I normally wouldn't do the 'oh no cover version has ruined song' routine but here ... I mean ...
― cardamon, Wednesday, 10 July 2013 22:17 (ten years ago) link
http://25.media.tumblr.com/73147b15c1adc01ce7122bd6eac709ed/tumblr_mps4p3WKp41rbhsiqo1_500.jpg
From http://tomewing.tumblr.com/post/55180047941/fellinlovewithapie-one-of-the-original-twee
― Neil S, Friday, 12 July 2013 12:29 (ten years ago) link
No
http://i.imgur.com/LPcXYss.jpg
― Chuck_Tatum, Tuesday, 16 July 2013 10:41 (ten years ago) link
Youtube just gave me an error message:
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― Random .mdb Memories (NotEnough), Friday, 9 August 2013 23:01 (ten years ago) link
http://i40.tinypic.com/5x3peb.png
― WE HAVE PUKKI, WHO THE FUCK DO YOU HAVE? (onimo), Friday, 6 September 2013 21:15 (ten years ago) link
ooky pooky poo! blee blee blee
― cardamon, Friday, 6 September 2013 23:31 (ten years ago) link
http://www.thedrum.com/news/2013/07/11/innocent-drinks-tweet-sparks-social-media-pet-o2-tango-and-betfair
― wends (bends), Saturday, 7 September 2013 19:34 (ten years ago) link
saw a postman yesterday. he was wearing an official post office t-shirt that said 'Postie' on the front.
― koogs, Friday, 13 September 2013 11:58 (ten years ago) link
This shit makes me feel like Peter Hitchens
― that is how ghosts laugh (bends), Friday, 13 September 2013 12:10 (ten years ago) link
jesus - just "jesus" is all i can think.
― Evil Juice Box Man (LocalGarda), Friday, 13 September 2013 12:21 (ten years ago) link
Fuck these guys for ruining pictures of dogs.
― Matt DC, Friday, 13 September 2013 12:29 (ten years ago) link
http://www.thedrum.com/stuff/2013/07/11/tesco-mobile-takes-o2-twitter-rap-battle
― that is how ghosts laugh (bends), Friday, 13 September 2013 12:39 (ten years ago) link
ah ffs
― Evil Juice Box Man (LocalGarda), Friday, 13 September 2013 12:42 (ten years ago) link
these people are the most evil members of society who aren't actually committing violent crimes or working in positions of power.
― Evil Juice Box Man (LocalGarda), Friday, 13 September 2013 12:43 (ten years ago) link
https://twitter.com/tescomobile/status/377401111029612545
― that is how ghosts laugh (bends), Friday, 13 September 2013 12:51 (ten years ago) link
Whole twitter feed seems to be basically 'twee joke'- 'reply: someone saying Tesco mobile is fucking shit'-'earnest enquiries if it's anything they can help with'
― that is how ghosts laugh (bends), Friday, 13 September 2013 12:54 (ten years ago) link
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/tescomobile">@tescomobile</a> Yeah, I can watch porn on it 24/7.</p>— CuЯtis (@CurtisFatteh) <a href="https://twitter.com/CurtisFatteh/statuses/378477359810093056">September 13, 2013</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
― that is how ghosts laugh (bends), Friday, 13 September 2013 12:58 (ten years ago) link
i work for a big digital powerhouse and i pity the social media guys in a way. ours don't really do quite as wacky as that, tho still wacky as fuck. it's like this optimistic little chirping bird popping up with a "happy friday!" and all these hordes of broken-by-life illiterates ripping its feathers off and eating its guts and shouting.
― Evil Juice Box Man (LocalGarda), Friday, 13 September 2013 13:03 (ten years ago) link
broken hordes otm
― Blandford Forum, Friday, 13 September 2013 13:15 (ten years ago) link
otm, really.
