Hi it's me again. Just wanna say that that smoke em out drinking game has nothing to do with anti terrorism. Not that it has to. I tested it to see if it was but I ended up getting drunk and it turned into strip poker. I blame you you anti chinese person with a lack of sense/ logic.

Editor's note: I don't believe you. Please send photos to prove that it turned into strip poker. (JR)

1/12/02 18:28:59 EST

Was just wonderring what is it with you and the chinese. In every single piece of excellent comedy you write I see some form of mockery against the chinese. The way I see it you should be nice to the chinese as america bombedtheir embassy and flew spy lanes around china so wotzya problem. On of my friends is chinese and is VERY nice you ought to be a more chinese likey person.

Editor's note: Among other things, the Chinese have long-range nuclear missles pointing at the United States, and provided weapons to the Al Qaeda after Sept. 11. Sorry, not too much comedy in that. (JR)

1/12/02 17:53:42 EST

This site is awesome! I can't stop laughing when I go to it, but please, please!---get some new things...reading the same stuff over and over gets old quickly. Thanx. ~eMiLy

Editor's note: Yes, ma'am. I finally got my ass in gear and posted two new pieces - check out the homepage. (JR)

1/9/02 22:45:44 EST

KEVIN,

Why don't you read articles about Enron and John Walker @ http://capitalismmagazine.com/ they ought to have something to suit you:

Enron- inflated it's own value to have higher stock price than worth

Walker- His parent's never said no to him- kids of the flower children go insane- THE LEADERS OF THE NEW LEFT!!!!..sigh..

-Doug

1/9/02 12:49:00 EST

Well Jason, I'm moving on outta my last year of high school in Canada(one more semester of having to repeat myself to people who just can't conceptualize) Needless to say I found your article about you going through school inspiring. It's something that will drive you insane high-school- spending all day listening to people who don't recognize facts and are stuck repeating catch phrases, God, I keep telling myself university will be better, but I've got this feeling it's the next step down on a collapsing staircase. Anyway my purpose writing here is not a question, it just to tell you that I appreciate you and your site, it's a relief from the struggles and evasion I see around me every day.

Vive la roque...!

Editor's note: It gets better, not worse, as you go on. Just due to the sheer number of people you meet, you're bound to meet more and more people you respect and/or don't fall asleep out of bordom while talking to. Plus, the more you understand about the world, the more empowered you become. You feel less like the world is chaotic hellhole that's beyond your control, and more like you can make a real difference in the things that matter most to you. And regarding those irrational idiots you've met and will continue to meet, you'll realize that they don't really matter that much at all. (JR)

1/8/02 21:32:47 EST

i feel ez polls is fucked for denying you of using their poll service i wouden't sweat it if i was you i say fuck em censorship sucks.

Editor's note: Skool suks, too. (JR)

1/7/02 7:13:51 EST

Dear Jason,

All right. I feel that I've given you enough time to address a lot of stuff that's been going on, but you still haven't sacked up and weighed in on the Enron fiasco, the hilariously Orwellian USA Patriot bill, or John Walker. What gives?

[Irrelevant communist quote from Louis Brandeis deleted - Ed.]

Editor's note: By now, it's probably obvious, but I've been too busy lately to update the site in recent weeks. (My top priority has switched from writing to stand-up comedy.) Expect a new editorial soon, though. As far as Enron, I can't even comment because anything resembling financial news is like watching paint dry to me so I'm completely ignorant about that situation. And as far as John Walker, I think people have already said way more than necessary. The guy should be disposed of and forgotten. (JR)

1/7/02 07:05:02 EST

The author of this article is a great argument for mercy killings. Ever heard of post-natal abortions? Tell your mom to look into it.

