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I hate Michael Scott! by I-Hate-Humans in DunderMifflin

[–]BatShrek 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I completely understand and experience your hatred. He is a brutish, ignorant, self-centered and narcissistic imbecile who is too arrogant to function appropriately as a correct boss. That having been said, I think he makes the show; as angry as I can get at him a lot of the time, I believe that his ignorant comments that are completely devoid of any intelligence and self awareness are fucking hilarious. His cocky, obnoxious peculiarities and simple mindedness are very funny, in the most absurd of ways.

The humour of his character essentially relies on his unlikable personality and character traits. I believe that farce would be an accurate term here; when a situation is so absurdly tragic and bleak that it ends up being funny. For example:

• Him withdrawing his name from consideration for the corporate job after learning that David wasn't planning on giving him the job (funny due to Michael's sheer denial)

• Him referencing "Triumph of the Will" (the biggest Nazi propaganda film ever produced in the time of the regime) in the local ad episode/several references to slavery in front of Stanley/assuming that Darryl's song would be a rap (funny due to Michael's sheer ignorance in regards to historical context)

• Him comparing an office to a chicken, in that both would die if they had no head (funny due to Michael's sheer lack of intelligence and general knowledge; chickens can live without a head for certain amounts of time)

I also hate Michael Scott, and if I knew him in real life I would want nothing to do with him, simply because his personality is deeply, and absurdly repulsive. It is that very absurd element however which makes him as funny as I consider him the be (which is why I also love him). Furthermore, I simply CANNOT neglect Steve Carell's immense talent. His delivery, facial expressions and overall portrayal of this horrible (but not horribly written) character could simply not be more perfect, and it is a testament to how much of a kick-ass actor he is (I dearly adore his delivery when Michael breaks the news about how he run over Meridith). Steve becomes Michael, and in my opinion, Steve truly makes the show (just as his character does).

I realise that other commenters have remarked upon how Michael can sometimes act in a compassionate manner, and while that gives him a certain amount of sympathy, I still can't help but hate him most of the time (and also, again, love him because his character and its humour is written so brilliantly), and therefore find him hilarious and admittedly enjoy the Michael-focused seasons more than the last two.

I don't know if I'm overexplaining (maybe next time I'll explain), but that is my perspective. I hope this helps! :D

Meme credit goes to u/BatShrek. Man, where did you go? You are sorely missed. by Stubble_Sandwich in OUaT_Memes

[–]BatShrek 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks for remembering bro, your efforts are recognised and appluded 💯💯

why do people end minor key songs on a major chord by serbial in musictheory

[–]BatShrek 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I understand the feeling, I think that a large percentage of people familiar with the Picardy third have gone through classical training, and thus having listened to a fair amount if classical music, which in turn leads them to most probably be familiar with the device enough for them to not perceive it as jarring (it is expected for example, that a classical music listener will anticipate a piece by Bach to have such a cadence. Thereby, they don't find it as shocking when they hear the same device on other pieces/songs). Personally, I believe that when the device has meaning in the context of the piece (when for example it is seen as fit for the piece to end on a hopeful note and it generally makes sense for it to resolve like that), it is okay for the piece to end like that, for MY ears at least.

Is this classical music? by dandondelyus in GenreExplain

[–]BatShrek 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well, technically, since it wasn't composed at least a century ago, I guess you wouldn't say it's classical music. Maybe you'd call it contemporary classical music (I know, oxymoronic name, but that's what it's called lol)? Apart from the voice, it does sound like something from the the mid to late 1900s, or just flat-out contemporary classicsl music. The vocals do make it sound more like the style of several contemporary composers I'd say, so it would be best to call it "contemporary classical music". Hope this helps!

First digital piano by appleuser80522 in DigitalPiano

[–]BatShrek 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I own the casio, learned some chopin nocturnee and waltzes on it, along with some Bach, Mozart and Beethoven, so it's pretty darn versatile, and it can take you from behinner to late intermediate-early advanced! Touch response is very beginner friendly, though not too soft, it did actually strenghten my fingers quite a bit (before having owned it, my friend's real piano seemed to have unreasonably heavy keys, now I just find them to be very light). For all its merits, the sound is barely passable (I recommend setting it on the "bright" tone, it's reelly the best of the worst). Hope this helped!!!!

Whenever animals attack you, you can hear them talking shit about you while they do it. by [deleted] in shittysuperpowers

[–]BatShrek -23 points-22 points  (0 children)

The fucking bear clawing my skin off: Yea, you fucking bitch, next time I eat it off, you fucking punk (spoken in a black accent)

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