tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post3559445766997139642..comments2024-03-24T18:43:18.706-04:00Comments on Darwinfish 2: A Bird in the Handbluzdudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-35408496418255718712012-02-11T09:49:28.975-05:002012-02-11T09:49:28.975-05:00First I was just looking for a prominent finger-fl...First I was just looking for a prominent finger-flyer so I Googled "Famous middle fingers." Johnny Cash was the first one up and that sent the gears turning. Then as I started scrolling through the rest of the images, I decided to collect the good ones and worry about a narrative later. Took about 15 minutes to find all the ones I used.<br /><br />Then I just had to figure out how to string them together, and the "interview" idea just kinda popped out. It's kind of like the visual equivalent of those old Dickie Goodman records where he asks a question and plays a snippet of a hit song for the answer.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-53918660345731915372012-02-11T00:19:38.468-05:002012-02-11T00:19:38.468-05:00Hahahaha! Thumbs up--or should I say, middle finge...Hahahaha! Thumbs up--or should I say, middle finger up, to this one!<br /><br />OMG, how much time did it take you to compile all these photos? Or have you kept a file all these years, entitled "Future Fabulous F*ck-You Fotos"?sherry stanfa-stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00680055033925659511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-56950539471952351102012-02-10T18:48:18.515-05:002012-02-10T18:48:18.515-05:00Yeah, I kind of chuckled at that one too. But the...Yeah, I kind of chuckled at that one too. But then sportscasters aren’t usually known for their understatement.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-54281527541355365182012-02-10T18:47:53.758-05:002012-02-10T18:47:53.758-05:00Well, even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a ...Well, even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while. And please tell me you meant the “annals” of history. Because I don’t do the other…bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-111172075233363872012-02-10T18:47:28.307-05:002012-02-10T18:47:28.307-05:00Thanks, dude. That means a lot coming from you… y...Thanks, dude. That means a lot coming from you… you guys know your ‘funny.’<br /><br />Do you realize that the Pats have now lost more Super Bowls than they’ve won? Of course, you have to count that old one against the ’85 Bears when they got annihilated. That should really count for 2.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-80144693632249266782012-02-10T12:38:50.059-05:002012-02-10T12:38:50.059-05:00That. was. inspired.
My biggest problem was that ...That. was. inspired.<br /><br />My biggest problem was that it felt like Cris Collinsworth screwed me with my pants on with his inane blather all through the game. That shit will stick with you.<br /><br />Wes Welker drops a pass. Collinsworth: "Welker makes that catch 100 out of 100 times."<br /><br />HE JUST DROPPED IT, IDIOT!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-14758943796331734722012-02-10T09:21:02.636-05:002012-02-10T09:21:02.636-05:00Well, you have outdone yourself again, Bluz! What...Well, you have outdone yourself again, Bluz! What a great post! It will go down in the anals of blogdom as one of the best.Judiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02778815502961000469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-74617536721584472552012-02-10T00:18:36.800-05:002012-02-10T00:18:36.800-05:00Funny you mention it. The first thing I did after ...Funny you mention it. The first thing I did after the game ended was flip the bird to Bill Belichik and smile. It felt damn satisfying watching him stomp onto the field with a scowl and his stupid hoodie. And I didn't mind the halftime show either. The stage effects were pretty damn impressive. Hilariously put together post, man. Nicely done. The Obama bit killed me.A Beer for the Showerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029139745335325356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-8496596843614414712012-02-09T18:29:56.031-05:002012-02-09T18:29:56.031-05:00I feel bad for Giselle. She’s upset and trying to...I feel bad for Giselle. She’s upset and trying to get out of Dodge, but surrounded by heckling Giants fans. If it were me, I would have said much worse. How about winning with a little class? I’ll have more on this in my next post.