Is Stiffs.com really sick? Or is it just YOU?
Just got off the phone with what is apparently Michael Jackson’s biggest fan in all of Minnesota. Note to self: must make it at least a BIT harder for people to get my cell number.
He started out very politely asking if I was the Commissioner of the Game of All Games, and I said yes. He then proceeded to tell me, in incredible detail, what a fantastic person MJ was, and all the great things he did for the world. That I would never amount to anything close to him, and that I should be ashamed of myself for running such a disgusting game. Normally, I thank people like this for their feedback, and leave it at that. But I decided to engage this guy just a little:
Me: Can you tell me just what it is that disgusts you about this game?
Him: It’s about death.
Me: But death is something that just HAPPENS. Football happens too, and I bet football websites don’t bother you.
Him: This is different. This is a serious matter.
Me: I’ll bet if you asked an NFL player if football was a serious matter, he’d say yes.
Him: But you are making a game out of it! Making money!
Me: Football is a game. And they make a lot more money than me.
Him: You’re missing the point.
Me: I haven’t heard a point yet – but i want you to do something for me. Take 30 seconds, right now – and just THINK about what bugs you about this website. Then speak.
Him: Fine. (30 seconds of silence)
Him: I think it’s because you make fun of people who are dead or dying. And that is disrespectful.
Me: To who?
Him: To Michael Jackson!
Me: Is he still dead?
Him: You’re a jerk. (Click)
Nothing about his off-color obituary, nothing about his family, etc.
So there you go. Stiffs.com. Sick fun for the whole family.