Something Amiss
Daily columnist Steve Cotner inquires after whether his readers have been experiencing any strange symptoms lately, such as a feeling of being constantly underwater, diminished olfactory capabilities, dreams of being called “scoliotic and Quasimodal” and the sense of being labeled a traitor by graffiti drawings of Chuck Berry. Uh, no, you might want to see someone about that.
“People who haven’t made up their minds should be shot?” What an idiotic thing to say. I made up my mind a long time ago, but not everyone’s as “right” as I am, and Cotner should get that through his head. This attitude seems like the reverse of Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s “uninformed (ordinary?) people really shouldn’t vote” shtick. Fuck ‘em both. I hate to get pissy over an article in the Daily, but sometimes the twerpy posing really gets to me.
posted by Lazaro on October 26th, 2004 at 4:28 pm1. What the heck was the point of that article? Did he have one? Did he just want to use that poem?
2. Is it just me, or are his eyes disproportionately huge?
3. “For college students who have devoted years to the canons of philosophy, political theory, policy, English and world literature, poetry, criticism, art history…” Excuse me? Art history? What about, you know, ACTUAL ART? *offended sniff*
posted by art student on October 26th, 2004 at 5:39 pmwtf?
eminem is bardlike compared to this guy.
http://www.ifilm.com/viralvideo?ifilmid=2654122
posted by OFW insurgent on October 26th, 2004 at 6:19 pmSounds like he feels victimized by both his ancestors and his political system.
The only thing that keeps me from saying “What’s the use?” is the idea that we the past, present and the future. Need some balance between them.
posted by petunia on October 27th, 2004 at 9:19 amI think the powers that be want it this way. If they spew out enough muck and mud, people will know who not the vote for. Since both candidates do a good job convincing you not to vote for the other guy, you end up not voting for either.
posted by Kozzie on October 27th, 2004 at 12:53 pmHave your ears stopped perking up at the sound of clicking heels?
Yeah, man, ’cause, like, you know, the fascists are coming, man. I for one know that the stomp of clicking heels barely even registers with me anymore. It’s like Nuremburg around here, man….
Just another futon-dwelling, navel-gazing Daily contributor armed with a well-thumbed anthology of Beat poetry and his parent’s credit cards.
posted by Boris on October 27th, 2004 at 4:14 pmWait, I thought he meant that he had a fetish for women in high heels for which he had lost interest due to the current political situation.
posted by ann arbor is overrated on October 27th, 2004 at 4:19 pmWait. He *didn’t* mean that?
posted by art student on October 27th, 2004 at 5:03 pmAnn Arbor is Overrated: He had a fetish for women in high heels for which he had lost interest due to the current political situation.
posted by js on October 27th, 2004 at 7:46 pmGood comments all around…. art student, yes my eyes are large, aren’t they. lazaro and boris, what’s the grudge? how about a beer, on my parents card? so glad i found this… so much to think about. i may change everything.
posted by Steve Cotner on November 9th, 2004 at 2:38 am