You are accusing people of being racist for pointing out that someone has some sort of unusual attraction to others based not on attractiveness, but based on race or skin color. If you are attracted to people based on individual traits or characteristics, it has nothing to do with their race. But, it is those who say things like, "I only date black people" or "I only date latino women" that have a screw loose. Trust me, there is some event that occurred in their life that left them fucked up beyond repair, and this is their way of acting it out. If you purposely only date people of a certain race or skin color, especially if it is of one other than your own, you are screwed up. Don't try making excuses. See a psychiatrist and find out exactly what your problem is so that the rest of us don't have to put up with you annoying us.

Editor's note: I'd agree with you and even go out and get myself that abortion you suggest, except for one thing. You're putting words in my mouth. The words I used are: "an appreciation for, or even preference for, the physical qualities of another race". I.e., the racial characteristics are what some people find physically attractive. So yes, I am saying that the attraction is "based on attractiveness". As far as the "I only date black people" people, I didn't even address them in the article. I agree with you that that is screwed up. They might not have had "some event in their life" which screwed them up psycholigically, as you say. But at the very least, they are placing more importance in a person's physical appearance than his or her mind. (JR)

12/23/01 02:46:53 EST

Hi, Jason.

Your Fetish Fetishists article was spot on! Although I've never been Stateside (I hail from Great Britain) I've heard that there are also similar prejudices around against people who are attracted to members of the opposite sex of differing age (sometimes only slight differences in extreme cases) and even different height. A case where a German web site on the appreciation of tall women was pulled by legal/political pressure was brought to my attention a couple of years ago. This would appear to be part of a perverse union between political correctness and racism perhaps?

There seems to be a lot of scapegoating brain rot, insincere oversensitivity and sad control freakery around and I'm glad there are people like yourself out there fighting it. I don't always agree with your point of view (Walk for Capitalism? aaaaaarrgh!) but since you're defending my right to think and speak for myself I will be recommending 'savethehumans.com' most warmly to all those I know.

Richard Wood (a fellow Human).

PS: I will be entering the fray soon with my own site/s attacking and mocking such snivvelling brain rot amongst other things.

Editor's note: Glad you liked the article, and for that matter, glad you like to think. But as to the Walk for Capitalism thing - I'm a capitalist, yes, but you didn't see me promoting the Walk for Capitalism, did you? I didn't participate in the walk because I preferred to "work for Capitalism" instead. (JR)

12/22/01 06:00:59 EST

I loved the altruist birthday party suggestions. All kidding aside, birthday parties are quite selfish when we consider starving unfortunate children around the world. We should use any opportunity necessary to teach our kids that there is more to life than receiving toys.

Editor's note: Either your humor is way too subtle for me, or the joke in that article went completely over your head. (JR)

12/20/01 10:36:48 EST

u know, i've worked in a zillion places, and i can honestly say i've wanted to do some of the things you put down there. the rest, i'm regretting i didn't do...but now thanks to your list, i think i'll be a lot more popular at my next job. honestly, it cracked me up. great work!

Editor's note: I'm not sure you'll be "popular", but would you settle for "infamous"? (JR)

12/18/01 14:02:09 EST

I have just spent the better part of 2 hours on your site. Most of that time was spent at america_at_war.shtml.

Thanks for spending what was obviously a great deal of time compiling this.

Living in Texas (working for American Airlines) means I am far removed physically from the destruction in New York and DC. Yet I have never felt closer to the people there. They are, after all, my fellow Americans.

Best wishes for a safe, happy, holiday season.

Sincerely,
Corey Smith
Arlington Texas

12/14/01 12:01:46 EST

We here in the UK like to think our level of humour is slightly more sophisicated than are rather crass neighbours in the USA.

I would like to say how your website confirms this belief in many ways.

To be frank it is fucking awful to the point of embarrassing to listen to. But then you wouldn't understand that being American.

It ain't funny, it's unimaginative and down right shite. Get rid of it and stop using up good bandwidth. Save it for others with perhaps even a suggestion of talent.

Editor's note: We Americans - belch - are jutht ath sophisicated as you British. Burp. (JR)

12/11/01 12:01:46 EST

Regarding Bill Gertz--he's written a book called "Betrayal : How the Clinton Administration Undermined American Security." It's a must read for anyone intersted in how NOT to prepare the US for self-defense.

