Comment of the Week
March 12, 2008 12 Comments
People often make sidesplitting hilarious, deeply insightful, brutally honest, and sometimes just plain stupid comments here every single day. To honor those of you who keep me entertained on a regular basis, I have decided to start a new feature called Comment of the Week. I think the premise behind it is obvious so without further ado, off we go!
A few days ago I detailed the specifics of a new pack of gamer pictures available on the Xbox Live Marketplace made specially made for hardcore gamers. Included in this awesome bundle was a teabag picture. Even though the image was that of an actual teabag (the kind you dip in a cup of hot water, not the kind you put in your buddy’s face), Avid X stopped by to tell us the content had been pulled as it was deemed offensive. Upon reading the update, Xor1an had this to say :
As someone who brews loose leaf tea daily,
yes tea held captive in bags is offensive.
And with that cleverly humorous comment, Xor1an is the first recipient of the Comment of the Week award. Congratulations! I will be awaiting an equally witty acceptance speech.
*You may nominate a specific comment by sending it, along with a link to the article it appeared on, to me via my contact form (please enter “Comment of the Week” for the subject). While you may recommend someone else, you may not nominate yourself. Why? Because I said so!
Ugh, I’m pissed that they pulled the content from it. What was so offensive about it? :(
/me wanted to use the teabag one!
I tip my hat to Xor1an.
ohhhhh Xor1an, you’re the plasma pistol to my battle rifle
Good idea, missy! <3
oh this should be fun!
Great idea.
I humbly accept this award, not for myself but on behalf of the tea cruelly placed in bags and those unfortunate souls forced to brew their tea in this barbaric manner. Many is the time I have been away from home and have had no other option that the savage tea bag. Most people don’t know that tea placed in bags is first chopped up into small pieces, often little more than dust. This makes it brew more quickly, but also makes it much more likely to turn bitter. Tea in bags is also often on the shelf for far too long, becoming stale and losing its proper flavor. Take the time to learn the joys of tea brewed properly and you’ll be pleasantly surprised.
To be serious for a moment (not that I’m not serious about the merits of loose leaf tea), censorship is never the answer. I understand that there are children on Xbox Live. I understand that some of them play rated M games like Halo 3. (It would be hard to miss when playing matchmaking.) I understand the desire to protect children from influences deemed harmful. Parental involvement is the only real way to accomplish that goal. Censorship at best gives the illusion of protecting children without actually protecting them.
In closing, I would like to humbly suggest an alternative to the post-kill repeated-crouch maneuver in Halo multi-player which I feel is more civilized: meele the defeated opponent’s body once, then walk away. I like to call this “counting coup” in an homage to the noble plains Indian warriors.
(Was that witty enough? Or did I set the bar too high for future winners?)
OMG this makes me think of the hilarious things kids say…..TO THE FORUM!
(see you there…)
Thanks a lot, that really made me smile. (I wanted to wait until my official acceptance “speech” was posted before saying so.)
If you would ever care to play Halo 3 with a lowly Major who seems likely to get a second “bar of shame” below his star before he breaks 35, feel free to send me a game invite.
“Lolz at comment 6″
Fantastic comment. Deserving of the Burger King crown awarded.
Hail to king Xor1an!
I second your motion for a change in our celebration techniques regarding the deceased, I personally have been performing the “counting coup” manouvre as you so call it since I can remember. I was never a fan of the perverse, despicable act of humping corpses.
I’m more of a coffee drinker myself, but I understand the complexities of brewing processes (for any beverage), and had no idea tea leaves had it so bad.
Rofl, this comment made my day !!!!one