I was never really sure if that album title was cute or absurdist or just some kind of bizarrely "goth" take on life. However, I am now finally developing some appreciation for the phrase. DeLay is indicted, Iraq is officially a shambles, people are realizing Bush is incompetent, CRONYISM is becoming a new catchphrase.

All of these things are horrible. Yet somehow they make me happy. Sigh. What's next, I'll understand a Sigur Ros song?

At 10/05/2005 1:32 PM,  Chuckles said...

That in no way reflects the current regime. They are more like "Overachievers Please Ignore Reality".

I also love the regime's complete break from Republican values. Bush and his buddies are now officially battling state's rights (Oregon's Euthanasia Law), officially and explicitly sponsoring big government (Dept of Homeland Insecurity) and restricting a citizen's right to buy as much as possible (by shredding our economy).

 

At 10/06/2005 5:25 PM,  fulsome said...

I think *both* of those phrases could work. There are clearly some underachievers who don't give a flying ... and some overachievers who are trying to destroy us all.

atm, my other Modest Mouse album of schadenfreude (mdhatter give us your umlaut secret) would be "Building Nothing Out Of Something" or maybe "Everywhere & His Nasty Parlour Tricks."

Other band options: "Oh, Inverted World" and "You Forgot it in People"

 

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