Yeah, I’m shocked too, but it finally happened. Someone who doesn’t like me very much actually took the time and effort to attempt to spell properly while expressing their distaste for me and my work.

“Jay” paid my guestbook a little visit recently and had rather unflattering things to say about my work at Comic Book Masters, where I teach students of all ages how to draw anime. Well, Jay, I’ve got to tell you right off the bat that this was some rather personal stuff that should not have been said in the guestbook. The guest book is only for comments regarding the SykoGrafix website. It says so right there. Did you not read that? If you wanted to spout off at me like that about something else, like my teaching, then I’ve got e-mail and a message board and they both work pretty damn good. That’s some seriously bad form on your part. But since you opened up this can of worms in public, well fine then. I’ll squirm with ya.

So here’s what Jay had to say:

I have seen your work for many years and I feel like it’s an injustice the way you draw, the way you teach, and the way you react to people when they tell you they don’t like you art. You start off by saying that you dont mind other telling you what they think of your work, but you create an article ( I’m refering to your hate mail one )
where you get all defensive, and when you can’t counter a point someone makes, you act like a two year old and attack they’re spelling, which by the way is pretty sad. You want some feed back you can take to the bank, here’s some food for thought, run out and snag a copy of BRIDMAN”S COMPLETE GUIDE TO DRAWING FROM LIFE right now and learn before you teach. Anime may be a style, but the building blocks of both manga and North American comics are the same ( antomoy,perspective,etc.)You reuse the same concepts and ideas when you draw ( you do know it ok to draw something else other than transformers right, it wouldn’t kill you)and worse, you spread that way of thinking in your classes.
Yes, as you may have gussed, I to go to Comic Book Masters, and I have seen friends and loved ones go to your classes and fustrate themselves over what you taught or that all their drawings look the same. The only draw to your class is to look at some free anime on the t.v. Which leads me to my last point, what kind of irresponible teacher propously put on t.v in front of kids but tells them you can’t watch . Here’s an idea, how about you don’t turn it on in the first place! A lot of peolpe from the students to the teachers have issues with your art and the way you teach and I think it’s time you deal with them. In conclustion, I would like you to respond to this message (in a hate mail 2 or it’s own little article) to give yourself a chance to defend yourself, oh and let’s try to be grown up about it.

Well Jay, can I call you Jay-chan? Well, Jay-chan, I’m not going to bother to write a “little article” about your “little tirade” to defend myself. I’ll take care of business right here, right now. Of course, that’s pretty much the only thing I can do, since it seems that you didn’t have the guts to stand by your statements by leaving an e-mail address. Typical.

He starts off by making reference to this popular article of mine.

You start off by saying that you dont mind other telling you what they think of your work, but you create an article ( I’m refering to your hate mail one )
where you get all defensive, and when you can’t counter a point someone makes, you act like a two year old and attack they’re spelling, which by the way is pretty sad.

I don’t think it’s very sad. Actually, I think it’s pretty damn funny! And so do 99% of the other folks who read that article (which, by the way, include some industry professionals).

Come on, now Jay-chan. A two year old? I dare say that you’d be hard pressed to find a 20 year old, let alone a two year old, who can spin webs quite like I can. So let’s be realistic here.

Honestly, Jay-chan, did you actually READ that crap? I mean REALLY READ it? It’s awful! It’s downright sickening! Can’t counter a point someone makes? Counter WHAT point? The one where the dude says “this site is gay“? Or the one that goes “i dont really your art“? Good God, man! Do you have any idea what you are suggesting here? These people acted like idiots! And I made fun of them because of that fact. And, come to think about it, they did enough damage to themselves when their messages proved just how dumb they are and how invalid their points where. I hardly even needed to make fun of them at all, I just helped to push the comedy along. Some of these punks couldn’t even be bothered to spell the word “YOU“. Come on, it’s only 3 freakin’ letters! If someone can’t even take the time to string together a coherent sentence or two, let alone a word with 3 letters, then why the hell should I even remotely consider anything they have to say? So I don’t! I make fun of them instead! And people love it!

That stuff is disgusting! It’s seriously, physically revolting to think that, somewhere at some time on this planet, the fingers which were somehow able to spasm their way over a keyboard to create their horrendous text were actually attached to an actual person who shares some genetic makeup with the rest of the human race. And it’s even more disgusting to think that there’s someone else out there like you, Jay-chan, who’s actually sticking up for what these morons have to say and getting on my case for making some light of the situation and giving those troglodytes the thrashing they so rightly deserve in a comedic manner.

