I’m going to pull a page from the anti-blogger. Pretend I’m hip for a sec (I know it’s a stretch, but bear with me). I would probably respond to the cliquey little meme-tag shit in the following manner.
Four Jobs I’ve had:
- Look how freaking poor I am
- I’m one of the working class – at least I was for the summer between my sophmore and junior year of college
- I’m not a classist bastard
- I’m interesting, I swear – I had a bunch of jobs, see?
Four Movies I can watch over and over
- I’m artsy
- I’m deep
- I can play populist too
- But
deep downbah, who am I kidding? I’m better than you are
Four places I’ve lived
- I’m worldly
- But a homeboy
- Hon, what was the name of that city in Canada where we spent the night that one time?
- Thank God in a blue state
Four TV shows I love
- No reality TV
- I’m quirky – but derivative
- I’m a trend-setter
- Except for the fact that I watch TV
Four places I’ve vacationed
- Remember that part where I could hang with commoners… well forget that
- Europe BAAABBBY
- Never in a red state
- Can I count Europe twice?
Four of my favorite dishes
- Something I can’t pronounce
- Something I never really ate, but the IDEA, the idea of the dish spoke to me
- Something from Europe that can only be found in the expensive trendy import shop around the corner
- Not something found in a typical red state super market, or God forbid a Walmart. Ptooie
Four sites I visit daily
- Please don’t type foxnews.com
- Please don’t type foxnews.com
- Please don’t type foxnews.com
- foxnews.com – damn!
Four places I’d rather be right now
- At our favorite little French cafe, remember the one from the magazine ad?
- In a blue state, preferably San Francisco – well, it damn-well ought to be a state
- Somewhere conspicuous, reading anything with "Manifesto" "Media" or "Conspiracy" in the title. To help passers-by check out my hipness, extra points for fabricating a jacket with the title in large print.
- Saving the whales in Europe with ropes made of hemp.
Four bloggers I’m tagging
- Someone who will increase my page rank
- Someone who will increase my hipness
- Someone who validates ME
- Someone who isn’t in a red state
* BTW, I had to google "blue state"/"red state", because I didn’t know which was which. You mainlanders are a strange lot, what with your gang colors an’ stuff.
Blue state/red state – When exactly was this switched? Back in the years of the 20th Century’s Greatest President, Ronald Wilson Reagan (pbuh), the states that went to Reagan were blue, and the states that went for Carter (and later Mondale) were red. For that matter, I believe in 1992 it was the same way. I don’t recall 1996.
Do they switch colors when one party controls both the legislative and executive branches?
Or did they switch colors because red is closely associated with communism, and the Democratic party needed to move away from that symbolism?
Just curious.
Hah, I didn’t even realize it was switching. I just thought it was me who was confused. I looked it up and here’s the scoop.
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2004_11/005157.php
So you’re right.