It's meant to be ridiculous
It is meant to be a true word spoken in jest; a truth hidden in absurdity; an emphasis that reality is becoming absurd. I make it outrageous to mean that it should not be taken literally.
I also expect it to be used much less. The Bush approval is approaching the 'eat babies on live TV' minimum. The heroic, war time leader is no longer immune to criticism. Preachers who ban Democrat voters from their congregation are made to U-turn. That hysterical theocracy looks far less likely.
Matthew Greet
Choose Life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fucking big television, choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players and electrical tin openers. Choose good health, low cholesterol, and dental insurance. Choose fixed interest mortgage repayments. Choose a starter home. Choose your friends. Choose leisurewear and matching luggage. Choose DIY and wondering who the fuck you are on a Sunday morning. Choose sitting on that couch watching mind-numbing, spirit-crushing game shows, stuffing fucking junk food into your mouth. Choose rotting away at the end of it all, pishing your last in a miserable home, nothing more than an embarrassment to the selfish, fucked up brats you spawned to replace yourself. Choose your future. Choose life... But why would I want to do a thing like that? I chose not to choose life. I chose somethin' else. And the reasons? There are no reasons. Who needs reasons when you've got heroin?
- Mark Renton, Trainspotting.
