December 2, 2004 at 23:28:32
Name: TheaterGoer
Subject: Real [Fat] Women Have Curves
This article is one of the most inarticulate, unintelligent
laments I have read in a long time. The whole purpose of the movie is
to promote "realness." Models on runways aren't everyday people, or
maybe you would know that if all your windows weren't full of Vanity Pair
tear-outs. Your last sentence borders on the idiotic. Why not stop
elevating beauty to the status of a virtue?
Editor's Note: What I want to know is: why is "realness" in need of promotion? Presumably, because the "real" people with all that curvy realness don't have any real self-esteem. And more than that, because the promoters of "realness" think that their pretentious ego-pumping of the self-esteem deprived is the only cure to the disease known as beauty. By the way, I never said beauty was a virtue. I just think it tends to look better than ugliness. (JR)
November 26, 2004 at 17:19:39
Name: Mark
Subject: Hard Rock
You have some valid points, but you can't see the memorabilia
at the Hard Rock website, if you're into that sort of thing.
Editor's Note: Are you crazy? Of course you can. I just checked (to make sure I wasn't crazy) and see that I could buy all kinds of crap, including a complete Hard Rock Honolulu pin set. Incidentally, a search for "hard rock cafe" on eBay brought up 28 hits. Lucky me. I don't have travel all the way to Lebanon to get the Hard Rock Beirut hat. (JR)
November 24, 2004 at 08:38:00
Name: pete wayre
E-mail: petewayre_soundwave@hotmail.com
Subject: 40 ways to fuck up waiters
absolute classics! working in the past as a waiter & senior
chef, these are pure genious! lol
Editor's Note: Remember, don't try those at home. Unless you live with a waiter. (JR)
November 23, 2004 at 23:14:41
Name: BLAKE
Subject: BUDWEISER
BUDWEISER SELLS MORE BEER THAN ANY BEER IN THE WORLD. YOU ARE
AN IGNORANT LITTLE PUSSY WHO CAN'T RECOGNIZE A GOOD BEER BECAUSE YOU
HAVE TOO MUCH ESTROGEN RUNNING THROUGH YOUR SYSTEM. I DRINK BUDWEISER AND
I LOVE IT. GO FU*K YOURSELF.
Editor's Note: Oh, you're back for more? Referring to my handy logical fallacy list, I see that you are committing an argumentum ad numerum. In case it's not obvious, that means you believe 10,000,000 Bud-drinking, Maxim magazine-reading, pop music-listening, political mainstream, trend-following, society-obeying losers can't be wrong. Wait a second, it says here that you are also committing the argumentum ab asino. I'll allow myself the ad hominem. (JR)
November 19, 2004 at 20:17:24
Name: BLAKE
Subject: BUDWEISER
YOU ARE A COMPLETE MORON. BUDWEISER IS A GOOD FULL BODIED
BEER. WHY DO YOU THINK IT IS THE BEST SELLING BEER IN THE WORLD YOU
IGNORANT FUCK. GO DRINK YOUR SAM ADAMS YOU PUSSY.
Editor's Note: Your Sam Adams proposition has, in fact, tempted me, but I will have to settle for what's in my fridge: Brooklyn Brown. Usually it takes you Bud drinkers three or four bottles to really bring out your full-bodied stupidity. Congratulations, you found a way to connect with your inner asshole while completely sober. And wait a second. Shouldn't a guy named "Blake" be drinking Cosmos? (JR)
November 19, 2004 at 20:12:15
Name: AL VALERA
Subject: Civility in the body politic
As one of our greatest presidents, George Washington once
said the foundation of polity is the art of civility. Obviously the "good
gentleman" and I do use the term loosely is not a subscriber to our
founding father's view of the body politic. Although, the first amendment
of our United States and state constitution give him the right to speak
such hateful and malicious words about a Governor and fellow human
being, the fact that he is doing so should be criticized by civilized
people everywhere. Just because we can do a thing (according to our
Constition) does not mean that we should. Everyone is entitled to their
opinion, just expect that when you cross that line that Washington never
would have dared to cross, that we shall admonish you for it.
Editor's Note: Henceforth, notwithstanding insomuch as I hereby herewith declare indubitably and irrevocably, this gentleman is an asshole. (JR)
November 17, 2004 at 00:41:41
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