Comments on: 17. Angels and Amphibians

By: Edds

Edds — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 19:48:44 +0000

Of course he’s going to get shit on. He’s commenting on something thats obviously well written, and extremely interesting. Oh it doesnt matter if the storys fiction or non fiction? Are you implying that DM’s life doesnt matter? Considering that is what this IS about.
And considering I’m in college and I do talk about mindless drivel, it isnt like I dont find my classes interesting or anything.
It is a way of being obtuse.
Fuck moot.

By: dtugg

dtugg — Sun, 01 Oct 2006 23:44:31 +0000

I think that you are the best writer on Festering Ass (besides Tucker). If you ever write a book about your experiences, I will be the first to buy it.

By: Danny

Danny — Sun, 01 Oct 2006 23:33:54 +0000

Your reasoning is really shitty, Nikita.
You conclude that DM has an interest in academics because he dropped out of college, enjoys programming, and wants meaning in his life. That’s stupid.
Your explanation for why DM quit painkillers is seriously almost incoherent. Besides that, it is 100% speculation.
Tinsdale wondered where DM’s mom was during DM’s withdrawal. He didn’t make any positive assertions. He can’t be wrong about a question. So you have yet to prove why Tinsdale is wrong or a dumbass.
Christ, you people are lemmings. One guy offers some criticism and he gets SHIT upon by you fucking morons.
To peers:
Real life can’t have continuity issues, but a story can. It doesn’t matter whether or not the story is fiction or nonfiction.

By: YixilTesiphon

YixilTesiphon — Sun, 01 Oct 2006 19:04:46 +0000

Yeah, I’m pretty sure he said (or provided plenty of proof) that this happened to him around 1989-1990. One thing I’d like to know is how he paid for the classes.

By: Observer

Observer — Sun, 01 Oct 2006 17:23:17 +0000

Tinsdale is obviously just a jealous and bitter person. He’s been calling out this series since the beginning. He’s also been spewing the same petty hate on phila lawyer, too. I knew the name sounded familiar.
http://www.philalawyer.net/archives/everything_went_pink.phtml
http://www.devilmonkey.net/archives/xiii_betrayal.phtml
http://www.devilmonkey.net/archives/xvi_gas_station_philosophy.phtml
Tinsdale, I know that as a talentless and average person, you would feel better if these guys were full of shit. Now, I don’t know that they’re not, but the stuff you’re picking on only demonstrates your own limited imagination and pedantry. So congrats, you are exceptional now– an exceptionally obtuse ass. You’re not nearly as clever as you think you are.

By: Nikita

Nikita — Sun, 01 Oct 2006 16:08:15 +0000

Why is Tinsdale wrong? Here’s a synopsis:
1)Roy’s friends often came by to hang out, talking about whatever college classes they were taking.
He never actualy mentions what light they painted their expirience in. It could (and probably very well was) in the negative, as students will most often complain about the “mindless drivel” and “moron profs.”
2) blah blah..no previous interest in academics..blah..taking courses overtime..blah
What’re you talking about? You’d realised that he clearly did have an interest in academics, had you bothered to read and remember the other stories. He went to college and dropped out, more for personal reasons than because he couldn’t handle the program. He constantly spent his time programming and he was at the stage in life where he wanted to give life meaning. Naturally then, such thoughts would trigger a desire to continue education, as that is one of the few things that promises a long-term reward. How he arranges his schedule could be ascribed to his personality, which you should be getting at least a feel for by this point in the story.
3) Painkillers and the lack of Mom.
I don’t understand why painkillers create such a big issue for you. They are a connection to his previous lifestyle, from which he obviously wanted to break appart. Since he wasn’t doing any hard drugs durring his self-rehabilitation, why would he need them and if he did need them, wouldn’t it be in a far lesser amount, because his body wasn’t constantly jonesing for morphine now? Would it be worth to mention them at all in this case then?
The reason why his mommy is not mentioned here, is because there is no need for her to be. To the best of her knowledge, her son is probably just sick with a really terrible stomach flew. Besides, he’s a big boy. She doesn’t need to be there every minute to whipe his bum for him, now does she? I doubt that he even revealed to his mother that he was addicted and was coming off drugs. Because if you remember, in a previous story, he mentions that one of the things he regrets about being a morphine addict, is the pain it would ultimately cause his mother. How she would lose a son and how it pained him to think of this, because he knew how much his mother loved him.
And that is why Tinsdale is a wrong and because he couldn’t deduce all of this information on his own, he is a dumbass.

By: nikita

nikita — Sun, 01 Oct 2006 15:36:39 +0000

Tinsdale you’re a moron.
Doesn’t pass the smell test? You couldn’t smell shit if it was rubbed in your face!
Seriously though, what a tool.

By: peers

peers — Sun, 01 Oct 2006 11:45:26 +0000

Plot devices? Continuity? Tinsdale, these stories are not fictional. They are real and happened a while ago (around the 1990′s people figure). DM himself says this is the comments a few stories back.

By: Danny

Danny — Sun, 01 Oct 2006 05:47:03 +0000

Why are you guys shitting on Tinsdale? If he is wrong, why is he wrong?

By: Greg

Greg — Sun, 01 Oct 2006 03:27:04 +0000

wtf tinsdale? what you wrote theres one of the stupidest things ive ever read.