Chris

12/11/01 10:55:24 EST

Holy shit, that article was amazing. Talk about hitting the nail on the head, I'm in the Navy, and I can't turn around without hearing about the $10,000 fine for spilling a couple ounces of gearbox oil, because the EPA has determined it to be detrimental to the environment, but we can carpet bomb entire countries, like that's supposed to be healthy for the planet...

Editor's note: Oops, don't know which article you're talking about. But I'm sure it must have been brilliant. (JR)

12/11/01 02:54:30 EST

Hi Jason,

Regarding your friend's point about primitive music consisting solely of rhythm (two rocks banged together), I have to raise the possible objection that even percussive sounds have pitch--and that taken together, they create a melody. Example: the stomp-stomp-clap of "We Will Rock You". The stomp's have a lower pitch than the clap. The melody of that song is three notes long before the vocals. Granted it is an extremely simple melody, but I hold that it is a melody nonetheless. I do think that rhythm is a necessary element of melody and of music in general, but it is not sufficient by itself to create music. Keep in mind, Car engines, the ringing of the telephone, the ticking of a clock, the beating of a heart--these things all have rhythm too. But those things are not enough by themselves to classify as music. (Many artists such as Pink Floyd used such innocuous sounds to CREATE music, but they didn't just record a clock ticking and call that a song--they used those sounds as PART of a song.) I still think you were right initially--music requires melody.

Chris

Editor's note: Good point: "even percussive sounds have pitch". I think I buy your explanation. (JR)

12/10/01 10:51:28 EST

Howdy,
Avid fan here. Just re-read "The Next 13 Days", and was suprised how accurate your examples were, you psychic fuck.
Keep up the good work.

Editor's note: And we should still keep an eye on China. With the U.S. busy in the Middle East, now's a great time for them to try to get away with even more. (JR)

12/7/01 18:14 EST

Wow. Classical is about nuance, while punk rock is "high energy" - talk about false alternatives. Blast (the way classical music is meant to be listened to) Beethoven's 5th, or Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor (IMO, one of the few worthwhile uses of an Organ), and tell me if they put you to sleep.

As you can tell, I like classical a lot. To pseudo-quote Beethoven on his "Ode to Joy" in his 9th Symphony; "It captures the sense of joy that exists in every man's heart". However, I don't refuse to listen to other music - I love jazz, blues, swing, rock, the occasional country (most is a little too "twangy" for me), metal, punk, and other. My approach to music is like Milton Friedman's approach to economists - There are only two kinds, good and bad.

With that, I can understand why people are easily turned off by modern classical music. Most modern classical-styled performance art is like "producing wooden-styled bridges with structural steel" (Pseudo quote from Atlas Shrugged). For this reason I can understand why someone would favor punk rock and the like, which is generally very original, and be turned off by classical. Then there are the "classical snobs" who will say, in not as few words, that the only artists worth listening to are dead. This is less of an aesthetic judgment than it is a rejection of achievement. It is analogous to the modern "art" world's recent embracement of Norman Rockwell, or the celebration of the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright or John Lautner after their respective deaths. There is much punk and metal that I love, especially those artists that take modern instruments, namely drums and electric guitar, to their full potential. However, as for the "themes", as Jason puts it, of most modern music, I find it excruciatingly difficult to wade through the vast muck of self-loathing, nihilistic garbage to find the rare, inspirational, life-embracing gems that are far more abundant in the classical classics.

Editor's note: Ok, the use of "theme" and "punk rock" in the same sentence was a little absurd. Since I have the complete Beethoven symphonies on CD gathering dust, I will re-listen to the part you mentioned. (JR)

12/6/01 20:41:22 EST

Jason et al:

Anyone interested in a great book about music enjoyment should pick up "Music, Ecstasy, and the Brain" from the local library. Don't buy it unless you're a classical fan, but dig the last chapter, which has an excellent section on why we all love at least some kinds of music.

