The Dark Balloon

A weblog by Hao Lian.
A terrible secret guarded by golems.
A note that thanks you for being born, all those years ago.

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And now it’s time once again for Ask a Deity.

  • Q: Deity, how do I know if my homemade movie is any good?
  • A: If it has precisely 13,337 frames.
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[(2008 April 26) • .]

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Was this the “Tapas” video? Or just some more child porn?

—Prashanth on 2008.04.28 (20:25)

Who’s to say it wasn’t both? And who’s to say it didn’t include your six-year old mom? And who’s to say the entire Spanish IV class didn’t enjoy it a lot?

—shadytrees on 2008.04.28 (21:31)

Me, bitch. Also, I’m deeply offended that you forced me to type “fungible.” Expect an ominous cloud of locusts to ravish your family tomorrow night.

—God on 2008.04.29 (19:08)

If you’re going to pretend to be somebody else, why choose somebody imaginary? Personally, I’d choose F. Scott Fitzgerald and write a damning expose about your only testicle.

—shadytrees on 2008.04.30 (19:59)

Abandon your ideas.

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