I vote for Lonelygirl15 and every JibJab thing ever.
― no gut busting joke can change history (polyphonic), Tuesday, 10 August 2010 17:27 (thirteen years ago) link
Oh, and "Don't Tase Me Bro"
― no gut busting joke can change history (polyphonic), Tuesday, 10 August 2010 17:28 (thirteen years ago) link
appending lol to words in place of having anything clever to say
― cozen, Tuesday, 10 August 2010 17:29 (thirteen years ago) link
I think most of the humor re: the Dodson thing is related to all those "stupid criminal" stories that you always hear about, only this one's got the tables turned even more with the victim and her family publicly threatening the attacker. It's nice to see someone get to mouth of about something you're in righteous agreement with on such a boring formal format as the local news. Plus, the autotune-the-news guys turned it into an impossibly catchy song. I'm not sure how much of it's really race-based. I'm white, btw.
― Fetchboy, Tuesday, 10 August 2010 17:30 (thirteen years ago) link
the people I know who are forwarding it on aren't people who are championing what Dodson did, they're making fun of his accent, and the things he says.
― plate of dinosaurs (San Te), Tuesday, 10 August 2010 17:32 (thirteen years ago) link
I watched it & I thought that dude was pretty awesome. He's got some righteous rage because his sister almost got raped. I thought it made sense that he'd stick up for her like that, even if the way he's letting off steam is a little OTT. Just because some dumbasses are posting it (I know a few) doesn't make him a dumbass.
― spanikopitcon (Abbott), Tuesday, 10 August 2010 17:34 (thirteen years ago) link
Oh he ain't a dumbass at all -- I fully support what Antoine said and did, I just don't like how people I know are like "LOL DUDE IS SAYIN GUY IS RAPING EVERYBODY". hell I didn't even realize it was about an attempted rape until I openedi t up as none of the people I know sharing it mentioend that aspect
― plate of dinosaurs (San Te), Tuesday, 10 August 2010 17:36 (thirteen years ago) link
That's pretty shitty. I'll still vouch for it as being funny to some for reasons other than racism. XXP-Abbott OTM. My FB friend who posted it first is the local organizer for V-Day and super-sensitive to this kind of shit and now she keeps inviting everybody to join his FB fan club, etc.
― Fetchboy, Tuesday, 10 August 2010 17:39 (thirteen years ago) link
― plate of dinosaurs (San Te), Tuesday, August 10, 2010 6:32 PM (5 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
Eh, one could just as easily say the same thing about the double rainbow guy being a stereotypically white fat ass hippie.
― thirdalternative, Tuesday, 10 August 2010 17:40 (thirteen years ago) link
xpost that I'll ride with. not people making fun of him in a condescending fashion.
― plate of dinosaurs (San Te), Tuesday, 10 August 2010 17:40 (thirteen years ago) link
"Don't Tase Me Bro"
how can you not love "Don't Tase Me Bro"
― shake that ˁxᴥxˀ (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 10 August 2010 17:41 (thirteen years ago) link
my gf thinks that vid is the funniest thing ever. not sure if i can date a racist tho, now that you point that out.
xposts
― oreo speed wiggum (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 10 August 2010 17:41 (thirteen years ago) link
I don't think people who find it funny are 'racist' as I hate to slap that label on anybody. the acquaintances I know are definitely misguided though.
― plate of dinosaurs (San Te), Tuesday, 10 August 2010 17:42 (thirteen years ago) link
I don't really enjoy watching people get tased, I guess!
― no gut busting joke can change history (polyphonic), Tuesday, 10 August 2010 17:43 (thirteen years ago) link
I did however like the pants on the gruond guy (Larry Platt) tho. but that surprisingly got tired way faster than I expected. even the facebook group isn't posting on topic anymore.
