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It's also inappropriate for a school talent show.

Typically. But a properly framed performance can lend some much needed credibility to the proceedings.

That's not horror, that's shock. Horror is characterized by dread, pathos, and tension. Shock is characterized by startling actions, viscera, and intensity. There is a distinct difference between scaring someone and startling them. Ask yourself which side of the fence you actually want to...

And some decent metal bands. Now that Iced Earth have lost their ability to write a good album, I feel a little starved.

I told you so. Most people here have no self-control and get defensive over the slightest imagined transgression. Whoa-ho! Slow down there, holmes! We ain't here be dissin' yo hood. The irony of course being that you yourself are hiding behind a computer monitor and mouthing off to us...

That's because I am one. I reserve the right to talk trash on my own kind. I just explained why. What do you expect, a flow chart? Again, I wasn't referring to you specifically. Again, you have this immensely bizarre notion that I fancy myself the only male on the planet with a...

First of all, I didn't list you by name so it perplexes me as to why you took it so personally. Second, yes they do. Third, you would be surprised. This topic comes up with startling regularity, and if a bright young lass does deign to show her face here, the deluge of attempts to chat her up...

If that's what you see, you need to get your eyes checked. I've only defended him once, and that's because I hate conspiracy theorists more than I hate Daniel's fans. Anyway, the effect. If there's a set-up involved, then it's pretty hard to call it impromptu with a straight face.

And yet no matter how many times you or anyone else repeats it, we can't stop teenage boys from turning into sweaty, grunting troglodytes who are ready to eat each other alive to compete for the young lady's attention. In fact, I daresay there are some people here who took up magic as a way to...

I know a little about a lot.

Zombietown, USA.

What else are we here for? Best comment I ever received wasn't one of those screaming, deer-in-the-headlights reactions that most of the rabble out there whack to. "You're not like other magicians. You actually talk to us."

You mean other than pretentious? Why do we need to make up new words for this? Why don't we just call all artists what they really are: alcoholics.

Because I shouldn't have to do all the talking. Or all the thinking for that matter.

They exist. They're not a gibbering mob of cretins, but they do exist.

Which I didn't see. Just making a point.

I know it's only January, but this already makes it into the running for my Stupidest Quote of 2009 Award. What is the obsession with performing in school anyway? It is quite possibly the worst place anyone could perform short of a biker bar.

I was talking about pirated manuscripts specifically. And speaking from experience, those are actually much easier to get a hold of. Someone addressed the source of piracy. A mentalist once suggested on his blog the idea of shareware magic and mentalism. Interesting concept.

There is a significant difference between a skeptic and cynic. As for the rest of the thread, are these really the best answers you all can come up with?

For the sake of devil's advocate, Disaster Movie tanked at the box office. It still hasn't turned a profit as a matter of fact.