The Purple Tux
With just enough education to perform.Wednesday, April 30, 2003
Bucky: I would rather sit in a trash can and have it all to myself than be crowded on a velvet cushion...
Rob: You're covered in garbage, dude.
Bucky: Sometimes freedom means you have to sit in garbage, Robert.
Get Fuzzy.
www.comics.com/comics/getfuzzy
Tuesday, April 29, 2003
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Sunday, April 27, 2003
If I could be any person in the Bible, I think I'd be Shamgar. If you scroll down a bit, you can learn a little bit about him. I don't know what it is, but I somehow relate to this guy who's basically a footnote in the entire Bible. I've been reading through the book of Judges lately, and there are a lot of cool people who did awesome things for God. However, other than Samson, I don't think anyone else was quite as violent as Shamgar.
Samson ripped apart a lion with his bare hands. That's pretty impressive, I'll give 'im that one. He also killed one thousand fighting men with a donkey's jawbone as his weapon. That image is also pretty impressive. Who would have thought a donkey's jawbone would be so deadly? Well, I suppose if you're pretty damn strong and blessed by God, anything can be a weapon. And of course, Samson destroyed a colliseum full of his enemies. So yeah, Samson was pretty powerful. He killed thousands and thousands of people. I can't think of a job cooler than killing people for God. I think Ermf feels me on that one, too.
But back to Shamgar. Sure, Samson killed thousands and thousands of people, but he had four (4) entire chapters of the Bible devoted to his story. That's why everybody knows who he was. But Shamgar, he killed six hundred men in ONE SENTENCE. That's a pretty freakin' high word-to-kill ratio, right there. Short and sweet. The Bible doesn't mention Shamgar getting jacked by hookers and the bane of man (aka women). Samson got jacked by a hooker and Delilah. That sucks. There's nothing worse than screwing up God's plan because a chick gets in your head and overwhelms your mind. So I'll assume Shamgar had a pretty good resistance to women, which is definitely gives him extra points in my book.
A donkey's jawbone, I'll admit, is a pretty creative weapon. But think about the elegance in deadliness of destroying the Lord's haters by wielding an oxgoad! Using a bone to kill people is pretty barbaric, if you ask me, but using a simple farm tool shows a degree of sophistication. I wonder if John Brown was inspired in any way by Shamgar. If I ever go on a divine killing rampage, I would prefer using a something like a scythe or a cattle prod or a tractor (you know, something that farmers would use) rather than a baseball bat or a machete or a rocket-propelled grenade launcher.
Anyway you cut it, though, I'll probably end up being a footnote in the annals of history. But that'll be okay, because it's fine company shared.
Arctic Camoflauge
I don't know why a Nicaraguan guerilla would need arctic camo, but maybe I'll start a trend.
Saturday, April 26, 2003
We hide our pain with words filled with irony.
We delight in our lives by looking at the funny side of things.
Sarcasm is a tool. It can be used for good and for evil.
As for me, I was born with a smirk on my face.
Sunday, April 20, 2003
You ever think about what you are going to name your kids in the future? It's something I think about every once in a while. Coming up with a name can make or break your child, so it's best to prepare ahead of time. So far, I have a couple of potential names for my son.
1. Maximillian- It's a pretty cool name, I think. In high school, when I took German class, they made us choose German names for ourselves, and I had a hard time choosing between Maximillian and Wolfgang, but eventually I thought "Max Tan" had a nice sound to it. Maximillian is a pretty deep name, if you think about it. "Max" sounds like maximum. So that like means my son will be the maximum of all Tans. And he'll probably be a millionaire, too. Not bad. Plus, by naming my son Max, I can pay homage to Robotech, one of my all-time favorite stories. Max Sterling is the greatest ace pilot in the history of the universe, and I expect Max Tan to be nothing less than the best.
2. Bruticus- If a man living in Ohio can legally change his entire name to "Optimus Prime," (seriously) there's no reason I can't name my son after one of my favorite Transformer gestalts. The Combaticons were one of my favorite teams, and Bruticus also sounds kinda Greco-Roman. I love Transformers. Hmm, how about Devastator Tan? Superion Tan? Menasor Tan? Predaking Tan? Defensor Tan? Abominus Tan? Piranacon Tan? Computron Tan? I'd say it was a toss-up between Devastator Tan and Bruticus Tan, and it really is a close call.
3. Shamgar- At this point, you might ask yourself, "What the hell kind of name is "Shamgar?" Well, it's a Biblical name. Judges 3:31 says, "After Ehud came Shamgar, son of Anath, who struck down six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad. He too saved Israel." That's pretty dang impressive. It appears this dude Shamgar single-handedly beat the crap, I mean just Sentinel Stomped six hundred scrubs to death! That's pretty awesome, if you think about it. And he did it with an oxgoad!! Now what the crap is an oxgoad? Hold on, let me look it up. Okay, an oxgoad is basically a stick or a prod used for prodding oxen. That makes sense. Now can you imagine someone armed with a cattled prod killing six hundred fighting men? You have to remember, back in those days, cattle prods didn't shoot electricity or anything; I don't even know if oxgoads back then were made of metal. Just imagine a guy armed with a wooden stick used to poke cows killing bloodthirsty savage warriors armed with like swords and spears and metallic and often sharp objects. That's pretty friggin' crazy, man. Only a man powered by God could defeat six hundred people with a stick. And as if that deed wasn't impressive enough, the Bible even adds that "He too saved Israel." Sure, Shamgar only gets one verse devoted to him in the Bible, which makes him little more than a footnote, but by naming my son Shamgar, I hope to keep Shamgar's glorious memory alive forever.
