People Are Idiots and I Can Prove It by Larry Winget

Self-help and motivational books have their place.  There are people who lack clarity regarding their life.  They require some advice, pointers.  Larry Winget, a so-called guru in the personal development world, has written a book that endeavors to give out this advice – People Are Idiots and I Can Prove It.  He chose such a jarring title to get attention.  He wanted you to notice his book and read it, if for no other reason than to prove you aren’t an idiot.  Is the attention warranted?  Will you learn anything from Larry’s book that will improve your life?  Is it worth inclusion in your personal library?  Let’s see.

This Is Entry Number 100! Let’s Celebrate Morons!

Ah, the word moron; it’s just so fun.  I’ve yakked on about it before.  For example, go here and here and here.  Let’s discuss some moronic things yet again.

ANGELINA JOLIE

 As much as I love Angelina, this latest photo shoot and comments about her jewelry were just …  well, moronic.  A machine gun necklace?  Come on, Angelina.  

WATERMELON HEAD

And this guy … he’s a world class moron.  Can you imagine the conversation that started his quest for fame? 

“Hey, man, let’s go toss us some watermelons off the roof of the barn.”

“Naw, let’s run ‘em over with our big ol’ hick trucks.”

“Wait, wait, I got it!  Let’s bash ‘em in with our heads.”

“YEAH!! That there’s why we all call you the smart one!  Yeee-haw!”

Please, watch the video.  Tell me if you can get through it without thinking:  “This moron’s a moron.”

GAS PRICES

This is truly moronic.  Would someone please ship me a bicycle?  There’s virtually no point in driving any more.  I enjoy watching CNN’s continuing coverage of this issue.  They have a special consultant (can’t remember his name, but he’s been all over – glasses, bald) and he keeps saying that there is no short term fix for gas prices.  We all need to learn to be less dependent on oil.  All right, then.  So, when we all dump our oil loving, gas guzzling SUV’s and other type vehicles in favor of the hybrids and such, what’s going to happen to these archaic, world devestating motor cars?  There will be a giant dump full of Pathfinders and Explorer’s and CRV’s, etc.

Moronic.

THE BIGGEST MORON OF THEM ALL

You might be thinking Tom Cruise or George Bush, but no.  It’s  …

No, not us, Oprah, you!  You! 

BIGGEST

MORON

EVER!

 

And give Bob Hope his head back, you whacko.

Write, Blog, Speak

You must have something to say or don’t bother writing.  That’s what it all boils down to, I think.  At least that’s what I’ve been telling myself. 

I caught up on some blog reading today.  One of the blogs I like now is Copy Blogger (there’s also a link on the sidebar).  One interesting article I found thereupon was The 10 Second Rule:  How to Write for Diagonal Readers.  Here was a quote I keep thinking about regarding the question, ‘do I really have something to say?’: 

“Asking yourself this question allows you to determine if you are actually creating value for the reader by providing new information or unique insight into a matter or if you’re just regurgitating information that has already been covered elsewhere.”

Regurgitating being a favorite topic of mine, I found this insightful.  I started writing about metal from the 80’s since that’s what I grew up with and felt I had a pretty good understanding of it.  But, I gotta ask myself if I’m just spewing out crap I’ve read and heard over the years or really talking about the music.

I don’t know.  Whatever.  Why is it I’m writing?  Just to say, “Yeah, I’m a writer?”  Well, that’s stupid.  Do I really have anything of interest to say about the music of my past, other than, “Yeah, that there was cool, eh,” or, “Wow, I could have wiped my butt with that CD and it would have been put to better use?”  Not sure, just not sure.

Great.  Now I’m unsure.  Oh, how moronic.  Hmm … maybe, since I do like the word ‘moron’ I should use it in my own special rating scale for music.  If an album was good, it’s “No Moron.”  If it sucked more than a black hole, it will be a “Moron.”

I don’t know.  Whatever.  Bite me.

What a Nightmare!

Go read this news story. 

Okay, now that you’ve stopped rolling your eyes and sighing with weariness, let’s discuss.  I like the 80s, too – especially the music.  The movies were pretty cool, too.  But is Michael Bay really so vacuous that all he can do is remake the movies from his childhood?  Yes, there’s a strike, but still – what a moron!

First there was Transformers (which was actually fun to watch) – a remake of … toys fro the 80s.  Now the Nightmare on Elm Street movies.  And Friday the 13th.  Good lord, in their first incarnation those retarded movies lingered and lingered and lingered with sequel after sequel after sequel.  Now Bay wants to start that cycle over?  Does he have nothing better to do?

So, like, is Freddy going to destroy alot of stuff in this new movie?  I mean, that’s Bay’s thing right?  Destruction.  Take a city, or whatever else, and maul it in any way possible.  I can’t imagine him actually making a movie scary.  No, it’ll just be lots of blood and Freddy doing his normal cackling.  And it will all be completely vapid.

What disturbed me the most about the article was Bay’s plans on a remake of The Birds.  He’ll ruin it completely.  Currently, Martin Campbell is on board as director.  Here’s a list of some of his films.  You tell me if they are Hitchcockian in any way.

Casino Royale

Goldeneye

Legend of Zorro and Mask of Zorro

Get the picture?  The Birds is a classic and brilliant suspense film.  Now there will be intense action sequences wherein a mad gull chases and unsuspecting idiot through the streets of some little town!  Oh, the horror!  Doubtless, the bird will lob it’s pointy beak into some defenseless loser’s eye – oh, but first it’ll miss a few times, gotta make it suspenseful, right! 

Maybe there will be a cool motorcycle chase scene.  Yeah!  A flock of birds bearing down on a Harley.  Woo-hoo.  Then, Freddy can jump out of nowhere, claw a few birds, laugh maniacally; Jason can machete his head off and a giant ********** asteroid can destroy everything!!  How fitting!

The Parody Video Tom Cruise WANTS you to see!

Okay, I think we all unanimously agree that Tom Cruise has turned into a moronic, vacuous alien. Perhaps he’s on crack. Maybe meth is the “way” for Scientologists. Whatever, the guy is just so … weird anymore. Jerry O’Connell does a great parody of Cruise’s creepy and pointless interview. The only thing I remember O’Connell for is that show Sliders. It was a cool show and he was alright in it. However, I did catch an episode of Carpoolers and I’ve gotta say he does pretty well with comedy. He’s an over-the-top doofus in the show and pulls it off. He uses that same quality in this Cruise parody video of his. Oddly, he also does a pretty good Mike Myers ….

The video is hosted on the site Funny Or Die. Check out the rest of the cool videos. Oh, and if you would, check out my review  of the site from a few months ago here on Blogcritics.

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