Parental Unit Survey

[c9]

Raise your hand if your father would know that MSM means Mainstream Media (as in traditional media outlets, rather than blogs and indie 'zines).

(c9 raises hand, looks around)

I was on the phone with him yesterday, and he was doing his relaxed Reform-Alliance-Conservative-style mini-rant about JetsGo, and he said something about MSM. I didn't even catch it at the time, but realized only a few minutes ago.

Comments

[zoltrix.livejournal.com]

I own stock in Westjet. I was happy to see Jetsgo go.

[nihilicious.livejournal.com]

Maybe I'm reading too much HIV/AIDS stuff lately; MSM is definitely not something I would talk to my dad about.

[miket61.livejournal.com]

I know that MSM stands for mainstream media, and my father died in 1998.

But my ex was a big Gloria Estefan fanatic, so when I hear MSM I think of

[jpman.livejournal.com]

No, but my Dad "knows" that I'm a left-wing nut, and that everytime we talk polotics we yell at each other. Then yesterday a good friend told me that I'm not a *real* socialist (I never thought I was!) because I don't think that Bill Gates is the epitome of evil for being rich, and for denying that his summary execution and redistribution of his wealth is appropriate.

I'm so misunderstood.