🎨 Artcow Iconoclast / Jonathan Mack Sweet - The Chris-Chan of Arkansas

[wheat pasta]

Yes, Sweet's idea of keeping his money safe involves writing a number of blank cheques, signing them, and putting them all in the same place.

What?
Do you perchance know his logic behind this.. bizarre measure?

 

[ASU]

I think it was mostly because of Sweet's aversion to change. Sweet was kicked out of the gig at the Herald, which probably felt to him like the ban from the GAMe PLACe felt like to CWC. The drama that obviously unfolded after Sweet was kicked out of ASU altogether would also have been somewhat like the GAMe PLACe drama - repeated attempts at contacting staff and sneaking back in.

I think regardless of what else happened this is definitely part of it.

 

[Holdek]

This?

When asked
"If a well respected and long time member of AJM STUDIOS.NET 'snapped,' and started posting things against the rules and spam our forum, what would you do?"

wow

It seems like almost a completely different person wrote that.

That actually gives me the heebie-jeebies how he can talk about quixotic vendettas and then segue into the violence foreshadowing stuff...

I find it unusual because if you asked, for example, Chris Chan to explain how he'd set limits for someone acting like himself you'd get a lot of silly nonsense answers mixed in with a few good ideas. But Iconoclast seems capable of fully turning off his inner autism when he needs to. Funny then that he can't do it permanently, or see and admit his own flaws well enough to constructively criticize himself and resume normal development.

This is like that time on his blog where he basically said, Having this grudge against The Herald isn't healthy and I've accepted that I won't be able to go back to ASU and it's time to move on.

And then the next day he's back in the same cycle of autismo.

 

[Le Bateleur]

What?
Do you perchance know his logic behind this.. bizarre measure?

The best I can think of is convenience - maybe it's hard for Sweet to get to his bank, but easier for him to get to a place that cashes cheques? Or maybe he saw it on a cartoon once - perhaps he was trying to create his own version of Scrooge McDuck's money swimming pool from Duck Tales

This?

When asked
"If a well respected and long time member of AJM STUDIOS.NET 'snapped,' and started posting things against the rules and spam our forum, what would you do?"

Oh wow

wow

Thanks, @Treenbeen! It's even more applicable to the current Milk Spillage than I remembered. Those are some prophetic words right there from Dr. Belch...

 

[drtoboggan]

Only an idiot signs blank checks, such as the endangered species called the Tax & Spend Liberal.
His RINO whining is hilarious, like the No True Scotsman fallacy.

 

[Dr. Merkwurdichliebe]

Could you link to this? I didn't see it (skipped from like page 40 to page 150).

Here you go.

Hi, folks.

I decided to take a crack at transliterating Jon Sweet's TV Ratings post. I tried to preserve the spelling, grammar, and punctuation as best I could, though I was a little iffy with the commas sometimes. Text that was struck through actually appeared that way in the original piece. I present it here without commentary. I'd like to know what you think before I add my own thoughts. If anybody knows where we can get a transcript of the SNL sketch for comparison, I'll gladly add it here.
I know this is a funny (as in weird) thing to say as a mod, but if this has already been posted or linked to, go ahead and tell me and I'll pull it down.

For now, the text:


TV RATING SYSTEM

In the beginning it was ratings for movies. It started with the basics: G for general audiences, PG meant that parents had to accompany their kids to the theaters, R meant that anyone under sixteen was not admitted, and X, of course, meant strictly adult. No kids were allowed in the theater, and they had no choice but to either sneak in through the back door, rent the video, or catch the movie on cable.

Then came NC-17 – no children under 17 admitted. “Showgirls,” with Elizabeth Berkely, was the first big-screen NC-17 movies. This rating caused problems, however. For example, Spike Lee’s “Malcom X” became “Malcom NC-17,” and Stan Lee’s X-Men became the NC-17 men. The jury is still out, though, on “The X-Files,” Ex-Lax, and the Exxon Valdez.

But now we have these fancy new TV ratings to deal with. There’s TV-Y for children under seven, TV-Y7 for children 7 and up, TV-G for family audiences, TV-PG for more mature audiences, and TV-14, which means send the kids and all dogs under two out of the room. And then there’s TV-M, for “mature audiences” – the one they don’t even talk about.

However, I don’t think just these five ratings alone cut it – so in the age-old liberal tradition of making the simple complicated, I offer a few more useful TV ratings for families across the Fruited Plain.



