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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Stonewalling.

[(2009 June 26) • • .]

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Army of one.

[(2009 February 4) • • .]

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What we talk about when we talk about laughter.

For the purpose of conserving already-endangered Bytes, please slap yo-self in the butt and absolutely do not bring up any of the following in a conversation about The Daily Show and The Colbert Report:

  • Anything related to Jon Stewart’s appearance on Crossfire;
  • Anything related to Crossfire’s cancellation;
  • “Stephen Colbert seems kind of arrogant”;
  • Colbert is funnier;
  • Stewart is funnier;
  • Colbert’s show is too silly for me;
  • “I can’t believe a comedy show is more trustworthy than the news networks”;
  • Talk about this mysterious, imaginary “Steven” Colbert; or
  • Do the same for “John” Stewart.

With your help, we can save the Byte and prevent it from going the way of the now-extinct bit. Talking about anything else would be extremely appreciated, repetitious bastards.

[(2008 August 18) • • • .]