Comments on: Fairies gone bad http://boingboing.net/2012/11/11/fairies-gone-bad.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Fri, 24 May 2013 00:35:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Colin Rosenthal http://boingboing.net/2012/11/11/fairies-gone-bad.html#comment-1580163 Colin Rosenthal Mon, 12 Nov 2012 09:41:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=193455#comment-1580163  He's right. I saw it with my own two eyes.  He’s right. I saw it with my own two eyes.

]]> By: benher http://boingboing.net/2012/11/11/fairies-gone-bad.html#comment-1579928 benher Mon, 12 Nov 2012 02:33:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=193455#comment-1579928 Sigh. Ferngully used to be such a nice neighborhood.. Sigh. Ferngully used to be such a nice neighborhood..

]]> By: RT http://boingboing.net/2012/11/11/fairies-gone-bad.html#comment-1579910 RT Mon, 12 Nov 2012 01:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=193455#comment-1579910 This was of course a lead in to the Christmas sequel to "Bad Santa" called what else, "bad fairy" This was of course a lead in to the Christmas sequel to “Bad Santa” called what else, “bad fairy”

]]> By: RJ http://boingboing.net/2012/11/11/fairies-gone-bad.html#comment-1579894 RJ Mon, 12 Nov 2012 01:18:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=193455#comment-1579894 It took me a couple of seconds to reconcile Jason's post. When I read "fairy," I imagined a waifish young man in snappy clothes, beating the hell out of some guy and taking his weed. Upon reflection, I think the story would have been better if it was a waifish young man rather than a trashy young woman. Because we all know trash is trash and there are never any deeper reasons behind the stupid stuff they do. But if it was a twinky little fairy guy doing all that, I'd have some questions. It took me a couple of seconds to reconcile Jason’s post. When I read “fairy,” I imagined a waifish young man in snappy clothes, beating the hell out of some guy and taking his weed.

Upon reflection, I think the story would have been better if it was a waifish young man rather than a trashy young woman. Because we all know trash is trash and there are never any deeper reasons behind the stupid stuff they do. But if it was a twinky little fairy guy doing all that, I’d have some questions.

]]> By: Ryan_T_H http://boingboing.net/2012/11/11/fairies-gone-bad.html#comment-1579866 Ryan_T_H Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=193455#comment-1579866  Actually, I think the editor has it right. If you say <i>"Molly Ann Blumberg, who was wearing a fairy costume during the alleged Oct. 31 armed robbery and attack on the victim"</i> you are stating for a fact that she was present and what she was wearing. If it turns out to have been someone else then you are in trouble.  Actually, I think the editor has it right. If you say “Molly Ann Blumberg, who was wearing a fairy costume during the alleged Oct. 31 armed robbery and attack on the victim” you are stating for a fact that she was present and what she was wearing. If it turns out to have been someone else then you are in trouble.

]]> By: Peter http://boingboing.net/2012/11/11/fairies-gone-bad.html#comment-1579854 Peter Sun, 11 Nov 2012 23:32:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=193455#comment-1579854 Oh. Oh, damn. There you go again, stepping on my lines, raining on my parade, costing me medals. Oh, damn. *zap* Ohh. Oh, Fritz? Fritz, get up for God's sake! Get up! They've killed Fritz! They've killed Fritz! Those lousy stinking yellow fairies! Those horrible atrocity-filled vermin! Take that! Take that! They killed Fritz! Oh. Oh, damn. There you go again, stepping on my lines, raining on my parade, costing me medals. Oh, damn.

*zap*

Ohh. Oh, Fritz? Fritz, get up for God’s sake! Get up!

They’ve killed Fritz! They’ve killed Fritz! Those lousy stinking yellow fairies! Those horrible atrocity-filled vermin! Take that! Take that! They killed Fritz!

]]> By: Ashen Victor http://boingboing.net/2012/11/11/fairies-gone-bad.html#comment-1579850 Ashen Victor Sun, 11 Nov 2012 23:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=193455#comment-1579850 Max! Max, I'm okay! I'm okay Max. Just a scratch. Look I'm all right. Max! Max, I’m okay! I’m okay Max. Just a scratch. Look I’m all right.

