You should see the avatars I rejected...

And thanks to your username, that can’t be unseen either.

Not now, it’s not.

Is it just me, or...?

Oh man, before reading the article I was anticipating so much worse. It’s like being beaten every day with a brick, and then one morning someone comes at you with a rattan cane and you’re like, “Sweet.”

So, how does cable news find out about these people?

Wait...

I have that episode on video tape. I have nothing to play it on, but I WILL watch it again someday, somehow. Yeah, I’m sure it’s all over the Internet or a DVD I could get shipped in two days, but the point is to watch it on that tape again.

You monster.

I gave my three day old son mouth to mouth after he stopped breathing and stayed in his hospital room for a week to make sure he would be ok. While there I kept from having a full on emotional breakdown by flipping through “Pearls Before Swine” collections. Guess what comic I can’t read even six years later?

AHHHHHHHHH SHIT that episode.

That song and “Breathe” by Sia (6 Feet Under finale song) will still make me tear up, years and years later. My wife has the same problem.

Solution: Only listen to Slayer in the car. At least then it’ll make sense.

I have this weird nagging feeling about listening to music I especially like in the car, because I’m always thinking, fuck - what if I get in a wreck or kill someone and for the rest of my life I have to associate this awesome track with my paralysis or manslaughter charge.

U2 Beautiful Day I will always associate with 9-11

HOLY SHIT I remember that episode. That ending is BRUTAL. That song they play at the end is so sad.

Anyone else have some pop culture that they so closely associate with a disaster or personal trauma that they haven’t been able to consume it again?

I’m anti-piracy for content that’s commercially available. However, if there’s no way to legitimately buy something aside from the aftermarket ie: insanely priced cartridges meant for collectors, I think it’s dishonest for content providers to call it piracy at that point.

I see your point, and I think it is very valid. I’m really just going further down the rabbit hole for discussion / analysis purposes, so please don’t think I’m just grasping at straws for the sake of arguing.

It’s still an intellectual property that comes with rights and legal precedents. If it goes out into public domain, sure, I see no harm or foul. Otherwise, it still belongs to someone. Even if they decide to shelve it or let it languish. It’s their right as the owner.