i have a cut out of orlando bloom as will turner. i have kissed it . . . as a joke i swear . . . *squirms with embarassment*. hey at least it's not an edward cullen cut out! lol
Ahhh Zax, you just cheered me up. I just got into a massive argument with a friends boyfriend as to why I think Twilight sucks and why he thinks it doesn't.
There's just no escape, huh? Going to my local bookstore is likle walking into a wall of darkness because of the Twilight displays (and now the New Moon displays). I miss the colour...
Amen... I switched it up with the feature length picture in picture BS of the actors and behind the scene people gushing about the movie and the videos. At least the videos were decent.
Perhaps if someone would have looked at the Cullens and suspected them of something, Meyer could have created a forbidden love story out of it.
No one in Forks ever seems to think negatively of the Cullens in the style of "They're different from us, they could be up to something."
I agree with you, Zax. The Twilight "vampires" aren't even vampires at all. For me, Twilight is hugely overrated mediocre crap which can't compare to the works of other, well known and better writers.
God, I was just at Sunrise Records today and I'm so used to them selling some pretty badass merchendise...but then I find an entire section of Twilight merch, even a fucking MUSIC BOX!
Dude, I feel SO much for you! Okay, some bitch pointed out that she was self-admittedly obsessed with the series and pointed out that you weren't. That shouldn't be a big fucking deal!
Oh yeah, and the fact that you just admitted to enjoying a Jane Austen novel just PROVES your masculine confidence.
Zax, what if someone told me that the Volturi forbids them in Twilight? I am an anti, and only read the 1st book. I can usually bash Twilight with logic, but that forbidden concept with the Volturi is bothering me. How would you respond to it?
i can't believe a 40 year old something woman would say THAT! well i'm just glad my mum's sane. that's a huge relief (would be more relief if she could influence my sister to think the same way)
i cringed when you said that your work had Twilight on every two minutes for eight hours. you poor, poor soul... thankfully, i haven't had too many terrible encounters with Twitards.
My sister of a somewhat completely grown age (18) bought a huge poster of Edward sparklypants and hung it over her bed so he can "watch her sleep" and she got a "borders exclusive 2 year calender", pulled it apart and hung all the pictures next to the freakin' Edward picture while watching the movie 50,000 times a day urgg.
anyways, I digress, I'm going to go into a rant if i continue this comment.
Oh my fucking god I know EXACTLY how you feel. I was afraid I was the only one who had to listen to that stupid interview all damn day at work. We have everything you do.
There is one saving grace, they put one of those posters on the floor (as well as a few cover arts) in an attempt to look cute and draw people in. Thus I get to step on his face every time I walk in the door to go to work. Then I have to listen to that damn short interview 50 millions times a day. Oh I feel your pain.
I'm afraid that the hype will continue until the franchise is done, but I'm hoping that, once the movie is released, we can take down all the signage and (hopefully) the trailer and music videos will be removed from the trailer tape on the next batch.
I have the sneaking suspicion they'll be playing the movie on our Blu Ray player as soon as we get it in. Especially since two of the managers (TwiMoms at that) love it so much.
I also forgot. Would you be willing to do a rant on Stephanie Meyer in general? Like how she mistreats fans, how she reacts to people who don't like her books, how she insults other authors and books, how she writes in general and discards questions of the bad messages hidden in her series, and her egotistical manner? I think you'd be great at it.
I just read a post about this one girl who had a friend who was a fan, and how Meyer just insulted this fan because of it. This "author" is a pig.
I might post such a rant in the future, but there are too many other things that I'd like to do for me to really make any promises about it at this time.
Ew, a mom liking Twilight? That's almost as pathetic as dedicating your whole married life to writing a book about shallow, teenage infatuation... ugh. I sympathise. x
your totally wrong......wait no your not wrong but you forgot a thing thats forbidden in twilight; plot and any literary effort (though there is one good thing and one only: the covers for the books are pretty good but thats it)
I went to a Hanson concert back in 2004 (don't ask) and this mother had brought her pre-teen daughter with her. She began to tap on my shoulder and say " HEY YOU!!! YOU'RE TOO TALL. MY DAUGHTER CAN"T SEE HANSON!!!! "( Michael Tochler was on stage at this time) I ignored her, and she then pulled my arm to ensure that I heard her say " MOVE".