]]> By: BillStewart2012 http://boingboing.net/2012/11/11/fairies-gone-bad.html#comment-1579848 BillStewart2012 Sun, 11 Nov 2012 23:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=193455#comment-1579848 The sentence <i>"Molly Ann Blumberg, accused of wearing a fairy costume during the Oct. 31 armed robbery and attack on the victim,"</i> is <i>such</i> a reminder about the need for good editors for news articles.  (The article goes on to say what she was actually booked for, including armed robbery, etc., and "wearing a fairy costume" is not one of those crimes.) The sentence “Molly Ann Blumberg, accused of wearing a fairy costume during the Oct. 31 armed robbery and attack on the victim,” is such a reminder about the need for good editors for news articles.  (The article goes on to say what she was actually booked for, including armed robbery, etc., and “wearing a fairy costume” is not one of those crimes.)

]]> By: SmokingHeartDesigns http://boingboing.net/2012/11/11/fairies-gone-bad.html#comment-1579844 SmokingHeartDesigns Sun, 11 Nov 2012 23:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=193455#comment-1579844  You must be an Aussie.  You must be an Aussie.

]]> By: Red Pill Junkie http://boingboing.net/2012/11/11/fairies-gone-bad.html#comment-1579828 Red Pill Junkie Sun, 11 Nov 2012 22:12:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=193455#comment-1579828 Fey folk should stick to amanita muscaria and other types of psylocibin mushrooms. Fey folk should stick to amanita muscaria and other types of psylocibin mushrooms.

]]> By: Peter http://boingboing.net/2012/11/11/fairies-gone-bad.html#comment-1579818 Peter Sun, 11 Nov 2012 21:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=193455#comment-1579818 And robbery's just the beginning of the crime spree.  Do you know what else they've done? They've killed Fritz! They've killed Fritz! Those lousy stinking yellow fairies! Those horrible atrocity-filled vermin! Those despicable animal warmongers! They've killed Fritz! And robbery’s just the beginning of the crime spree.  Do you know what else they’ve done?

They’ve killed Fritz! They’ve killed Fritz! Those lousy stinking yellow fairies! Those horrible atrocity-filled vermin! Those despicable animal warmongers! They’ve killed Fritz!

]]> By: tristan eldritch http://boingboing.net/2012/11/11/fairies-gone-bad.html#comment-1579774 tristan eldritch Sun, 11 Nov 2012 20:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=193455#comment-1579774 Twasn't none of the Gentry that would be wielding firearms, and them not able to bear the sight of iron! Twasn’t none of the Gentry that would be wielding firearms, and them not able to bear the sight of iron!

]]> By: Bevatron Repairman http://boingboing.net/2012/11/11/fairies-gone-bad.html#comment-1579765 Bevatron Repairman Sun, 11 Nov 2012 19:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=193455#comment-1579765 I'd like to see more fairy stories about the police on television! I’d like to see more fairy stories about the police on television!

]]> By: Paul Renault http://boingboing.net/2012/11/11/fairies-gone-bad.html#comment-1579752 Paul Renault Sun, 11 Nov 2012 19:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=193455#comment-1579752 There's a lot of that going around, from what I read. "Headmistress attacked by goblin, found unconscious on her desk" http://bulawayo24.com/index-id-news-sc-regional-byo-22535-article-Headmistress%2Battacked%2Bby%2Bgoblin%252C%2Bfound%2Bunconscious%2Bon%2Bher%2Bdesk.html There’s a lot of that going around, from what I read.

“Headmistress attacked by goblin, found unconscious on her desk”
http://bulawayo24.com/index-id-news-sc-regional-byo-22535-article-Headmistress%2Battacked%2Bby%2Bgoblin%252C%2Bfound%2Bunconscious%2Bon%2Bher%2Bdesk.html

]]> By: John Verne http://boingboing.net/2012/11/11/fairies-gone-bad.html#comment-1579743 John Verne Sun, 11 Nov 2012 19:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=193455#comment-1579743 Fairies wear boots, you gotta believe me. Fairies wear boots, you gotta believe me.

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