CP3S said:
twooffour said:
So I take it the more a quote appears like some expression of fantastical arrogance and megalomania when stripped out of its context, the "funnier" it is. And the better it fits into your silly "list".
The great thing about these quotes is they are actually far more humorous displays of arrogance and megalomania when taken in context. Taking them out of context was simply for the sake of convenience in creating an amusing concise list. Fortunately, Fink figured out a way to provide a concise list of your megalomaniacal goodness that can be browsed at a glance, while also providing links to view the quotes in full context. It is pretty brilliant!
far more humorous displays of arrogance and megalomania when taken in context
It's interesting you said "humorous", because now I'm gonna ask: humorous how? Intentionally or not?
The very last quote (the one where I boldly alter my own quotation and then reply as if Frink had missed it; and he knows that) was just a gag, and so were a few others (the "brain insult" comes to mind).
More than a half isn't meant particularly seriously, either - I may be thinking that I've got the better overview at the moment, but I'm surely playing up the "condescension" bit just because it's fun (and gets people all butthurt, like "you shouldn't be talking like that to other people! see, now I've done this to you, how you feel now? see, shouldn't be talking like this.").
So it sure IS a "humorous" display of arrogance, with the accent on "display".
Other than that, being blunt in some individual situations where you happen to have the high ground (almost always about some trivial issues a highschooler could be talking about), doesn't mean one has this same attitude about everything else.
So a quote that appears so incredibly douchey in isolation, might look completely different in contrast to the garbage it was in response to.
Take the first example, Frink basically refused to read a post based on its main conclusion, and I just said if he can't be bothered, he has nothing to contribute.
That was sure very arrogant. Of me, I mean.