The sad thing is, her kid wasn't even old enough to remember MMMBop, so I just laughed at her.
I agree about the fact that the 'smeyerpires' are fairies, but then I feel bad about the fairy lore. Fairies were traditionally thought to steal children and capture souls and be relative bastards that did things for their own amusement despite hurting or destroying people. Poor fairies. :(
I feel lucky now. I work at an animal shelter; all I do is clean and hang out with the cats all day. No media contact unless I bring it with me. Cleaning cat poo out of litter boxes and vomit off the couches doesn't seem so bad anymore.
U know Iove Twilight very much. But this rant was absoulty amazing!! I got to say from the other side of the spectrum here this rant was so fuckin funny and very much true. But I still like the series.
i've used the same argument that edward and bella like each other only because he's a vampire, and her blood, etc, but all my friends say that it just gives them another thing to bond over & people do that all the time... -.- these people think they are so0o0o0o smart
Umm... Tell them to let you know when they ever bond with someone over said someone's desire to rip them apart and devour them. Until then, they're wrong.
But I loved the rant. I can't usually listen to a whole rant/raving about twilight on Youtube. I can usually read them, but can hardly ever listen to them. Dunno why. But I listened to yours from start to end, so you should feel proud!
There are, however, many different classifications of faeries. *nod* So while there are some faeries out there that are venomous, there are no vampires that sparkle.
I also had the misfortune of coming across a few Edward Cullen life-sized cardboard cutouts in two stores that people could buy. They're even in stores that have nothing to do with books. Like anime video/gamer stores for example.
I just hope this fad just dies down in a few years. I will curl up in a ball and cry if they're deemed a classic in 50 years.
Also, I'm glad to hear you're going to do the fairy rant. I'm looking forward to it.
I feel so sorry for you. If I had to listen to that over and over I think I would have run through a window, simply because it would hurt less that listening more and since the running out the door would not get the point across as eaislly.
I still love the books but can't resist listening to your rants. I wonder if you have read the half a book with edwards point of view of stephenie meyers website.
Poor zax : ( I would really hate to be in a working environment where all the ads are Twilight. My friend mentioned to me that some Blockbusters are actually having a "midnight release party" for the DVD! I was like wtf, that is GARBAGE! I really hope that is not something you will have to deal with : /
Turns out that our store is going to be having a midnight release, after all. But, to be on the safe side for all involved, I've marked on the calendar that I can't close that night. ..I'd already marked off for the next day due to relatives coming to visit.
lol, definitely would have done the same if I was in your situation. An anti being around any number of Twitards for any amount of timei is liable to CRUSH SOME SKULLS!!!
Yeah I found out last week we're doing that and it's a day I normally work. I don't always close but I'm afraid they'll try and get me too. I hope they really really don't otherwise I'll be killing some fans.
This was so epic - it certainly made my day. I thought the sweet tarts were bad, but 8 hours of that looping interview...good lord almighty! What tortures you have endured for the sake of sense and reason!
Twi-moms scare me to death. Fortunately, I told my mom about the series and the stuff in it really creeped her out. You can tell that Twi-mom that I am a member of TSdC, and I (like most of the members) am female.
That sucks, but I can understand why your store would want to put up Twilight. Its so popular that it would bring up many fans to buy more stuff, or hang out at the place, making the store more popular, I think.
Guess it sucks that you have to work with fangirls screaming over Edward. Wish yah luck! =p
I'd marry you, but then you'd be a pedophile like Edward (haha). Instead I'll admire from afar on the Internet. Basically, you are made of win on Youtube and on the forums. =3
i have a cut out of orlando bloom as will turner. i have kissed it . . . as a joke i swear . . . *squirms with embarassment*. hey at least it's not an edward cullen cut out! lol
LauraIsPink 9 months ago
Ahhh Zax, you just cheered me up. I just got into a massive argument with a friends boyfriend as to why I think Twilight sucks and why he thinks it doesn't.
