Oddly a desire to have "adult only" adverts wasn't my first reaction to this.
I don't know - twice in sixty three years is starting to set a worrying trend.....
I once wrote a very, very disrespectful post about Rod, Jane and Freddy that suggested a lot stuff that I am very, very ashamed of in hindsight.
Because the day after I posted it, I found out Freddy (Marks) had died two days before. And so I subsequently wrote an apology post, and removed the original post because as much as I am a fan of free speech, I am also a fan of doing the right thing.
As amusing as this is, you REALLY have to read the thread someone posted this to on reddit.
Because it's terrifying and hilarious.
This was one of the replies to the post, and it just made me smile, so I thought I'd include it :)
"These people who throw milkshakes could be throwing acid"
No, they couldn't. They made a conscious decision to throw a milkshake at someone because a milkshake is not going to hurt that person. It won't burn them. It won't injure them. It won't damage them in any way other than to get milkshake on them.
Throwing milkshakes and throwing acid are two WILDLY different things and to try to suggest they are the same is just bullshit.
It's like throwing a chair in a pool and throwing a baby in a pool.
Ice cold -- 0 degrees.
Who wants Ice at 32 degrees? That's a ridiculous temperature to say "It's freezing out there -- it's 32 degrees!!"
If I want someone telling me it's cold, I want it to be sub-zero. Not sub-32.
You know I'm right.
In his defence -- look at society.
The first time I saw "The Force Awakens" my entire review was "this is just the original three films slammed together into one film"
Which translates to me not being that impressed.
As a fun thought experiment -- to get £1bn someone would have to give you £1 per second EVERY SECOND for 32 years.
No one needs that much money. And anyone who says they do, or anyone who defends someone who does, really needs to adjust their point of view.
I think you have to find the line where revenge can do more harm than good, and where revenge is just going to end the arc (so to speak)
In Montoya's case it brings the killing to an end, because The Count (as far as we know) has no one to miss him, no one to seek vengeance for him and no one to get pissed that he is dead. So when Montoya stabs him that's it -- The Count is dead, Montoya's need for vengeance is satisfied and the story is done.
But if you go to something like Romeo and Juliet (or West Side Story because I can remember the character names), then getting revenge there just causes the cycle of violence to continue.
Bernardo stabs Riff. Tony stabs Bernardo. Chico goes looking for Tony, and eventually shoots him. And then -- at the end, the two gangs want revenge.
Now clearly if Maria kills Chico for him shooting Tony, it won't bring Tony back, but it will cause more anger in The Sharks.
And if The Jets kill Chico for shooting Tony, then it won't bring Tony back, but it will cause more anger in The Sharks.
And if The Sharks get revenge for Bernardo's death by taking out Ice, then it won't bring back Bernardo, but...... you get the idea.
Which is why Maria says "no", and tells them to let it go. She might loathe Chico and want him to pay for Tony's death, but killing him won't help.
I grew up with West Side Story and Xena, so I am more on the "don't kill people for revenge" side of things.
Not that I am saying Montoya was in the wrong, of course :)
International Men's Day -- 19th of November.
https://internationalmensday.com/
Talk to each other. Don't let someone go through their life alone.
Honestly I understood it the first time I read it. How was it not clear?