Also: Pachelbel's Canon in D whomps the shit out of a lot of music, classical or otherwise, and if you like it, chances are that you'll like a lot of Bach too. Super bonus note: The songs "Hook" by Blues Traveler and "The Luckiest" by Ben Folds are also based on Canon in D. Plenty of nuances in rock, and all music too. Tenacious D rocks hardest.

Editor's note: Interesting, I have to listen to those two songs. And I saw that Tenacious D video on MTV. Some weird shit, but very entertaining. (JR)

12/6/01 13:56:27 EST

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12/6/01 05:02:59 EST

Hi Jason,

Perhaps I should have said that "one of the factors involved in musical taste is the amount of effort the listener wishes to exert." Of course there are many, many factors.

Also, you are 100% correct that the theme of a musical piece is the most important element, just as it is the most important element in a novel, a painting, a film, a poem, or any other work of art.

I can understand how my comments may have seemed pretentious, but I didn't mean to imply any kind of "special intellectual gift"--The point I was driving at was that different people seek different types of things from music, and that 90% of what they seek is optional--or in the vernacular, "Diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks!"

This may seem obvious to most people, but most of the people that I respect and admire enjoy the same type of art as I do. I was intrigued by my own reaction when you didn't. I only mentioned "instant gratification" vs. "more effort" as an example of a factor of differences in musical taste--of course it's not an exhaustive explanation of musical taste by any means.

Please accept my apology for sounding insulting in my previous post. To date, I have nothing but respect and admiration for you and the work you are doing on this site.

Sincerely,
Chris McKenzie

Editor's note: Sorry I sounded like it was that time of the month for me, but I'm touchy about anything that sounds like "classical music elitism". I know that wasn't your intention, though. I actually thought more about this subject, and remembered a conversation with someone who believed that the most fundamental aspect of music was not melody, but rhythm. His evidence was mainly that the most primitive forms of music consisted of nothing but percussion. E.g., two rocks getting banged together, etc. An interesting point... (JR)

12/6/01 05:02:59 EST

this is the stupidest fucked up shit i've ever read and i hope whoever wrote this dies a very horrible and discusting death cause they deserve it. all u sick person think about is urself that's y ur a sick fuckin bastard.. asshole ur too damn cheap to even give 75cents to a starving kid.

Editor's note: Henceforth, I will attempt to aspire to your level of benevolence. Thank you, Mr. You. (JR)

12/4/01 17:45:50 EST

Hi Jason,

I read what you had to say about Beethoven and was a little saddened. Of course I got over it really fast since musical taste is personal and optional (optional in the since of what you decide your taste will be, AND optional in the sense of whether you choose to HAVE any taste), so "no worries mate." I guess I just enjoy it when people I like like what I like (does that make sense?).

Anyway, I was thinking about it, and I concluded that part of musical taste has to do with the amount of effort one wishes to put into listening to a piece of music, and that, of course, is optional. If you're the type that wants to hear every nuance and dynamic of every instrument in a piece of music, then classical will probably appeal to you. However, if you prefer more instant gratification, high-energy type stuff, then punk is probably your thing. Then again, a lot of classical does sound like paint drying. Personally, I like a lot of different types of music, including heavy metal (Fear Factory, White Zombie, Old Metallica, etc..), but for me, nobody is heavier and more energetic than Beethoven.

BTW, I highly recommend a film called "Immortal Beloved" for anyone with a soul, Beethoven-fans and non-Beethoven-fans alike. Gary Oldman plays Beethoven, and the movie concerns the real-life mystery of who his great love was. It is excellently acted, directed, and produced in every way.

Congratulations Jason on still having a great site after all this time.

