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Wednesday, May 31, 2006

America the Strange

Ugly = Beautiful Just ask the designers of the H2, Aztec, and all the other square Humvee-Wannabees. Just ask the people who put Julia Roberts face on magazines.

Stupid = Clever Just ask the marketing genius behind Arby’s “Oven Mitt” ad campaign.

Untalented = Talented Dashboard Confessional, Kid Rock, q.e.d.

Old = New Starsky and Hutch? The Dukes Of Hazzard?

Boring = Interesting – The Apprentice, Survivor, and pretty much any “reality” TV show nameable. Brad and Jen.

Not Funny = Funny King of the Hill, South Park, Family Guy. Tom Green. Adam Sandler. I could go on and on...

Poor Quality = Good Quality Especially in the music spectrum (where it is called “Indie” or “Lo Fi”) but also in video (Blair Witch Project, Independent Films...)

Evil = Good I will let you PoliSci Majors fill this one in for me

And people wonder how I am able to use the word “American...” as a condescending adjective. Heh. People who call used cars “pre-owned” as though it were some kind of advantageous selling point? People who use SUV’s as a single passenger vehicle, driving them to work each day and complaining about the price of gasoline?

I've decided that I am from Canada.

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-CZ

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