― Evil Juice Box Man (LocalGarda), Friday, 13 September 2013 13:16 (ten years ago) link
was going to propose a new board description
― Cap'n Save-a-Co. (Noodle Vague), Friday, 13 September 2013 13:19 (ten years ago) link
Approved.
― Matt DC, Friday, 13 September 2013 13:22 (ten years ago) link
i feel it functions as a mission statement as well as a description
― Cap'n Save-a-Co. (Noodle Vague), Friday, 13 September 2013 13:23 (ten years ago) link
a proud day for me
― Evil Juice Box Man (LocalGarda), Friday, 13 September 2013 13:24 (ten years ago) link
it's definitely a good'un.
― Fizzles, Friday, 13 September 2013 13:57 (ten years ago) link
did that thing where it made me feel amgry and sad at its otmness.
Starting to think ukip might have a point about this lot tbh:
http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr06/2013/9/4/11/enhanced-buzz-13313-1378307221-0.jpg
http://www.buzzfeed.com/copyranter/brilliant-award-winning-romania-tourism-campaign
― 'Understand, your daughter's addiction is not your problem' (Bananaman Begins), Tuesday, 17 September 2013 09:44 (ten years ago) link
I quite like the Romania adverts tbh, though not necessarily the one pictured. Seems a fairly effective way to fight back against a tidal wave of negative propaganda.
― Inte Regina Lund eller nån, mitt namn är (ShariVari), Tuesday, 17 September 2013 13:29 (ten years ago) link
idg that oneKate Moss? Middleton? What's the Romania connection? Why would I care what the women look like? what?Shit punctuation too.
― kinder, Tuesday, 17 September 2013 17:01 (ten years ago) link
'Come to [name of country] - the women are really pretty and the beer is cheap!' is a standard first-wave new Europe tourism message, followed about a year later by 'come to [name of country] by all means but please stop getting drunk and harassing the women'.
― Inte Regina Lund eller nån, mitt namn är (ShariVari), Tuesday, 17 September 2013 17:45 (ten years ago) link
Arrests of British nationals in Romania on trumped up spying charges, followed by string of terrorist atrocities in cities throughout UK wd be the baller response to xenophobic propaganda imo
― 'Understand, your daughter's addiction is not your problem' (Bananaman Begins), Tuesday, 17 September 2013 18:52 (ten years ago) link
otmfm
― 'Understand, your daughter's addiction is not your problem' (Bananaman Begins), Tuesday, 17 September 2013 18:56 (ten years ago) link
http://www.gatwickairport.com/static/images/gatwick-airport-logo.svg
THIS IS YOUR CAPTAIN SPEAKING
We've had to 404 that request of yours.
Unfortunately we couldn't find the page you were looking for. But don't worry, we've notified Air Traffic Control and they're getting right on to it.
Why not try the site search (top right of this page), or go back to the homepage?
― r|t|c, Thursday, 19 September 2013 09:46 (ten years ago) link
Google Cloud came back with "Oh noes! There is no preview available" today.
― Inte Regina Lund eller nån, mitt namn är (ShariVari), Thursday, 19 September 2013 11:59 (ten years ago) link
you're asking for that, keeping your files on a cloud
― j., Thursday, 19 September 2013 12:02 (ten years ago) link
Gah, T-Mobile:
404 - Page Not Found"MUNCH. BUUUURP."
Sorry about this but the page you were afterhas obviously been gobbled up by our greedy Android Bot.
― i'll be your mraz (NickB), Wednesday, 25 September 2013 12:02 (ten years ago) link
Off topic but I still laugh every time rte.ie's 404 page comes back accompanied by a picture of Shergar.
― Inte Regina Lund eller nån, mitt namn är (ShariVari), Wednesday, 25 September 2013 12:06 (ten years ago) link
just got an email from our ceo outlining 600 job losses, and at the end of it all he said, referencing the company mascot, this fucking puppet thing that appears on hr, emails, let's call him "pink":
"pink's structure will remain unchanged" beside a little jpg of the puppet.
like... wtf.
