For those too young to be aware of what this parody is based on, or for those who are nostalgic, here’s the original Greased Lightning from the film Grease (1978).

Recently, I have been receiving highly critical spam comments. Here is one typical example:

What a waste of time. You’re [sic] poor english [sic] made this article hard to read. Learn to write.

I have to admit I am puzzled by the psychology of this. One form that spam comments take is to give an effusive but generic compliment (“Your blog is great!”), presumably to flatter me so that I won’t delete it. It never works but I can understand the strategy.

But I am totally baffled by what the spammer hopes to achieve with an insult.

And if you think that it is an exaggeration, read this description by Ted Rall about what people are going through.

This website highlights ambiguous sentences from letters of recommendation.

• You will be lucky to get this person to work for you
• I cannot recommend this person too highly
• I recommend this candidate with no qualifications
• Waste no time hiring this person
• He was fired with enthusiasm
• Nobody is better than this man
• I found myself frequently raving about her work
• I would place his research on the cutting edge
• I would place this student in a class by herself
• He has made immeasurable contributions to our firm

His disgusting weasel-worded campaign against giving gays their rights deservedly gets hammered on The Daily Show. The last bit It Gets Worse, based on Dan Savage’s It Gets Better campaign, is a thing of beauty because it is absolutely true. People who are on the wrong side of the fight for equal rights for marginalized groups always, always end up being despised.

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Do religious people really think that their god is impressed with such absurdities?

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As usual, he nails it.

Because I do not watch TV news, these crazy scares often come and go before I am even aware of them.

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Anyone who has followed god’s career knows that he seems to get pleasure from killing off some of his most devoted followers.

Here are some more examples and some thoughts on whether religious people really believe the words of their holy books that god cares for his flock and will protect them from harm.