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My great great grandparents can’t tell me what to do. 31 May 07

On Monday, May 28th 2007, Prince Edward Island held a provincial election. I am not going to sit here and boast on about my knowledge of Island politics, nor am I going to express my displeasure over the results. I know squat about politics. Because I am not currently living on PEI, I based my vote on online articles I read on the two provincial newspapers website. I didn’t have to deal with seeing those unattractive campaign signs of middle aged men with lame trendy mottos, every time I turned a corner, nor did I have to indure any painful political debates. My vote was based solely on which party I thought would do better. My choice was in no way indulgenced by anyone.

While I was watching the live feed election coverage on CBC’s website, one segment outraged me to the point where I stopped watching. There was an interview with fairly unintelligent 18 year old twin boys going on about how they are X generation Liberal, and if they didn’t vote Liberal than they would be face the reality of becoming homeless. The new caster assumed that they were being dramatic, but the boys reaffirmed the fact that there parents really would have kicked them out.

I am not a member of MENSA, but the last time I took biology Political Views have yet to be mapped on the human genome. Just because my great great great great grandfather voted for party X centuries ago, in a society when being able to read was the equivalent to a Bachelor degree does not mean that I have to vote for party X or face excommunication from my family. Parents are suppose to help shape the minds of their children so they can grow up to be free thinking adults; not brainwash them to hold the same opinion that their ancestors held. The funny thing about politics is that issues change over time, and so do party values. What was right then may be wrong now.

So are we really living in a democracy?

This ClashBang.com article was written by Melissa Montgomery. Melissa is intensely awesome, and pretty rocking.

F***Off 30 May 07

As if to make matters worse, Facebook API widget “FaceOff” has only one purpose: to compare the number of “friends” you have online against other FaceOff users. That’s right — the only use of this program is to see who’s a bigger social network whore. There, I said it.

“How does your friends list stack up? Compare yourself to the rest of the FaceOff community.”

This ClashBang.com article was written by Chris Chu. Tired of privately venting his frustration in vain, Chris decided to share his discontent with the rest of the world.

Alright? 24 May 07

I just found out the other day that one of my beloved words, “alright”, isn’t even a real word. That’s right, try typing it into a spell checker; it’s flagged as a typo.

This ClashBang.com article was written by Chris Chu. Tired of privately venting his frustration in vain, Chris decided to share his discontent with the rest of the world.

No more banner ads! 07 May 07

If you’ve been around this site for the past year or so, you’ve probably noticed the banner ad at the top of this site. As of today, it’s gone and won’t be back for awhile, if ever. Here’s why:

• It was really annoying, even after I changed the size of the ad.
• Nobody ever clicked on it, and I only earned a whopping $1.70 in about a year.

I’ll still write some sponsored articles from time to time, but only to make enough money to support this site. In the meantime, the removal of the banner ads means that the site loads faster!

This ClashBang.com article was written by Chris Chu. Tired of privately venting his frustration in vain, Chris decided to share his discontent with the rest of the world.

Predictions for Spider-Man 3 02 May 07

The third instalment of the [tag]Spider-Man[/tag] movie franchise is set to be released in theatres on May 4th. Even though I’m mainly excited to see the movie (mostly for the special effects, plus it’s Spider-Man!), I’m kind of expecting the following to happen in the movie:

1. Harry Osborne (or is it Osbourne?) becomes the new [tag]goblin[/tag], and goes after Peter Parker. This was revealed in the movie trailer, and will probably be near the beginning of the movie to build excitement.
2. Peter discovers the black parasite, which attaches itself to his suit. He wears the suit, gets all powerful, and loves it. This happened in the Spider-Man stories before.
3. Somewhere along the line, it is revealed that the Sandman was somehow responsible for Peter’s Uncle Ben’s death. The director wanted [tag]Sandman[/tag] to be in the first movie, but they didn’t have the resources to put him in.
4. Spider-Man (Peter) goes after the Sandman, and in a rage encouraged by his black suit, he tries to kill the Sandman. He also manages to piss off Eddie Brock in the process.
5. The suit also makes him try to kill Harry, further confirming his hatred for Peter.
6. Peter realizes the suit is bad for him, and tries to get rid of it. A battle ensues, and Peter manages to beat it. They’ll tie in the lame “with great power comes great responsibility” quote again.
7. The parasite somehow gets to Eddie Brock, creating Venom, another new enemy.
8. Oh, and somewhere in there a new love interest is created for Peter, causing new tension between him and Mary-Jane Watson. The suit probably makes him do something with the new girl.

And there you have it: the plot for Spider-Man 3. I’m not saying the movie’s lame; the special effects are probably worth the price of admission.

Time to go to the theatres and see if I’m right…

This ClashBang.com article was written by Chris Chu. Tired of privately venting his frustration in vain, Chris decided to share his discontent with the rest of the world.