I needed this ^-^
You win.
DannieCool13 2 years ago
Oh my god. You made me so happy. :D
I counted how many times you said fuck in this movie, and you said fuck 23 times. xD
Seriously though, excellent rant. <3
Boofeh 2 years ago
That's the best rant I've heard for a while ^-^
There's just no escape, huh? Going to my local bookstore is likle walking into a wall of darkness because of the Twilight displays (and now the New Moon displays). I miss the colour...
Brightcynder 2 years ago
We've got a far, far worse display this year. D:
ZaxfromTSdC 2 years ago
Where i work wal -mart i must say it
makes me feel good to see the twilight books on the shelves collecting dust and hardly no one ask me about the twilight books
The74955 2 years ago
Amen... I switched it up with the feature length picture in picture BS of the actors and behind the scene people gushing about the movie and the videos. At least the videos were decent.
SkeksisGirl 2 years ago
God you're amazing, Zax
xD
Wolfysan04 2 years ago 2
You are brilliant.
IndeedYouAre 2 years ago 4
Perhaps if someone would have looked at the Cullens and suspected them of something, Meyer could have created a forbidden love story out of it.
No one in Forks ever seems to think negatively of the Cullens in the style of "They're different from us, they could be up to something."
I agree with you, Zax. The Twilight "vampires" aren't even vampires at all. For me, Twilight is hugely overrated mediocre crap which can't compare to the works of other, well known and better writers.
TheCanadianPrairies 2 years ago
I've read Pride and Prejudice myself - it's a well written novel that was quite enjoyable to read.
Good video, Zax.
TheCanadianPrairies 2 years ago
I work at Wal-Mart and thank god there are no Twilight previews, just dumb cell phone commercials.
SlayerAngel90 2 years ago
God, I was just at Sunrise Records today and I'm so used to them selling some pretty badass merchendise...but then I find an entire section of Twilight merch, even a fucking MUSIC BOX!
Dude, I feel SO much for you! Okay, some bitch pointed out that she was self-admittedly obsessed with the series and pointed out that you weren't. That shouldn't be a big fucking deal!
Oh yeah, and the fact that you just admitted to enjoying a Jane Austen novel just PROVES your masculine confidence.
FantasmaLuna 2 years ago
Zax, what if someone told me that the Volturi forbids them in Twilight? I am an anti, and only read the 1st book. I can usually bash Twilight with logic, but that forbidden concept with the Volturi is bothering me. How would you respond to it?
anonschzoid344 2 years ago
i can't believe a 40 year old something woman would say THAT! well i'm just glad my mum's sane. that's a huge relief (would be more relief if she could influence my sister to think the same way)
maia4825 2 years ago
I feel you man. I worked at Walgreens and we had RedBox which looped Twilight and other stupid movie commercials over and over.
roxannelovesthestars 2 years ago
Marry me.
NOTaTEAMplayer 2 years ago 2
i cringed when you said that your work had Twilight on every two minutes for eight hours. you poor, poor soul... thankfully, i haven't had too many terrible encounters with Twitards.
Tprinces 2 years ago 4
Wow, I really, really respect you.
You make so many good points, you speak your mind, no sugar-coating. The fact that you are reading "Pride and Prejudice" helps a ton too.
Rock on! We need more Elizabeth Bennets!
samgamgeeisbrilliant 2 years ago 3
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God, i feel your pain.
My sister of a somewhat completely grown age (18) bought a huge poster of Edward sparklypants and hung it over her bed so he can "watch her sleep" and she got a "borders exclusive 2 year calender", pulled it apart and hung all the pictures next to the freakin' Edward picture while watching the movie 50,000 times a day urgg.
anyways, I digress, I'm going to go into a rant if i continue this comment.