(1) TV-TC/WBC. Means “Too Cerebral/Will Be Cancelled”. Shows like “Nowhere Man,” “VR-5,” “Strange Luck,” and “The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.”, which were too highbrow for intellectually-deprived audiences who prefer- [cuts off]



(2) TV-RTC/WBC. “Replaced shows that were TC/WBC. Should appear on insipid shows like “Moesha,” “Homeboys in Outer Space,” and the entire “Back-to-Back Monday’ lineup.



(3) TV-BS. Just what it sounds like. Used for programming thatis a little too liberal. Also good for televised Senate hearings when the Democrats have the floor and for President Clinton’s state of the union show.



(4) TV-B. Means the show has an all-or-mostly-black cast. Will be used for programs like “The Cosby Show,” “A Different World,” the new fall lineup on UPN, and my personal favorites, “Cops” and “America’s Most Wanted”.



(5) TV-ACBD. Stands for “Ages Can Be Deceiving.” Should be on TV shows like “Beverly Hills 90210,” “Melrose Place,” and “Saved by the Bell,” in which 50-year-old actors play high school-or college- age kids.



(6) TV-VC. Stands for “Vicious Circle”. This program features an actor who got his start in TV, and did a few one-star movies, and is now back on TV again. In six weeks, when his show is cancelled, he’ll be back to pumping gas.



(7)TV-S&L. Should be used for any programming created by Hiam Saban and Shuki Levy, i.e. “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers,” “V.R. Troopers,” “Masked Rider”, and “Big bad Beetleborgs.” Parents strongly cautioned to turn off the TV or turn on something else, as TV-SL programs can cause brain damage in younger viewers.



What puzzles me is this: Who writes these things, and how do they decide which shows are TV-Y, TV-Y7, TV-G, TV-PG, or TV 14? Is it a complicated, scientific method involving teams of researchers collecting data, cross-referencing it with data from other researchers, then using algebra, calculus and complex mathematical equations to arrive at these figures, or is it just some joker throwing darts with ratings written on them into a Nielsen ratings dartboard?

I mean, how can the Three Stooges be rated G when Moe keeps poking Larry in the eyes or running a hacksaw across Curly’s head? Or why is “The X-Files” only a PG and not a [?] when a couple of weeks ago they had cross-dressing brain-eating bisexual interracial body piercing bug-eyed pig-eared biker punk alien mutants doing the Macarena with the Cancer Man?

And what in blazes is this V-chip I keep hearing about? Seems Ernest “Fritz” Hollings (Dem-SC) – who sounds a lot like Foghorn Leghorn – is all for it, whatever it is. From what I hear, you put it into your TV set, and it takes out all the violence you don’t want your kids to see. (Dang. There go the Three Stooges.)/ My question is, where do you put it in, and how? Does it drop in there like a coin in a vending machine, or do I have to go out and buy a couple of new TVs to get one of those fancy-butt V-chips installed? How much are V-chips they? Can I buy them in a little bag for 99¢ at the convenience store? Are they good with bean dip?

The whole TV ratings thing sound to me like another liberal plot to limit our freedom and tell us what we can and cannot watch, or do, or say. Some liberals are trying to tell us how to raise our kids; the think we’re so dang stupid we can’t decide for ourselves what our kids can or can’t watch and what is or isn’t appropriate. And if we let them get away with it, they’ll keep on robbing us of our freedoms slowly but surely. Already we spend four month’s worth of our wages on income tax and can’t walk through the streets at night for fear of the criminal element – when does the hurting stop?

[unreadable note, “See carber p”]

The following text was written at the bottom of the first page of the piece.

Now, somebody please explain this whole TV ratings and V-chip thing to me. But not right now. “Pinky and the Brain” is coming on.

 

[DrJonesHat]

Thing is, if he'd just said he was inspired by the SNL sketch, he'd probably have been ok. Yeah, it's racist and has the typical conservative crap, but the content is original, while the idea is not. But I think that's enough to get labeled a plagiarist. Just a quick note at the top of the ariticle "SNL had some suggestions for new ratings, so here's mine!" and all this could have been avoided. But it's clear based on the information revealed in this thread that Sweet had pissed off everyone on the Herald staff, and they were just looking for an excuse to fire him. If it hadn't been the TV ratings article, it would have been something else.

 

[Dr. Merkwurdichliebe]

wow

It seems like almost a completely different person wrote that.

That actually gives me the heebie-jeebies how he can talk about quixotic vendettas and then segue into the violence foreshadowing stuff...


This is like that time on his blog where he basically said, Having this grudge against The Herald isn't healthy and I've accepted that I won't be able to go back to ASU and it's time to move on.

And then the next day he's back in the same cycle of autismo.

