Hey Maui, try this one for size:
Grow the fuck up.
QC is, as I think Se7en pointed out in another thread, about making snarky comments about bands you don't respect. Jeph has done EXACTLY what I just did in his comics. A lot.
Not only that, but the entire indie music scene is about having strong opinions about various bands. This is a predominantly indie forum. Thus, any thread about any given band will have one or two people saying they're not impressed by that band. If I were to post a thread about even an indie darling band like Arcade Fire, someone would have something snarky to say (probably "overrated" and "their EP wasn't really all that listenable").
Finally, there were strong ironic undertones (and oh man is irony an indie thing) in my initial comment. Dashboard is music to attempt suicide to, because it's all about "oh shit my life sucks because a girl broke up with me." Thus, my suggestion of hanging one's self in the closet is supposed to be ironic, not only because Dashboard fans are depressed, but also because hanging one's self is a particularly dramatic and ineffective means of attempting suicide. God, I hate explaining jokes, it's always fucking obnoxious.
Then, of course, you turned out a "be tolerant" rant. "Be tolerant" rants piss me off more than anything, because A) I'm not telling anyone what to like or not like, I'm just poking some relatively harmless fun at a band that deserves it and B) it shows that you lack a sense of humor, and C) it is an example of someone (i.e. you) trying to prove that you're more mature than everyone else when this isn't really a matter of maturity in the first place. It is a mildly deprecating joke. Either it's funny and you laugh, or it's not funny, and you roll your eyes and go on with your life. But as soon as you say "be tolerant," I will say EVERYTHING I have to say on the subject specifically to spite you.