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-4774614966701256252012-02-09T18:29:26.393-05:002012-02-09T18:29:26.393-05:00Heads in the sand? You’re being kind. I was thin...Heads in the sand? You’re being kind. I was thinking somewhere darker. Maybe they’re not that bendy.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-66064394227865056442012-02-09T18:28:33.660-05:002012-02-09T18:28:33.660-05:00Welcome aboard, Nellie. But the question is, why ...Welcome aboard, Nellie. But the question is, why would you want to fit in with a bunch of ultra-pious assholes? Let that rebellious flag fly!bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-13349672277590044442012-02-09T11:44:40.726-05:002012-02-09T11:44:40.726-05:00holy moly - what a collection of fingers. all i kn...holy moly - what a collection of fingers. all i know about the superbowl is that the end result made giselle very mad. lolWhitney Souphttp://www.whitneysoup.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-20318687722084493892012-02-09T10:51:47.370-05:002012-02-09T10:51:47.370-05:00I'm still trying to figure out why they see an...I'm still trying to figure out why they see any of this. Don't they keep their heads in the sand all the time? When would they have the opportunity to even know what it "means"?Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16198861828141020689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-6705583413992318502012-02-09T07:52:01.169-05:002012-02-09T07:52:01.169-05:00I was offended. No one can do such a potent gestur...I was offended. No one can do such a potent gesture justice like the late Johnny Cash. Actually, I wasn't offended, but I like to pretend in order to fit in every once in a while.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-72210711881368530522012-02-08T22:19:50.582-05:002012-02-08T22:19:50.582-05:00That's what we do best any more... fly into an...That's what we do best any more... fly into an uproar over trivia. People are so afraid of their bodies, they flip out over the mere non-verbal communication of something remotely related to doing the freak-nasty with said bodies. For the children, of course.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-12003039234849541202012-02-08T22:15:31.571-05:002012-02-08T22:15:31.571-05:00Thanks Jayne, I'll take all the help I can get...Thanks Jayne, I'll take all the help I can get, bathroom walls and all.<br /><br />Funny, I missed Janet's "debut" as well. I bet more people become aware of these things from the uproar than they do directly from the offending event. Chalk it up to the moralists making sure that everyone in the country has a chance to be offended.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-19866007490240351362012-02-08T20:51:11.778-05:002012-02-08T20:51:11.778-05:00I seen your link on twitter...and you were right. ...I seen your link on twitter...and you were right. This is the best post I've seen out of you! Fine job! Had me laughing the whole way through!<br /><br />It's amazing how America can go into an uproar over one little finger. Don't we have anything better to do than pretend that we are all so civilized and have never seen such an obscene gesture? There isn't a person I know who has never flown the bird..including my kids. I don't see the big deal...it's just a finger for god's sake!<br /><br />So at that...I leave you with this... t(0_0)t<br /><br />That's a double bird if you don't know! lolWorkingdanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00431559781969929972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-87243230547514056322012-02-08T20:51:07.602-05:002012-02-08T20:51:07.602-05:00Okay, this is the best post you've EVER done! ...Okay, this is the best post you've EVER done! EVERRRRRRRRRRRRR! LM(size 4)AO. Oh, and I loved it, too!<br /><br />For the record, I missed the offending finger and a few years back, I missed the offending nipple. I was watching. I just didn't see it until everyone went ape shit. These people should just STFU and not give it more attention than it deserves.<br /><br />Now I'm off to scrawl this on Internet bathroom walls everywhere.injaynesworldhttp://injaynesworld.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-18005328776620178842012-02-08T18:13:20.075-05:002012-02-08T18:13:20.075-05:00Thanks RPM.
