July 24, 2003

Euuu.

I apologize for not being more articulate, but I read this (found via Rachel Lucas), and my primary response was: Euuuuuuu.

Something inside me cringed with embarrassment when I read it, and felt: Euuuu.

Here's what it reminded me of:

Being a breathless melodramatic 9 or 10 year old, chasing boys around the playground, and then ... let's say the boys ganged up, and a group of them, 4 or 5 of them, started chasing me, as retaliation. In my little-girl journal that night, THRILLED that I had been chased, THRILLED that people had WATCHED me get chased, etc. etc., feeling very very important, I scribble: "25 boys were chasing me around the playground today!" 25 sounds better than 5. It maybe FELT like 25 boys. Also: one of the essentials of being a breathless melodramatic little girl is that you PRETEND things bother you (like being chased by 5 boys) when really you are pleased as punch. And so, the evolutionary mating dance has begun.

It's the kind of harmless over-exaggeration that all little kids do.

"And then EVERYBODY laughed at me."

"And then the WHOLE SCHOOL knew about it."

Or whatever.

Michael Moore is a grown man, turning an expired-permit into a "raid", and then breathlessly and dramatically posting it onto his website.

There's something seriously wrong with that man.

Eu.

Posted by sheila
Comments

ROTFLMAO.!

Posted by: Jim at July 24, 2003 3:19 PM

You really are one of the best - that was great!

Posted by: aimless at July 25, 2003 1:16 AM

Following the lead of blogger Scott Ganz, I've begun referring to Michael Moore only as "Fat Fat Fatty" on my blog; feel free to do the same.

Posted by: Stephen Silver at July 25, 2003 5:22 AM

I used to like Moore, at the very beginning, but lately he really bothers me. There are enough real issues to get upset about - we don't need some guy inventing any more.

Posted by: Lindsay at July 25, 2003 9:51 AM

Is thi site run by the governement?
Or are you guys in serious denial?
WOW! Glad I don't live there.

p

Posted by: paul at August 20, 2004 1:24 PM

Paul:

Yes. This site is run by the government.

Er ... so your point is ... anyone who doesn't like Michael Moore must be a part of the government somehow?

Talk about serious denial.

Posted by: red at August 20, 2004 1:26 PM