2007: A Year In Review!
Dec. 31st, 2007 02:28 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
theweaselkingThe posts with the most comments, from this year!
January:
"We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to allow religious organisations to discriminate against lesbians and gay men, on condition that they accept discrimination against themselves."
Why did it get lots of comments: Religious idiocy.
February:
Fuck you, Virgin Mobile
Why did it get lots of comments: Oh, come on, it's a tech rant that also contains instructions on how to unlock a popular model of cellphone. That one *still* gets comments regularly, and it something like the third hit on Google for some of the more common search strings on that phone.
March:
"50% of high school seniors think Sodom and Gomorrah were married."
Why did it get lots of comments: Religious idiocy.
April:
And this. Is why. You check. ID.
Why did it get lots of comments: Sexual politics, unjust rape convictions, and the arguments around that.
May
On the first day of operation [of the drop-off point for unwanted newborns], they also had their first drop-off: A toddler, approximately three years old, who was only able to tell the police that he'd come there with "daddy", that he'd taken the train with his daddy to the city and that he really didn't know where home was, or what his daddy's name is.
Why did it get lots of comments: Child abandonment.
Honourable mention:
"in my foolish and misspent youth, last weekend, I told Pete about this plan, and he stole my joke."
June:
"What else needs to go on this CD?
And no, "Satan Gave Me A Taco" doesn't fit."
Why did it get lots of comments: Music geekery!
July:
"I nearly killed a man tonight"
Why did it get lots of comments: Stupidity.
August
Guess the state! "New proposed abortion law: No abortion without written permission of the father."
Why did it get lots of comments: Religious idiocy.
September
Don't Click It, Special "John Is Pretty Skeeved Out" Edition!
Why did it get lots of comments: Two girls. One cup!
October:
ARGH I CAN'T MAKE HER SWITCH!
Why did it get lots of comments: Optical illusions are great!
November
"When the invading, cruelly oppressive, senselessly violent occupying force leaves, violent incidents drop by 90%. Wow, who'd have thought that?"
Why did it get lots of comments: "Good guys" doing very bad things.
December
"Lakota Sioux withdraw from treaties, secede from USA."
Why did it get lots of comments: Everyone's a lawyer.
Honorable mention: "The Christians of Nigeria: torturing and murdering children on the say-so of their mad God."
January:
"We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to allow religious organisations to discriminate against lesbians and gay men, on condition that they accept discrimination against themselves."
Why did it get lots of comments: Religious idiocy.
February:
Fuck you, Virgin Mobile
Why did it get lots of comments: Oh, come on, it's a tech rant that also contains instructions on how to unlock a popular model of cellphone. That one *still* gets comments regularly, and it something like the third hit on Google for some of the more common search strings on that phone.
March:
"50% of high school seniors think Sodom and Gomorrah were married."
Why did it get lots of comments: Religious idiocy.
April:
And this. Is why. You check. ID.
Why did it get lots of comments: Sexual politics, unjust rape convictions, and the arguments around that.
May
On the first day of operation [of the drop-off point for unwanted newborns], they also had their first drop-off: A toddler, approximately three years old, who was only able to tell the police that he'd come there with "daddy", that he'd taken the train with his daddy to the city and that he really didn't know where home was, or what his daddy's name is.
Why did it get lots of comments: Child abandonment.
Honourable mention:
"in my foolish and misspent youth, last weekend, I told Pete about this plan, and he stole my joke."
June:
"What else needs to go on this CD?
And no, "Satan Gave Me A Taco" doesn't fit."
Why did it get lots of comments: Music geekery!
July:
"I nearly killed a man tonight"
Why did it get lots of comments: Stupidity.
August
Guess the state! "New proposed abortion law: No abortion without written permission of the father."
Why did it get lots of comments: Religious idiocy.
September
Don't Click It, Special "John Is Pretty Skeeved Out" Edition!
Why did it get lots of comments: Two girls. One cup!
October:
ARGH I CAN'T MAKE HER SWITCH!
Why did it get lots of comments: Optical illusions are great!
November
"When the invading, cruelly oppressive, senselessly violent occupying force leaves, violent incidents drop by 90%. Wow, who'd have thought that?"
Why did it get lots of comments: "Good guys" doing very bad things.
December
"Lakota Sioux withdraw from treaties, secede from USA."
Why did it get lots of comments: Everyone's a lawyer.
Honorable mention: "The Christians of Nigeria: torturing and murdering children on the say-so of their mad God."
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Date: 2007-12-31 07:46 pm (UTC)(Yes, I admit that I was dumb. Subject closed.)
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Date: 2008-01-01 06:08 pm (UTC)> permission of the father."
> Why did it get lots of comments: Religious idiocy.
Oh God, I remember that. I'll quibble religious idiocy, though, and argue for straight misogyny.
"I don't hate women, just stupid people! But I think it's okay to force kids to be born and either be given up into foster care or be brought up by an irresponsible person who hates them! Because thinking about the kids is too much like work, and you *need* to punish the women who want an abortion."