{"id":97,"date":"2003-04-21T03:30:10","date_gmt":"2003-04-21T06:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ericbrooks.com\/soapbox\/?p=97"},"modified":"2011-08-17T12:21:48","modified_gmt":"2011-08-17T16:21:48","slug":"the-reviews-are-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ericbrooks.com\/soapbox\/the-reviews-are-in\/","title":{"rendered":"The reviews are in…"},"content":{"rendered":"

This will bring me (and by osmosis, all of us) maximum exposure. Let’s face it. I’M A “PROBLEM ADULT”!!!<\/strong> I love a good spanking as much as the next guy, but I need positive reinforcement and encouragement every once in a while or I end up doing stuff. I mean, I would take a bullet for you guys… is asking for a couple of votes gonna kill yas? I mean, really. I’ve already spammed<\/span> sent notifications to a few of you from NewGrounds.<\/p>\n

Spread the word. Vote for me….<\/a>
\nEricBrooks.Com\u00ae – Cuz I’d run over a kitten just to entertain you.\u2122<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Klondike Kate<\/strong> stopped by yesterday, to review the recent controversy for her Sunday bounce-a-thon<\/a>feature (Much like my “Newz & Gossip” section, except I don’t have the time to deal with petty details like “research” and “the facts”.) Here’s what she says:<\/p>\n

“I understand you Eric, especially after I read hours and hours of your tar-and-feathering incident on many different sites. Curiosity finally won and bid me to take a gander at both the offended party’s site and your site to see what all the hoopla was about. (BTW? I had a lot of fun at your site. You have cool shit to give away, you embrace life with big sweaty arms…)”<\/span><\/p>\n

Big sweaty arms???
\n*sniff sniff*
\nokay… well she says more…<\/p>\n

“And what did I find? I think you are a smart-ass, just like me. You possess a wicked, irreverent wit which oozes out of every pore. You are a pestering pixie, a mischievous leprechaun, a spirited sprite. You thrive on danger as you skateboard down the railing, whizzing past our heads in a rush of air”<\/span><\/p>\n

Wow. It’s like she’s known me all my life! :0)<\/p>\n

So now, Kate has inspired me to find a way to lay tribute to all of my friends who have said nice things about me this week… without causing trouble.<\/p>\n

“Hang in there E, we know you’ve offended lots of good folks… and we love you for it ” – Daphne, Villa Santiago<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

“Eric made a wiseass comment (uh, AS USUAL. Nothing new there, folks.)” – Angel A. Fish, KissMyFish.Net<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

“Eric is the kind of guy that prefers to use gasoline when putting out fires so they burn really bright before going away. Asinine, perhaps, but not racist.” – John, Linkworthy<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

“Eric may be a stupendously outspoken jackass, sure, but racist? Hardly. He\u2019s an equal-opportunity misanthrope.” – Graham, Virulent Memes<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

“I myself have called Eric many, many names ;), but racist? Never even crossed my mind.” – Lee, of Dailee<\/a> (in Faith’s comments<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

“So that was the spirit the comment was intended in. I knew this instantly when I read it, because I know E very well. He is one of the finest people I have ever known. Period.” – Maria, Dayzed & Confused<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

There was more… and I’ll add them later.<\/p>\n

(Past commentaries…)<\/strong>
\n“If Don Rickles were a web author, he might come up with something like this. Otherwise impossible to describe. Addictive, in a guilt-inducing fashion.” – Jeffrey Zeldman, Exit Gallery<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

“If an asteroid were to hit the earth, it would hit Eric Brooks’ House. It wouldn’t stop him or slow him down.” – Alan Herrell, Pixelview Interview<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

For reasons that completely elude me… YOU PEOPLE LOVE ME!!!!
\n(I think.)<\/p>\n

I kinda rule the latest mess more of a “cultural” thing than a “racial” one… Americans get me. Australians get me. Canadians get me. Brazilians get me. Colombians get me. You guys rule!<\/p>\n

Most of Europe (particularly parts of the the U.K.) never seem to understand where I’m coming from (ok, except Germany and the Netherlands… you guys FUCKING ROCK!!!).<\/p>\n

Why is that? And did I leave out any of the other countries that appreciate mean-sprited pricks like me?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Superdudes goes live on NewGrounds.Com, and a few reactions of friends all over the web over how ridiculous Sayed and Blogshare’s charge is and the dumb over-reaction by bloggers over a supposedly "racist" comment I made that no one ever actually saw.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-97","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-as-the-web-burns"],"yoast_head":"\nThe reviews are in... - SoApBoX<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ericbrooks.com\/soapbox\/the-reviews-are-in\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The reviews are in... - SoApBoX\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Superdudes goes live on NewGrounds.Com, and a few reactions of friends all over the web over how ridiculous Sayed and Blogshare's charge is and the dumb over-reaction by bloggers over a supposedly "racist" comment I made that no one ever actually saw.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ericbrooks.com\/soapbox\/the-reviews-are-in\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"SoApBoX\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"EricBrooksDotComWeb\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"EricBrooksDotComWeb\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2003-04-21T06:30:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2011-08-17T16:21:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Eric Brooks\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@EricBrooksCom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@EricBrooksCom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Eric Brooks\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ericbrooks.com\/soapbox\/the-reviews-are-in\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ericbrooks.com\/soapbox\/the-reviews-are-in\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Eric Brooks\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ericbrooks.com\/soapbox\/#\/schema\/person\/8ff62df16d2105a698b2aa19323dca30\"},\"headline\":\"The reviews are in…\",\"datePublished\":\"2003-04-21T06:30:10+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2011-08-17T16:21:48+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ericbrooks.com\/soapbox\/the-reviews-are-in\/\"},\"wordCount\":634,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ericbrooks.com\/soapbox\/#\/schema\/person\/8ff62df16d2105a698b2aa19323dca30\"},\"articleSection\":[\"As The Web Burns\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ericbrooks.com\/soapbox\/the-reviews-are-in\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ericbrooks.com\/soapbox\/the-reviews-are-in\/\",\"name\":\"The reviews are in... - SoApBoX\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ericbrooks.com\/soapbox\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2003-04-21T06:30:10+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2011-08-17T16:21:48+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ericbrooks.com\/soapbox\/the-reviews-are-in\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/ericbrooks.com\/soapbox\/the-reviews-are-in\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ericbrooks.com\/soapbox\/the-reviews-are-in\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/ericbrooks.com\/soapbox\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The reviews are in…\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ericbrooks.com\/soapbox\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ericbrooks.com\/soapbox\/\",\"name\":\"SoApBoX\",\"description\":\"Rants and Raves of Eric Brooks. 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