Rant Contest Entry: Talkin' Bout A Revolution.

[LMNO]

The revolution will probably be televised.



The revolution will be born in some stoner,Äôs basement.  The revolution will be an ongoing prank in History class.  The revolution will not be defined.  The revolution will be acknowledged with a quiet nod.  The revolution will gain momentum.

The revolution will be identified by recent college grads with Graphic Design and Marketing degrees burning holes in their pockets.  The revolution will be pitched to CEOs of multinational corporations.  The revolution will be analyzed, autopsied, sliced, diced, and stuck to corkboards with pushpins.  The revolution will be cleaned up, polished, waxed, packaged, and tied in a nice bow.

The revolution will be leaked to the media.  The revolution will show up on the catwalks of Paris, Italy, and Japan.  The revolution will have its own burger.  The revolution will have its theme song in heavy rotation on MTV.  The revolution will be on Leno, Letterman, Conan, and The Daily Show.  The revolution will turn down an appearance on Carson Daly.

The revolution will be sold at Hot Topic.

The revolution will be identified as a ,Äútrend,Äù by CNN.  The revolution will be reported on by self-proclaimed Experts In The Field.  The revolution will be blamed for teen pregnancy.  The revolution will be synonymous with the ,ÄúTwinkie defense,Äù in courts of law.

The revolution will host a concert series to help the homeless.  The revolution will be managed by financial advisors, lawyers, ad agencies, and media planners.  The revolution will be publicly traded in the stock market.  The revolution will be remixed by P. Diddy and released exclusively on iTunes.

The revolution will have sub-genres.  The revolution will suffer an anti-revolution backlash.  The revolution will appear on an episode of Walker, Texas Ranger.  The revolution will generate buzzwords that will be used by your parents trying to sound hip.  The revolution will be in a Cadillac commercial.  The revolution will be adopted by pre-pubescent girls trying to act ,Äúgrown up,Äù.

The revolution will be derided by Bill Mahr, Rush Limbaugh, & Al Franken.  The revolution will be mocked by Jon Stewart, Steve Colbert, and Tina Fey.  The revolution will appear on Best Week Ever.  The revolution will become an automatic punchline.  The revolution will be relegated to a question in the next edition of Trivial Pursuit.

The revolution will be televised.  After all, there's market share to consider.

[East Coast Hustle]

read and scored.

[LMNO]

Much obliged.

[The Doctor]

Most excellent.

[LMNO]

I'm thinking of turning it into a song.

[The Doctor]

It would make a really good animated music video...

[LMNO]

Well, if you know any animators, I'll toss it their way when I'm done.

[B_M_W]

Now the question is: are all revolutions completly futile?

[Cain]

yes.

[B_M_W]

yes.

At which point we can ask: Why do we therefore partake in them?

[Cain]

Because we can.

[fluffy]

yes.

At which point we can ask: Why do we therefore partake in them?

better than playing parcheesi?

[East Coast Hustle]

yes.

At which point we can ask: Why do we therefore partake in them?

because it beats drinking Budweiser and watching NASCAR?

[B_M_W]

I think its because we feel its better than doing nothing.

[Fizzwitz Glorypoop]

yes.

At which point we can ask: Why do we therefore partake in them?

It seemed like the thing to do at the time...