And it’s true. I don’t mind when others tell me what they think of the site. I encourage it, and the truth is that I get really frustrated when people don’t. But let’s be honest here, Jay-chan. There’s a HUGE difference between someone saying “I’m not a fan of your work” and someone else saying “no offesne the artwork sux“. The latter is an unconstructive piece of tripe that is of no value and, as such, is subject to my hilarious wrath. In fact, stuff like that is just so damn pathetic that it’d be a crime not to make fun of it!

But see, here’s the thing about that piece of writing, Jay-chan. Did you not pick up on the subtle irony laden within? Did you not get the true joke of the piece? Didn’t you notice that the one person who I made fun of the most was actually… myself? Geez, just look at it! People were saying that my drawings sucked, so I drew some pictures that sucked even worse! And the first one there was an unflattering caricature of me! It’s FUNNY!

You know, I like to think that I’m a pretty good guy. Slightly megalomaniacal, but a good guy nonetheless. I like kids. I like cartoons and candy. I don’t drink or do drugs or anything like that. But when someone pisses me off, and I make no bones about this, I will fight for what I believe in. To act any other way would be just plain cowardly in my book. And when I fight, I don’t give up and I don’t lose.

So, yeah, people can say whatever they want. And I can say whatever I want about whatever they say. It’s a two way street here, Jay-chan. So if those people prove themselves beyond a shadow of a doubt to be idiots, then by golly, I’m going to call them idiots! And I’ll have a hell of a good time doing it too! What would you have me do? Just ignore them and make it seem like I don’t care? Go hide in a corner and say “Oh no! Maybe my artwork does suck! Maybe my website is gay!” Screw that crap! You might as well just lay down and die if you’re not willing to stand up for yourself and fight! And my way of fighting those particular thugs was to create something funny that a lot of people have enjoyed. I think it’s safe to say that I won that fight!

Anime may be a style,

NO! NO NO NO NO NO NO NO! NO!

Anime is NOT a style! Every artist has their own style! And from the very moment I start teaching a new group of students, I hammer that point home from the very first lesson onwards. The focus of my classes are for the students to create new characters and new stories in their own style. Not drawing Dragonball Z fanart or anything like that. Honestly, you saying this proves to me that you really don’t have a firm grasp on what you’re talking about.

but the building blocks of both manga and North American comics are the same ( antomoy,perspective,etc.)

Yep, that’s a very good point, and well made. And I teach those. Next?

Look, I’m not going to lie and say that by the time someone has finished my class that they’ll be a drawing god or anything like that. It takes a lot of hard work for a long time! But I teach anime, and for me to give the students the true anime experience that they deserve, I can’t afford spend the weeks and months that it takes to teach someone how to master these building blocks. If I did, then there’d be no time left for learning anime! And how well do you think that class would be received, huh? Every artist needs to practice on their own in order to get good at it. And you know what, Jay-chan? I also tell my students all of this in the very first lesson! If they don’t do what it takes to build their basic skills after they’ve been introduced to them, then that’ll be their own damn fault! That may sound harsh, but it’s the truth and you know it.

You reuse the same concepts and ideas when you draw ( you do know it ok to draw something else other than transformers right, it wouldn’t kill you)and worse, you spread that way of thinking in your classes.

I really have no idea what you’re talking about. I reuse the same ideas and concepts? Such as…? What is this way of thinking you claim is so bad to spread to my classes? Personally, I’d have to say that my way of thinking towards drawing is pretty damn solid. You do a thumbnail, then start drawing with loose, basic shapes, and add detail on top. What’s so wrong about that? Good God, that’s like a hundred times better and easier than the way most kids draw before they’ve learned anything!

And yes, I do know that it’s ok to draw other things besides Transformers. Why do you ask? In fact, if you take a good look around, I think you’ll find a considerable amount of content besides the beloved robots in disguise. But I am a fan and an active member of the TransFan community, and I’m sure as hell not afraid to show it. Besides, everyone knows that Transformers kick ass. Everyone.

Yes, as you may have gussed, I to go to Comic Book Masters, and I have seen friends and loved ones go to your classes and fustrate themselves over what you taught or that all their drawings look the same.