4. Sa- If I get an evil-looking son, I'll just name him Sa (pronounced, "Say"). Then his friends can just call him SaTan.
5. Jack- It's a normal name, so what? It's short and sweet. Besides, there was a guy named Jack in Robotech, too.
All the names I've thought of are males' names. What happens if I get a daughter?? Hmm... I guess that means I'd have to go to my wife and we'd just keep trying until we do get a son.
Friday, April 18, 2003
Crusade tonight was top tier. Two Palestinian guys came and talked about sharing the Gospel of Christ, and it was just so awesome. It was a special night. Definitely one of the best, or maybe even the best, inspirational talk I have heard in perhaps three years or so. It was too good... I felt God for sure tonight.
Sunday, April 13, 2003
Top quality entertainment, dawg.
"carpet lint, look at what you're fucking saying buddy!! 'god's chosen people-the jew-lived' i didnt know the almighty fucking god played favourites with the people he created in his image! what a fucking god! so how u feel being god's low life, second-thought chinese? and i only used east asians as an example cause i know for sure they dont exists in the bible, but thanks for confirming that other races of people arent included as well! guess more reasons for the native indians to believe in their spirits, eh?
aquarake, arent you a fucking genius! you think i dont know the fact that those so called historical records didnt take place in asia!?! it's the fucking reason WHY im questioning east asian's belief in it--IT HAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH THEM! GEOGRAPHICALLY, RACIALLY, RELIGIOUSLY, NOTHING! so what the fuck are they doing believing in it when they have a lush history of their own?
sum up my whole point: why the fuck are you jumping the christianity bandwagon when your country/people have a history of their own that has everything to do with you and your history?"
OMFG HIS LOGIC IS STARTING TO MAKE SENSE OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111!
Saturday, April 12, 2003
This guy's just so ignorant, it's sad yet funny at the same time. Truong from shoryuken once more-
"no, sorry, carpet lint, i dont believe your shit and still dont get what you're saying. i couldnt care less if you believe in god or not, that's your shit. my whole point is that, if god is so fucking universal or whatever like u claim, why the fuck did he appear before moses, clearly not east asian appearance wise, and why did he choose Noah to build the arc, again, clearly not east asian appearance wise, why was mary, also not east asian, gave birth to jesus, who believe to be god/god's son himself, again, not fucking chinky looking. my point? all of the important figures in the bible ARE FUCKING NOT EAST ASIAN!!!?!? FUCK NOT ONE FIGURE IS EVEN EAST ASIAN!! for fuck's sake, not one of the 12(or 13?) appostles or however u spell it were east asian! THE SUPPOSEDLY FIRST TWO HUMAN BEINGS WERE WHITE IN APPEARANCE NAMED ADAM AND EVES!!!! IS IT TRYING TO SAY THAT GOD HAD WHITE PEOPLE IN MIND FIRST WHEN HE CREATED THE FIRST 2 BEINGS?! do u have problem understanding that? u can sugar coat with your bullshit all u want, still doesnt change the fact that there's some mighty fucking fishy shit happening here that god is supposedly choosing/meeting up with all these people in the bible who arent asian. i mean, the chinese civilization is one of the oldest and surely we must have fucking done SOMETHING worthy of an entry into the bible, no? but apparently we didnt and therefore we were never mentioned in the bible. im not bashing the bible, just questioning other east asians' beliefs in the bible. i mean, if i fucking wrote the east asian's version of the bible and never, ever once mention any caucasoid figure in it, and all i did was talk about all of the great thing things east asians have done, and how god came to contact with Wang instead of Moses, and instead of mary giving birth to jesus, it's Chi who gives birth to King Kong Schlong, the fist two human beings named Yin and Yang, WOULD U NON FUCKING EAST ASIANS BELIEVE IN IT?!?! FUCK NO! and i wouldnt blame u, u have every right not to."
Damn cocky Asian bastard's got to do some damn research before he tries to argue, or at least realize that the words "fuck" and "shit" don't make him look any smarter. I know, it's pretty sad, this is a guy who plays a lot of Street Fighter. It's almost enough to make me want to play Mortal Kombat or some crap just to distance myself from weird bitches like this one.
