"Cuss Words"

I recently saw a comment that censored a "cuss word" using asterisks. Then I saw, in reply to that comment, a comment shaming the person for not being able to use the "cuss word."

It reminded me of NigaHiga's censorship video. (Go watch it if you haven't already. Even if you have, it's probably worth watching again.) What's the whole deal with "cuss words?" They are just sounds with meanings that are not nearly as bad as loathe or genocide, yet we use those freely because we need to use them to describe things. I suppose the main thing about cuss words it that they are considered an offensive way of conveying a message. (Personally, I find Chinese insults and Shakespearean insults much more interesting...) Or maybe it's a result of people's inability to be frank about some subjects, such as human body waste or reproduction.

Personally, I see no wrong in being uncomfortable possibly offending people, and I see no wrong in using the occasional "cuss word." We all will probably use at least one in our life times. However, purposely offending people is never a good thing, and it's important to respect others' opinions on language. There's no need to attack people because of minor vocabulary issues. If the grammar and spelling is correct, I'd be satisfied enough, especially since it's on the Internet.

UPDATE: Vsauce made a video that relates to this! Have a look...

Conflicting Views on Perfection

I'll now openly tell you that I often go on Google+ and Tumblr and people's blogs. Usually it's to see if someone awesome has posted anything awesome or if there's something interesting in one of the communities. Occasionally, it's because I am either bored or annoyed at the world, and I'm just looking for something to scoff at. Needless to say, I am not a perfect person.

However, I often come across really confusing messages that are supposed to be inspirational. Stuff like:
You are perfect and awesome just the way you are! Don't let those [insert curse word that is a plural noun here] get you down!

 Besides the colorful text that hurts my eyes, there are many problems with this....

How can one assume that only perfect people will read that?
How can one tell someone that he or she is flawless already if that person hasn't met the audience?
How can one encourage people with lies?
How can one be so certain that all readers do not need to change?
How can one possibly have the knowledge and authority to judge us?
Furthermore, what is perfection?
Why is it so prevalent now to encourage people? (Much more in later posts....)
But who am I to judge this?

Excuse me as I bash my head against an imaginary wall (because I am not stupid/courageous enough to headdesk....) and try to figure out stuff.

Children's Television

Recently I was watching a Chinese children's television program with my sister just an hour or so after watching PBS Kids, and I suddenly realized the extreme differences between Chinese and American children's television.

Here is an example plot line for a children's television show in America (on PBS or Qubo or something, not Cartoon Network):
Character gets up. Character walks to parents/friends/guiding figure. They hug and/or greet each other. They begin to play. A problem arises, or something needs to be found. Everyone gasps in terror. Character comes up with a possible solution. Possible solution fails. Character comes up with another possible solution. Possible solution fails. The deadline grows nearer. Everyone gasps in terror. Character has an epiphany. Character solves the problem by using teamwork (or other kind of respectable tactic)! Celebration! Yea! Someone makes a corny joke or comment that is supposed to be funny. Everyone laughs heartily. Scene fades away. Credits.
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Here is an example plot line for a Chinese television program based on my experiences which may or may not be comprehensive:
Character and friends play outside. They go to search for something. Someone attacks them. Giant sweat drops appear and float before everyone's faces. They fight. Everyone ends up with a giant pink bump marked with bandages protruding from his or her forehead. The object is found. The attacker attacks again. The attacker is tricked into being cornered (somewhat) at the edge of a cliff. Character pushes the attacker off the cliff. Character grins as the friends basically worship him. Someone says something stupid. Everyone sighs in despair and then laugh weakly. Credits.

See, I Was Probably Right.

Some days ago, I posted about Zorpia and my suspicions about it.
I was probably right.
How do I know?
Well, today I re-invited N and I saw why I had not been able to email Lily.
Her email address had changed.
So had Wu's.
These were two people who I know definitely joined Zorpia.
So, what's so disturbing about that?
Well, their addresses had been changed to a long string of incongruous letters and numbers and they were no longer using Gmail.
I don't think any of them would change their email into an incongruous mess on purpose. Zorpia's probably hacked their accounts, which means I was right.

Don't join Zorpia if you don't want your email to be hacked.

Hipsters

Nowadays, I often hear people describing themselves as hipsters in a positive way.

I strongly dislike the word hipster and strongly discourage its use.
Why? Because it is a symbol of the collapse of the society based on Fact and Truth and Knowledge and most importantly, Common Sense. This world teetering on the edge of annihilation is rapidly being replaced with one of unwiseness, unwise decisions, blind followers, and the acceptance of total crap as things of importance and godliness.

It's against common sense to just make up a word that means the same thing as words that already exist.
Besides, the word hipster can only describe a relatively small amount of the people in the world.
Few people actually like things before they are popular. 100% of the people who call themselves hipsters are not actually hipsters. And even if I am wrong and several of the so-called hipsters are actually people who liked popular things before they were popular, then they can be accurately described as people with no life who try to come up with as many achievements as possible to make themselves look as if their lives were
"awesome" compared to other's. People like this are also signs of society's collapse.

If you are a real hipster, then your achievement  should make you proud enough for you to use the words of the collapsing society who I still cling to.