Penguin360DS 2 years ago 2
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Penguin360DS 2 years ago
Twimoms are too fucking stupid for their own good and should not be allowed to procreate or have any influence whatsoever on future generations.
....LOL. XD
HailDorothyPenner 2 years ago 7
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anonschzoid344 2 years ago
Oh my fucking god I know EXACTLY how you feel. I was afraid I was the only one who had to listen to that stupid interview all damn day at work. We have everything you do.
There is one saving grace, they put one of those posters on the floor (as well as a few cover arts) in an attempt to look cute and draw people in. Thus I get to step on his face every time I walk in the door to go to work. Then I have to listen to that damn short interview 50 millions times a day. Oh I feel your pain.
Khellamendra 3 years ago 4
I'm afraid that the hype will continue until the franchise is done, but I'm hoping that, once the movie is released, we can take down all the signage and (hopefully) the trailer and music videos will be removed from the trailer tape on the next batch.
...if only we could be so lucky, eh?
ZaxfromTSdC 3 years ago
I have the sneaking suspicion they'll be playing the movie on our Blu Ray player as soon as we get it in. Especially since two of the managers (TwiMoms at that) love it so much.
Khellamendra 3 years ago
D:
And yet we're not supposed to play any movies over a G rating...PG at most, but only with the DM's permission. D:
..thankfully, my ravings have turned off all but two of my coworkers, so I highly doubt we'll be playing it. We'd be more likely to put in Bolt.
ZaxfromTSdC 3 years ago
I also forgot. Would you be willing to do a rant on Stephanie Meyer in general? Like how she mistreats fans, how she reacts to people who don't like her books, how she insults other authors and books, how she writes in general and discards questions of the bad messages hidden in her series, and her egotistical manner? I think you'd be great at it.
I just read a post about this one girl who had a friend who was a fan, and how Meyer just insulted this fan because of it. This "author" is a pig.
dancingcarrotdotcom 3 years ago 4
I mean the girl who posted about her Twihard friend getting insulted by Meyer was an Anti. *Not enough text left to explain...*
dancingcarrotdotcom 3 years ago
I might post such a rant in the future, but there are too many other things that I'd like to do for me to really make any promises about it at this time.
But it is a consideration. *nod*
ZaxfromTSdC 3 years ago
Sucks to be you.
When I was at Suncoast on Saturday, I saw these things:
-Edward Cullen Standup
-Preordering Twilight
-Twilight candies (I believe)
I was cracking up, looking at the example cover, and the lady was like 'Wanna preorder?'
I know how you feel about the video. Sorry. XD
I feel sorry for you. You're going to have that stuck in your head for so long.
sparcal54 3 years ago 2
Ew, a mom liking Twilight? That's almost as pathetic as dedicating your whole married life to writing a book about shallow, teenage infatuation... ugh. I sympathise. x
aNGLICANcHOIR92 3 years ago 3
"There's nothing forbidden in the Twilight series!"
LIES.
Logic is forbidden there.
Great rant. ^_^
satanicwatermelon 3 years ago 3
your totally wrong......wait no your not wrong but you forgot a thing thats forbidden in twilight; plot and any literary effort (though there is one good thing and one only: the covers for the books are pretty good but thats it)
captainblue150 2 years ago
Fan-moms are equally crazy everywhere.
I went to a Hanson concert back in 2004 (don't ask) and this mother had brought her pre-teen daughter with her. She began to tap on my shoulder and say " HEY YOU!!! YOU'RE TOO TALL. MY DAUGHTER CAN"T SEE HANSON!!!! "( Michael Tochler was on stage at this time) I ignored her, and she then pulled my arm to ensure that I heard her say " MOVE".
The sad thing is, her kid wasn't even old enough to remember MMMBop, so I just laughed at her.
claraanne02 3 years ago 3
Best rant ever!
AsajjVentress 3 years ago
Great rant, man. However, "what eachother is?" Sounds like part of Frank Zappa's song, "You Are What You Is". XD Great stuff man, need more!
