The Blogtastic Blogfest That Is Getmeoutofthis.net!

Mainly, this post is an excuse to link to this. CAN YOU SOLVE THE MYSTERY?!

Whew, now I can close the tab where I was keeping that open in order to remember to link to it in a blog post sometime. Tabs -1!

…crap, I should write something else, too. I need a good seg into something based on the mystery…

Nope? Nothing?

Oh well.

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Um, okay… text… GO!

Why are things that try so hard to seem juvenile, badly-constructed, and badly written so funny? Something like this makes me laugh and fairly entertains me, whereas if someone were to present something to me that was as badly constructed as this, it would be painful to experience. I would want to punch someone for wasting my time.
I suppose it’s all context. This is meant to be funny. I don’t, for one second, believe this guy’s website is genuine. There’s just this inkling of being well-thought-out beneath everything. The english paper turned in to me that looks like this, or the internet comment with language like this is meant to be taken seriously.

There are some things in the world that I don’t think should count for “being taken seriously.” I really don’t think that someone should have to dress a certain way to be taken seriously, for example. There are always extremes, but if someone is dressed casually, they can still present serious or professional thoughts, you know? That’s not a hindrance. When it comes to language, however, you can clearly hinder what you’re trying to say. Being too casual, or using too much slang can completely ruin your point for your audience. And not using spelling and punctuation anywhere near correctly, to the point where it’s obvious you didn’t even make an attempt, is not a sign of wanting to be taken seriously. I think it’s the fact that these people care less about the important point they may be trying to make than I do on these pointless blog posts or while messaging with other people just makes me angry. I’m not picky. You just have to try to be correct. You don’t have to succeed. But if you don’t try, fuck you. I’m not listening to you.

I feel really strongly about that, actually. Still, it’s all about context. One of my friends could talk like that for comedic effect, and I would play along. I wouldn’t be angry.

The bottom line is, I guess, that man, Context is really important, huh?
Yeah.