― Evil Juice Box Man (LocalGarda), Thursday, 26 September 2013 13:31 (ten years ago) link
Send that to Private Eye.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 26 September 2013 13:36 (ten years ago) link
I'll have to do a grab of the page. But I definitely will.
― Evil Juice Box Man (LocalGarda), Thursday, 26 September 2013 13:40 (ten years ago) link
They changed it before I could grab.
There's a sort of denial going on with this stuff. Ooky pook, we're just sending the A-team in to have a little look at your tumour and see if it's a grower-bigger or a stay-the-samer ...
It might be a bit of a stretch but I think whimsy is genuinely warm and comforting, or at least harmless, if it's on a birthday card you are drawing for your aunty when you are seven, or a cartoon of 'pirate paul' you draw on an envelope and leave at your workmate's desk (he is also called paul) - if it's within a close relationship with a specific person.
What they're doing is taking that warmth and applying it to things that are abstract and technical (404 messages) or transactional (business' twitter accounts and adverts). Trying to steal the warmth and silliness, clothe themselves in it, whilst simultaneously invading that whimsical, even infantile, close personal space far more efficiently than e.g. the Dolmio pasta puppet family are able to.
It's even a step on from the phenomena of Nike employing cool-hunters to go to squats in Berlin and cream off the aesthetic, or raves with corporate sponsors - appropriating people's dangerous, edgy adolescent things is a step behind appropriating people's silly, childish things
― cardamon, Friday, 27 September 2013 04:28 (ten years ago) link
This morning, bought a bottle of this water to get some change for the bus:
http://i.imgur.com/n90pQsF.jpg
― Chuck_Tatum, Friday, 27 September 2013 11:11 (ten years ago) link
haha the most offensive part is all sneaking off to one side. I SAW YOU
― C/3 Jenks kakling Neu! military£ absinthe snkkt! pckls Özil JTCF njhtdgs (imago), Friday, 27 September 2013 11:33 (ten years ago) link
xp smdh at your CEO, Garda
― Deafening silence (DL), Friday, 27 September 2013 15:29 (ten years ago) link
it obv caused a massive outcry. it's prob written for him by someone else, who is prob paid really well to do this. just defies belief.
― Evil Juice Box Man (LocalGarda), Friday, 27 September 2013 15:57 (ten years ago) link
THE TYRRELLS ALTERNATIVE FIVE-A-DAY
Steamed broccoli, herbal tea, sit-ups: nothing terribly wrong with any of those (in moderation). But there is such a thing as taking it too far, you know.
Which is why we came up with our own lifestyle guide, an alternative five-a-day. It's a simple list of things to keep your spirits up. Well, it works for us!
A portion of chips in newspaperA swig of squashA fairground ride on the pierA stick of rockA big bowl of proper English crisps
[picture of old lady holding up placard which reads as follows:]
NOTHING ARTIFICIALNo funny stuff whatsoever.
GLUTEN FREEJust in case you were wondering.
VEGAN FRIENDLYFree from animals.
― Bap & Ounge (Noodle Vague), Monday, 7 October 2013 16:42 (ten years ago) link
my local shop for unpopular/discontinued brands is selling Glacéau vitamin water for 39p a bottle at the moment. good work everyone
― when I was Ted Croker man I couldn't picture this (DJ Mencap), Monday, 7 October 2013 17:38 (ten years ago) link
http://www.businessinsider.com/tesco-mobiles-twitter-account-is-genius-2013-10?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+businessinsider+(Business+Insider)
Tesco Mobile taking off the kid gloves.
― kirti madam you're not a gag mrs thatcher eighty advantage and myspace (soref), Wednesday, 30 October 2013 20:32 (ten years ago) link
that's kinda funny tbh
― sarahell, Wednesday, 30 October 2013 20:35 (ten years ago) link