Friday, April 11, 2003
Truong from shoryuken again-
"sominex11 or whatever the fuck your name is, i deliberately NOT use the word ASIAN for a reason, cuz ASIA is a huge fucking continent with many different countries with DIFFERENT LOOKING PEOPLE. you're talking geographicaly, im talking appearance wise, AND ISRAELITES SURE AS FUCK DONT LOOK ORIENTAL TO ME. dumb mother fucker. face it, MONGOLOIDS dont exist in the bible. there arent any wongs, wangs, vu, tran, nguyen, nobou, shingo or any of that asian name shit in the bible.
another thing, u say you're filipino? someone with filipino history knowledge answer this: what is your original religion? it sure as fuck ain't christianity cuz the spaniards (or some other euro country) invaded your country along time ago and spread the teachings of christianity. fact. why the fuck do u think the majority of flips have spanish names and not native flip names? it's not your religion, it's somebody else's.
i dont have a problem with christianity, but it's a fucking slap in the face to oriental people when an oriental person gets all zealous over a fucking religion that has nothing to with them. might as well fucking get down on your knee and suck their cock and basically say 'my religion is inferior, and so am i. please teach me your shit.'"
Posting dumbass quotes makes me feel a great deal smarter than I actually am.
From a guy named Truong on shoryuken.com-
"knowing that the thread starter is korean, i gotta ask: what the fuck is a gook doing believing in the bible? no hate here, i just want all the oriental people out there to think for a moment. when in the fuck do the bibles (old/new testicles, book of genesis and all that shit) mention any mongoloids?? u hear names like Noah, solomon, mary, jesus and shit, but there is NEVER any fucking mention of oriental people. i dont want to use the word neglected, cuz that would make it seem like the bible is factual, but it seems like ORIENTAL PEOPLE DO NOT EXIST IN THE BIBLE!!! WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING BELIEVING IN SHIT THAT DOES NOT EVEN INCLUDE YOU IN IT!!! do u asian christians not just for a moment sit back and think why we arent mentioned?? FUCK! THINK! do u all fucking suffer from some hardcore inferiority complex or some shit?? simply put, the god in the bible is not your fucking god. your god is that fat, bald mother fucker over there smiling.
another thing, why is jesus considerd god's son. why, of all people, did god choose jesus, clearly a fucking white person, as his "son"? sure seems like mother fucker is playing favourite with the races. god's not supposed to play favourites."
That's one of the stupidest things I have ever heard, and why I have a hard time talking to damn cocky Asian bastards.
http://www.shoryuken.com/forums/showthread.php?s=c7ae39897bb3e2a24e1d87061cc63cb9&threadid=27086&perpage=15&pagenumber=1
There's so much negativity on shoryuken. It pains me to think of the fact that many of my fellow gamers are such haters. I don't even know most of those fools, but still.
I think I really have two passions in my life right now. One is Jesus, and my other passion is Street Fighter. It's not like I'm even that great at SF, but I still play it all the time and I love the game and playing with other people. Sometimes, I feel like the arcade is my sanctuary. Not because I dominate (usually, quite the opposite), but because it's one of the only places where I don't have to worry about a single thing. No school, no homework, no girls (well, I guess that last one might not be such a great thing). I'm guessing not many people will understand me, but the SF community somehow reminds me of a Christian community. 'Cause it's like, many of my friends at the arcade are like people I probably would never have anything to do with, except for our interest in MvC2 or CvS2. Same thing with many of my Christian friends. I probably would have nothing to do with many of them if we weren't united by the fact that we follow Jesus.
The rare thing is knowing a fellow Christian who actually plays SF on slightly more than a casual level. I wish there were more of us around. I don't feel like busting out a rant that can be (incorrectly) interpreted as self-righteous preaching, so I'll stop now and just brood.
I understand your busted heart, but I still love you anyway.
Friday, April 04, 2003
The Friday Night Brooding is back.
Sitting alone in my room listening to tons of melancholy music with tortured lyrics. I could be doing some homework, but I am so out of my mind right now. I don't know what's my problem.
Out of my mind, out of my mind, out of my mind! I am CLIMBING UP THE WALLS here. I should be feeling something right now, but I don't. Maybe it's true, what they say- that videogames rot your mind. I spent a good deal of time in the arcade today. I think my brain is paying for it right now. Either way you turn, I'll be there. Open up your skull, I'll be there. I should be doing something, I should be feeling something. But it's that feeling you get when someone casts Pacifism on your Lord Of The Pit. A great emptiness that's... A heart full up like a landfill. A job that slowly kills you. Bruises that won't heal.
You are having a ball, though. I can tell. I see it in your eyes. You're enjoying yourself. But I'll take a quiet life, a handshake, and some carbon monoxide.
Someone most assuredly is. Is. Just, is. Why? I don't know anything. I'm too tired, and my mind is in another dimension. Where computers program people and each click of the mouse signifies another baby born. A dirty battery sits in the corner. It's used and spent, just like me. I see it in my eyes when I stare into the mirror. I see it, yes, I do see it.
Where did it all go wrong? This is the last call. There's no turning back. At the threshold of despair, where do you turn? When the moon casts its glare, you can't find relief in the darkness. And that haunts you forever, and the deadness is simply too much to bear.
But.
I still function.
