The What’s What, Volume 108

Thanks to everyone who sent me recommendations on a new blog service.  Special thanks to CanadiAnne for creating a WordPress account for the specific purpose of troubleshooting the issue, and finding the fix by adding a specific combination of apps and filters to my browser.   We’ll remain here until the next thumbs-down.  Or maybe earlier, I’ve heard very good things about blogspot.

LOL that ESPN 30 for 30 special on the Red Sox 3-0 series comeback is so epic.  The best part so far was when the butthurt Yankees fans were throwing shit on the field because A-Rod got caught cheating. -shyguy5676

MLB Productions did a great job. I expected them to gloss over or not mention the dubious parts of that series, but they showed the warts and all.

Should I start watching Prison Break or Deadwood? I’ve already seen The Sopranos, 24, Lost, Heroes and Nip Tuck. I’m already into Dexter and following this season. And I’m up to season 4 of The Wire.  -Jeremeier

Only the first season of Prison Break is worth watching.  The Deadwood catalog is boss. Get you some.

if you were granted one request by god to change the world, what would you ask him for? -roastinglikeever

I’d need a lot of consideration.  Id wish for him to “become a little more involved in the people of Earths well being” or even “Set everyone straight on which religion is accurate.”

Do you consider yourself different from other people? -aeyxes

I’m unique, just like everyone else.  Doesn’t make me better in any way, though.

Louis CK > George Carlin.  After his latest stand up, he officially moved to the number 1 spot. He’s a hit and no miss comedian. -VandRandV

Carlin did a lot for the prestige of comedy. He ended his career a pompous, bitter, social commentator more than a comedian. Louis CK hasn’t even come close to the level of traditional success of Carlin. He’s being edgier in a time that’s much more difficult to be so, but if Henny Youngman opened the doors of edgy comedy, Carlin opened it up with an axe and a crazed look, Shining style.  In short, if your argument is Louis CK > Carlin, best comedian ever, you’re going to come off sounding arrogant because of the levels of esteem and success Carlin was able to achieve. if our argument is Louis > Carlin for your comedy enjoyment, personally, then that’s cool, I’m right there with you.

Do you consider it wrong for people to “fall in love” with “fictional” characters?  It’s something that’s become somewhat accepted in the anime community. I know the majority of you here think it’s weird but I want to hear your perspective. “Love” meaning going beyond simply being attracted to someone, but feeling deeply emotionally attached to.  Is the fact that you can’t actually interact with someone a significant enough barrier to where you shouldn’t be able to “love” them or the qualities that they represent? Do you think I’m just a socially-deprived loser who lacks the ability to find “real love” so turned to anime instead?  -Azu-Nyan

Love is a mutual concept. It’s a two way street. It’s impossible to love something that doesn’t know you exist. That’s called lust. And knock yourself out with lust. All day long. Fine by me. But when you compare what you have vs people who have to put effort into making a loving relationship worthy, then you are an embarrassment to humans, and a failure to yourself.

A man can beat his wife and kids as long as he leaves no physical marks, the United Arab Emirates’ highest court has found.  Reaction? -NeedInput

I bet theres still way more domestic violence in America.

SCENARIO:Your GF steps on Christian Bales shoes in public and he starts yelling at her.  What do you do, hotshot? -codmohcommander

We turn our back on him and walk away.  I bet that would piss him off more than anything we could say.

Should immigrants be forced to learn the language of the nation they move to? -ZombieImplants

No. People should choose to do it because communication could be necessary to saving your life and the lives of people you love, among one of the many obvious examples of how to use society to your benefit.  But no one should be forced to do anything, in a free country. That’s kind of the point, and makes you just as retarded as the people who choose not to.

Do you buy a lot of dvds/blurays? I personally buy tons of dvds and they really stack up. Pickin up predator along with Fallout later. Just wondering as I know lots of people just download them nowadays. I have been buying lots of blurays lately too.  -sgilatapus

I have like my top 5-10 movies or so on Blu-ray/DVD. The only time I watch them is with friends who haven’t seen the movie.  When the movie is on TV, I’ll watch until the first commercial to catch a vibe and if I want to see it, I play the DVD, if not, I turn the channel. I absolutely refuse to watch a movie on TV (unless its on HBO or Showtime) that I have on DVD. Makes me feel like I’m a retard, watching the edited, commercial filled version.

