vehemently telling time

[sergebroom]

By way of Kaja Foglio, I have found on Weird Tales's site Steven H. Segal's five thoughts on the popularity of steampunk. My favorite follows.

People think of goths as weirdoes who take vampires too seriously, and therefore they can’t help being worried on some level that a crazy goth might, you know, want to make them bleed. Whereas steampunks are — what? Weirdoes who take pocket-watches too seriously? What are they gonna do, vehemently tell you what time it is?

Comments

[fledgist.livejournal.com]

It's 6:50. I say, it's 6:50.

[serge-lj.livejournal.com]

In the morning, or in the afternoon, you fool?!!! And what's the time zone?!

[fledgist.livejournal.com]

In the morning, of course. And what's a time zone?

[serge-lj.livejournal.com]

It's like a parking area with a meter. You're not allowed to live there for more than a certain... huh... time.

[fledgist.livejournal.com]

How intriguing.

[mjlayman.livejournal.com]

Take their arm off and replace it with a clockwork one?

[serge-lj.livejournal.com]

Don't you go give the kids crazy ideas!
(Me, I want a death ray that comes out of my index.)

[serge-lj.livejournal.com]

See Susan's response below regarding your fear of steampunk disarmament.

[(Anonymous)]

Replace it with a clockwork one? You mean like this?

http://smg231.typepad.com/photos/saloncon_2008/tomarm.html

Susan
www.rixosous.com

[serge-lj.livejournal.com]

By the way, I posted a link to your Saloncon gallery on Kaja Foglio's blog. She liked what she saw.

http://kajafoglio.livejournal.com/146351.html?thread=2996655#t2996655