Deaf Bunny

I have a secret thing for the show 'blind date'. I tend to really enjoy the thought balloons that they sketch into the show. Sure, I know the show isn't on TV anymore - that also gives you a pretty good idea about how much TV I happen to watch. (I just got around to seeing my first episode of 'Lost' last night. Liked it.) TV programs can disappear and three years later I'm not sure if they're playing. Ok.

What I like most about that format is that you can take in the idea, perhaps - that two people are trying to convey using the voyeuristic lens of the camera as a kind of mind reading device.

The mind, as my friend Benny used to say - is my second favorite organ. You would say.. ok, Benny, whats the first.. and he'd always smile and say ."I'm Thinking! I'm Thinking!! "

I'm fascinated by the paradox - what is the stronger and more important bond, to the survival of the species - the bond between mating pairs, or the bond between child and parent? I am pretty convinced that language began as a means of communicating helplessness in a loving way.

So , naturally, being at work, I happened in my free time across a site called Deaf Bunny. I came across this site during , of all things, a search on language and meaning and how it relates to communication. At first, I thought- hey, its a porn site by deaf people, for deaf people. Why not? So I hit it. At first it looks like a pretty stock porn site. And then there's the word balloons. "I like it doggy style" Hmm... Thats kind of neat! No sound at all, and a woman is screaming! If you're hitting this site you could be "listening" to hardcore porn dialog and no-one in your office would know. Perfect for the iPhone!

A similiar form of adult entertainment can be found in Anime. Japanese Anime, I am told, is popular on commutes. These sell in book form, sometimes 300 pages long. It makes you wonder what happened to comics in America. In Japan, the guy next to you on the train to Osaka or Downtown Tokyo, is probably reading about some Japanese schoolgirl getting whipped with a broken off antenna while she's being tied to the hood of a car by a tentacle monster. Then he smiles at you and bows. Its probably very calming to be reading this kind of material while you are riding a bullet train with 125,000 of your very closest friends. I wouldn't know. I am busy with deaf porn sites, after all..

Deaf Bunny, is more than a diversion. This is part of an evolution - the Internet seriously affects the breeding patterns, language and rituals of our species.

One of my best friends (who was also responsible, in an interesting way, in my getting promoted to executive) was deaf and she and I used to love to talk together , we would go out to lunch and she would tell me everything she was lip-reading about in the office. She had a hard time with french fries .."frosch fries" and other high frequency sounds. And getting a date. She was a beautiful person but her deafness ruled her out. The Darwinistic response of the males she sought - working to keep the genetics of the species on the straight and narrow.

Now, maybe not so. The internet is the source of that change. There are communities of people sharing interests and afflictions. This will affect us as a species. And the effect on our language will be even more pronounced.

And maybe there will be thought balloons. Who knows? Now maybe she just can't get a date, because all the deaf guys are too busy spanking the monkey. One thing is certain the game is changing..

What is the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space, the beginning of every end and the end of every race?