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Tuesday 20 November 2007

This is going to be the weirdest entry - for now

I haven't got anything interesting to say right now actually. And no, I haven't got spare time either. But if I don't type, soon I'll be knocking myself out silly with my bare hands out of increasing agitation and the infinitesimal patience I'm quick running out of. So I guess that puts this into codswallop - but that word has already been used as a title for another post - hence the title of this particular post.

So.

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Now. If you've ever read Japanese manga comic books, you'll know that the above random inserts are usually used to identify swear and cusswords used by a particular character in the story.
To your question "why not use the actual words themselves?"
Well, the books are generally sensored once translated into my language (what with it being very popular and all with children) - especially if you buy them legally from the bookstore here. So they'd need to replace the actual words with said random symbols. Although I personally think it kills off all the fun out of reading it in its natural state.

Take Lasse Gjertsen for example.
His famous "Lasse Vs. Technology" videos on youtube, provides an exemplary portrait of the message I'm trying to convey. Do check it out if you haven't seen it already - it's hilarious and made my day.
I won't tell you the details of that video, but in vague terms: it's where we say 'FUCK IT' and blasts out all the anger into its proper place and time - with perhaps unwanted consequences which wouldn't be thinkable under the said place and time. Inconvenient yes, but at least all that shit has been vented out.

As to why I had to resort to using symbols to convey my message- I just don't think the words existing in the english language presently is adequate enough to depict my meaning.

I feel so much better now.