It is strange, but you are right. Conservative humor always comes down to:
Haha, look at the people being different than me! It always has this kind of mean spirited edge to it.

I gave up Colbert ages ago because his schtick gets so samey after a while. I still religiously watch The Daily Show, never get tired of it.

When are all the boring plotlines going to go away, so we can get down to some 24/7 Bates in Prison coverage?

What I will always remember is the time I watched an episode of Fringe tripping on LSD. Made me realize that that was how the show was MEANT to be watched.

What a Miscavige of justice!

I hate to be "that guy", but Rand actually doesn't discover that he is the chosen one until early in book 2, and he never accepts it until late in book 3 iirc.

I think it works for GRRM because we basically understand that his world is, unless noted differently, just the Middle Ages.

If you ever consider reading the series, skip or skim Winter's Heart and Crossroads of Twilight.

Give props where props are due. Sanderson can write circles around Jordan when it comes to action scenes. The city battle in TOM was thrilling.

I did once. It was a very proud and simultaneously very sad moment.

I did once. It was a very proud and simultaneously very sad moment.

The NES version of Home Alone is infuriatingly difficult. I bought it when I was about 12, and only beat it when I was home for summer from college three years ago.

The NES version of Home Alone is infuriatingly difficult. I bought it when I was about 12, and only beat it when I was home for summer from college three years ago.

R Beds are so avant-garde that they are beyond silly bourgeois notions of "comfort" or "rest".

R Beds are so avant-garde that they are beyond silly bourgeois notions of "comfort" or "rest".

"Middlebrow" is the new "pulp" - that is, the AV Club's favorite word to overuse.

"Middlebrow" is the new "pulp" - that is, the AV Club's favorite word to overuse.

Can Estes not have just ONE decent character moment that isn't undermined? I realize being Angry Black Boss is a traditionally important role, but he never seems to show any human warmth underneath it all.

Can Estes not have just ONE decent character moment that isn't undermined? I realize being Angry Black Boss is a traditionally important role, but he never seems to show any human warmth underneath it all.

No. No it is not.