Al Gore’s next crusade should be warning people not to stick their tongues into electrical sockets.

[ebonlock]

Sadly, No! brings us this gem from Canadian wingnut Adam Yoshida that simply must be shared:

Earth Hour: My Response

[…]

Thus, my response to Earth hour is as follows. When I finish this post, I am going to get into my car and drive first to Bellingham, WA, then to Lynnwood, WA, then possibly to Seattle. Before I leave, I am going to turn on every single light in my apartment (most of which, by the way) are incandescent 100w bulbs. I am also going to leave my television on (though with the volume muted, in a concession to my neighbours) and I am going to leave all three of my computers running, specifically encoding video files.

Yeah, it’ll cost me a few bucks. But, frankly, just for the pure joy of going against the grain - and of doing it while it’s still legal - I’m going to do it.

[...]

Also, while I’m in Washington, I’m going to purchase expensive clothes, doubtlessly produced by Asian child labourers. Needless to say, I feel good right now.

I'd like to think guys like this are a parody, and yet...

Comments

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

The comments are the best part. Specifically Moondancer and Billy Joe.

[pikabot]

Wow. I didn't participate in Earth Hour (I think it's poorly concieved, and ineffective) but that's just idiotic.

[ebonlock.livejournal.com]

They are a treat, I especially like the ones ragging on his photo essay and the contents of his sad little apartment.

[ebonlock.livejournal.com]

On the plus side the only person his little tantrum will hurt is himself. I find that quite fitting really.

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

I personally preferred the comments focusing on what he's doing and how little sense it makes and how petulant it makes him look.
Like Billy Joe's comments on how he should fight the fascist opression of dentists, but not Billy Joe's comments about how Adam doesn't have a girlfriend.

[ebonlock.livejournal.com]

I think all the comments come together to form a rather beautiful pastiche of the true level of sadness Adam's post should inspire in us all.

Picture Arlen Specter in a sexy string bikini.

[elenderel.livejournal.com]

I read the guy's blog to Steve, who dismissed it with, "It's an April Fool's Day joke. He's just being a prick." Oh but unfortunately, that guy meant it. Stuff like that just makes me sad. Angry, yes - but ultimately, sad. Because people like him think people like him are hip.

(PS. blame the Capitol Steps for the subject line. PPS. Arlen Specter reminds me of the landlord in "Three's Company.")