You're all missing the point here. A marvel of modern literature like this requires a dedicated and detailed textepexegesis.
Do you even lift bro?
This is, in my opinion, most likely an allusion to the 19th century romantic era. We are shown a large array of different cultures, namely Asian culture and Xzibit. The catchphrase "Do you even lift bro?" refers to the Romantic fixation on the body. As we all know, the romantic era was an era coupled with spiritualism and connection with nature. The human body plays a great role in this. Beautiful combination of scenery, imagery and literature.
If you do happen to lift , I highly doubt you're from Wales, therefore the lifting is irrelevant and you are clearly wasting your time lifting.
Ah, a lapse back into time. With this deductive logic, we go back some 200 years and we end up in the age of Enlightenment. The reasoning used in this passage is a literary wink to the exact same reasoning used in the 17th century. We can tell, by this excerpt alone, that whoever wrote this was a literary genius.
Let's say you are from Wales, and you do indeed lift.
In this case, you're still pretty basic. Which will still rank you below the fox on the food chain.
Another marvel here. First of all, the author creates what we call a 'smokescreen' in literary terms. At first, it seems as what we are reading is nothing but a blur of terms that don't make up a coherent unity at all. Boy, were we wrong. When you click on the link that is intrically sown into the verse, you are taken to another video fragment. We are taken to a completely new era now: the 21st century. While I saw this pearl of modern art, I had what one may call the Stendhal Syndrome. I was absolutely overwhelmed by the beauty of this contemporary installation and actually had to pause the video at the 1:40 mark to stop the tears from coming. We see a lot of nature, animals and a whole array of people in animal costumes. This, ofcourse, refers to the duality of man - one side is civilised, obedient, the other side is as an animal, wild, ferocious, ... The notion of "Wales" will again take us to the romantic era. We all know Wales has extensive scenery and natural landscapes. "Wales" also implies the notion of a certain mysterious and fairy-like language that could only be understood after thorough study.
The fox is often associated with trickery and deceit, which, again, adds force to the "smokescreen" the author created. This is simply beautiful.
Considering the fact that you rank below the fox on the food chain, you should probably do one of two things.
One, you could always move to Wales, immediately increasing your muscle mass significantly.
Or two, continue what you're doing and end up being cougar prey.
Ahh. Like a good espresso or a cuban cigar, this passage contains a balanced blend of flavours. First we have an extension of the previous passage, indicating a strong will and a certain "unwillingless" to leave the past behind.
Second, we return to the age of enlightenment and we see a false dichotomy. Apparently the author forces us to face an impossible dillemma between two seemingly impossible choices.
As I understand it, we're given two choices:
"Move to wales" to me signifies following the past (the romantic era) and clinging to the old powers we know. As pointed out earlier, the author is a child of the romantic era and does not know differently.
"End up being cougar prey" implies death and thus a departure from the romantic era and the beginning of a new journey through another literary world, here unspecified.
Again, there are some beautiful contradictions in this passage. The first choices actually puts "change" into words but implies staying on track. The second choice uses "continue" but actually implies change?
Ist das nicht wunderbar?
Assuming you go with choice one, you'll probably end up getting married to a strumpet who will make you eat her terrible food and get you fat. In which case you'll have lost everything you've worked for.
Ahah. There we have it, what I was expecting to come has finally arrived. Here we have the first reference to the vanity of modern society. We are taken to a new image of a woman psychologically abusing her husband, a theme we know from the late 1990s. Criticism on contemporary life. Love it.
Sincerely,
[invade]
Also, some food for thought if you haven't already found this :3
The author decies to keep it classy and ends his or her whole paragraph with a "sincerely,". The pseudonym "Proud rider of the short bus" is accompanied by a drawing of, indeed, a short bus. As to follow the theme of medieval heraldry, the colour gold (or 'Or' in heraldric terms) refers to the beauty and richesse of the owner of the coat of arms. It may suggest the author is rich or of royal descent.
This passage is followed by a short tableau by an early David Chen. Of course, the vanity of current society is again accentuated here. We see how the author quotes Chen where he alludes to the daily materialistic views of the world we all have to cope with. He then implies that nothing of all that is worth its time and as such refers to the Romantic era once again.
hanz0, I greatly enjoyed dissecting this little wonder of modern literature. To me personally, it's been a rollercoaster of emotions and literary prowess, two elements the author of this text clearly masters.
Last edited by Arglax; Sep 11, 2013 at 12:31 PM.