Sunday, March 16, 2008

The Rules Do Not Apply

Damn! I really hate being a goddamn, motherfucking sensitive guy. If I wasn't there'd be something amusing and/or repugnant here.

I recently had one of those conversations that keeps going on one side long after the conversation's over.

One of the points that I just couldn't get lobbed into the air is-(am I supposed to use a semicolon here? A Colon? Shit, I'm too lazy to Strunk & White right now) This game we all play together still doesn't have a proper set of rules. Or, more to the point the rules are all different for everybody. Victory conditions and play styles are often influenced by what field you're playing on, but influence is all it is. I don't know about you, but I keep finding that what I thought was going to be a game of cricket is more like Calvinball with a side game of Fizzbin going on for side-bets.

Yes, perception matters, but perhaps not in the direction you think. It's not them, it's you. As R.A.W. asked, "Who is the master who makes the grass green?" Ask those hotel maids...

Wow, that was like having a song stuck in my head...

...And yes, this is the result of ruminating on an inebriated conversation while sober.
...no, probably not that one...

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Now playing: Shriekback - Signs
Do you know what black means?
Do you know what ear-rings mean?
Do you know what bald head means?
Can you read the signs yet?

Do you know what high rise means?
Do you know what columns mean?
Do you know what ruins mean?
Can you read the signs yet?
Can you read the signs yet?
Can you read the signs?

Do you know what Malboro means?
Do you know what Guinness means?
Do you know what acid means?
Can you read the signs yet?

Do you know what lycra means?
Do you know what rubber means?
Do you know what leather means?
Can you read the signs yet?
Can you read the signs yet?
Can you read the signs?

Can you read this grafitti?
Can you decode this information?
Can you work out what they're saying to you?
Can you read the signs yet?

Can you read this grafitti?
Can you decode this information?
Can you work out what they're saying to you?
Can you read the signs yet?
Can you read the signs yet?
Can you read the signs?

Do you know what brick means?
Do you know what marble means?
Do you know what concrete means?
Can you read the signs yet?

Do you know what Spurs means?
Do you know what Arsenal means?
Do you know what Millwall means?
Can you read the signs yet?

Do you know what Escort means?
Do you know what Golf means?
Do you know what XJS means?
Can you read the signs yet?
Can you read the signs yet?
Can you read the signs?

Can you feel the real intention?
Can you discern the subtle meaning?
Can you see all the implications?
Can you read the signs yet?

Can you feel the real intention?
Can you discern the subtle meaning?
Can you see all the implications?
Can you read the signs yet?
Can you read the signs yet?
Can you read the signs?

Do you know what red means?
Do you know what roses mean?
Do you know what danger means?
Can you read the signs yet?

Do you know what Peckham means?
Do you know what Camden means?
Do you know what Soho means?
Can you read the signs yet?

Do you know what candles mean?
Do you know what crosses mean?
Do you know what purple means?
Can you read the signs yet?

Do you know what pizza land means?
Do you know what Berni Inn means?
Do you know what Burger King means?
Can you read the signs yet?
Can you read the signs yet?
Can you read the signs?
Can you read this grafitti?
Can you decode this information?
Can you work out what they're saying to you?
Can you read the signs yet?

Can you read this grafitti?
Can you decode this information?
Can you work out what they're saying to you?
Can you read the signs yet?
Can you read the signs yet?
Can you read the signs?

What are you trying to say now?
What are you trying to say now?
What you gonna say?