Well then this begs the question: Why did your “friends and loved ones” not talk to me about it if they were so frustrated? I’m open and accessible and I always ask if anyone has any questions. I’m there to impart my knowledge, and if people can’t take advantage of the rare opportunity that they have to actually learn about anime outside of Japan from someone who generally knows what he’s talking about, then once again, that’s their fault. I can only work with what I’ve got, and if people aren’t sharing with me that they have concerns over how all their drawings look the same or what have you, then what am I supposed to do about it? I’ve never gotten that sort of feedback from a student.

The only draw to your class is to look at some free anime on the t.v. Which leads me to my last point, what kind of irresponible teacher propously put on t.v in front of kids but tells them you can’t watch .

Ha! I don’t tell them not to watch! What the hell are you talking about? I show anime on TV to my class as a learning aid, and that is because dealing with anime is dealing with a foreign culture. Some of the things that I talk about may seem strange or weird or unbelievable to the uninitiated, so the anime I play on TV is there to prove that the points I make actually work, because there it is on the screen in living colour. It’s for instructional and inspirational purposes, not for entertainment value, and I tell this to the students on the very first lesson. If I find that they are using the class TV as a source of entertainment and not doing enough drawing, then I’ll tell them to focus on their artwork. Besides that, it’s not exactly what I’d call free, since, you know, you actually have to pay to get in there. You make it sound like I’m playing anime for no reason and forbidding them to watch for my own amusement, which is so laughably incorrect that it makes me want to drink a glass of milk simply that I may squirt it out my nose for added effect.

Besides, my class is about having fun. Sure, you learn about drawing, but people sign up to have fun. There’s no marks, no grades, no pressure. And I think I’m a fun teacher. I do crazy voice and make people laugh. We’re doing anime, not serious rocket science. So to answer your question, what kind of teacher purposely puts a TV in front of kids? The best anime teacher on this side of the Pacific, baby!

A lot of peolpe from the students to the teachers have issues with your art and the way you teach and I think it’s time you deal with them.

That’s where you’re wrong, sonny boy. If students and teachers (like who?) have a problem with me or anything I do, then they should come to me and discuss them person to person. You’re getting off on telling me to deal with these issues and yet you haven’t pointed out anything specific that I don’t already have covered. If you have something to say and it has merit, then by all means let me know and I’ll consider it. But since, by the looks of your writing, you haven’t actually had me as a teacher and are basing your opinions on largely inaccurate second hand information from folks who got all huffy when they discovered that drawing can be hard, I seriously doubt that you have anything worth looking at.

At the risk of putting myself over (ha ha), however, I’d have to say that my track record speaks for itself. I’ve been involved with Comic Book Masters for almost 7 years now. I was taught by David Bluestein himself. I set up 3 rounds of anime programing, jam packed with content that you just can’t beat for the price, and they were so successful that the students demanded a 4th round. Plus I’ve developed a kick ass painting class and an entire class dedicated to drawing robots. That’s 6 classes at 8 weeks each, a very substantial investment of time for any student. And I have seen several students who have taken each and every one of those classes. That speaks volumes to me. It says that I must be doing something right, because they sure as hell wouldn’t wake up early and go through all that just to watch “free” anime on the TV there. And if you still think that’s an injustice, Jay-chan, then talk to David Bluestein yourself. I’m positive that he’ll pretty much tell you exactly what I’ve told you here.

But even with all that said, for me the most telling thing was at Anime North 2004, where throughout the course of the weekend I encountered several, not one or two, but several of my former students, many of whom had long since finished coming to Comic Book Masters and had grown up a lot since I had seen them last. They were all happy to see me and spoke very fondly of their time spent drawing with me at Comic Book Masters. That’s proof of my work if nothing else is.

In conclustion, I would like you to respond to this message (in a hate mail 2 or it’s own little article) to give yourself a chance to defend yourself, oh and let’s try to be grown up about it.

