snarks on a plane

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Five years of a blog that runs about 70% snark and grump, maybe more. I complain too much on the Internet, and it's bad for my writing. Occasionally I catch myself and write a happy piece about kittens or Chinese dumplings or a really stellar masturbation session. But a gloomy Andy Rooney/James Lileks atmosphere threatens. It's a flaw, and I'm surprised that's not pointed out more.

Most of the time, though, my small and friendly readership either agrees, suggests a different yet sympathetic angle, or clears the buffer and moves on. I don't get a lot of "oh hell no" or "you bastard, you pissed on my dream" reactions.

And then there was that time I dissed the Snakes on a Plane astroturf ad campaign, and found out there are still people who care enough to stand up for Jesus calculated viral marketing!

Comments

one more time...

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It's odd; I keep saying this and people keep not seeing or reading it. It's not a question of whether the movie is crap, or whether people should or shouldn't like crap. There is no taste police, and there is especially no taste police in popular film.

My target is astroturf "viral" marketing. The target is not inexpensive, cheesy horror movies. Thank you for reading.

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I've been reading you a while now, and this happens often enough I almost expect you to snark about it, and for that in turn to be misheard and countered.