26 May 2005
Idiot of the Day: Charlie Amter
I've never heard of Charlie Amter before. In this hard-hitting piece of middle school journalism, Amter rehashes earlier reports of two total ass-clowns in England who filled fluorescent tubes with fuel to make light sabres. What, you didn't read about it at Blogarula? Shame on you.
One paragraph in Amter's story almost slammed my valve permanently shut:
Aside from fiery accidents, the Sith craze is being blamed on a string of robberies. In separate incidents in Illinois and Florida, dark side-inspired crooks wearing Darth Vader helmets are being sought by police on assault and robbery charges.
The Sith craze? What Sith craze? The Sith craze is being blamed on a string of robberies? Sure, there have been some SW-themed crimes lately, but what Sith craze is the author talking about? I hardly think a string of robberies is responsible for the massive hype surrounding the movie. What the HELL is he talking about!?
Read the article for yourself...it's a rambling, disconnected piece of garbage. Amter should have his pie-hole glued shut, Texas-style.
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Let's give him the benefit of the doubt, and assume he actually meant "the Sith craze is being blamed in a string of robberies" or "a string of robberies is being blamed on the Sith craze". Even so, I don't think that just because a thief wears a Vader mask you can call him "dark side inspired", any more than you could call a thief in a ski mask "winter sports inspired", or a thief in a stocking "lingerie inspired", and blame the robberies on "crazes" involving Hot Dog: The Movie and Victoria's Secret catalogs.
Posted by: Salvius | 26 May 2005
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