Slog - Comments on O, The Humanity!

Comment by Mr. Poe

Mr. Poe — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:05:56 -0800

Dan, I walk around Capitol Hill smoking weed and drinking beer all of the fucking time. Just because laws are there doesn't mean they actually matter. Just yesterday I walked from Broadway to 24hr Fitness chugging a PBR. Nobody gives a shit.

Comment by Explorer

Explorer — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:06:11 -0800

While at Powell's, pick up a copy of Pokin' Round the Gorge by Scott Cook. For research purposes, of course.

Comment by Mr. Poe

Mr. Poe — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:09:45 -0800

WTF is wrong with Gmail?! Fuck!

Comment by holz

holz — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:14:27 -0800

mary's - burritos and boobs.

Comment by Giffy

Giffy — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:17:38 -0800

@1 I am not sure emulating the homeless is really the sort of thing Dan is talking about.

Comment by Mr. Poe

Mr. Poe — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:34:50 -0800

I do it with style. You have a 10% chance of running into me without dress shirt/pants/tie on. Really.

Comment by Giffy

Giffy — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:36:10 -0800

I'd say even a 10% chance of running into you with pants is far to much.

Comment by berselius

berselius — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:42:02 -0800

Is that a Blue Moon you're drinking?

Comment by fucking girl

fucking girl — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:51:00 -0800

Lose the lemon.

Comment by Dan Savage

Dan Savage — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:00:32 -0800

It a Hef.

Comment by dept of tourism

dept of tourism — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:03:56 -0800

do something about all the stuff you hate about seattle or move. why stay and be miserable?

Comment by kinaidos

kinaidos — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:09:29 -0800

Who needs a new translation of the Aeneid when you have old videos of the Opera version:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_50zj7J50U&feature=related

Comment by joykiller

joykiller — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:18:35 -0800

Portland sounds great. If only there weren't that thing, you know, preventing people from moving from Seattle to Portland.

Comment by DJSauvage

DJSauvage — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:31:31 -0800

Put it in a hydration pack. You can fit a whole blender of margarita in there:)

Comment by Danny Schade

Danny Schade — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:43:19 -0800

that picture makes me... thirsty. Hey here's an interesting reaction of Dan on This American Life...from a very stoned person.
http://highdias.blogspot.com/2008/07/oh-shit.html

Comment by Catalina Vel-DuRay

Catalina Vel-DuRay — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:48:57 -0800

Ah Portland - where you can have a boner AND a beer! It's only a short train ride away (and if you play your cards right, you can sometimes get lucky on the train. Not that I would know anything about that)

I want to go to Portland! But I have to go north this weekend. The Colonel and I are going to view the dams on the Skagit.

Comment by Fnarf

Fnarf — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:51:17 -0800

We were in Portland recently and noticed some good things. Maybe Fnarf should move there and terrorize the Mercury instead of the Slog.

Comment by Bellevue Ave

Bellevue Ave — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:03:55 -0800

WHY IS WASHINGTON SO FUCKING ASS BACKWARDS! EVEN NOW PEOPLE ARE WORRIED ABOUT BEER SAMPLES IN GROCERY STORES! WHAT THE FUCK!

Comment by McCain

McCain — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:10:22 -0800

Oh Man-check out the photos at the NY Times website; what a treasure trove to make snarky comments about: villagers are being maimed and killed and fleeing for their lives in Georgia. Give 'er hell Hipsters. Let the snark fly. Show us nothing is sacred to a slogger. Heil Dan Savage!

Comment by Dan Savage

Dan Savage — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:12:18 -0800

Well, I would move to Portland... if it weren't for my job, and the fact that my partner doesn't want to move to Portland, or my kid. Otherwise, nothing's holding me back!

Comment by too hip to be cool

too hip to be cool — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:12:40 -0800

@1 A PBR you say. You are so fucking hip! Got a neck tat do ya? If not Why not? Nose ring? Ear plugs? Seperate yourself from the mainstream-get some tats and piercings-no one else does that stuff.

Comment by Fnarf

Fnarf — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:14:34 -0800

Oh Mr Poe! I do love you so! You are so fucking hip!

Comment by Josh

Josh — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:16:54 -0800

Oh Dan! I swoon over your travel writing. Please come back soon and tell me how to live. Tell me what to think. Tell me what is funny. Tell me what is cool. Tell me you love me.

Comment by Mr. Poe

Mr. Poe — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:56:32 -0800

I am very, very hip. I read Slog.

Comment by TheMisanthrope

TheMisanthrope — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:09:47 -0800

And which gas guzzling method of transportation did you take to get down to Portland, hmmmm?

I thought we were supposed to be rethinking the American way of vacationing?

Comment by Fnarf

Fnarf — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:11:46 -0800

Here we go again. Comment 22 is not by me. Though I do love Mr. Poe, like a favorite tie.

