Post by Tamrin on Mar 9, 2010 9:13:48 GMT 10
The Entertainment Business
Being reminded elsewhere that one masonic forum considers of itself that, "This forum like it or not is in the entertainment business," I wish to state clearly that, here at The Quarry, the intention is primarily to dig, delve and excavate in matters of the mind. While hopefully others find the work entertaining, there will be no enforced blandness for the sake of imposed "harmony" or inane entertainment. Beyond the criteria here of credibility and civility, controversy is acceptable, disagreement welcome and humour encouraged.
Please bear-in-mind that, in most matters, some assertions are more defensible than others and, in many, some assertions are clearly wrong: That's how it is, we have to live with it. To have a moderator enforced, level playing field, in which no assertion may be subject to rigorous debate is absurd.
This forum like it or not is NOT in the entertainment business.
I am reminded of a Simpsons episode featuring the DJ 3000:
Boss: Look, our ratings are down, and the station is being swamped with angry calls and letter-bombs. And it’s all your fault!
Bill: Yes it is, ma’am.
Boss: This is the DJ 3000. It plays CDs automatically, and it has three distinct varieties of inane chatter.
[presses a button]
DJ 3000: Hey, hey. How about that weather out there?
Woah! That was the caller from hell.
Well, hot dog! We have a weiner.
Bill: Man, that thing’s great!
Marty: Don’t praise the machine!
Boss: If you don’t get that kid an elephant by tomorrow, the DJ 3000 gets your job.
[Marty punches it]
DJ 3000: Those clowns in congress did it again. What a bunch of clowns.
Bill: [laughs] How does it keep up with the news like that?