Slog - Comments on I, Anonymous: It's Elementary Day 2, and a MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT

Comment by Mr. Poe

Mr. Poe — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 14:35:05 -0800

I felt like shit after reading the first one. Then within the first sentence of the second one, I laughed out loud. Amen to both of them.

Comment by Phelix

Phelix — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 14:37:08 -0800

I really am enjoying these. :D

On another note though, do we not get an I,A for the Stranger this week? It's not on the main page... or I'm horribly blind and missed it.

Comment by dude

dude — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 14:37:27 -0800

To the guy who wrote the first I, Anonymous in there. It might not seem obvious but what the dude is doing is not actually mean.
Think of it as a test, a test to see if you already have enough self esteem and wit to come up with a comeback on the spot instead of taking it like a kid.
You'll see that kind of test a lot, never back down and you can ditch his sorry ass after you show him his place. You'll probably attract the kind of friends you'll actually want if you do.

Comment by Sam

Sam — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 14:40:52 -0800

To the first kid: ground-and-pound, dude, ground ... and ... pound.

Comment by dude

dude — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 14:42:20 -0800

All this assuming high school kids will actually come read the article *and* the comments on it, heh.

Sidenote: Damn! Either this has been proofread/spellchecked or those students write really well.

Comment by elswinger

elswinger — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 14:45:12 -0800

I thought the first letter was written by a girl.

I think the second letter was written by Charles.

Comment by Sam

Sam — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 14:53:29 -0800

No, Els, because Charles always has pictures.

Comment by It's Mark Mitchell

It's Mark Mitchell — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 14:55:09 -0800

Good hit, elswinger.

Comment by Carollani

Carollani — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 14:55:43 -0800

For Pete's sake.

The second one makes me sadder than the first. This girl "knows" so much about Lindsay Lohan and feels free to judge her with reckless abandon based on the things she's heard (from where exactly? US?), and is supported in her judgments by the people around her. Why? Why does Lindsay's mere existence trouble her so? Since when are actors and actresses such fantastic role models?

Ugh, did I really just come to the defense of Lindsay Lohan?

Comment by sam(.ewald)

sam(.ewald) — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 15:04:23 -0800

Sam is not sam, btw. just sayin'

Comment by Gitai

Gitai — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 15:20:43 -0800

Are you sure this isn't a scam? Are you sure you're not being taken by some performance artist at the UW? That first one was far too eloquent for an elementary schooler.

Comment by David Schmader

David Schmader — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 15:34:19 -0800

The school houses K-8, and it seems writer #1 is obviously on the upper end of that.

Comment by Callie

Callie — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 15:58:11 -0800

Funny, maybe I'm judgmental, but I thought they were both written by elementary school kids based on the grammar/syntax. Especially the first one, which made my heart sad. I like that you mention Charles in reference to the second letter, Elswinger, because I was kind of thinking he wrote comments #2&3.

Comment by Phelix

Phelix — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:24:10 -0800

What was wrong with my comment @ #2 Callie?

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:34:10 -0800

Thank God I'm on vacation starting tomorrow and will get to miss that ...

Comment by Sam

Sam — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:35:40 -0800

Hey now, Sam is Sam!

Anyone at The Stranger could verify it's the same ol' Sam who posts here. Same e-mail addy and everything.

Unless there's another Sam I'm unfamiliar with?

Comment by Sam

Sam — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:36:24 -0800

Correct, sam, there is Capital Sam and non-capital sam.

I think you and I are at least clear.

Comment by Trevor

Trevor — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 19:41:46 -0800

This brilliant. Both for venting adolescent angst, and for connecting it to the genre of I Anonymous, which is just the same shit all grown up. It's more revealing, in some ways, to see the source.

Comment by catnextdoor in abq

catnextdoor in abq — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 23:37:58 -0800

I thought the best thing about Lindsay Lohan was the partying. oh well, you know, as much as rich assholes piss us off in life, dont fall or it- that's the media gettin' to you - dont let it win.