Videogames are seen by some as being 'for kids' but since games have gotten more mature with their subjects and themes, nothing could be further from the truth. In fact a lot of titles (Kane & Lynch, Heavy Rain etc) no responsible parent should let their children anywhere near. But as an example of just how powerful/emotional some games can be, take a look at the scene below of Sniper Wolf's death in 1998's Metal Gear Solid.
Pretty strong stuff im sure you will agree. The defense rests its case your honour.
Way back when I was in school I used to carry a notebook everywhere I went to record daily thoughts and observations. So you see, ive been blogging since before it was popular and where better to carry it onward than to give it a digital page of its own? Welcome to the pages of bar fly Hollywood Francis...
Showing posts with label words. Show all posts
Showing posts with label words. Show all posts
Sunday, 8 April 2012
Thursday, 25 August 2011
Word Salad
In this day of text messages and Twitter, does the ability to spell and use good grammar count for anything? Did you know pupils are NOT marked down for incorrect spelling and grammar in english language exams? (Next year they will be im told). Who on earth would be in favour of bad spelling/grammar? I realise we all make mistakes and everything I throw on this screen will not always be word perfect but I do try. This 'text speak' annoys me quite a bit (probably more than it ought to) and I tend to ignore it when I see it.
If someone were to send me an email full of 'grt, scwl, lyk, lol' it would get instantly deleted because more than anything it tells me the author is lazy and unimaginative and I don't have time for those types im afraid.
Yes the way we speak/write does change and evolve over the years, for instance Shakespeare wrote differently from the way we do now but this whole buisness of shortening words is a very poor show. In a word it is shabby. And where does it end? There has to be a certain degree of discipline or else the language will descend into drivel with people spelling however they feel like on a particular day.
Personally I look at those who use 'text speak' in a similar way I look at cheap clothes, and I don't care how snooty that makes me look. At least im being honest.
If someone were to send me an email full of 'grt, scwl, lyk, lol' it would get instantly deleted because more than anything it tells me the author is lazy and unimaginative and I don't have time for those types im afraid.
Yes the way we speak/write does change and evolve over the years, for instance Shakespeare wrote differently from the way we do now but this whole buisness of shortening words is a very poor show. In a word it is shabby. And where does it end? There has to be a certain degree of discipline or else the language will descend into drivel with people spelling however they feel like on a particular day.
Personally I look at those who use 'text speak' in a similar way I look at cheap clothes, and I don't care how snooty that makes me look. At least im being honest.
Tuesday, 17 May 2011
Reason From the Bowels
Kevin 'scumbag' Watts was executed on 16th October, 2008 for the brutal murders of three people. A week before his termination he said this to an interviewer;
"My intent was to put food on the table, get some money, go home and live happily ever after. The situation gets out of control, and one thing leads to another."
One thing leads to another does it vermin Watts? Let us see. From the case files; 'Hye Kyong Kim, to retrieve her dying husband's wallet and car keys from his pants pocket and ordered her to empty the cash register. He then ordered her into her vehicle and fled with her.
Watts sexually assaulted Mrs. Kim in her car, then took her to his mother-in-law's apartment, where he again raped and s*domized her and allowed his roommate, Terrance Bolden, to rape her. Watts also forced Mrs. Kim to ingest narcotics and attempted to insert his pistol into her v*gina.'
So scumbag, if the initial idea was "to put food on the table" what led to these vile actions against Hye Kyong Kim? If it was merely about money then why did you not leave once you had got it? Why did you have to kidnap a woman and subject her to horrifying assaults?
Oh no, you cant answer because you are rightfully dead. Well allow me to answer for you. You did not stop at robbery because you are (or were) evil. And evil rats use any excuses they can grasp. Rest in pieces you scum bucket.
"My intent was to put food on the table, get some money, go home and live happily ever after. The situation gets out of control, and one thing leads to another."
One thing leads to another does it vermin Watts? Let us see. From the case files; 'Hye Kyong Kim, to retrieve her dying husband's wallet and car keys from his pants pocket and ordered her to empty the cash register. He then ordered her into her vehicle and fled with her.
Watts sexually assaulted Mrs. Kim in her car, then took her to his mother-in-law's apartment, where he again raped and s*domized her and allowed his roommate, Terrance Bolden, to rape her. Watts also forced Mrs. Kim to ingest narcotics and attempted to insert his pistol into her v*gina.'
So scumbag, if the initial idea was "to put food on the table" what led to these vile actions against Hye Kyong Kim? If it was merely about money then why did you not leave once you had got it? Why did you have to kidnap a woman and subject her to horrifying assaults?
Oh no, you cant answer because you are rightfully dead. Well allow me to answer for you. You did not stop at robbery because you are (or were) evil. And evil rats use any excuses they can grasp. Rest in pieces you scum bucket.
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