Other People's Business: Issue 8, pg. 03.

[crotalus_atrox]

Good morning, busybodies: it is time for your weekly page of OPB with a side order of delicious commentary.

http://www.otherpeoplesbusiness.net/comic/issue-8/page-03

Issue 8, pg 03: Don't read the comments, Danny.

Comments

[wake_the_dragon]

I'm glad that Danny is able to stay strong and not drink the bottle of Angry Zebra.

You don't read the comments on newspaper articles; there one of the biggest cesspools on the Internet.

[crotalus_atrox]

For now. *dun dun DUN*

Oh yeah. Stop when the article ends.

[tsuki_no_bara]

mmm, delicious commentary. i love that the angry zebra is beckoning. it calls to danny with its shiny sparkly alcoholic content! and she puts it aside to, er, surf the web and read the local paper online....

yeesh, frida.

[crotalus_atrox]

It must taste awful, Angry Zebra.

She's come to terms with her choices. ;)

[ext_710040]

I try to avoid comments on articles because I also get rage-y, but sometimes my eyes wander. And then I ending up feeling the whole world is full of stupid people who can't spell and have low reading comprehension skills.

But then! I remember there are things like OTB and it makes me feel better. Also... chocolate. A world with chocolate in it can't be all bad.

I'm proud of Danny for ignoring the lull of the alcohol. I hope she can hold out.

[ext_710040]

Of course, it would help if I'd typed OPB instead of OTB. And here I mocked those who couldn't spell.

[crotalus_atrox]

I know, sometimes you can't help it and your eyes scroll down. And then you can't look away.

Aw, I'm proud to be part of the things that make you feel better. \o/

I hope so, too. She's been doing well so far.

[misslynx]

∷ Danny, never read the comments on newspaper articles. Ever.

That is good advice for anyone, anywhere. But especially for anyone who's already feeling "kind of rage-y". Because reading them even if you're feeling as calm as a Zen monk will make you rage-y, and if you're rage-y to start with, you will probably find yourself up in a clocktower with the projectile weapon of your choice. (I've always figured I'll opt for a crossbow when that day comes. Crossbows are cool.)

I've also sometimes thought that if I were a better programmer, it would be entertaining to write a script that would automatically generate comments on news articles. People could use it on newly launched sites, to make them look more popular. And it would be really easy to make the comments look authentic. It would work kind of like this:

1. Begin new comment
2. Scan article's content
3. If there is any reference to a politician in the article, check database for that politician's predecessor and insert generic rant about how everything has gone to hell since $

[kit_maxel]

may I metaquotes you?

[misslynx]

If crotalus_atrox doesn't mind, I'm fine with it. I figure it's a good idea to ask permission of the community owner before potentially inviting a flood of metaquotes members in to check out a comment that's only tangentially related to the comic. Though I suppose some of them might also check out the comment, and get hooked...

Alternatively, I just reposted it to my own LJ (with a few typos cleaned up and formatting improved), so you could link to that one if you'd rather. I'm fine with it either way.

[kit_maxel]

Done!

[_inbetween_]

They are deadly; I just kept falling into those cesspits full of intellectual snakes, innocent virgins and neanderthals again; no difference between The Guardian and Youtube.

[crotalus_atrox]

It's hard to resist them sometimes. Just one glance down and you feel the need to know how the train wreck progresses.