DeadbeatShadows 3 years ago
You are amazing!!! I love you...... ^^
PerkiTheZombie 3 years ago
I agree about the fact that the 'smeyerpires' are fairies, but then I feel bad about the fairy lore. Fairies were traditionally thought to steal children and capture souls and be relative bastards that did things for their own amusement despite hurting or destroying people. Poor fairies. :(
misstressbyron 3 years ago
I'm so sorry! D:
I feel lucky now. I work at an animal shelter; all I do is clean and hang out with the cats all day. No media contact unless I bring it with me. Cleaning cat poo out of litter boxes and vomit off the couches doesn't seem so bad anymore.
TripleGoddesss13 3 years ago
U know Iove Twilight very much. But this rant was absoulty amazing!! I got to say from the other side of the spectrum here this rant was so fuckin funny and very much true. But I still like the series.
Animegal6789155 3 years ago
I do not! D:
But you can like it all you want. So long as, of course, you have good reasons for liking it. >.>
ZaxfromTSdC 3 years ago
....and, no, I don't mean that you need to justify your liking to anyone. So long as you do, in fact, have good reasons.
ZaxfromTSdC 3 years ago
"Their fucking fairies."
SarcasticIrony 3 years ago
i've used the same argument that edward and bella like each other only because he's a vampire, and her blood, etc, but all my friends say that it just gives them another thing to bond over & people do that all the time... -.- these people think they are so0o0o0o smart
your ranting is magnificent like black beauty ^^
choatickittie1 3 years ago
Umm... Tell them to let you know when they ever bond with someone over said someone's desire to rip them apart and devour them. Until then, they're wrong.
ZaxfromTSdC 3 years ago
I saw some Twilight ad in the paper with some newspaper quote saying, "The most epic romance since Titanic". This makes absolutely no sense.
I think it should be this: "The most epicfail romane since Gigli".
abridgedfan107 3 years ago
I'm sorry you have to put up with that Zax.
But I loved the rant. I can't usually listen to a whole rant/raving about twilight on Youtube. I can usually read them, but can hardly ever listen to them. Dunno why. But I listened to yours from start to end, so you should feel proud!
wolfjackle 3 years ago
Part of it may be that my rants tend to be written out beforehand, so I'm not just throwing out whatever comes to mind. >.>
..I rant whenever I write 'em out, though.
ZaxfromTSdC 3 years ago
I'm not sure if they're fairies, because Meyerpires have venom, and other fairies don't have venom. But yeah, they're not vampires.
amyrat151 3 years ago
There are, however, many different classifications of faeries. *nod* So while there are some faeries out there that are venomous, there are no vampires that sparkle.
ZaxfromTSdC 3 years ago
Oh...okay.
amyrat151 3 years ago
THIS IS THE BEST ANTI-TWILIGHT RANT I'VE EVER HEARD. Bravo! Love it
VampPhan 3 years ago
Looping it every 2 minutes would honestly let me quit my job.
BlueDAngel 3 years ago
You're quite funny when you're ranting xD
Nice rant, btw. Everything you said was true. Why is everyone so blind?
--missmay
Sporkette95 3 years ago 2
I so agree with you about the Twi-Moms...yeesh...
I also had the misfortune of coming across a few Edward Cullen life-sized cardboard cutouts in two stores that people could buy. They're even in stores that have nothing to do with books. Like anime video/gamer stores for example.
I just hope this fad just dies down in a few years. I will curl up in a ball and cry if they're deemed a classic in 50 years.
Also, I'm glad to hear you're going to do the fairy rant. I'm looking forward to it.
dancingcarrotdotcom 3 years ago 2
I feel so sorry for you. If I had to listen to that over and over I think I would have run through a window, simply because it would hurt less that listening more and since the running out the door would not get the point across as eaislly.
leatherham 3 years ago
you are AMAZING!
summzzxoxo 3 years ago
I still love the books but can't resist listening to your rants. I wonder if you have read the half a book with edwards point of view of stephenie meyers website.
potterinu 3 years ago
that was hilarious. not the fact that you're so mad, but all your insults and thoughts were hilarious.