I've noticed this behavior from him on other occasions. One day, he's almost sane and reasonable; the next, he back to sperging about the imminence of his triumphant return to ASU.

He's got such a weird and wide spectrum of symptoms that I wonder if bi-polar should be added to the list. Or may he is being medicated but decides on his own when he'll actually takes the meds.

 

[ASU]

Thing is, if he'd just said he was inspired by the SNL sketch, he'd probably have been ok.

Something about this makes me think of Sonic recolors. Like no one cares if someone traced and recolored Sonic up until the point they try to call it their OC. Plagarism is basically the writing equivalent of tracing. I never really thought of Belch comics as his Sonichu but I guess that's exactly what it is.

 

[DrJonesHat]

I've noticed this behavior from him on other occasions. One day, he's almost sane and reasonable; the next, he back to sperging about the imminence of his triumphant return to ASU.

He's got such a weird and wide spectrum of symptoms that I wonder if bi-polar should be added to the list. Or may he is being medicated but decides on his own when he'll actually takes the meds.

As a bipolar, I can shed some light on what may be going on in Sweet's head (based on what goes on in mine). Bipolar disorder is characterized by bouts of extreme elation, grandiose thinking and boundless energy called mania, the flip side is a deep, soul-crushing depression where you generally have little interest in doing anything beyond the activities necessary for life (and sometimes not even then). In the middle is the plateau phase, where you are more or less normal. Sweet's posting is rather coherent, and people in the throes of mania generally have a hard time stringing a sentence together, so I don't think he's bipolar. Depression on the other hand is almost a certainty, as is some form of delusional disorder.

 

[Dr. Merkwurdichliebe]

Well, looks like the 1997 ASU Herald produced at least one successful newspaperman.

Scott Mitchell won a prestigious award for copy-editing in 2002, and his career seems to have headed upward since then, to the point that he's writing front-page headlines.

I for one salute this hardworking journalist, and hope that he periodically takes time to celebrate his success by eating sumptuous, buffet-style meals and watching lots of TV channels on a big television.

Another nice find, Absinthe.

So, five years after they graduated from ASU, Mr. Mitchell was the deputy copy desk chief at a major metropolitan newspaper and was receiving a giant plaque and a check for $1,000 from the hands of the governor of the Great State of Texas. And Mr. Sweet was living in bucolic squalor and creating wanted posters for the people on his enemies list from The Herald. It's amazing what people can accomplish if they get up off their ass and work for it.

For those unfamiliar with U.S. newspapers, being promoted to a supervisory position in any news department at a major metro five years after graduating from college is an almost unheard of accomplishment. And it's not something you obtain through lying, treachery and office politics or because of the Liberal/Progressive Conspiracy™. Even making it to a major metro in any capacity five years after graduating is quite a feat; many people work at newspapers their entire lives and never get on at a paper like the Star-Telegram.

Could it be that Mr. Sweet is lying about Mr. Mitchell's character and competence?

As a bipolar, I can shed some light on what may be going on in Sweet's head (based on what goes on in mine). Bipolar disorder is characterized by bouts of extreme elation, grandiose thinking and boundless energy called mania, the flip side is a deep, soul-crushing depression where you generally have little interest in doing anything beyond the activities necessary for life (and sometimes not even then). In the middle is the plateau phase, where you are more or less normal. Sweet's posting is rather coherent, and people in the throes of mania generally have a hard time stringing a sentence together, so I don't think he's bipolar. Depression on the other hand is almost a certainty, as is some form of delusional disorder.

Sorry for my ignorance on this topic, @DrJonesHat.

My sole experience with someone who is bipolar was a woman who, when in the manic stage, did indeed possess boundless energy. But she devoted all of it toward causing unbelievable disruption in the office, an activity that mostly took the form of filing outrageously false human-resources complaints against her co-workers. That's what made me think of Mr. Sweet. Her behavior when manic was obviously related to other issues, probably including the 23 cats she had at home, not counting the ones in the deep freeze in the garage.

I know I'm beating a dead horse, but seriously AJM? If Sweets ever goes Elliott Rodger, your site is going to look worse than PUAhate.

Instead of locking the gates and defending Mr. Sweet to the death, you'd think they might be doing a little research on their pal. They'd find stuff like this from SearchQuarry:

The Little Rock case is a different Jonathan Sweet. But that still leaves him with a total of eight arrests and/or indictments/warrants and/or criminal court appearances, six in Mississippi County and two in Craighead County. It would be nice if he would explain all of them, and not just the one involving the insignificant attempted-skull-crushing dust-up with his brother.