“Conclustion” is my new favorite word. That just sounds so cool! Conclustion! ConCLUSTion! Right on up there with “aniamted“

I must thank you, Jay-chan (I can call you Jay-chan, can’t I?), for actually making an effort to present your ideas in a non-moronic manner. Congratulations! I’m sure you won’t be the last, but still, this is a rare treat at this time. I’ve been operating the sykografix.com domain name since October 31st of the year 2000, and in that time I have never gotten negative feedback that didn’t look like it was written by a lobotomized spider monkey with a hangover. Not a single one. They were all full of lazy spelling mistakes and barely comprehendible half-thoughts that they were less of an insult to me and my work and more of an insult to the worldwide population of English speakers. So go ahead and pat yourself on the back for your grand accomplishment. You’ve earned it. But while you’re doing that, mull this over in your mind. After almost 4 years, you, my friend, are the only person to criticize me without looking like a complete idiot. What does that tell you?

Sayonara.

The big anime conventions in the US always yield some juicy news (as opposed to the Canadian conventions, in which the major licensors hardly have any presence at all). The most common announcements are when a popular anime series is confirmed to be headed for a North American release. Of course, when something like that happens, the groups who have been supplying fansubs need to stop distributing that show so that it’s no longer available for free over the Internet anymore.

Usually, I’m not all that excited when a show gets licensed, since most of the time I only download a few episodes just to check out a series and see if it’s appropriate to show to my anime drawing class, so I don’t really get attached to most shows. There have been a few exceptions, though. Well, I just read a very big announcement concerning a show that I’ve seen every episode of, and even though I downloaded the entire series for free awhile ago, I couldn’t be happier that it’s finally been licensed.

The show is called “Jungle wa Itsumo Hale Nochi Guu“. Quite the mouthful, I know. It translates to “The Jungle was Always Nice, then Along came Guu“, or “The Jungle is Always Sunny or Hungry“, and it’s about this strange little girl who comes move in with a mother and son who live in the jungle. But it’s really about the son, who has a hard time dealing with the fact that everyone and everything around him is so weird, and he’s the only one that realizes it. It is one of the funniest shows I’ve ever seen. If you love a good laugh, you’ve got to check this show out. And now that it’s been licensed, it’ll be much more accessible to everyone. Unfortunately, the licensor, AN Entertainment, says that it’s not coming out until 2005, so we’ve got a bit of a wait. But I’ll be buying each and every volume when it comes out!

I hope that all of you leachers out there who are downloading your anime are doing the right thing and buying the official versions of the shows you’ve been watching for free once the official DVDs come out. And this ain’t the 90’s anymore, so no more of this “They’re going to ruin it!” crap. Buy it. Support the art that you love, and make sure that the people who worked so hard on bringing it to you get paid. It’s only fair.

Sayonara.

The epic saga of Ninjatron vs. Paul continues! As I said in my previous entry, I replied to his guestbook comments with some remarks of my own that many of you would come to expect from me. Well, the gauntlet has been thrown down! This was the recent reply I got from him in my e-mail (censored for your protection).

Hey sucker,
i`m german and my english is very bad `cause i`ve learned t with an translater.i knew that.but it is realy bad work you did.not One of your drawings look like the original characters.and ok,i was wrong.an 8 years old child can do it much better.i`ve seen better arts in the net than you do punk.even i can do better ones.of course,it`s not because your styl to draw why they are so bad.it`s the point of talent.and you have no talent to draw transformers.ok,you can draw manga girls,but not transformers.and arrogant is still your second name.when someone reads your comments to your pics he will find out,that you throw your work to mars.you realy think that your pics are good.that is the sad thing about that.and i think my english(learned by one book) is better than your drawing(learned years at shool).so face the truth my friend.you still suck and you have a lot to learn `bout drawing.but you idiot don`t understand that `cause you have a too big ego.
so f*** off you talentless freak.
best wishes to get any talent for you little boy.
paul

Now, you honestly didn’t think that I was just going to roll over and die after that, did you? Oh no, I never back down from a fight! For entertainment purposes only, here is my point by point response.

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Hey sucker,

Guter Tag zu Ihnen, mein Freund!

i`m german and my english is very bad `cause i`ve learned t with an translater.i knew that.

I’m sorry to hear about your plight. But you know what? A jackass is still a jackass, in any country and in any language. And you, mon ami, are a jackass.

but it is realy bad work you did.not One of your drawings look like the original characters.

I don’t even know what you mean here. I don’t want my drawings to look like the original characters. They are, in fact, my interpretations of those characters, who while having the same details, are drawn differently, since that’s just the way I do things. In fact, I actually say so there in the comments! Don’t like it? Ok. Think that means I suck? Then screw you.