Cure for the "Infection" #1

I am somewhat surprised, but yes, I am posting about the so called "One Direction Infection." (For those of you who are lucky or old enough to have avoided this, I will just say that this term refers to the widespread and spreading fan group of the band  One Direction.) Except, I am not encouraging it. Understand that. No, no, no, I am not encouraging it. In fact, I am doing quite the opposite!
I was inspired to write this post when some newly "infected" classmate of mine who joked, "I want a cure! Ha ha ha!" I, RF, am here to provide several possible cures. (not guaranteed to ever work, might affect your mental condition)

Possible Solution #1- Find a new, more worthy, less time occupying group/person/hobby.
NEW- Look, nearly all of America and Europe knows about One Direction. Mark Twain once said,  
If you have been "infected," pause and reflect. Think, Why am I so crazy over some people I have never met? Do I actually like their music or just the band members? Was one of the reasons I became a fan to fit in with the mob of girls at my school? etc. You will hopefully make yourself feel miserable or confused enough that you will slowly pull away from this interest. 
MORE WORTHY- I don't know what counts as worthy to you, so this one is ambiguous. Just find something more worthy of attention than a boy band. Try indie game developers, books, programming, etymology, photography, or something. I'm not saying One Direction is worthless, but I think there are more worthy things. Besides, if you really want a cure, chances are that you have begun to feel like this obsession is pretty pointless.
LESS TIME OCCUPYING - This one is not mandatory. Many interests take up large portions of time. Sorry, but that's the thing about interests. Anyway, I have heard from "Directioners" that they can spend hours at a time browsing fanfiction, GIFs, pictures, and more of One Direction. And what do they gain from it? I don't know...

'*More possible solutions will be posted as soon as I think of them. Well, then I have to type it, edit it, and label it, but I think you get what I mean. *

Barbarian Alert!

Some barbarian has decided that it's okay to change the blog back to a colorful background! How could you?!
And it's not even the right background!

Also, they even had the nerve to change the fish feeding game!

I WILL GET YOU, AND YOU SHALL RUE THE DAY YOU EVER DECIDED TO INSULT THE DECEASED FISHIES....

Be Careful What You Wish For!

 
(Disclaimer: I did not create the image above or any images below.)

Do you really? Okay, hormone filled teenaged females (and males but significantly less males, I would guess), let's analyze this want of yours....
It's quite simple really.
You want to be held in the arms of your significant other or someone else until the end of time, right?
The "proper" reply would be something like, "Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! Dat's soooooooo cuuuuuuuuuuuute and thweeeeeeet and womaaaaaaantic!"
Uh, no.
It is neither cute not sweet nor romantic to be held in a death grip by anyone forever. I have not had any personal experience with this, but I am 99.99...% (which would really be 100% although N disagrees with this simple fact) sure that this would be not only highly uncomfortable and inconvenient but also embarrassing and awkward. Just think about it.
Let's assume you somehow get this request of yours.

Racism These Days

Classmate: "Do you like McDonald's?"
Me:"No..."
Classmate:" Good cuz I woulda' said you are black cuz black people love McDonalds!" (That was not my poor grammar. He talks that way.)

Classmate: "Hey! That Asian girl on this book looks like you! *Points to a random Asian girl*
Random Asian:"Umm..."
Classmate 2:"You racist!!!"

Person:"What do you call a white girl who has 2 black friends?"
Person 2: OREO!!
Both: HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!
Person 3: Racist! I don't like you!

In Memory of the Fishies

I had a terrible weekend.

I used to have 6 fish.
Now, I have two.

In memory of the four fish, The Feeding the Fishies Game will only have two fish and a black background indefinitely.

Also, I wanted to black out the blog, but the template we have now is no longer available on Blogger, so RF or Tech Support (cough, cough, Nilai, cough, cough) will have to back it up before I make any changes to the blog's color.

Some of you might wonder why I am making a big fuss over my tetras' deaths.
Let me begin explaining with a quote from The Average Person Who Had a Fish:

"When my fish died, I flushed them down the toilet."

Okay, now I would like to say to The Average Person Who Had a Fish:

"YOU BARBARIAN!"
Most fish go their entire lives without doing a single thing that is bad.
They don't lie, murder on purpose, cheat, steal, commit crimes, bully( like that person with the terrible anti-bullying meme), do drugs, be selfish, or harm others.

In other words, they pretty much are the perfect law-abiding citizen of any place.
They never did anything wrong, yet people, the worst creature in the world , are still treated with more respect than fish are.


Also, RIP does not stand for rest in peace.

If any of you people change the background back from black and/or change the fish feedind game, then I have this to say to you:

"YOU BARBARIAN!"

Conspiricy

How many balls are there?



Click more for the answer?

Because I Want To!

A post in which I disagree with some random stuff ... because I want to!




Or sleeping... Or dead... Most likely dead because, fun fact, to my knowledge, girls make breathing noises as they sleep.

More?

Why???? ( A short post that is not a Short Post)

Look what I found.

WHY DO PEOPLE FEEL SO COMPELLED TO SPELL THINGS INCORRECTLY? ESPECIALLY WHEN THE INCORRECT SPELLING IS MUCH HARDER TO REMEMBER AND/OR TYPE!
(ALSO THIS ONE COMPLETELY HUMILIATES RELIGIOUS PEOPLE IN MY OPINION...)

Oh, Loveable Nerds!

 Alternately titled:  RF Attempts a Rant
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So what's a nerd?

Weird isn't it?

Somehow, there's been this trend of "Nerds are lovable!"
Somewhat. At least it's a trend I've seen at the mall.

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Correct Usage of YOLO

You Only Live Once!




Note: I don't mean that I absolutely enforce the idea of "YOLO." Like as in the belief that people only live once. I have no solid proof of that for you. I meant to put across the idea that YOLO shouldn't be carried out by going to stupid parties and doing stupid things.

A Solid Manifestation of Society's Evilness

 
Explanation coming!