The Fine Art of Retelling Movie Plots As Blog Entries

Well, that certainly puts a new and depressing spin on a beloved classic.

My job is so fucking unbelievable. I’ll try to sum it up by first telling you about the folks I work with… sounds like the beginning of a boring, self-centered blog post. But it’s not. Click the link and come back after you whack yourself in the forehead for not realizing the gag.

Yes, the Internet has become so incredibly nerdy and self-centered that it’s actually re-adapting TV shows, movies and songs as whiny blog entries. The undeniable king is the Reddit user flossdaily, who in addition to dispensing dental advice, manages to turn annoying pop songs and old TV shows into sensitive stories of quiet, personal moments.

We’re torn. This is both awesome, because it’s funny, yet verges scarily on that most frightening of all Internet phenomena, the Dread Fanfic. Help us decide if it’s one or the other in the comments.