You’re not even backing up anything you say with proof or examples. How am I supposed to take you seriously? What are you really trying to accomplish here?

and ok,i was wrong.an 8 years old child can do it much better.

Sure they can. Just keep telling yourself that. How many 8 year olds do you know, anyway? I’d like to see their artwork. Perhaps I can learn a thing or two from them. Or are you just saying that out of your ass in a vain attempt at stirring up trouble? Yeah, I figured as much. Come on, Paul, that’s pretty lame. What’s next, you’re going to say that my mother is overweight or some other school yard insult?

I’m pretty familiar with the abilities of a typical 8 year old artist, considering how I have taught several of them over the past 6 years. Now far be it for me to devalue the accomplishments of an 8 year old artist, but I don’t think that I’m being outrageous when I say that you’re full of garbage.

i`ve seen better arts in the net than you do punk.

Yeah, so have I. What’s your point? It’s not like I ever said that I was the best, or that I was better than anyone else. And you know what? Some of the guys who do these “better arts”, as you call them, are friends of mine! And you know what else? A lot of those folks really like my web page! And I’ll bet that they also think that you’re an idiot for saying the things that you’ve said. How about that, huh? What a world.

even i can do better ones.

Woah woah woah, here, cowboy! Those are fighting words! You can’t just say something like that and not back it up. Prove it! Let’s see your stuff! Get yourself a web page and we’ll all see what you can do! If you want you can even get an 8 year old to help you! I just hope he remembers to tell you to stay inside the lines when you colour.

of course,it`s not because your styl to draw why they are so bad.it`s the point of talent.and you have no talent to draw transformers.

Well, that’s a very subjective thing, Paul-chan! Some people like the way I draw Transformers. Some people don’t. That’s fine. But to say that I have no talent, and that I “suck” is pretty short sighted. I mean, yeah, they’re not perfect or anything (nor would I ever say that they are), but no talent? No talent whatsoever? Come on, Paul. You’re obviously just joking around here. Cut that out, you big kidder you.

ok,you can draw manga girls,but not transformers.

Whoo! So you admit it! I *DO* have some talent after all! You like those girlies, don’t you Pauly? Yeah, I thought so. They’re cute.

and arrogant is still your second name.

Well, guilty as charged, then! I mean, when scum like you decide to prove their existence to me in the manner you have done, then what choice do I have but to believe that I am, in fact, a far superior life form? In light of your idiocy, it seems pretty obvious to me!

when someone reads your comments to your pics he will find out,that you throw your work to mars.

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…………. mars?

……. What the hell does that even mean?!! Why would I throw something that far? So the aliens can see it too?

I guess that must be some kind of expression I’m not familiar with. I still don’t see it, man. I don’t know what you are reading, because at no place in my comments did I ever say that I was a great as you think I think I am at drawing Transformers.

you realy think that your pics are good.that is the sad thing about that.

Yeah, I think they’re good. So what? I never said that they were the best, and I often point out things that could be better. But I’m happy with most of them. If you’ve got a problem with that, than choke on it, fanboy.

and i think my english(learned by one book) is better than your drawing(learned years at shool).so face the truth my friend.you still suck and you have a lot to learn `bout drawing.but you idiot don`t understand that `cause you have a too big ego.

Sorry. I guess I’ll go back to “shool“. *snicker*

I never once said that I still didn’t have anything to learn. Seriously now, are you just making stuff up? If your English is really this poor, then maybe you should pause to consider that you might not be reading correctly!

so f*** off you talentless freak.

Hey now, I may be a freak, but let’s not resort to that kind of language here! You might actually hurt someone’s feelings. Ha ha ha!

best wishes to get any talent for you little boy.

Well thanks very much. And might I reiterate how much I’ve loved our little conversations. For you see, lots of people like my artwork and my website, but lots of people also like how I make fun of stupid people just like you! You’ve given me so much content to work with here, it is an absolute joy to read and blast apart. It will provide hours of entertainment to vistors of my website for generations to come. But by all means, if you take offense to me publicly exposing how big of a fool you are, as you so rightly deserve, then take my advice and do what you should have done in the first place: Shut the Hell up. Because there is nothing that you can say or do that can make me change my mind about my artwork and my website, and that’s not because I have a big ego, but rather because your juvenile and incohesive comments have proven yourself to be a tactless little punk-ass bastard with no manners, no taste, poor communication skills, and no sense of honor, which means that nobody is ever going to listen to you or believe anything you have to say. Honestly, your opinion became null and void the moment you decided to exclaim yourself by typing “you suck”, and for that you need to realize that it is actually you who are, in fact, the one who sucks!