― plate of dinosaurs (San Te), Tuesday, 10 August 2010 17:44 (thirteen years ago) link
how was that not tired like 3 nanoseconds after dude's first appearance
― people are for loving (HI DERE), Tuesday, 10 August 2010 17:44 (thirteen years ago) link
can't something just be funny, ffs? we (or at least i) found it funny because you just don't see that kind of thing on the news. they let him go on and on and then cut to this straight-faced newscaster talking in her nicest news-voice. i never thought of it as laughing "at" him or at his "accent".
― oreo speed wiggum (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 10 August 2010 17:45 (thirteen years ago) link
i nominate facebook.
― Philip Nunez, Tuesday, 10 August 2010 17:45 (thirteen years ago) link
however this cracks me the fuck up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cZ7OT7BmM8
― people are for loving (HI DERE), Tuesday, 10 August 2010 17:45 (thirteen years ago) link
i guess it's really TV but also nominate the tribunal of humiliation brand of TV contests.
― Philip Nunez, Tuesday, 10 August 2010 17:52 (thirteen years ago) link
xxxpost I'm not standing on a soapbox talking about everybody who likes this Youtube video - that wouldn't be fair. I'm talking about specific people I know, and who have left comments on their Facebook posts clearly indicating why they found it funny, which I found to be somewhat condescending in those cases. I wouldn't suspect your wife or you (whom I don't personally know) of any such biases.
― plate of dinosaurs (San Te), Tuesday, 10 August 2010 17:54 (thirteen years ago) link
are these specific dudes frequent condescenders? i've noticed a cultural shift where people are more cavalier nowadays about throwing around condescension (for which i blame facebook)
― Philip Nunez, Tuesday, 10 August 2010 18:02 (thirteen years ago) link
people are more cavalier about a lot of things on facebook, which is why I trim friends lists monthly.
― plate of dinosaurs (San Te), Tuesday, 10 August 2010 18:03 (thirteen years ago) link
You sound like a guilty whitey who has only white friends.
― thirdalternative, Tuesday, 10 August 2010 18:11 (thirteen years ago) link
super helpful post there thirdalternative, I can see that you're a man who values reasoned discourse
― gross rainbow of haerosmith (underrated aerosmith albums I have loved), Tuesday, 10 August 2010 18:14 (thirteen years ago) link
Lol, only white friends. my best friend is a 6'4 black male.
― plate of dinosaurs (San Te), Tuesday, 10 August 2010 18:14 (thirteen years ago) link
Clearly you are a heightist.
― no gut busting joke can change history (polyphonic), Tuesday, 10 August 2010 18:15 (thirteen years ago) link
dunno why I thought the height was relevant there xpost DAMMIT lol
― plate of dinosaurs (San Te), Tuesday, 10 August 2010 18:15 (thirteen years ago) link
those sub-6 footers with their 'special vehicles' and clothing stores
― plate of dinosaurs (San Te), Tuesday, 10 August 2010 18:16 (thirteen years ago) link
The thing corey posted above, an example of "YouTube Poop," can often send me into hysterical laughter. This one, for example, is funny every time I watch it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCr-l9naPmE
― a mix of music (Lionel Ritchie) and kicks (my tongue) (Phil D.), Tuesday, 10 August 2010 18:18 (thirteen years ago) link
well this one is new to me -- I've seen the "YouTube Poop" vids before but avoided em as I awsn't sure what they were with the vague title. KOTH example a little overlong but made me laugh
― plate of dinosaurs (San Te), Tuesday, 10 August 2010 18:22 (thirteen years ago) link
antoine dodson seems like a pretty awesome dude
― ('_') (omar little), Wednesday, 11 August 2010 16:27 (thirteen years ago) link
Just saw Double Rainbow for the 1st time. I get it, it's a guy on drugs flipping out, but how it warrants 10 million views is something I don't get. This should really only be popular with Adult Swim potheads or something.
― Beach Pomade (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 11 August 2010 16:43 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvbL_5rH1QQ
This guy right here is transcendent though. Easily my favorite TV show since, I don't know, Sifl & Olly. Surreal and inspirational. I emailed him 3 times trying to get him to sell me a DVD of original broadcasts but he can't because it was on public TV.