Comment by Amelia

Amelia — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:24:22 -0800

Yesh Poe is a cutie. Whats wrong with emulating the homeless?

Comment by Mr. Poe

Mr. Poe — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:25:22 -0800

Sock-puppetry is really annoying. Why can't people just pull some bogus name out of their ass like I do?

Comment by Amelia

Amelia — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:29:10 -0800

Oh I don't know, they always forget (or don't care enough) to add the link so it doesn't really count.

Comment by PdxRitchie

PdxRitchie — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:53:48 -0800

If Colleen is Chicago Fan's wife, I would have doubts that she is worried that her husband's gay brother was taking him to strip clubs in a city he doesn't live in.

But then, that gay brother is Dan Savage and it might be a legitimate concern.

Comment by Harker

Harker — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:24:48 -0800

come on, Mandelbaum's translation is so much better. er.

/lit nerd.

Comment by KELLY O

KELLY O — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:27:10 -0800

Dan, will you please go HERE, Counter Media Books, around the corner from Powells, and giggle at all the *brilliant* and frickin' beautiful retro-porn magazines... it's a museum of XXX print publishing. Just don't giggle too loud. They get mad. Don't let 'em get mad. And tell them about HUMP!

Comment by Mr. Poe

Mr. Poe — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 02:33:58 -0800

I. Can't. Sleep.

Comment by Amelia

Amelia — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 02:57:03 -0800

It's not that late...

Comment by Trevor

Trevor — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 06:35:55 -0800

The classics are gay?

Comment by Kristin Bell

Kristin Bell — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 06:37:20 -0800

Speaking of Powells and Portland: Powells has these great eco bags for only 99 cents! As in less than one damn dollar! They are perfect for you Seattle people who can no longer use plastic bags for shopping. I bought ten of them for $9.90 and my family has started using them for groceries and other things. They are totally cute with a little squirrel on them and they are really super sturdy too! You'd never guess they only cost 99 cents! Just go to http://www.powells.com and look for the souvenir shop. They make great grocery bags but also are sturdy enough to carry books or whatever else you need to tote around. If you are a poor college student and you have to move your meager belongings, just shove your stuff in these bags and you'll be good to go! And, no, I don't work for Powells. heh. :)

Comment by jmr

jmr — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 06:59:41 -0800

We live in a bullshit state.

The great thing about our country is every state (and I've lived in six of them) has its own distinctive bullshit.

Comment by Bellevue Ave

Bellevue Ave — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:17:44 -0800

what is oregons bullshit? I didnt realize the nutso teetotaler streak washington has as I was 19 when I moved here.

Comment by Jake

Jake — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:25:53 -0800

In L.A., one place to drink outdoors that can be nice is at the ballpark. But if you live in Seattle I hear kissing your GF can get you kicked out, so maybe that's not such a great hangout.

As someone who lives in a city where visible smog hangs over our heads 24-7, the fear of second-hand cigarette smoke strikes me as a questionable preoccupation - and at least cigarettes make people feel good.

Comment by Bellevue Ave

Bellevue Ave — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:31:15 -0800

okay, the pumping gas thing is bullshit.

Comment by DOUG.

DOUG. — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:36:29 -0800

Portland also has real-time GPS cell phone bus tracking, which is a pretty sweet way to see how long you have to wait for the next bus.

Comment by Jubilation T. Cornball

Jubilation T. Cornball — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:40:54 -0800

@1, that outfit is just saving the undertaker a step, Poe. You're always thinking ahead...

Comment by Chris

Chris — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:44:19 -0800

When all those kids grow up to be alcoholics you'll be sorry

Comment by lark

lark — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:53:01 -0800

Good Morning Dan,
I agree with you regarding the stringent alcohol restrictions here in Washington State. The distribution of beer, spirits and wine need to go private. The problem is that the state gets heaps of revenue. It's been that way for awhile. Evidently, taverns in this state had to at one time, prevent children from watching adults drinking. That's the reason why some taverns didn't have windows or their outside walls were so high so as to prevent children from peering in. I recall hearing that Blue Moon Tavern in Seattle was exactly one mile from the entry of UW. Authorities didn't want drinking establishments within one mile of the University.

And, I think the fences are ridiculous. There's no reason why a child shouldn't see an adult drinking an alcoholic beverage. He could learn a few things. Like how to "drink".

Comment by Jake

Jake — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:14:15 -0800

Btw, I respect the desire to be hip more than I respect the desire to police other people's desire to be hip.

Comment by violet_dagrinder

violet_dagrinder — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:50:53 -0800

I think when your brother is Dan Savage, you get to claim some knowledge of the Gay.

Comment by violet_dagrinder

violet_dagrinder — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:52:17 -0800

@45:

Nicely put, sir.