DiabolicalLefty 3 years ago
You freaking rock! I love this rant XD
DarkLightFireDragon 3 years ago
i need to come up with a new word for this geniousnessess
draydrone 3 years ago
It relieves me to know that there are some smart, cool people left in this world.
SongfromBohemia 3 years ago
.....I feel for you, bro D':
Aurasword90 3 years ago
Poor zax : ( I would really hate to be in a working environment where all the ads are Twilight. My friend mentioned to me that some Blockbusters are actually having a "midnight release party" for the DVD! I was like wtf, that is GARBAGE! I really hope that is not something you will have to deal with : /
Jackie13013 3 years ago
Shouldn't. My store closes at 11pm on Fridays. (For some reason, Twilight's getting a release date of Saturday, instead of the standard Tuesday.)
ZaxfromTSdC 3 years ago
Midnight releases for a DVD? I've never heard of that happening before. In theaters, sure, but for the release of a DVD? WTF?
wolfjackle 3 years ago 2
Turns out that our store is going to be having a midnight release, after all. But, to be on the safe side for all involved, I've marked on the calendar that I can't close that night. ..I'd already marked off for the next day due to relatives coming to visit.
ZaxfromTSdC 3 years ago
lol, definitely would have done the same if I was in your situation. An anti being around any number of Twitards for any amount of timei is liable to CRUSH SOME SKULLS!!!
Jackie13013 3 years ago
Yeah I found out last week we're doing that and it's a day I normally work. I don't always close but I'm afraid they'll try and get me too. I hope they really really don't otherwise I'll be killing some fans.
Khellamendra 3 years ago
Luckily, my boss likes me and always works with me, especially since I rarely, if ever, request off for anything.
ZaxfromTSdC 3 years ago
We've had midnight releases for games in the past. But the ONLY other movie that we had a midnight release for was The Dark Knight.
ZaxfromTSdC 3 years ago
Zax, I hereby award you with 5 internets.
ShikibuSan 3 years ago 3
This was so epic - it certainly made my day. I thought the sweet tarts were bad, but 8 hours of that looping interview...good lord almighty! What tortures you have endured for the sake of sense and reason!
Twi-moms scare me to death. Fortunately, I told my mom about the series and the stuff in it really creeped her out. You can tell that Twi-mom that I am a member of TSdC, and I (like most of the members) am female.
Keep fighting the good fight, soldier!
jedirina1026 3 years ago 5
That sucks, but I can understand why your store would want to put up Twilight. Its so popular that it would bring up many fans to buy more stuff, or hang out at the place, making the store more popular, I think.
Guess it sucks that you have to work with fangirls screaming over Edward. Wish yah luck! =p
HellDevil75 3 years ago 2
This is the angriest rant I've heard from you yet.
You're getting better xD
Silly fangirls.
I hope the posters were manufactured in china, and leave their lips with some kind of ugly rash.
(God forbid if they use tongue)
Pheorach 3 years ago 4
Looping? Twilight? FFFFUUUUUUUU---
Hey, maybe the girls making out with the poster will get hit in the face with the door when someone tries to walk in. :D
RWR01 3 years ago 5
You are a GENIUS.
xAJxGuitarx 3 years ago
My friend bought them so we could make fun of them! XD They tasted like SHITTTTTT! I feel SO bad for you!!!!
inkenyo 3 years ago
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE FTW!!
cabalia454 3 years ago 3
Your videos are so entertaining. I hope you soon make a fairy/vampire explanation video. :)
JLynneh 3 years ago
I'd marry you, but then you'd be a pedophile like Edward (haha). Instead I'll admire from afar on the Internet. Basically, you are made of win on Youtube and on the forums. =3
KawaiiSora 3 years ago 2
XD same XD
inkenyo 3 years ago
XD Me too
MarsRepepsi 3 years ago