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I am a somewhat new member myself, having just joined Barbelith in May, but I feel that my perspective as a somewhat new member might allow me to present you with some insights as to the functioning of Barbelith that the jaded oldies probably aren't aware of any more, as accustomed as they are to the medium of Barbelith itself as a living environment, as it were, much in the same way that we are not aware of the air around us or a goldfish is unaware that it spends much of its time in its own filth.
There are certain members who do not suffer fools gladly. If you find yourself being forced to backtrack or reconsider your arguments, there are two words to remember above all else: Matt Frewer. Several of the secret "Barb-Elite," who rule this place with by both iron fist and tungsten wit, have an interest bordering on fanaticism in the career of this Canadian character actor, starting with his catapult to stardom in the late 1980s as media pundit and Diet Coke shill "Max Headroom," on through his roles in stellar television drama like "The Stand" and cutting-edge horror (ha! ha!) like the newer grimmer "Dawn of the Dead."
If you find yourself confronted with a query like
I'm really not sure what you're getting at with that statement. Would you care to unpack it?
your ass, as they say, is grass unless you pull a Frewer gem out of it. Like "I'd love to explain my complex ideas on intergenerational mores amongst the economically disenfranchised, but at the moment I am just too disheartened by Matt Frewer's lacklustre performance as Sherlock Holmes in a series of tele-films circa 2000." This will spark off a round of rousing debate as to Frewer's appropriateness for the role and whether any non-British actor should be allowed to tackle Holmes, including even Frewer, the thespian's thespian.
This is rarely used, but almost always works. The "Frewer Gambit," as it is now known, has gotten me out of a number of jams and is solely responsible for my survival to date. Use it judiciously, but not with abandon, and good luck. |
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