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Started by Jaimey, July 31, 2009, 02:02:08 AM

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Jaimey

I made many a sheep pun tonight.  I mutton do it again or I'll be punished.
If curiosity really killed the cat, I'd already be dead. :laugh:

"How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and the strong. Because someday in life you will have been all of these." GWC
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fake consultant

speaking of being distracted by shiny things...have y'all seen this ad for the dj hero game?

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Kinkly

what do you do in the dj game and with only 2 tracks  ??? & the clip was a bit sexist imho
I don't want to be a man there from Mars
I'd Like to be a woman Venus looks beautiful
I'm enjoying living on Pluto, but it is a bit lonely
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fake consultant

i haven't played the game, so i can't speak to the manner in which it's played...but i would suggest that "sexist" might be the wrong description for what's being portrayed here.

the reason i say that is because there are two characters in the commercial portrayed as female; one of whom is "cogitating", while the other thinks about "sparkly balls".

because the "-ism" in this ad is not as much directed at women generally as it is towards just the one character, i would suggest instead that, if anything, "blonde-ism" is what's at play in this circumstance.

all that said, i did recently make the acquaintance of someone who absolutely epitomizes the ad, which is why "sparkly balls, sparkly balls, i've got sparkly balls" makes me chuckle every time i hear it.
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KYLYKaHYT

A couple days late, but since hijacking is permissible on this thread and I see we're doing videos now, I guess I'll just plop this here.

How To Find A Masculine Halloween Costume For Your Effeminate Son
http://www.theonion.com/content/video/how_to_find_a_masculine_halloween#id98853

ƃuoɹʍ llɐ ʇno əɯɐɔ ʇɐɥʇ
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Kinkly

#105
the don't let your kid be girly is highly offencive to me whats so bad about haveing an effeminate son ???
or is this a stupid show that only makes stupid items as all the articals i've seen so far are stupid
I don't want to be a man there from Mars
I'd Like to be a woman Venus looks beautiful
I'm enjoying living on Pluto, but it is a bit lonely
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KYLYKaHYT

It's a parody, Kinkly. It's not to be taken seriously.

Of course it is wrong to try to make an effeminate son masculine. And to me, it's that ridiculous sexist attitude that the video was actually poking fun at. And I definitely know that attitude all too well. I'm sure my own parents would like to have hired that woman as a consultant.
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Pica Pica

i thought that was very funny 'this is also great for the prancer'. 'Well, vampires are flashy dressers but it is all in aid of seducing a woman'. Very funny and well done.

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V M

I thought it was rather humorous also  :laugh:

But I can see were if someone didn't know it was a parody, they might feel offended.
They do make it seem like a real news channel
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LordKAT

Alll someone had to do was see that it si from the onion. onion doesn't hide that it is poking fun at anything.
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Jaimey

Quote from: LordKAT on November 03, 2009, 02:55:00 PM
Alll someone had to do was see that it si from the onion. onion doesn't hide that it is poking fun at anything.

I'm always astounded when my professors seriously tell us not to use the Onion as a source...it's happened more than once...in fact, in one course last semester, we devoted an entire day to parody because apparently, some people don't know what it is.

PS...I want some cold remedies!  Who's got 'em?
If curiosity really killed the cat, I'd already be dead. :laugh:

"How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and the strong. Because someday in life you will have been all of these." GWC
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LordKAT

Regarding cold remedies, ever try turning on the furnace. It has been known to get rid of the cold.


Onion style
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KYLYKaHYT

ƃuoɹʍ llɐ ʇno əɯɐɔ ʇɐɥʇ
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Eva Marie

Quote from: Jaimey on November 03, 2009, 09:32:24 PM
PS...I want some cold remedies!  Who's got 'em?

Take plenty of vitamin C, and get lots of rest too. You should get better in about a week  :D
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Jaimey

Thanks...we'll see how it goes...if only I could just stay in bed and rest!  But I have to pay rent...
If curiosity really killed the cat, I'd already be dead. :laugh:

"How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and the strong. Because someday in life you will have been all of these." GWC
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Nicky

pseudoephedrine. Best stuff for it.

Failing that pop some paracetomol, some ibuprofin and use a nasal spray like octravin and you will feel almost ok.
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Jaimey

Quote from: Nicky on November 04, 2009, 08:56:57 PM
pseudoephedrine. Best stuff for it.

Failing that pop some paracetomol, some ibuprofin and use a nasal spray like octravin and you will feel almost ok.

I had been taking the ol' pseudophedrine, but I think I perhaps had a mild flu or something.  I feel pretty awesome now, though.  wOOt!  Still sneezing and dealing with the nose stuff, but at least I'm not fatigued and exhausted anymore!

Post Merge: November 08, 2009, 09:15:14 PM

Quote from: LordKAT on November 04, 2009, 04:01:49 AM
Regarding cold remedies, ever try turning on the furnace. It has been known to get rid of the cold.


Onion style

...by the way, I loved this answer.  :D
If curiosity really killed the cat, I'd already be dead. :laugh:

"How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and the strong. Because someday in life you will have been all of these." GWC
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LordKAT

thanks Jaime, humor is sposed to be the best medicine after all.

I forgot what I wanted to hijack this for now.   :-\
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Tranquillity

Thought of the day:

Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
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LordKAT

Quote from: TQ on November 09, 2009, 02:01:10 AM
Thought of the day:

Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.

Sounds like...good advice. Not that I would.
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