tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549273403750437178.post628089996012375564..comments2012-09-04T08:53:00.818-07:00Comments on Poetry in Pros: Attack of the Colorblind DuffersBrett Ballantinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15645796515003492542noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549273403750437178.post-23295157174626637202012-08-31T10:09:54.684-07:002012-08-31T10:09:54.684-07:00This is exactly why I don't wear a watch anymo...This is exactly why I don't wear a watch anymore. Glossing right over the big clock on the front of my phone that I check all the time (literally all of it), wearing a watch and actually looking at it to tell the time has sort of a social stigma behind it nowadays. Poor Bulldog probably just wanted to know the time, but instead he ends up looking like the guy who thinks all these team-building funnery is something to be endured. If he were looking at a phone we'd probably just assume he got a call.<br /><br />Which strangely means the only way one can wear a watch anymore is as a non-functional piece of jewelry. Maybe this is the point The Jakemeister is making? I think Wise owns the only left wrist in that picture that is both watchless and visible, and he's a lefty so it may well be hidden on his other hand. Perhaps Peavy is simply saying, "Look at these fools. They endeavor to wear silly outfits, but the outfits wear them. I, on the other hand, I am in control of myself and my appearance. I make my clothing work for me, not the other way around. I am the master of my domain." It is at this point in my mind that he starts barking at the camera through which we watch him, and I'm not sure how to onomatopoeize the deep, guttural near-roar he emits as he bares his fangs, saliva dripping from the teeth. His eyes are all at once fierce and visceral, immediately primal and vacated by all trace of humanity. The hairs on the back of my neck bristle, but I dare not look away. As those black eyes track my movements I see reflections of my own grim face, and then, something else- the reflection of the watch. It's one of those novelty watches with a picture of a dog on it, and the dog's hands are the hands of the clock, pointing out the hour and minute. It's even got a little wagging tail for a second hand.<br /><br />Um.mechanical turkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09904251584733524424noreply@blogger.com