Laserblast was kinda awesome, though.

My grumpy and opportunistic late night comment drew a lot more of a response than it deserved. Still, unless there's something dramatically different about Rand's philosophy in the rest of her canon, I'm okay with staying ignorant of it.

Nope.

Ayn Rand sucks
I've been wanting to say that since I read Anthem in high school. And that's why I have said it, often and loudly. Ayn Rand sucks!

I might be totally missing some sort of irony here, but I'll say this honestly: I'm fortunate to live in a country that doesn't force me to claim a religion.

Enthusiasm
Noel Murray's deal about the Beastie Boys is perfect. We've got this huge volume of pop-culture junk and even real art to rummage through, and like they say, if you're bored then you're boring. By the way: Star Trek, Alice In Chains, and Pete Seeger, for three examples of American awesomeness. USA! USA!

Ace of Spades is the only album I ever bought after hearing some dillweed sing it in a commercial. It was worth it.

I love you, Scumbag Xcalibur.

I'm with S. Jerusalem. I thought the plane crash scene, and to a lesser extent the subway crash scene, were no more justifiable than the exploitative crap they put into any number of bad thrillers. I also thought the movie had laughable dialogue and terrible acting, and is generally one of the worst movies I've ever…

Bravo, sir.

Glenn Beck says:
SPLAAAAARGH GWAAAAAAAAH AL FRANKEN FWAAAAAA SAAAAATAAAAAAN BLAAAAARGH [vomits].

Calm down.

Speak for yourself, broctune. I intend to live forever.

I enjoyed your response, Parma Police, but I must point out that your username has gotten a song stuck in my head, one of those very same songs that destroyed rock and roll: Paaaaarma Parma Parma Parma Parma Chameleon. . . .

"staying power"

The Beatles
were both awesome and popular. I'm having trouble thinking of anything out there today that sells in big numbers and has the artistic stating power to be remembered in twenty years. That could be because my brain isn't designed to function at this hour. Or it could be because good music and modern popular…

Creating a religion
What kind of religion does the narrator try to create? Peace and love hippie religion Insane fantasy religion? Orgiastic Roman-type cult religion? Dammit, this has me curious, and I might have to actually read it. Or I could wait for Al Pacino to play the publisher in the movie version.

Self-consciousness
So is the implication that self-consciousness is a female trait more than a male one?

Count Chocula
That's the baddest cereal killer ever.

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