Picture me holding a lighter in solidarity

by Mir on January 18, 2012 in Haven't been hit by lightning yet!

Hey, guess what. I like the Internet. I like freedom of speech. I do not like SOPA or PIPA.

Rather than blacking out my site or lecturing you, allow me to refer you to The Oatmeal’s excellent explanation of why this matters. Enjoy.

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16 Responses to “Picture me holding a lighter in solidarity”

  1. 1
    Amanda January 18, 2012 at 9:36 am #

    Hmmm….that site is blacked out today. While the goat and koala are amusing, it’s not quite what I expected :P

  2. 2
    Curly Girl January 18, 2012 at 9:47 am #

    Do it for jetskis! Do it for koalas! Do it for love!

    (Whips out my lighter)

  3. 3
    crazyjane January 18, 2012 at 9:58 am #

    gotta love the oatmeal.

  4. 4
    Jen January 18, 2012 at 9:59 am #

    The Oatmeal was the first easy to explain/understand description of this disaster of a bill.

  5. 5
    Pamela January 18, 2012 at 10:00 am #

    My senator’s contact page is down. I’m hoping it’s because he’s being inundated with messages. Thanks for posting about this.

  6. 6
    Debbi January 18, 2012 at 10:02 am #

    Love it!! thanks for sharing, holding up my lighter too!

  7. 7
    Megan January 18, 2012 at 10:19 am #

    Totally with you. Although I’m an idiot and DID try to go to a Wikipedia page this morning!

  8. 8
    Karen January 18, 2012 at 10:30 am #

    Lighter here in CT….

  9. 9
    Dani January 18, 2012 at 11:10 am #

    1. That video is too great. LOVE.
    2. I did lecture on my blog. Couldn’t help myself. You = classier than I.
    3. To Megan, I attempted to go to a Wiki page WHILE writing about PIPA and SOPA and supporting the blackouts. Oops.

    Lighter up, as well!

  10. 10
    Susie January 18, 2012 at 11:13 am #

    None of my tech-savvy friends had linked this one around yet-thanks!
    *pulls up lighter app on phone* :-)

  11. 11
    addy January 18, 2012 at 11:41 am #

    gotta love the oatmeal. Thanks for the link Mir.

  12. 12
    Zudie January 18, 2012 at 12:30 pm #

    I spread the link. Thanks!

  13. 13
    Sara January 18, 2012 at 1:14 pm #

    Yet another reason that I love The Oatmeal.

  14. 14
    Arnebya January 18, 2012 at 1:57 pm #

    For the kittens!

  15. 15
    JennyA January 18, 2012 at 2:12 pm #

    Oatmeal = Win.

    Save those kittens!

  16. 16
    liz January 18, 2012 at 4:51 pm #

    Can I just tell you that I read this title More Than Once as “light saber?” And I couldn’t for the life of me figure out what the hell you needed with a light saber. Luke Skywalker off to save the internet? Or, more accurately, Princess Leia?

    And hope Monkey is doing okay. I still think that he just doesn’t want to take a bath and he’s protesting soap. He got confused. It happens to all of us. 2013 is just around the corner. Promise.

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