After reading this, I now see the FFML is full of idiots,
acting without thinking, no sense of humor, quick to judge
hypocritical idiots, and I can't blame Huang for leaving.
-Rod M
And now for something completely serious.
I mourn the demise of the list's sense of humor. The general reaction to
the joke today prompts me to say so. Including responses, general and
personal, to my little bit in it, my quotations.
Moreso, though, it's made me actually uncomfortable, to be on the list.
I think, perhaps, I'm in the wrong place. I got the joke, I liked the
joke, I took part in the joke, but most of the denizens feel otherwise.
Maybe I don't belong here. Besides, it's adding even more stress to my
life, which is what a joke is supposed to relieve--not add to. I mean,
without going into too many specifics, one fellow who flamed me actually
believed I was a Communist. If you know me, then you know how ridiculous
that is, as my people have been oppressed by Communists for several
decades, and it goes on now. If you don't know what I'm talking about,
check out this island called Taiwan. Plus, I've studied plenty of history,
and know exactly how stupid Mao Zedong was.