Sincerely,
Chris McKenzie

Editor's note:

Chris, I know you didn't mean to sound offensive, but you did. You're categorizing classical music fans specifically as "the type that wants to hear every nuance and dynamic of every instrument" and punk fans as simply desiring of "instant gratification". And that's a common attitude of many classical music fans. They think that they have some kind of special intellectual gift that enables them to mine for pleasure in places the rest of us peons can't even imagine.

I do prefer to listen to every nuance of my music, and all things being equal, I would prefer more complex music. But I think the essence of music is not the layers of complexity that have been added onto a piece of music, but the basic melody. Or if you prefer, the theme. If you don't like the theme, you won't like the song, regardless of how many instruments are playing it, or how many variations the classical composer and/or mohawk-wearing freak has written for it. Classical, in general, has different types of melodies or themes than rock, and it's that attribute specifically I find so boring in classical. My favorite classical piece, by far, is one in which I can hear real melodic similarities with certain rock songs I like. The piece is Pachelbel's Canon. And yes, I love the sound of violins. But I've heard a damn good rendition of it on the guitar, too.

Preference for the sound of instruments, by the way, as well as rhythm, are both factors in musical taste. I love the sound of an electric guitar. And though some of my favorite songs are mellow, just don't leave me stranded on an island without a pounding drumbeat I can hear once in a while.

Let Chuck Berry say the rest:

Just let me hear some of that
Rock and roll music
Any old way you choose it
It's got a back beat, you can't lose it
Any old time you use it
It's gotta be rock and roll music
If you want to dance with me

(JR)

12/3/01 08:35:45 EST

Your site is awesome! Thank you.

12/3/01 05:16:34 EST

Hey Guys,

Thanks so much for the award but in your haste to dis you overlooked the link for the free American "Remember Flag" at the top of the home page. This is our deication to the World Trade Center tragedy and the reason we are offering it for free is that we don't want to capitalize off of that event. Hope this answers your question.

Editor's note: You are correct. Our Award Governing Body didn't realize that a "pencil flag" could be downloaded. (They will be severely reprimanded.) Your printable World Trade Center Flag is very nice. (JR)

12/1/01 00:06:28 EST

'How many idealist punk-rock fans do you ever meet?'

I didn't mean just punk rock - it's fine as it is - what I meant is that today's punk is held up as good music - one of the few acceptable genres that have people bobbing their heads to punk and dance and then saying- "what the fuck is this?" to anything beautiful. Sort of like Peter Keating's buildings being on the top 40 and howard roark being flushed down the toilet.

it's not that I don't like punk--it's that I don't like that it has millions and miilions of fans while great music has few...

and no, 'people like what they like' is not the answer in this case- it's more of a case of shutting the mind.

Editor's note: Well, I don't know about "people", but I've tried listening to classical music many times (assuming that's what you consider "great"), and I find most of it is like listening to paint dry. (With a few exceptions.) Give me a three-chord NOFX or MXPX song over a thirty-chord Beethoven "piece" any day. I think people need to be damn careful about using the word "great" when it comes to music. Complexity plus the fact that you like it does not necessarily equal tolerable to anybody else. (JR)

11/30/01 17:40:43 EST

Nothing? NOTHING?? I found myself with an extra twenty bucks this morning, and you're telling me I should spend it on nothing?!?!? Is the world out of pointless stuff? Argh! I was forced to actually donate the money. Now, some starving kids in America (Like hell Afghanistan's getting it) get the benefit of the money instead. Damn.

Ah well. At least the site's doing great. Thanks for putting various uppity people in their place, as usual.

Oh, and about your Rebel-Prude article - I'd just like to take this time to say that I am the one person who dislikes Harry Potter, not on the basis of satanism, but on the basis of I actually don't enjoy the books (shocking, I know, but trust me, I actually have a sense of humor and I really am human). That said, I firmly stand behind the right of all those people who actually do like it to read it uncensored over and over as many times as they want. I've seen fundamental types shut down a lot of stuff in the area I live - the rpg community almost died thanks to them - so I can understand when others have to deal with it.

I don't like you much, Harry, but I respect you - and salute you.

