Curt Shackleford is a great person.

If you haven't read the post entitled "I heard that Curt Shackleford is gay." I recommend you doing so. It prompted the following comment, which is stupid:

" Anonymous said...

I was at the Topaz show and I didn't hear any of that "I’m not trying to fight… You’re just an uptight, PC idiot." When did you say that?

And I don't think anyone booed. I think a lady groaned like she was concurring that losing money for AIDS is a bad thing.

And even if they did boo, I have been in audiences where people boo to commiserate with the speaker. I hear it among political audiences a lot. Like when a candidate is dissing his opponent and people boo at the sound of his name. Maybe it's a DC thing? So maybe people didn't hate you as much as you thought. Hang in there. AIDS humor is tough to pull off, even if you are sympathizing with the cause."

It made me mad, and I'm going to address it, sentence-by-sentence.

I was at the Topaz show and I didn't hear any of that "I’m not trying to fight… You’re just an uptight, PC idiot."
-Then you weren't listening or something.

When did you say that?
-At the end of my set, after my last joke, as I said in the entry that you were responding to. How did you forget that quickly? Why did you think it's okay to ask questions in a comment? People don't usually respond to anonymous comments.

And I don't think anyone booed.
-I heard two or three people boo.

I think a lady groaned like she was concurring that losing money for AIDS is a bad thing.
-This may be one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. Who boos a tragedy? That is weird logic. You think people booed on 9/11? No. You stupid-face, dumb-head.
“Mr. Smith, I’m sorry to tell you this, but your wife has died.”
“Boooo!!! Boooo!!!!”
See how stupid you are?
I know the difference between a boo and a groan.

And even if they did boo, I have been in audiences where people boo to commiserate with the speaker.
-Where do you hang out that people do this? Maybe that’s your problem, because boos typically don’t represent empathy.

I hear it among political audiences a lot.
-That explains a lot.

Like when a candidate is dissing his opponent and people boo at the sound of his name.
-If there was one word in the English language, or any language that could make you sound any worse, it would be “dissing.” Way to go. High-five!
I don’t think I was referring to AIDS as my opposition anyway.

Maybe it's a DC thing?
-No.

So maybe people didn't hate you as much as you thought.
-Way to go to an extreme, asshole. I didn’t say anything about people hating me. The crowd was really into it, except for two lines in one joke, out of ten minutes. They really liked the rest of it. Did you even read the blog before responding? Were you really at the show?

Hang in there.
-You are a condescending prick. I’m doing okay with the whole comedy thing.

AIDS humor is tough to pull off, even if you are sympathizing with the cause.
-This sums up the whole thing. The point of the entry this person is responding to, is that it is not an AIDS joke. It’s a story about an AIDS Benefit that I did. It was a horrible show. The story is about a horrible show, not AIDS. The only reason I say AIDS, is because that’s what we were raising money for. At no time do I even talk about AIDS, other than to mention that it’s an AIDS Benefit that lost money for AIDS. That’s it. I am getting so mad as I write this.

The End.