Comments on: My Commenters Got Comments

By: Kevin Moore

Kevin Moore — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 11:58:09 +0000

It is Kenan, not Kel. I like the fix it character, but it’s a one-shot, not something to be milked to death. But when did that ever stop SNL?

By: W.E.B. Adamant

W.E.B. Adamant — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:54:02 +0000

I was wondering what all the hub-bub was about. It just didn’t make sense to me that we could spend $700 billion dollars on dividends for investors and CEO getaways, but we couldn’t save our entire auto industry.

Also, I thought it was Kenan, not Kel?

By: Bah

Bah — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:17:06 +0000

Wait, Kel Mitchell is on SNL?

And apparently reprising his role of Repairman?

*This is the kind of reference people are gonna get to deal with as the Nickelodeon generation comes of age.

By: SilverMoonWolf

SilverMoonWolf — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:50:14 +0000

Thank you, MGK. I come away from this a little smarter. I’m still a little bit more…vicious in my solutions for things like this because the people at fault deserve to reap what they sow. I’m a big proponent of “KARMA. NOW.” You are right though. It’s too much of a loss. With the type of person I am, I find myself drifting more towards the cultural and “personal” aspects than the fiscal. Like why they’re failing, whose to blame and what is their attitude that causes these failings. Then I think to myself “How can those attitudes, as the root problem, be fixed?”. It saddens me to think that nowadays a substantial amount of my fellow countrymen (AHHHMURRICANS! FUK YAH! *beercan + forehead*) and MOST of the people in charge are utterly worthless and indisputably corrupt individuals that CAN’T change.

I’m getting off track.

You’re more informed than I am and I read your blog because, honestly, I feel smarter after. Also, comic geek. Thank you for explaining this out to me as you did. Now if only more people could do so. Unfortunately, they’re busy passing Prop 8, stuffing down Mickey D’s and buying houses they have no way of affording.

Also, way to miss the metaphor bmaryott.

By: FS

FS — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:20:09 +0000

“The other reasons, of course, being that Kel Mitchell is not good”

May I remind you of a little thing called Good Burger?

By: Kat

Kat — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:10:56 +0000

I saw an estimation that if the Big Thee fail that there will be 3 million jobs that vanish. That’s just those companies and their direct support in the US, though. That doesn’t also take into account everything else that those companies hold up. It scares the hell out of me that these companies might disappear, having family in Michigan.

I really think that the solution to a lot of our economic problems resides in coming up with viable alternative energy solutions. There are a ton of jobs possible there and it would cause these companies to be more viable going forward.

By: Lister Sage

Lister Sage — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:46:59 +0000

bmaryott: They killed the horse that came in first or second place in the Kentucky Derby or some other important horse race this year, so yeah they still kill lame horses.

By: Patrick Wynne

Patrick Wynne — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:35:16 +0000

It’s actually Kenan Thompson, not Kel Mitchell.

By: BringTheNoise

BringTheNoise — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:33:21 +0000

“bmaryott said on November 12th, 2008 at 1:08 pm

Uh, I don’t think they shoot horses anymore. There’s this thing called “surgery” where they can do this thing called “repair” this stuff called “damage” – it’s all very last century!”

Except that a broken leg is INCREDIBLY difficult to repair on a horse, and very painful even if it can be done, so most horses are still put down if they have a broken leg. I think they use injections rather than shotguns nowadays, but you still end up with a dead horse.

By: katerek

katerek — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:29:42 +0000

Just a random note…

According to NPR News (as of an hour or so ago), approximately 1 in 10 jobs in America reside in the Automotive industry. So yeah, I can see where letting GM fail would be bad.

The real problem with this and all other assets of the economic crisis ultimately lies in a total lack of education. If my fellow countrymen were a tad less lazy, and more inclined to educate themselves about silly little things like “mortgages” a tremendous amount of this crap could have been avoided.

By: tinheart

tinheart — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:29:30 +0000

Q: What is the next step up from a company that’s “too big to fail”?

A: One that’s too big to save.

By: Flusterbunny

Flusterbunny — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:22:37 +0000

Kel Mitchell’s range isn’t great, but goddammit if I don’t laugh every time at the French Def Jam comic. Zut alors!

By: bmaryott

bmaryott — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:08:17 +0000

By: mdk

mdk — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:12:59 +0000

Analogy supporting full on headshot because of the way we treat a working animal fails.

News at 11.

Turns out there’s a limit to how much you can shaft your children with overwhelming debt. Who knew?

By: ps238principal

ps238principal — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:33:05 +0000

My question regarding GM is: Can they be “saved” at all in this economy?

They make a product that few people want or will buy right now, because, as noted, their quality is crap and there are better brands out there if one MUST buy a car. I don’t know much about how long it takes to re-tool a factory, but even if GM could crank out “smart cars” or hybrids tomorrow, would the market even be there to purchase them?

I almost wonder of a “Magrathea” type solution is needed: Mothball the infrastrucutre until the economy can afford their services again.