Yes, Missy, I was there. And though I hate to perpetuate the conventional wisdom, it really was pretty great.
I still wish DC people weren’t so lame, and would dance or at least bop more, but I guess that can’t be helped.
I loudly booed that Owen wanker from Final Fantasy when he said that we should all love taxes, because “it makes us into a community” or some such frostback nonsense. I brayed my disapproval apparently alone, although the guys standing next to me gave me a smile and an approving nod meant to communicate solidarity, but which communicated only cowardice. Note to Republican hill staffers who like good music: you paid to hear good music, not a CBC editorial. Go ahead, let ‘em know you hate it. The hipsters are more afraid of you than you are of them and will not beat you. And, finally… Note to DC canuckophile “progressives”: Do it. Really. Go. Seriously. It really is better there. Go. Do it. It’s a glittering frosty wonderland of social justice. Live the dream! Go!
(Note: I get to say “frostback,” etc. because I am half Canadian … like if I was half black, I could make fun of black people, Chris Rock style. I am not, as it happens, half black, so I will never ever ever make fun of black people. But I do reserve the right to mock Canadians.)
(Note: I get to say “frostback,” etc. because I am half Canadian … like if I was half black, I could make fun of black people, Chris Rock style. I am not, as it happens, half black, so I will never ever ever make fun of black people. But I do reserve the right to mock Canadians.)
Knowledgeable as I am about your ancestry, I keenly anticipate forthcoming ethnic slurs directed at Native Americans!
Not being there myself, I can’t really say for sure that guy whom you charge with cowardice is or isn’t, but it doesn’t sound like he is to me. I’m a huge Red Sox fan, but I am not particularly loud at games. When I’ve watched them play on the road, I’ve cheered for them roughly the same as I would in Fenway. If I saw someone else there cheering very effusively, I might smile at him or something to indicate approval (assuming he’s not an ass), but I’d still go about doing things in my own low-key style. Similarly, I approve of you booing, but chances are I wouldn’t have joined in.
Fair enough. Not everyone need be an altruistic punisher. But the world won’t turn without us.
I am a champion of shaming as an effective form of norm enforcement. I honk loud and hard at absolutely everyone who has double parked and is just sitting there in their car with their hazards on, as if putting your hazards on absolves you of all guilt for having created an extremely frustrating and time consuming traffic bottleneck. People actually move when you honk because they know that you know that they’re being an inconsiderate asshole. If everyone honked relentlessly at double parkers, there would be many fewer.
My better half is Canadian. Does that mean I can make fun of them, too?
I certainly hope so.
Amen, Will. I for one am grateful for the public good that people like you provide.
And god damn I’m jealous. Really really really want to see them live…
Hi!
I wasn’t celebrating higher taxes so much as applauding the act of paying them.
As for paying them, everybody should! It’s good for the roads, the homeless and missile defense programs.
If you don’t pay taxes, you go to jail.
So enjoy paying them! It’s part of being a member of society, the same as eating with friends, staying abreast of current events, working at a satisfying job and seeking true love.
Owen,
Some people just don’t get your sense of humo(u)r down here. Who knew?
(Note: I get to say “frostback,” etc. because I am half Canadian … like if I was half black, I could make fun of black people, Chris Rock style. I am not, as it happens, half black, so I will never ever ever make fun of black people. But I do reserve the right to mock Canadians.)
Knowledgeable as I am about your ancestry, I keenly anticipate forthcoming ethnic slurs directed at Native Americans!
Not being there myself, I can’t really say for sure that guy whom you charge with cowardice is or isn’t, but it doesn’t sound like he is to me. I’m a huge Red Sox fan, but I am not particularly loud at games. When I’ve watched them play on the road, I’ve cheered for them roughly the same as I would in Fenway. If I saw someone else there cheering very effusively, I might smile at him or something to indicate approval (assuming he’s not an ass), but I’d still go about doing things in my own low-key style. Similarly, I approve of you booing, but chances are I wouldn’t have joined in.
Fair enough. Not everyone need be an altruistic punisher. But the world won’t turn without us.
I am a champion of shaming as an effective form of norm enforcement. I honk loud and hard at absolutely everyone who has double parked and is just sitting there in their car with their hazards on, as if putting your hazards on absolves you of all guilt for having created an extremely frustrating and time consuming traffic bottleneck. People actually move when you honk because they know that you know that they’re being an inconsiderate asshole. If everyone honked relentlessly at double parkers, there would be many fewer.
My better half is Canadian. Does that mean I can make fun of them, too?
I certainly hope so.
Amen, Will. I for one am grateful for the public good that people like you provide.
And god damn I’m jealous. Really really really want to see them live…
Hi!
I wasn’t celebrating higher taxes so much as applauding the act of paying them.
As for paying them, everybody should! It’s good for the roads, the homeless and missile defense programs.
If you don’t pay taxes, you go to jail.
So enjoy paying them! It’s part of being a member of society, the same as eating with friends, staying abreast of current events, working at a satisfying job and seeking true love.
Owen,
Some people just don’t get your sense of humo(u)r down here. Who knew?