Another reason I love Neil Gaiman

[lithera]

From his journal:

"And I was perturbed to hear that there is one American city that will be spending $273,000 this year to combat Goth culture -- defined in this article from a paper in Hannibal Ms. ("Our motto: We're tired of the fava bean and chianti jokes") as "kids who wear black and think dark thoughts".

Maybe they'll spend the money on an ad campaign ("Cheer up!" "Wear bright colours!" "Remember, it's not as bad as all that!" "Smile -- and get a haircut!"). Maybe it'll be one of those Hill Street Blues things ("Remember, there are people thinking dark thoughts out there!"). Or they will just spend $273,000 on buying little happy colourful things which they will present to anyone they see wearing black and/or looking gloomy.

But somehow I don't think so."

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[grocible.livejournal.com]

Sounds like I have a use for all these stupid smiley face stickers marketing sent us.

"Cheer up - have a smiley face sticker!"

[quipper.livejournal.com]

How grand to have a deep purple tee-shirt with words in some other gratiutious dark color saying, "Not all Goths wear Black."

just to f*ck w/ 'em.

[pamc.livejournal.com]

Heh. I saw that article this morning... it's a town in my home state of Missouri (properly pronounced Misery). And knowing the congressman that's behind the effort, it's not really a surprise....

[torquemada.livejournal.com]

I'm thinking a black shirt with a big yellow smiley face on it and the caption I'M HAPPY BECAUSE I HATE YOU. Or perhaps YOUR SMALL-MINDEDNESS AMUSES ME. I'll have to think about that.

[inevitability.livejournal.com]

Look, you take that 273k and you spend it on prozac. And then you spike every drink that goths have with said prozac and *poof* no more goths.

[arctures.livejournal.com]

..hypnotised by icon..

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[grocible.livejournal.com]

:)

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[lithera.livejournal.com]

I know.... I could sit there an watch that all fricking day.

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[grocible.livejournal.com]

I do find myself doing that. Not today though, since I'm having a hard enough time keeping my eyes open.

It can be very hypnotizing . . .

[warpdragon.livejournal.com]

So do you know just how they plan to combat goths? I've heard of this from a few places, but have never seen any details on just how they're going to execute goths^H^H^H^H^Hthis program.

[quipper.livejournal.com]

You'd miss 'em.

It's ruin one of your favorite targets. ;~)

[gamethyme.livejournal.com]

How about YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK ?

AH HAHAHAHAHAHA

[torquemada.livejournal.com]

That's beautiful.

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[inevitability.livejournal.com]

I have plenty of targets. Plenty.

[quipper.livejournal.com]

That's a shame.

[krow.livejournal.com]

Damn, now you are going to make me read his journal.

Good waste of money, I hope some newspaper or Salon pick it up for an article.

Re: AH HAHAHAHAHAHA

[gamethyme.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

I'll be appearing here nightly until deleted.

:)

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[inevitability.livejournal.com]

Yeah, well you try working here. It strips away any philanthropy from you in seconds and you really start to hate the people you work with.

[quipper.livejournal.com]

Believe me, I hear you.

Hope things get better for ya.

[lithera.livejournal.com]

It's already the most read personal journal on the web, or some statitstic like that. (It was mentioned on there not too long ago.)

Go. Read. It's great.

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[inevitability.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

You can ask Kat, my attitude is nothing personal. I'm pissed at everything right now becaues of what is happening here.

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[lithera.livejournal.com]

Yep. It's attitude spewing all over due to a boss no one should ever have to deal with.

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[inevitability.livejournal.com]

I'm such a non-smiley person right now.

[krow.livejournal.com]

Interesting. It is cute to see something I work on be used as a verb by him.

[wanderingfey.livejournal.com]

Alcohol and Antidepressants don't mix too well...