5.10.2005

A reply from the editor

The staff and I (the staff being 4 marshmallow "Peeps" older than my daughter) here at FlippinJason have received some feedback on the Doodlebops article and there is one message in particular that we feel warrants a response.
Anonymous has some concerns regarding my views on this horrendous thing that has come to be. If you like, you can check the full text in the comments here. I would like to address some of those concerns at this time. I have chosen this public forum for that purpose due to my brazen arrogance.

Anonymous (if that is your real name) writes,
"they aren't so bad if they are making your kids happy".
Okay, wrong. The show is a blight on my favorite household appliance. My daughter likes to eat French fries out of the trash. That's bad, whether it makes her happy or not.
"leave canada out of it, it was disney that put it on, its [sic] not as if canada forced it on us"
Canada deserves everything it gets. The only two good things to come out of Canada were back bacon and John Candy. Even in that case, the back bacon killed John Candy. For this I will never forgive that frozen land or its delicious salted meats.
"I'm sure two year olds aren't going to be to [sic] affected by it because they won't even now [sic] what stigmata means."
Well, duh. They won't know unless you tell them. Give it a shot. I think they'll get a chuckle out of it.
"it takes a sick mind like yours to think that crap up. "
Point taken.
"and who asked you anyway?"
[Cue the waving American flag behind me and Battle Hymn of the Republic playing softly yet passionately in the background (That's the one that goes, "Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord...." for you Canadians.)]
As a citizen of The United States of America (rather than some socialist icebox of a moose preserve like, oh, let's say Canada) I have ideas as expansive as the Montana sky. I have a mouth as big as an apple pie. I have the right, nay the obligation, to create a blog and shoot off at that mouth whether I've thought things through or not. (Ever notice how similar thought and through are?) Do you hear that incessant flapping of gums from Plymouth Rock to the La Brea Tar Pits? That, my friend, is the sound of freedom! I am an American, dang it! An American with a keyboard and a moderate case of attention deficit disorder. Therefore, as long as I have my freedom, and as long as Old Glory flies over D.C., and as long as I can pay my DSL bill, I will run off at the mouth in an uneducated manner to the shock and horror of my wife, parents, and eventually I'm sure, my children! I. AM. A. BLOGGER!!!!!
(Raucous applause)
Oh, you're too kind.
I'd love to put you all in my pocket and take you home with me.
Thank you, thank you.

7 Comments:

At 5/11/2005 10:14 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

*sniff sniff* That was beautiful, man!

That was quite a lot of [sic]s for such a short comment. I love it when the holier-than-thous are also stupider-than-thou.

I also love it that people get worked up enough to actually comment on a stranger's blog. You're changing the face of North America--doing your part in the blog revoluciĆ³n! (Did I get the accent right?)

 
At 5/11/2005 10:22 AM, Blogger Jason said...

Yeah, I almost ran out of [sic]'s. I need to run out and pick up another pack.
And your accent was spot-on.

 
At 5/11/2005 12:46 PM, Blogger Amy said...

How I missed your article on the Doodlebops I don't know, but, three out of the four of us here at the Lyons' Den share your contempt for the Doodlebops wholeheartedly. I keep hoping that it will die off quickly. I do, however, have a nagging feeling in the pit of my belly that these 'bops could very easily turn into the next Wiggles. I shudder to think.

 
At 5/11/2005 8:21 PM, Blogger Jason said...

Amy, If that happens we're doomed. I suggest we all say a little prayer.

"Can't believe you're the same person who wrote the "Footprints" poem."
I laughed so hard I may have peed a little.

 
At 5/16/2005 3:07 PM, Blogger KOM said...

I had stolen the picture that you posted of the doodle bops for my own rant several weeks ago.

I had to come back and see what had transpired, and it made me laugh to see that the doodle-scourge is still on people's minds. Thanks for making my day!

 
At 5/23/2005 11:57 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Well I'm Canadian and mildly resent your comments about my home. However I can't expect much from any citizen of a fascist state like 'Merica. Land of the obese and loud mouthed. When your empire crumbles we Canuks shall all dance through your burning oil fields and corpse laiden Wal-Marts as we all sing or Doodle Bop war song.

 
At 5/24/2005 7:09 AM, Blogger Jason said...

guy grand,
If you are here to see whether or not I'd read your comment, the answer is yes. Please click here.

 

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