Just
before the department of public works arrived to repair the broken
water main. They said they'd never seen a chainsaw accident of
that
magnitude before.
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I
was floating around my living room on a large inflatable
duck, smoking a clove and clutching an ice-cold bottle of Corona
to my pale and hairless chest, when Bart popped in for a visit.
You might remember Bart, as I've mentioned him before. We call
him
"Bart the Smart" 'round my place, for reasons that will quickly
become apparent.
"Holy
Mother Theresa Great Virgin Step-Niece of Buddha on a Freakin'
Pogo Stick, where'd all the water come from?!?" was his first
observation.
I showed
him my middle finger and invited him to sit down. He
jumped on a $3,000 leather love seat as it floated past, and launched
into one of his patented Bart Rants.
"These
damn Internet Smarks!" he began.
Right
there, I knew I'd have to kill him.
I
didn't
know when or how, but I knew it was coming. Still, I slipped my
scuba goggles up to my forehead, took a long drag, and motioned
for him to continue.
"...all
they do is bitch. All the time. They're never happy. Why can't
they
just shut up and enjoy Wrestling?", he said.
I pondered
this a moment.
"Wait
a second," I replied. "Have you considered that maybe, just MAYBE
that they're not really 'bitching'? That maybe to them, it's called
'discussing'? I mean, where's the law that says I have to nod
like
a drooling idiot, saying nothing but 'gee, weren't Smackdown great
this week' when discussing wrestling online?"
"No
no no", he said. "I'm talking about people that complain about
Benoit
being held down, or Triple H never jobbing, when in fact neither
statements are true."
I took
sip of Corona and contemplated.
"Bart",
I began, "Don't take this the wrong way, but you're a fuckin'
idiot.".
He
looked
stunned a moment, then tried to speak, but I pointed a speargun
in his direction and motioned for him to stay silent.
"No,
really. You're an idiot. A complete and total Tool. You're a wart
on the rectum of society, and I'm going to have to kill you. But
before I do, let me point out a few things, you suppurating pimple."
"First:
Not all Internet wrestling fans are imbeciles. YOU'RE an imbecile,
and thus you're trying to excuse your own stupidity by blaming
the
rest of us for your faults."
"Second,
I don't see a single consensus among Internet fans regarding ANYTHING,
certainly not regarding Benoit or Triple H. You'll find Internet
fans that love them, hate them, and everything in between. Yet
you,
in your pathetic attempt to sound witty, make up theses idiotic
over-generalizations and then smirk down your nose at anyone that
has the guts to point out how full of crap you are."
He
started
to protest, so I shot him through the throat with the speargun,
pinning his twitching corpse to my 52 inch Sony television. I
continued
my speech, even though I knew he couldn't hear me.
"Third,
dung breath, you're one of THOSE. You know, a hypocritical snob.
It's not enough that you're part of a group that you consider
to
be nothing but spoiled, elitist complainers, you've had to form
your own microgroup of even MORE spoiled, MORE elitist complainers!
I mean, think about Bart: You sit around bitching and complaining
about Internet fans because, get this, you think THEY sit around
bitching and complaining too much!"
I
shook
my head in disbelief, and rubbed some mustard onto my thighs in
slow, languorous circles.
"Look,"
I sighed. "Wrestling is a hobby for me, so I follow it, dissect
it, and occasionally post critical commentary. Internet Smarts
are
a hobby for YOU, so you study us, quote us, and then bitch and
whine
about us. The only difference is that I'm not a hypocrite about
it, and you are. So how about this: instead
of telling ME that I should just shut up and enjoy wrestling,
why
don't YOU just shut up and enjoy the Internet?"
Bart
twitched. I took this to be a sign of agreement. I was almost
sad
I'd killed him.
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