Rock on,
-Rick Signer

Editor's note: We can say at least one thing decent about the religious idiots who are banning HP at their schools. At least they aren't appealing to the government to do the banning yet. Leftists on the other hand, with their so-called "hate speech" legislation, are appealing to the government.

11/30/01 16:21:23 EST

I'm saying to myself Why am I here? At age 50 I'm reading articles of Viet nam protesters, saying now wrong they were to ever protest the war, giving the north viet nam people the spark needed to get our troops out of Viet Nam. Nice to say you're sorry after 30 years of having viet nam vets commit suicide, live deep in the american woodland, away from society where they cannot get spit on, and be called baby killers. Jane Fonda's stupid apology or whatever it was. I bought my first 2 cartons of smokes in boot camp in 1971, now I can't put them damn things down, smoke um if you got them they said, or the smoking lamp is lit. Kind of an award for mass casualties, and yes my spelling sucks [taken care of - Ed.], but what the hell. I ask myself Why am I here. I'm a viet Nam vet 100% disabled, three divorces later, having had my X wife's use he's a viet nam vet and he loses control, and all the happy horse shit that goes along with it. The past is history, and I'm all fucked up from it! You can't change History, the nation of Free Americans have to change their way of thinking - I do like tits and ass maybe because I'm a male and it's an instinct for males to have an attraction to females, but I could be wrong. Maybe religion would tell me I'm wrong. the hell with you religious people who think you're better than the rest. Go live with the Taliban if you don't like tits and ass, for that matter my ass. When it's all over and we have shown our mighty power to these ungrateful terrorists. It will be back to normal where you can't say shit anymore, with out some holy roller taking charge. We are beautiful people, keepers of the earth.......yes

11/27/01 18:57:03 EST

Just a note of correction about Big Fake Breasts and women "dying each year because of this surgery." That is just more mis-information disseminated (an appropriate term in this context, yes?: dis-SEMEN-ated?) by the feminist movement. For the facts, check out "Science on Trial: The Clash of Medical Evidence and the Law in the Breast Implant Case" by Marcia Angell, who is I might add, a FEMINIST! Not that one has to be a feminist in order to have a monopoly on truth, but most feminists do act like they do, so it helps to shut them up when one of their own says, "Hey, you know what? We're full of shit!"

11/27/01 07:59:01 EST

Apart from that paedophile suggestion most of the suggestions made are actually quite nice. for instance if a diabetic person is sufferring because he/she has a lack of blood sugar the gummy bears could be given to him/her to replace the lost sugar saving someone's life. Also marathon runner suffer from hypothermia after they stop running because they cool down so quickly their body cannot compensate so giveing them hot cofffee could help them to stay warm and also possibly in the middle of the race the caffeine could prove useful in keeping the runner active during the race. Whatever way you look at it these seemingly jackass ways to be kind are actually very nice. You are a gfited nicety.

11/23/01 05:57:06 EST

I remember in Orwell's "1984", there was a line about some of the best books tell you things you already knew - it's comforting that others see the same things you do. I just read the article "Saving the World from Islamic Jihad and Victoria's Secret," and it was such a relief to read. I can't really add anything, because it was dead-on accurate, especially that last paragraph. It seems more and more that neurotic crackpots (with too much time on their hands and a fuzzy distinction between reality and fantasy) run the world and make all the decisions. It's nice to know there're people out there who can see that, and are as pissed about it as I am.

Editor's note: It's all so ridiculous. If you and I keep pointing it out, the whole sham has got to fall apart at some point. (JR)

11/21/01 23:07:24 EST

Jason,

I found myself agreeing with your editorial about the Victoria's Secret fashion show and the inane worries our government has about it, until it occurred to me that half-covered titties have done a lot more damage in my life than anthrax, bombs, or any of that shit.

Then again, the only protection any of us has in this matter is the type you buy at the drugstore.

