Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community - View Single Post - Why Is It That There Is No Discussion on Politics Threads?

roachboy · 10-31-2006, 10:43 AM

if you find the demands the posts place on you to be a problem, read something else.
or watch tv.
tv never places undue demands on you.
it never burdens you with reflexive problems.
tv is your friend, your nice, amiable, one-dimensional friend, the affable guy at every party who is always having fun but never too much, who keeps conversation light and everything moving, who talks over other folk but compensates for it by being vaguely ironic (but not too much) and kinda hip (but not threateningly so). and sometimes it's amusing to talk with him--but not if you listen too hard--if you listen too hard (and there is no reason to, really, given what an affable fellow he is) you discover that he never really says anything. but then again, he places no real demands. and he is *so* flatteringly proactive. he tells you when you want a drink and suggests myriad appropriate possibilities, he tells you about the cars that you might like and the heroic lifestyle you get for free along with each and every car. he compliments your shoes and suggests some others that might also go with your outfits and fit with your busy life. he introduces you to people and then you get to watch them interact: the best part about that is you never have to worry about missing the jokes because he always laughs at just the right moment.

if you are concerned with questions concerning your sex appeal, he is right there to suggest that you to drink bud lite because everybody knows that drinking bud lite indicates that you are open to chance encounters with desirable others in ways that indicates to them that taste really is not your biggest concern----and that puts everyone at ease, dont you think?

he affirms your distractedness and your short attention span and assures you that despite that you are not missing out on anything.

after all, what is a party about if not affirmation?
why else would you go to a party?
can there be a party without it?

10-31-2006, 10:43 AM	#19 (permalink)
roachboy Super Moderator Location: essex ma	if you find the demands the posts place on you to be a problem, read something else. or watch tv. tv never places undue demands on you. it never burdens you with reflexive problems. tv is your friend, your nice, amiable, one-dimensional friend, the affable guy at every party who is always having fun but never too much, who keeps conversation light and everything moving, who talks over other folk but compensates for it by being vaguely ironic (but not too much) and kinda hip (but not threateningly so). and sometimes it's amusing to talk with him--but not if you listen too hard--if you listen too hard (and there is no reason to, really, given what an affable fellow he is) you discover that he never really says anything. but then again, he places no real demands. and he is so flatteringly proactive. he tells you when you want a drink and suggests myriad appropriate possibilities, he tells you about the cars that you might like and the heroic lifestyle you get for free along with each and every car. he compliments your shoes and suggests some others that might also go with your outfits and fit with your busy life. he introduces you to people and then you get to watch them interact: the best part about that is you never have to worry about missing the jokes because he always laughs at just the right moment. if you are concerned with questions concerning your sex appeal, he is right there to suggest that you to drink bud lite because everybody knows that drinking bud lite indicates that you are open to chance encounters with desirable others in ways that indicates to them that taste really is not your biggest concern----and that puts everyone at ease, dont you think? he affirms your distractedness and your short attention span and assures you that despite that you are not missing out on anything. after all, what is a party about if not affirmation? why else would you go to a party? can there be a party without it? __________________ a gramophone its corrugated trumpet silver handle spinning dog. such faithfulness it hear it make you sick. -kamau brathwaite