"Keep Your Damn Opinions To Yourself"

by John H.
2001.07.30

It's been a few weeks since I checked in.  Sorry about the long delay, but I wasn't feeling up to writing. The good news is that I have about 3 weeks worth of material saved up.  The only thing to do now is to make my brain translate all that material into keystrokes.  Hopefully, you'll be entertained.

Lately, I've been paying a little more attention what the media is throwing at us these days.  Amongst the newest reality based TV series or the primetime game show of the week, there are commercials.  I've been paying close attention to these commercials. I find myself repulsed by the saturation of every co-called "pop icon" on every possible product.  And all the athletes pushing their shoes or their favorite sports drink.  This is a topic that can be debated and ranted on, but I will save you the tiresome arguments.

When watching TV, I like to put a "Do Not Disturb" Sign on my brain and try not to think too much.  But recently, I've noticed people trying to spread their opinions over the airwaves.  For example, all the "anti-drug" crap I've been seeing. High schoolers constantly preaching their anti-drug anthems.  Running is my anti-drug, drawing is my anti-drug. Kicking your pansy asses is the only anti-drug.  Give me a freakin' break.

These kids are going to be first in line to hit the bong once they escape the politically correctness of high school and venture out into the college ranks.  Besides, doing drugs is something that everybody has a right to do. If you choose not to... your loss, but smoking a bowl never harmed anyone except maybe a Snickers bar and a bag of Cheese Doodles.

Another one of my favorite groups spreading their message: Truth.com. For those of you lucky enough to have avoided their commercials, one of their commercials featured them piling live people in body bags in front of tobacco company headquarters.

NEWS FLASH - Everybody knows smoking is bad for you.  And if I choose to pollute my body, then it's my right. So keep your "National Smoke Out" buttons to yourself and find some other bandwagon-jumper-cause to harp on.  They successfully sued all tobacco companies and urge you to seek and destroy all cigarette ads.

Another news flash for these wankers, despite the rising cost of cigarettes, people are still going to smoke... and these tree huggers have already made it impossible to smoke anywhere in public, so leave me alone, let me enjoy my smokes and the future iron lung I've already starting making payments on.

In conclusion, I would like to say that if anybody out there in cyber land has a message or opinion they want to spread, make a website, so I can get the address and NEVER EVER go there.  Thank you and good day.