And with those words, I am now prepared to discuss the rising trend of "lolrandom". I believe that should be spelled "ran-dumb" on occasion, by the way.
Now, I am a fan of non-sequitur humor, in moderation. For instance, I'm a big fan of this guy:
For those not familiar with the best television show to air in the 80's--or some might say, the best television show ever--this is H.M. "Howlin' Mad" Murdock of The A-Team. His nickname was apt, because the character had long since been committed to a psych ward, and almost every episode brought us a new, zany disorder played for laughs.
But the thing that makes it funny is not that he was pretending to be an insane person, but that the "insanity" is as paper-thin a disguise as Hannibal's wig-and-fake-mustache routine. Murdock was cleverly playing to the public's expectations of how insane people behave so as to avoid being prosecuted for the crime the team didn't commit--all while indulging his hyperactivity.
Long story short, there is a way to do "lolrandom" right. The below, however, is doin it rong:
This is as funny and enjoyable as someone punching me directly in the cerebral cortex.
Protip for Attonn: Your Flag is not the place for you to make private notes. If you need to keep...this stuff as notes-to-self, keep a nice legal pad and a sharp pencil near your computer.
I'll let an expert in handling "lolrandom" sum up for me.Editing this to add: I am not by any means suggesting that "lolrandom" is synonymous with mental illness. I attempted to point out that only ignorant people think so, but perhaps that was not clear. Let it be clear now.