Copyright 2007 by Gary Panter. Used with permission of the artist*.
I think I’ve developed a new disease: B.A.D.D., Blog Attention Deficit Disorder.**
Here are some of my B.A.D.D. symptons:
- Loss of desire to read long blog posts, causing BBR (Back Button Reflux)
- Read feedreader titles without clicking through to the post
- Make short comments, if at all
- An attraction to posts with visuals
- Cravings for short and clearly written posts
- A dislike of five dollar words (do not parade around in your mental underwear (h/t Theron Schlabach) edifying me with your vocabulary range. It’s risible.)
- No desire to click links on every word in a sentence
- Gag reflex when reading Latin ad nauseam
- Suffer from WOTS– “Wall of text syndrome”, a condition brought on by small fonts, no breaks and no images. Since WOTS causes drowsiness, I cannot drive, operate heavy machinery, or do an open house, after reading.
- Fear of carnivals
Is anyone else suffering from this disease? What are your symptoms?
* “King of Punk Art” Gary Panter is a renowned illustrator and underground comics artist who lives in Brooklyn. His many works include Frank Zappa album covers Studio Tan and Sleep Dirt. Since I am a Zappa fan, Gary made an exception and gave me permission to use his drawing for this post. Thanks again Gary. Oh yeah, the art featured is known as the FeedDemon illustration.
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**Not to be confused with B.A.D. Blog Addiction Disorder.
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