The What’s What, Volume 95

Under what circumstances are you allowed to strike a female? If a large girl begins to hit you, are you within your rights to clock her in the head? -TDKRIPHL

All depends.  Is any one looking?  Just kidding.  It’s really a no win situation.  I recommend you just squeeze/pin her until she cries. Seriously.

Who’s got a better ass, Kim Kardashian or Jessica Biel? – UpstandingNewscast

Thanks for giving me the opportunity to research this topic.  There was an unsurprising amount of internet material available devoted completely to the subject.  In any event, after a quick review it was obvious for me.  Biel by far.  It looks waaaaaay more legitimate. It’s fucking TEXTBOOK.  KK’s looks like a cartoon, more distracting than anything.  Granted, that’s not really my thing.  As long as it keep her comfortable, she can have that area completely to herself if she likes.  She’s more likely to catch a towel in the kitchen from me, than anything else.

What’s with people scoffing at you when you leave a movie when the credits begin to roll?  Am I being rude? -FHP617

This has happened to me twice, both times by film school students.  Who are the worst kind of pompous hypocrites, by the way. I bet they go out to a restaurant and enjoy an awesome meal prepared for them, UNIQUELY AND SPECIFICALLY, without even considering to thank the chef or ask his name, let alone the prep cooks and everyone else who made it possible, just a few feet away.  Oh, but we have to know who foley assistants were.  How is knowing who the caterer was helpful information?   If only I know where I could get that delicious meal I NEVER SAW.

If you had $8 and 2 hours. How would you make a profit? -Jussumdood

Access to popular area and a child? Bake sale or lemonade stand. Seriously. Bake sales make serious bank. You can charge $2-$3 a brownie if the kid is cute.

Thoughts on Obama’s pick for Supreme Court? –MizzJayWizz

I’m hesitant to admit that my first thought was “Wow, she’s a real beefplow, isn’t she?”  I mean, she might be the ugliest thing I have ever seen. Of course it doesn’t matter what I think.  She’s not only a lesbian, but far more important to care.  Still, you know she’s qualified and charismatic. She’s obviously been very persuasive overcoming the obvious drawback of  that cranial deformity and becoming the first shaved sasquatch ever nominated for Supreme Court.  Quite an accomplishment.

If I were to ask of you “Who’s da Mastah?!?”  You would then reply…. -Hundrednten

“Sho-Nuff!”  Also, because of this question, I just sang three verses of the Last Dragon song. Out loud. Window open. Apartment complex. Before I recognized what I was doing and stopped.  Power of the Glow!

Please use the space after this e-mail to complain about something worthless in true WMC style, with hyperbole and a vague attempt at humor.  You are wasting your time. -AcidSloshed

Glad your on board with the basic premise.  *Ahem*  Who the FUCK changed the recipe for TANG?  Did they actually have a fancy business meeting in a luxurious conference room with a veggie platter and decide that the general public wanted to drink Sunny Delight, but was too embarrassed to buy it?   Because that’s exactly what it tastes like now. There’s not even a reason to buy Sunny Delight that it’s so easy to make your own.  The simple process of mixing orange juice concentrate and nail polish remover in your bathtub is all you need to replicate the taste-fucking your tongue gets on contact.  Why are people changing classics for a few bucks?   Buzz Aldrin is rolling in his grave. Thanks for reading.

Bold decision: I’m moving home for the summer.  I had my whole life planned out and it didn’t go so well. I’m 24 I don’t need to be super independent, even though I’m quite capable of it. Everyone I know still lives at home. Do I really have to pretend I’m better, and then choose between a yankee game or a movie as my only ent for the month? I’ve been budgeting meals and paying down credit cards, and now I’m debt free but I still live well out of my means for my current income.  I’m gonna move back home through sept, save a shitload of money and then get a place in the fall. -RufusPEverton

Moving home is the safe decision, not the bold one. Bold is grabbing your lady by the hips and renting a garbage basement apartment for three months to get your shit together while leaving everyone at home to think “I don’t know what happened to Rufus P Everton, he hasn’t been around in forever, things must be going well.”  Don’t get me wrong, do whatever you think is best and I hope it works out for you. But, I’ll be damned if I’m going to hear about someone going back to mommy and daddys house claiming it’s an intrepid heroic adventure.