― Beach Pomade (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 11 August 2010 16:45 (thirteen years ago) link
Double Rainbow is the sort of thing that seems like a real treasure when it has 1000 YouTube hits but not so special when it has 3 million. Common hipster complaint, I know.
― no gut busting joke can change history (polyphonic), Wednesday, 11 August 2010 16:46 (thirteen years ago) link
Some things definitely cross that line and become 'viral' and suddenly it shows up at the end of the Channel 2 news. It places it in a new context, one that carries all this mainstream baggage with it. You think how are people making money off this, how many people are saying they like it just to seem hip, how many weak parodies are degrading the unique value of the original...
― Beach Pomade (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 11 August 2010 16:50 (thirteen years ago) link
I'm just glad nobody I know is into that All Our Base Are Belong to Us fad anymore
― plate of dinosaurs (San Te), Wednesday, 11 August 2010 16:51 (thirteen years ago) link
all your blase are belong to us
― caek boss (latebloomer), Wednesday, 11 August 2010 16:52 (thirteen years ago) link
All Your Bass Are Belong to Us, produced by DJ Magic Mike
― plate of dinosaurs (San Te), Wednesday, 11 August 2010 16:57 (thirteen years ago) link
i much prefer 'for great justice' over 'for the win'i mean justice is surely more important than vanquishing your enemies?
― Philip Nunez, Wednesday, 11 August 2010 17:27 (thirteen years ago) link
That scene from Zero Wing is pretty great. Not so into the rest of it.
― no gut busting joke can change history (polyphonic), Wednesday, 11 August 2010 17:51 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRzBVv2CSE0
― HI DERE, Wednesday, 11 August 2010 17:55 (thirteen years ago) link
I knew you would link that. (I also remember when I first told you about it.)
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 11 August 2010 17:57 (thirteen years ago) link
maybe this was already mentioned, but i guess this was a "thing"?
http://www.xomba.com/girl_quitting_job_dryerase_board_confirmed_hoax_jenny_elyse_porterfield
really boring.
― ('_') (omar little), Wednesday, 11 August 2010 17:58 (thirteen years ago) link
Agreed, plus you kind of have to wonder about the popularity of quitting your job memes in the midst of a recession with high unemployment. For many of us it'd be nice to have a job in the first place...
― Beach Pomade (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 11 August 2010 18:18 (thirteen years ago) link
It's true, but one thing that is shittier than having a bad job is having a bad job in a shitty economy. Because if you complain you're an asshole, but your job sucks just as much (if not more).
― no gut busting joke can change history (polyphonic), Wednesday, 11 August 2010 18:20 (thirteen years ago) link
^^^^^ I hate that the right to complain about one's job has been tempered in some quarters by the unemployment rate. Certainly, sensitivity is important -- I'm not likely to go spouting off at the mouth about how much I hate my job around friends of mine who just lost theirs.
But it gets a little tiring to hear the fourth person go "well at least you have a job". So that means I should just accept the working conditions and shut up, right? On the one hand it did cause me to reflect on what is truly important to complain about, but when there are serious issues that need addressing, it's not dickish to complain about them.
― plate of dinosaurs (San Te), Wednesday, 11 August 2010 18:25 (thirteen years ago) link
the other thing that bugs me is the reply "well why don't you do something about it instead of whining about it". I'm not someone who sits idly by while stuff sucks, I've not only gotten things changed due to my persistence, but I always am very "in your face" with management on issues, while maintaining a professional tone. At the point I'm bitching about it, often it means I've tried and failed and am finally giving up.
― plate of dinosaurs (San Te), Wednesday, 11 August 2010 18:27 (thirteen years ago) link
hrm replace "in your face" with "up front"
i've always been a little suspicious of workplaces where everyone claims to be happy though, e.g. zappos, southwest
― Philip Nunez, Wednesday, 11 August 2010 18:29 (thirteen years ago) link