Haben Sie einen schönen Tag, Idioten!

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Ahh, now that felt good. Not to come across as being arrogant (who, me?), but I’m very proud of this. Not only because I feel that it is a finely crafted piece of literature, but also because I resisted a very powerful urge to work a David Hasselhoff reference in there once I found out that he was from Germany. That would have been stooping to a level I’d prefer to keep myself above, but damn, that would have been so funny. I’ll let you all write your own.

Hey, if you also think that this guy is an idiot, then why not prove him wrong by signing the guestbook and letting me know what you think about this website. I’m sure you could do a much better job of expressing yourself than our Hasselhoffing friend Paul.

Whoops! Did I just say that? It just slipped out, I swear!

Sayonara.

Had a nice weekend out of town. It was a quick trip up north, but worthwhile. I returned home yesterday to read this wonderful recent guestbook entry from a chap by the name of Paul!

Hey,you suck.I visit your Page `cause i`ve searched some cool TF Arts.Google search has shown your Page.Well,i think it`s a good Work for an 8 Year old Child.But your comments are very arrogant.You have no talent to draw any Character.If it`s TF,X-Man or something.It`s sad but true.Your Work don`t fit at all.

Lucky for me, Paul actually left an e-mail address! Amazing! So, I’ll share with all of you what I just sent to him.

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Hey Paul! Guess what? You suck too! You think that my work is good for an 8 year old child? Well, I’ve seen 8 year old children that can articulate themselves through writing much better than you. But then you say that I have no talent to draw any character, but that does not make any sense, Paul! You just said that my work is good for an 8 year old child, so that means that I do have talent, the talent of an 8 year old child who is good at drawing. Make up your mind, Pauly!

I don’t think that the comments in my Transformers art are very arrogant at all. If anything, I’m usually pretty hard on myself. I’m the first to point out when there’s something wrong, so I don’t know what you are talking about. Perhaps you are just making things up?

If you don’t like my style of artwork then that’s ok, it’s your opinion. But for you to say that I suck and my work don’t fit at all (what the hell does that even mean?) is just asinine. I’ll draw any character I want in any style that I want, and there’s nothing that you or anyone else can do about it!

Thanks for leaving these comments in my guestbook, Pauly-boy. And that’s especially for making them so ignorant and nonconstructive, because now I have something to make fun of and share with my fans. If you don’t like that then that’s too freakin’ bad, and hopefully you’ll learn that next time you don’t like someone’s artwork you’ll actually offer up an intelligent opinion instead of being stupid and rude.

In conclusion, bite me!

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After that, I don’t think I’m out of line or being arrogant when I say that I rule. Believe it.

Sayonara.

Got this thought provoking entry in my guestbook recently by a youngster by the name of “syko kid“.

omfg! rotlf!~ we soo go together like fries and vanilla icecream! we should be best friends, you know? i mean you artwork is so amazing and i could appreciate it for you! unlike some other dimwits on this guest book. also i could do homework for you, like english and suc h!

Wow. I have no idea what to make of that. It seems quite complementary so I can’t really make fun of it, but I can’t help but comment on the irony at work here. There’s no way in hell that I’d ever let anyone with typing this atrocious do my English homework for me, let along anything else involving a language of any sort. That’s hilarious. Besides, I don’t have homework. But thanks go out to my new best friend for checking out the site and signing the guestbook. Enjoy your fries and ice cream. rotlf!~

Saw this interesting bit of movie news while surfing around today.

Now, I didn’t read the book, and I know that often the Hollywood people will change things around when they make a movie, but this is ridiculous

‘Harry Potter’ Loses Potency Atop U.S. Box Office
Sunday June 13 2:21 PM ET
Harry Potter as a devout high-schooler who gets pregnant following an unsuccessful attempt to cure her boyfriend of homosexuality, has earned $3.7 million to date. The $5 million film was released by United Artists, a unit of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc .

Yes, that was real news. According to Yahoo it is, anyway. See for yourself.

Sayonara.