Edit: To reload image. Don't know why the first version looked so bad. It's the same URL.

 

[He Sets Me On Fire]

Instead of locking the gates and defending Mr. Sweet to the death, you'd think they might be doing a little research on their pal. They'd find stuff like this from SearchQuarry:

https://static.kiwifarms.net/data/xengallery/30/30126-b7a9c03c626ac20ad106c381bfe81518.jpg?1433230470

The Little Rock case is a different Jonathan Sweet. But that still leaves him with a total of eight arrests and/or criminal court appearances, six in Mississippi County and two in Craighead County. It would be nice if he would explain all of them, and not just the one involving the insignificant dust-up with his brother.

Hol-eee ---!

Uh, Holdek? I believe you mentioned something about recidivism? I think your estimation is quite accurate.

 

[ToroidalBoat]

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Wow. I'm guessing that nearly all of them have to do with harassment, trespassing, and a certain university in Arkansas.

 

[Holdek]

Another nice find, Absinthe.

So, five years after they graduated from ASU, Mr. Mitchell was the deputy copy desk chief at a major metropolitan newspaper and was receiving a giant plaque and a check for $1,000 from the hands of the governor of the Great State of Texas. And Mr. Sweet was living in bucolic squalor and creating wanted posters for the people on his enemies list from The Herald. It's amazing what people can accomplish if they get up off their ass and work for it.

For those unfamiliar with U.S. newspapers, being promoted to a supervisory position in any news department at a major metro five years after graduating from college is an almost unheard of accomplishment. And it's not something you obtain through lying, treachery and office politics or because of the Liberal/Progressive Conspiracy™. Even making it to a major metro in any capacity five years after graduating is quite a feat; many people work at newspapers their entire lives and never get on at a paper like the Star-Telegram.

Could it be that Mr. Sweet is lying about Mr. Mitchell's character and competence?

Not to mention with how many layoffs there have been in journalism over the past few years, that these Herald alumni are still working in the industry is an accomplishment itself!

eight arrests and/or criminal court appearances

 

[DrJonesHat]

Clearly, Sweet's been up to a lot more than he admits online.

If he has gotten busted for tresspassing at ASU, how the hell did he get there? I doubt his mom or brother would take him someplace he's banned from.

 

[Dr. Merkwurdichliebe]

Clearly, Sweet's been up to a lot more than he admits online.

If he has gotten busted for tresspassing at ASU, how the hell did he get there? I doubt his mom or brother would take him someplace he's banned from.

Maybe he "borrowed" the family vehicle, somehow made it to Jonesboro, and was arrested for driving without a license. A bus station would be far too complex for Mr. Sweet to navigate. And it's unlikely that anyone would pick up a hitchhiker who looks like he's heading to a casting call for a Stranger Danger commercial.

 

[DrJonesHat]

According to Google, Jonesboro is 52.1 miles away from Blytheville. He MIGHT have taken a cab, but that would have been really expensive. Maybe he badgered someone into buying him a bus ticket? Or blackmailed his brother into driving him? I wouldn't put it past him, maybe he found out something illegal his brother got up to to feed his habit. If he "borrowed" the family car, maybe they reported it stolen.

 

[ASU]

According to Google, Jonesboro is 52.1 miles away from Blytheville. He MIGHT have taken a cab, but that would have been really expensive. Maybe he badgered someone into buying him a bus ticket? Or blackmailed his brother into driving him? I wouldn't put it past him, maybe he found out something illegal his brother got up to to feed his habit.

Could there have been a neighbor or someone that he told some embellished story to (spinning himself as the unfortunate victim, of course)? He could have told them he had to go pick up some of his stuff he'd left, or something.

 

[DrJonesHat]

Could there have been a neighbor or someone that he told some embellished story to (spinning himself as the unfortunate victim, of course)? He could have told them he had to go pick up some of his stuff he'd left, or something.

I doubt Sweet has the interpersonal skills to convince someone to drive 50 miles out of their way out of the goodness of their hearts or even for pay. Besides, where would he get the money?

 

[ASU]

I doubt Sweet has the interpersonal skills to convince someone to drive 50 miles out of their way out of the goodness of their hearts or even for pay. Besides, where would he get the money?

In the same way that AJM are closing ranks around Sweet, country people tend to "take care of their own" and a 50 mile trip wouldn't be out of the question. Whether Sweet could convince anyone he was "one of them" I dunno, but I mean, if there's anywhere it could be done it's some fuckhole in the deep south. There are some very stupid people down there. There are stupid people anywhere but when you're talking rural Arkansans you're basically talking the people from those "The People of Walmart" blogs.