If lolcats syntax makes your head hurt, run now

On a particular board I hang out on, someone was lamenting about having to write a cover letter for a job they were applying to. Then lolcats somehow got brought into it, and it all just kinda escalated from there. This is the cover letter the group assembled for me:

( I IS GOOD WORKERZ )

The IKEA ad

It is real. http://community.livejournal.com/gothfash/3873582.html

And guess what? I'm one of those people who thinks that people getting annoyed and defending the things they care about and the subcultures they are part of is important. And that laughing at and mocking people who care about such things is socially backward, mean-spirited, and, to be perfectly honest, boring.

There's nothing wrong with having a different opinion than other people. There's certainly nothing wrong with expressing that differing opinion. But being a rude jerk and then claiming other people don't have a sense of humor when they call you on being a rude jerk is dumb. (I sort of tangentially address this in this GCS column.)

Yes, I am going to write a letter to IKEA tonight. I am also going to work on a new GCS column about how disagreeing with someone doesn't mean that you should mock them or be a petty, spiteful jackass.