Jumping off of a Cliff

[vakkotaur]

Every once in a while I see some mention of the fictitious Cliff Yablonski and all the folks he supposedly hates. I skimmed the pages of Cliff's hatred a couple times. Some pictures were nasty. Some were just odd. Some weren't bad at all. And some maybe just dorky. It's quite a contrast between the pictures and the ranting captions.

The captions bring to mind a person angry at everything and evidently incapable of happiness, save perhaps at the expense of others. The pictures, however, often show people enjoying themselves. Many of these folks aren't happy because they just won a Nobel or Heisman, or because they have an ideal body shape, or because they are engaging in some popular activity. That isn't Yablonski-rant material. What is shown is people having fun or just being happy despite not being in perfect shape, having fun even though their activity isn't one popular with the masses, being happy even though they may never even be considered for this or that award, physical or academic.

Cliff is a fiction, of course. And I suppose it might amuse some to read his rantings. But it's the folks who are shown as his targets that are having the last laugh. In fact, they're even having the first laugh. Rather than complain about other people's lives, or even their own, they are living theirs. They may not be perfect, but they seem to be getting by a lot better than "Cliff" is. There are many, too many, Cliff Yablonski types. I have to wonder if "Cliff" isn't meant as a parody of those who seem incapable of bringing themselves up, and so try only to cut others down.

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If one jumps off of a cliff, one should have ..

You are one of the few out there whose wings are
truly ANGELIC. Selfless, powerful, and
divine, you are one blessed with a certain
cosmic grace. You are unequalled in
peacefulness, love, and beauty. As a Being of
Light your wings are massive and a soft white
or silver. Countless feathers grace them and
radiate the light within you for all the world
to see. You are a defender, protector, and
caretaker. Comforter of the weak and forgiver
of the wrong, chances are you are taken
advantage of once in awhile, maybe quite often.
But your innocence and wisdom sees the good in
everyone and so this mistreatment does not make
you colder. Merciful to the extreme, you will
try to help misguided souls find themselves and
peace. However not all Angelics allow
themselves to be gotten the better of - the
Seraphim for example will be driven to fighting
for the sake of Justice and protection of those
less powerful. Congratulations - and don't ever
change - the world needs more people like you.


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Not sure I believe this result, though. I certainly don't expect anyone else to.

Comments

[xydexx.livejournal.com]

Well said. -:)

[kinkyturtle.livejournal.com]

Two thoughts:

1. Right on!

2. I could be wrong, but isn't "Cliff Yablonski Hates You" updated regularly, more or less? If so, is it really just a parody? I can't quite imagine someone wanting to revisit that well of bile and froth on a regular basis unless he [a] really believed the things he was typing, or [b] thought he was actually being funny, and in neither case does he sound like someone I'd wanna hang around with. :}

[vakkotaur.livejournal.com]

Addressing item 2:

@. Yes, it is updated, though I'm not sure about regularly.

A. Anything is possible. Sometimes that's not a good thing

B. There is the 'run-into-the-ground' variant of the running gag.