Editor's note: Or leaving your credit card at home before you go to the strip club. (JR)

11/21/01 09:16:36 EST

hi there jason,

i just wanted to comment on your article about fake breasts.

as a big breasted feminist i am appaled by your article were you say there is nothing wrong with implants. alot of women die each year because of this dangerous surgery. and because in other articles you are against fake images i really think that your description of feminsts is really stereotypical and frankly plain boring.

just i thought that you should keep in mind before you start rambling your consumerist, malechauvenist shit again.

thank you

ásbjörg una

ps. english is not my first language, so dont try to pull a grammar thing on me.

Editor's note: First of all, I want to thank you for your comments. Any response to one of my articles that contains the phrase "as a big breasted feminist i am appaled by" deserves some amount of appreciation. Personally, I think you should just talk to a flat-chested woman after she's gotten breast implants; she might not be as angry as you about my article. But let me make one thing clear. I am by no means elevating "fake" breasts above "natural" ones. I am sure that your naturally large breasts are completely worthy of support. (JR)

11/21/01 07:11:00 EST

This site is great-- but loving today's punk rock!? I thought you were gonna spoof it till I clicked on the link! Blah! Punk died with the Motor City Five- all that's left now is the mediocre held up as the great, clouding minds to what music is, and can be.

Certainly doesn't help people like me...time to go play the guitar....later..

Editor's note: You gotta love it: "clouding minds to what music is, and can be." How many idealist punk-rock fans do you ever meet? This site's readers rule. (JR)

11/19/01 21:19:19 EST

I think I said it all...that was hilarious. Rednecks are truly the final savages. Yee-Haw

11/19/01 18:58:59 EST

Really enjoy the site. It's a welcome relief from everything else out there.

Editor's note: Thanks, I know what you mean. We are a welcome relief. (JR)

11/16/01 12:19:43 EST

[Poster regrets being off his rocker and requested removal of post.]

11/15/01 17:42:00 EST

Voting. HA HA. On saturday the 10th November I HAD to vote (turn up or face a fine). Here in Australia we must turn up to vote but do not have to as by making a mistake (deliberately or not) it counts as an Informal vote. In America do you HAVE to turn up at the polling booth??

I felt like taking my time and stood at the little cubicle for about 20 minutes, while the rest came in and went as fast as possible. Imagine if about 20 people ALL took their time voting at the same place at the same instance. Could the scrutineers there do anything? Could they throw you out or force you to vote. Would it be creating a disturbance if ALL the voters were silent except when asked a specific question. The crowd waiting outside would be the people being noisy and becoming restless. Imagine if the whole voting place was full of people saying things like

"The future of my country depends on MY vote. It is not a small decision for me to make. I want to properly think about who I vote for!" or something like this.

Imagine if it was the voting booth where the mayor/councillor/president/etc was going to be at a certain time. Could they tell the voters to leave?? (While doing this find out who is coming and shout out "I will not vote for this person as they are forcing me to vote!" or something like this)

Maybe I will do this next time .

Just ideas though.

Warren Stewart   Perth

Affluence or Effluence

Editor's note: No, we're not yet forced to vote. There is a general feeling, though (evident in places like college campuses and MTV) that voting is a duty, regardless of those things I mentioned in the voting editorial. It looks like Australia is ahead of us in terms of "progressive" policies. I love your idea for a voting sit-in, or rather, stand-in. What I ended up doing in my state's gubernatorial election is writing in "Abstain". I figured that would send more of a message than just not showing up. (JR)

11/11/01 00:37:39 EST

I know it's bad to kill people, but does that Barbarash guy really count as a person? I think he's more of a ferret. Or wait - I've got an idea! He can strap himself onto a misslle and let himself be dropped on Kabul! Such a selfless sacrifice would show the world how much he and his group really care.

11/7/01 11:07:01 EST

You're smart, funny, outspoken, and you listen to punk music... will you marry me?

Seriously though, I love your site. Very well done. Keep it up.

Editor's note: Yes. (JR)