I missed the bird and I must have mis...Thanks RPM.<br /><br />I missed the bird and I must have missed the "shit" too. Either my powers of observation are deteriorating with my rapidly advancing age, or it just wasn't all that blatant.<br /><br />I agree with the rude. Remember, I am in no way supporting that kind of activity. It's neither the time nor the place. It wasn't even her show. I bet Madonna kicked her ass under the stage.<br /><br />Nice emoticons. If I were doing the finger one on an email, I'd use a larger font for the Finger-L. Not much you can do here though.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-84462536505901007312012-02-08T18:07:02.484-05:002012-02-08T18:07:02.484-05:00That finger post was HIlarious. We watched the hal...That finger post was HIlarious. We watched the half-time show, and I never noticed MIA (of whom I am a fan) flipping the bird. Although it sounded to me like she said "shit" as part of her rap. So, whatever. As someone on NPR said last night, "You keep calling it an obscene gesture, but it's not. It's a rude gesture, sure, and maybe you don't want your kids to see it, but it's not obscene." I'm paraphrasing. Obscene having more to do with the S-E-X than with just being rude. <br /><br />So, to paraphrase Faulkner: "sound & fury. Signifying nothing." Or maybe that's Faulkner paraphrasing the Bible. I get my literary and Biblical references confused all the time.<br /><br />Ciao!<br /><br />PS: My husband and I actually came up with an emoticon for "the finger": iIii. We also came up with a hug one: )O( Yeah, sometimes we get bored.Red Pen Mamahttp://redpenmamapgh.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-9669392130174601812012-02-08T18:03:21.833-05:002012-02-08T18:03:21.833-05:00What it means is that people take it far too serio...What it means is that people take it far too seriously. It’s still a big difference between a mental interpretation and an actual prurient body part.<br /><br />And their crap about The Children? Either kids will be so young as to miss it, or they already know it’s the Bad Finger. (Or they are seriously sheltered/clueless. If their school has a playground, they know). Either way, it should be fairly straight forward to handle.<br /><br />Example: The former.<br />“What does that finger mean?”<br />“Honey, that’s a rude gesture that people with bad manners use.”<br /><br />Example: The latter.<br />“Why did that lady give the finger?” <br />“She’s just trying to show off. It was very rude, and we don’t allow that in this house.” [<i>Accompany with the “I Mean It Parental Glare of Death.”</i>]<br /><br />What you don’t do is start pitching a fit in the media, unless you’re just trying to reinforce your own Holier Than Thou reputation for heightened morality.<br /><br />I feel ya about the NY fans. I suppose that if I lived in the shadow of the Big Apple, I’d feel the same way. But I live in “Charm City” and to me, there’s nothing more obnoxious than a Ratbird fan with a championship. (Or any other big win.) Boston fans will give them a run for their money though. We get to see the NY and Boston fans up close a dozen times a year, when they come to invade Camden Yards.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-18883898631090495062012-02-08T18:02:52.324-05:002012-02-08T18:02:52.324-05:00Thanks. And it pains me to say this because I hat...Thanks. And it pains me to say this because I hate to sound all full of myself, but this is one of my favorites. But now I fear I’ve gone and set the bar too high for future posts.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-45511226744892549602012-02-08T18:02:29.363-05:002012-02-08T18:02:29.363-05:00Thanks, Jess. And I have to admit it… I LOVE this...Thanks, Jess. And I have to admit it… I LOVE this post. It’s one of the few I’ve tagged as “Best of Darwinfish” right from the start. Just keeps crackin’ my shit up.<br /><br />And the shot of my mom says it all, doesn’t it?bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-50474024387831578812012-02-08T11:20:14.753-05:002012-02-08T11:20:14.753-05:00The last thing I want to do is defend an attention...The last thing I want to do is defend an attention-starved fame whore, but... yeah, it's just a finger, innit? It means what we decide it means. One day my college English teacher pointed to a tree and said "What is that?" and we all said "It's a tree." Why? Because we decided to label that thing with the word 'tree'. Ya know?<br /><br />I know the Pats are a bunch of dirty cheaters, but damn I'm pissed they lost. If it was just team vs. team and/or I wasn't stuck in NY's shadow I'd be happy for the Giants. But having lived on both sides of the "Greatest City In The World" I can honestly say that there's nothing more obnoxious than a victorious New York sports fan. NOTHING.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-41493763893190637552012-02-08T10:54:23.173-05:002012-02-08T10:54:23.173-05:00Can't stop laughing! Now THAT is great post!Can't stop laughing! Now THAT is great post!Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16198861828141020689noreply@blogger.com