Blatent comment whoring?

[matgb]

There's a meme going around. People ask you to comment and they promise to say something about you. I can't see the point of fishing for compliments, nor does gratuitous niceness appeal. I was thinking of doing a gratuitous insult post, or a random promise for off topic comments, but, well, I can't be arsed. So you'll have to make do with a "Mat says disdainful things about the most recent meme" post instead. Feel free to comment and tell me I'm wrong though, I even have an icon for the very purpose.

Meh. V for Vendetta is a cool movie. At some point, I really ought to get around to reading the damn comic (it's not a graphic novel FFS, it's a trade paperback collection of a previously published comic series, gah!), especially given that I like the writers other stuff, but, well, meh. I suspect the movie is nothing like the comic, but then, if it was written as an allegory for Thatcher's Britain, you'd have to change it. And a blatent satire on Blair's britain is much more relevent. I'm trying to make an icon using the V. Have I mentioned I suck at design stuff? I think I have.

Meh, I'm off to bed. What, me going to bed at midnight not 2am? Yup. I've got autopope's first novel open on the bed, it's quite good so far, I'm on page 4. But before I log off, I just heard mp_bradshaw_exe on the radio. Not only is he a hypocritical git who's broken the recycling laws he's responsible for enforcing, he's also minister for chewing gum. And to think I once voted for the smug git...

Comments

[nadriel.livejournal.com]

The film was good. The comic is better. And feel free to insult me. Oh, wait, you do anyway :P

[matgb]

Well, yes, I do normally. But, y'know, you're not worth the effort when I can't see the reaction.

I've nearly bought the comic every time I've seen it on sale, but just stopped myself each time (for financial reasons normally, it isn't cheap). Soon...

[nadriel.livejournal.com]

Especially since nowadays the reaction is more likely to be giggling :P

[rho]

The thing I hate the most about that particular meme is the "if I do this for you then you have to post it in your journal too!" bit, which comes across as "well, I'll say something nice about you, but only if you'll say something nice about me too, otherwise you aren't worth bothering with". Meh.

[harlotqueen.livejournal.com]

This one has 'no strings attached' unless there is a 'repost' version doing the rounds aswell

[matgb]

There's a version that says you have to repost. I was unlikely to comment on the blackmail free one, anything that says I have to post something on my LJ gets shot...

[matgb]

As Mark said, there are those that don't have the blackmail, but I still dislike that sort of thing generally. Give me a topic to talk about, I'm happy.

[mrblue1966.livejournal.com]

Where is V when we need him. Maybe his time will come.