Memes. 'Cuz I'm sick in the head. (No, not like that...)
Despite how memes never turn out how I hope, here goes.
Rodney McKay Backhanded Compliments Meme
This is how it works:
1) Comment with your username to this post.
2) Go back to your own LJ and post the link your comment because otherwise, no one will know if you don't tell them about it!
3) Your friends will leave comments to your comment about how you're not always completely wrong, and you're only a little bit stupid, and how that thing you did last week, while clearly the sign of an inferior and degraded intellect, did not result in the deaths of 5,000 people and so was probably okay, or about how that theory you came up with might have been more brilliant if they'd written it themselves, but really, they don't have the time, so it's good that someone did. And basically, everyone ends up expressing how much they love each other despite and perhaps even because of their flaws!
4) Don't be anonymous unless you really think it's absolutely necessary. The thing about backhanded compliments is that sometimes context is the only thing that differentiates them from insults. Besides, McKay is loud and makes sure everyone knows that his brilliant insights are his.
5) There will be no niceness. Dr. McKay is not nice. There will be no "I love you," and "You're such a great writer," and "Seriously, you're the only person I know who can pull off those hot-pants you wear." Remember Rodney's date with Katie Brown? He may have had Cadman in his head at the time, but things would probably have gone awry in spite of that. He just isn't that great at talking about his feelings.
6) Outpourings of appreciation Rodney McKay style are what we're looking for. Hand-waving and flailing are perfectly acceptable provided they're couched in sufficient invective that it's not immediately obvious that they're a compliment. You might want to cite a few experts. If you're not naturally a tyrant in the lab, a little research wouldn't go astray.
This is my thread here.
Rodney McKay Backhanded Compliments Meme
This is how it works:
1) Comment with your username to this post.
2) Go back to your own LJ and post the link your comment because otherwise, no one will know if you don't tell them about it!
3) Your friends will leave comments to your comment about how you're not always completely wrong, and you're only a little bit stupid, and how that thing you did last week, while clearly the sign of an inferior and degraded intellect, did not result in the deaths of 5,000 people and so was probably okay, or about how that theory you came up with might have been more brilliant if they'd written it themselves, but really, they don't have the time, so it's good that someone did. And basically, everyone ends up expressing how much they love each other despite and perhaps even because of their flaws!
4) Don't be anonymous unless you really think it's absolutely necessary. The thing about backhanded compliments is that sometimes context is the only thing that differentiates them from insults. Besides, McKay is loud and makes sure everyone knows that his brilliant insights are his.
5) There will be no niceness. Dr. McKay is not nice. There will be no "I love you," and "You're such a great writer," and "Seriously, you're the only person I know who can pull off those hot-pants you wear." Remember Rodney's date with Katie Brown? He may have had Cadman in his head at the time, but things would probably have gone awry in spite of that. He just isn't that great at talking about his feelings.
6) Outpourings of appreciation Rodney McKay style are what we're looking for. Hand-waving and flailing are perfectly acceptable provided they're couched in sufficient invective that it's not immediately obvious that they're a compliment. You might want to cite a few experts. If you're not naturally a tyrant in the lab, a little research wouldn't go astray.
This is my thread here.