I've even raped and killed a mountain panda in the hills of Shaanxi.

The Friend Zoner vs. The Nice Guy!

disclaimer: I have a funny story about "the friend zone" which I guess I'll tell to my TMI group.

one of the scariest things about including the videos for Beavis&Butthead is the amount of Sub Pop videos from bands I've never heard of. Ah 1993, you are so far away. (good.)

on a cheerier note, I've decided that I will now use the term "degenerate" rather than "hipster" to describe my peers. The ones I like, anyway.

GOD DOESN'T WANT YOU TO WEAR PANTS

although my favorite bit is this quote from Axl Rose:
It's not easy to be in a one-on-one relationship if the other person is not going to allow me to be with other people.

edit:

Heathen home-wrecking whores like the godless Britney Spears are the ones directly responsible for generating lasciviousness across America and the world.  Like sewage oozing from the septic tank, evil doers like Britney Spears, Jessica Simpson, and Jennifer Lopez are destroying families worldwide.  The devil is so proud of them, but God is very angry (Psalm 7:11).  Lasciviousness in the Bible is defined as "An unhealthy sexual appetite, an unstable mind."  In other words, scum like Britney Spears causes men to want to go commit horrible sins and crimes (and they are).  Little girls are being abducted, raped and some killed because men are going crazy.  Britney Spears is a monster in sheep's clothing.  These women are using their beauty to inspire men to commit sexual sins and crimes.  Society can argue that because most men don't commit such crimes that people like Britney Spears cannot be blamed.  However, that is simply not true.  Britney Spears is guilty, just as are ALL of the entertainment industries lewd and sensual performers.

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best overheard ever

I am totally going to incorporate the latter into my casual conversation.

Glancing at the Banned Books list, Reg and I have become confused.

velvet: I mean, i can understand The New Joy of Gay Sex
velvet: but To Kill a Mockingbird?
herbaliser: this is my question:
herbaliser: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
velvet: yeah.
herbaliser: THE HELL?
herbaliser: or
herbaliser: Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
velvet: heh, american psycho.,
herbaliser: James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
velvet: why the fuck is judy blume all over the place?
velvet: do people just not want their children reading?
herbaliser: b/c she talks about sex and masturbation and periods
velvet: UNNATURAL
herbaliser: now this
herbaliser: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
herbaliser: they don't even say it in that book more than twice
herbaliser: Where’s Waldo? by Martin Hanford
herbaliser: Wtf.
velvet: HAHAHAHAHA
herbaliser: How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell
herbaliser: it was written in the FIFTIES
herbaliser: you may as well ban The Mouse and the Motorcycle
velvet: little black sambo? WTF?@!?!?!
velvet: btw, the mouse and the motorcycle rulz.

herbaliser Hey, what's that Stereophonics song that sounds like Oasis?
velvet What. Did. You. Say.
herbaliser It's all "MADE ME FEEEEEL LIKE THE ONE"/"And you know what I'm saying, cos I need you and you need me"

[reg puts on the song]

herbaliser Yeah. You know what would make this song a million times better? If Motley Crue covered it.
velvet These guys are better than Motley Crue.
herbaliser Point. Maybe Bon Jovi.

[next Stereophonics song comes on]

herbaliser Wow that's so cute, the guitarist thinks he's the Edge!
velvet Yeah this whole song is kinda channeling U2. But hey, U2 aren't doing U2 anymore.

[next Stereophonics song comes on]

herbaliser Can we listen to something that's less U2 and more Bon Jovi? That should be my new motto. "Stuff that sounds like Bon Jovi."