Comment by Hater

Hater — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:11:05 -0800

Why do you have to bring your children EVERYWHERE? Why can there not be one place where I don't have to be bothered by them...I don't like children and don't want to be around them. Is it to much to ask that I can one place where I can have a drink and not have to be exposed to them?

Comment by Non

Non — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:12:32 -0800

Oh, this bullshit state, which provides you the economy to run your paper and amass a small personal fortune from being a smart ass (but a very smart, ass, in your defense!!)

Put up or shut up, foo

Comment by boynamedsue

boynamedsue — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:29:40 -0800

the acropolis in portland: Best strip club ever.

Strip club/steakhouse.

You can drink beer, watch nude women, and get fillet mignon at the same time.

Comment by jseattle

jseattle — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:53:24 -0800

So, can you not drink a beer in a park (legally) in Seattle? Pretty sure I've done just that. And on a fishing pier which is like a park with hooks and bait. So why can't you drink a beer in Volunteer Park by the wading pool? I need to test this out. God help me if I drop my child trying not to spill my beer.

Comment by Mr. X

Mr. X — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:05:00 -0800

@51,

Nope - not in a City of Seattle park. You can drink in State parks such as Lake Sammamish Park, though (on the Eastside even - oh, the irony!)

Comment by COMTE

COMTE — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:12:58 -0800

@41:

We have that too:

http://transit.metrokc.gov/oltools/tracker.html

@38:

As I recall:

- State Income Tax
- Can't pump your own gas
- Hippies - REAL hippies, like, burnt-out, still living in the late '60's, bell-bottom & tie-dye wearing, acid-flashback having, Grateful Dead worshiping hippies

Otherwise, it's really not so bad.

Comment by Andy

Andy — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:47:21 -0800

Every state does have its own distinctive brand of bullshit. I mostly dislike the Washington Soviet Socialist Liquor Control Board, but I do appreciate wine in grocery stores, which is more than some states have. Before Seattle, I lived in Minneapolis, where you had to go to a liquor store to get wine. However, they were FANTASTIC private liquor stores. Imagine a QFC, then replace the canned goods with vodka, the meat counter with whiskey, and the produce with rum. The gourmet cheeses stay. And then imagine free samples in every aisle! But you can't buy wine in the grocery store.

Comment by michael strangeways

michael strangeways — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:10:35 -0800

Minnesota Good: no sales tax, progressive politics, adorably accented people, crisp air, lots of arts opportunites, Skywalks

Minnesota Bad: fucking cold...fucking hot and muggy in summer...poor attention to nose hair trimming...early bar closing...did I mention the cold?

Comment by jmr

jmr — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:43:06 -0800

I mostly dislike the Washington Soviet Socialist Liquor Control Board, but I do appreciate wine in grocery stores, which is more than some states have. Before Seattle, I lived in Minneapolis, where you had to go to a liquor store to get wine.

I grew up in New Jersey, where beer and wine and anything stronger than cooking sherry is only available in liquor stores (or in package goods section of a bar, etc). I assumed it was that way everywhere - the first time I left the state and saw beer in a 7-Eleven I was SHOCKED.

Comment by violet_dagrinder

violet_dagrinder — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:00:30 -0800

@45:

Nicely put, sir.

Comment by Dans biggest fan

Dans biggest fan — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:38:26 -0800

Hey remember that post Dan put up about the fat woman who rolled over in her sleep onto a baby and killed it. Gawd-I'm still laughing. Someone mentioned how horrible it must be for that women to have killed that child. Dan of course has the right attitude about the incident. Who gives a fuck about that woman and kid. We sloggers have been amused-now let's move on to the next big thing.

Comment by Kelly O

Kelly O — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:50:12 -0800

Dan, did you go by Countermedia? Oh please favor me with a personal response. It will up my Slog cred a good deal and it would be so very generous of you.

Then I could laugh at the likes of Mr Poe and Fnarf and the other basement dwellers who frequent the Slog.

Comment by DOUG.

DOUG. — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:08:05 -0800

COMTE @53: Does that work via phone? Looks like it's purely online.

Comment by Pit Bull Dan

Pit Bull Dan — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:43:37 -0800

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Comment by COMTE

COMTE — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:46:20 -0800

@60:

Works just fine on my Moto Q9, but I have to use a web browser to access it.

Say what? Doesn't EVERYBODY's phone have a web browser these days?

Freakin' Luddites.

Comment by lisa kipp

lisa kipp — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 10:50:30 -0800

I saw you at Jamison Square, MR. Dan Savage. I was there with my young son, who you stopped from running into the coffee shop/ice cream store. I wanted to tell you how much I admire you and your column, but I didn't want to bother you. Anyway, I admire you and your column! And you're on my list of celebrity type people who should be my friends! Especially now that I know that you are really nice and unassuming guy.