What Is The Origin Of 'Today Is Slap An Idiot Day'?

I'm going to reconsider voice acting for subbed and dubbed anime. Subbed anime has you read the line, and dubbed anime has you hear it. An effective English voice actor can bring an exaggerated smile to life by matching the smile with an equally happy vocal quality. That can be a difficult line to read and a specific skill to voice act. The line of dialogue that accompanies a smile is often read with a breathy, laughter-like quality. You can actually hear the smile in the voice of the actor reading the line. When all three elements of translation, animation, and voice acting come together in a perfect moment, it’s pure magic and transcends language to give you a direct shot of serotonin.

I’m not aware of any legal way to stream Persepolis right now. The film is banned in a few countries and while it hasn’t been banned in others, the distributors seem to be unwilling to release it. I haven’t been able to find it on any of the subscription streaming services even though it was released on DVD by the Criterion Collection as part of their706 series of films. It’s available for rent or purchase on Google Play, YouTube Movies as well as Vudu but it is unlisted so you won’t find it in searches. The film currently exists in a somewhat illegitimate state and it’s mainly available on torrent sites with very poor video quality.

To me, this hashtag reads as deeply ironic to the point of being satirical to express the right wing’s view of the LGBTQ+ community as corrupting society and therefore 'doing crime’ by being gay. This hashtag originated from online queer spaces that were of a leftists/anarchist persuasion. It got spread fairly naturally along the lines of any good counterculture slogan- it’s short, transgressive, and looks great on a pin. You can follow its progression from texts on Tumblr to image macros on Twitter to Instagram infographics that explain queer theory to the merch stores of indie artists who sell queer theory on t-shirts. It’s a way for a community to reclaim a negative stereotype and turn it into a badge of honor for how rebellious they are.

To get started looking for Kurt Cobain collectibles, you should start monitoring the major auction houses for upcoming sales (Julien’s, Heritage, Sotheby’s, etc…). You can sign up for email alerts on LiveAuctioneers and Invaluable as well. Smaller auctions and art dealers can also have the odd piece of interest pop up. Some of the best deals can be found through dealers listed on Instagram or private brokers who list items for sale on their websites. Make sure to thoroughly research the dealer/broker before committing to any purchases. I look for items that have been worn by Kurt and ask for as much proof of ownership as possible (photos of him wearing the item, receipts, etc…). A thorough condition report is also expected. I stick to smaller items that have been authenticated such as Kurt’s shirts, sweaters and accessories. These can be more affordable than buying a whole stage costume, and are far more rare. When buying online, stick to trusted payment methods, get quotes for insurance before you buy and consider bringing in an independent authenticator if you feel the price of an item warrants it. As someone who has lost money in the past by buying too quickly, I can say that it is part treasure hunt, part detective work and is extremely addictive.

Just as there are different interpretations of a Beethoven symphony – period-instruments performance, lush orchestral recording from mid-20th century, piano transcription, etc. – all playing the same notes but with a different timbre, tempo and overall ‘feel’ to them, Garnett being the grand, romantic orchestral recording of Beethoven’s work from the mid-20th century, P&V a period-instruments version of Beethoven’s work often jarring but attempting to be historically accurate, McDuff a crisp and clear digital recording of Beethoven’s work, Avsey being a passionate live performance of Beethoven’s work, etc. – none of them are objectively better than the others; they’re all just different interpretations of the work, and which one to go for will depend on what you’re looking for in music and/or prose.

This thing is one of those really annoying but sort of fascinating internet things. It’s clearly a joke, meant to satirize stereotypes, but I have no idea who made it or why they’d do such a thing. My bet is that it was some cartoonish poster on a really obscure online forum posing as a quiz. The questions are so goofy that they sort of collapse under their own weight and become funny. (This thing would make a lot of people very angry, no doubt. The internet is full of such in-jokes that get loose from their origin and take on a life of their own.)

I’m waiting for someone to post this up in the replies as I want to reference the image in the post discussing the origins of the meme. Talking about the word “hello” practically demands saying hello. The meme is self-referential in this way. The subject of the meme is impending doom. And all internet trends eventually die. So in discussing this meme, we’re bringing about its message to the meme itself. Maybe that is a bit too deep for a Tuesday morning but it is quite funny to think about. The meme about the end of everything will also eventually end. When that happens then we will probably post that meme as a farewell. The perfect, ironic way to say goodbye to something that is also about to disappear from the internet. And then it will fall into the archive of internet history. Eventually to be found again and put back online. The perfect circle.

After poking through old forum threads, archive snapshots, and the way people talk about it, I’ve come to see the term’s origin as more of a slow, messy stew than a single point on a map. It didn’t spring fully formed from a studio or a book; it bubbled up inside small, fringe communities where people traded shock-value slang and niche sexual vocabulary. Those communities—early message boards, Usenet groups, fetish forums, and later imageboards and Reddit threads—serve as fertile ground for ugly, silly, and taboo words to be invented and then amplified. Urban Dictionary plays a starring role in this story, but it’s more of an archivist and megaphone than an inventor. Because anyone can submit entries, the site tends to capture slang just after it starts to ripple through internet subcultures. You’ll often find the earliest Urban Dictionary entries show up in the early to mid‑2000s for many terms of this kind, and from there mainstream listicles, shock sites, and casual social posts pick them up and spread them wider. That means Urban Dictionary often functions both as a mirror reflecting underground vocabulary and as a broadcast antenna that helps that vocabulary jump into the broader online public. Tracing the absolute first use is tricky and rarely conclusive. The language bears hallmarks of British and American internet subcultures mixing together, and specific threads that popularized the phrase tend to be ephemeral—deleted posts, anonymous boards, or private group discussions. Contemporary references often come wrapped in sarcasm or disgust, which is part of why the phrase stuck: it shocks, it provokes a visceral reaction, and reactions are currency on the internet. Personally, I find it an interesting, if gnarly, example of how internet culture collects and preserves the weirdest corners of human behavior—both the vocabulary and the attitudes that produced it—without much editorial care.

Are there any tests or interviews? Well, the trial is your life as a postulant for a prolonged period of time (1-3 years) during which the community and the abbot are observing many things, including your working attitude, how you relate to other people, your humbleness, your capacity to observe regulations without any problems, your sincerity in your practice. They will test you in many different ways including giving you some quite boring tasks from time to time. Sometimes they will even correct you harshly. As for formal interviews, the abbot might ask you about your motivation for becoming a monk and your understanding of Buddhism. It is only when the community collectively sense that you have the right attitude, are truly dedicated and have the potential to represent the tradition effectively that you “pass” and are allowed to continue your training as a monk.

This term is often used within fanfiction, in book blurbs and descriptions, and even to describe adult animations and comics. Some artists have even built entire followings off of how they draw the anatomy of their characters in a very focused way, and then their fans engage in semi-ironic semi-sincere ‘worship’ of that artists’ artistic focus. In terms of application to a specific platform, “worship” might be used as a content tag in literature, while as the focus of a fandom, it comments on the artist’s known strengths and preferences and elicits reaction from fans about their works as well as the artist’s style.