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Title: A New Sony Product You Absolutely Have To Have
Post by: FrizzleFried on February 10, 2009, 05:30:43 pm
http://www.theonion.com/content/video/sony_releases_new_stupid_piece_of


Hilarious & NSFW!

 :laugh2:
Title: Re: A New Sony Product You Absolutely Have To Have
Post by: Donkey_Kong on February 10, 2009, 08:53:17 pm
I've got enough ---smurfing--- ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- laying around the house right now that looks just like that worthless piece of ---meecrob---.


NO THANKS SONY!   :burgerking:
Title: Re: A New Sony Product You Absolutely Have To Have
Post by: DaveMMR on February 10, 2009, 09:31:16 pm
Brilliant!  :laugh2: I love the Onion!
Title: Re: A New Sony Product You Absolutely Have To Have
Post by: Bleagh on February 10, 2009, 10:04:22 pm
They definitely have a way with words.
Title: Re: A New Sony Product You Absolutely Have To Have
Post by: Ummon on February 10, 2009, 11:11:59 pm
Mmm, they cuss too much. And they seem to use it to be funny. SNL sure as hell ain't funny (and they can't cuss), but neither is this.
Title: Re: A New Sony Product You Absolutely Have To Have
Post by: SavannahLion on February 11, 2009, 01:47:11 am
I was laughing so hard my GF thought I was ---smurfing--- nuts.  :laugh2: :laugh2:

I couldn't resist, I had to save it.  ;D
Title: Re: A New Sony Product You Absolutely Have To Have
Post by: pinballwizard79 on February 11, 2009, 02:45:04 am
omg that was great
Title: Re: A New Sony Product You Absolutely Have To Have
Post by: danny_galaga on February 11, 2009, 03:26:43 am

the next clip was poignant too  ;D
Title: Re: A New Sony Product You Absolutely Have To Have
Post by: shardian on February 11, 2009, 08:37:42 am
I have to say the Apple one was better, but this one was still pretty funny.
Title: Re: A New Sony Product You Absolutely Have To Have
Post by: ahofle on February 11, 2009, 01:06:45 pm
I rolled.
FWIW in this case I think the cussing was necessary for it to be funny.  Tell me you haven't cussed like that at electronics or software before!
Title: Re: A New Sony Product You Absolutely Have To Have
Post by: FrizzleFried on February 11, 2009, 01:58:39 pm
Mmm, they cuss too much. And they seem to use it to be funny. SNL sure as hell ain't funny (and they can't cuss), but neither is this.

Ummon meet sense of humor... you two might want to talk?

Title: Re: A New Sony Product You Absolutely Have To Have
Post by: RayB on February 11, 2009, 08:07:23 pm
Loved the Skanks one.
Title: Re: A New Sony Product You Absolutely Have To Have
Post by: DaveMMR on February 11, 2009, 10:50:07 pm
Mmm, they cuss too much.

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/33248  ;D
Title: Re: A New Sony Product You Absolutely Have To Have
Post by: Donkey_Kong on February 11, 2009, 11:43:12 pm
Mmm, they cuss too much.

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/33248  ;D

That, was hilarious!
Title: Re: A New Sony Product You Absolutely Have To Have
Post by: Blanka on February 12, 2009, 12:34:23 am
Mmm, they cuss too much.

That's why I love your R-rating for movies so much:

Non-R rated is pathetic christian-safe-walt-disney-moralistic-happy-end-botox-silicon-photoshopped-girl-next-door-Hollywood-crap

Rated R: All nice indy and small label movies about real life and real people.
Title: Re: A New Sony Product You Absolutely Have To Have
Post by: Ummon on February 13, 2009, 09:57:05 pm
There's an art in language, one that seems to be fading, that guides one in the use and frequency of profanity and obscenity.
Title: Re: A New Sony Product You Absolutely Have To Have
Post by: shmokes on February 14, 2009, 03:33:50 pm
Is there an art in constructing sentences to be as pretentious as possible?
Title: Re: A New Sony Product You Absolutely Have To Have
Post by: patrickl on February 14, 2009, 04:06:24 pm
Is there an art in constructing sentences to be as pretentious as possible?
I thought that was what lawyers were for?
Title: Re: A New Sony Product You Absolutely Have To Have
Post by: DaveMMR on February 15, 2009, 11:16:27 am
There's an art in language, one that seems to be fading, that guides one in the use and frequency of profanity and obscenity.

If language is an art and words the colors, why would tell an "artist" that it's wrong to use certain colors?   

I'm sorry, but I think there's a difference between unnecessary cursing, like dropping F-bombs as emphasis in otherwise civil conversation (ex. "I have to file my 10 f-ing 40 by April fif f-ing teenth") and using curse words in satire to accurately portray a personality, convey frustration, etc.  The Onion is not written by 12-year olds and the cursing is almost never gratuitous.   
Title: Re: A New Sony Product You Absolutely Have To Have
Post by: Ummon on February 15, 2009, 06:43:03 pm
I think there's personal bias on your all's part that is preventing you from understanding me and my point. Which is okay.
Title: Re: A New Sony Product You Absolutely Have To Have
Post by: Cakemeister on February 16, 2009, 08:35:28 am
I think that what Ummon is saying, and I agree, is that overuse of curse words makes them non-effective as expletives and reduces their shock value.

Drill sergeants don't curse anymore. They have to use other techniques to shock and awe recruits to get them into line.

But I think the Onion piece was well done because it was clearly satirical.
Title: Re: A New Sony Product You Absolutely Have To Have
Post by: Loafmeister on February 16, 2009, 08:39:40 am
It was awesome satire. This piece's brilliance is knowing that maybe not all people will cuss when dealing the new tech but just about all do and for those who do, the Onion salutes you :).
Title: Re: A New Sony Product You Absolutely Have To Have
Post by: JamIt on February 16, 2009, 02:28:19 pm
I agree w/ Ummon.  Had the 'anchor' and the 'beat reporter' not used so many cuss words, it would have been funnier.  The people being 'interviewed' used the perfect amount of cussing.

Loved the Skanks one.


I agree, the Skanks episode was hillarious.

Title: Re: A New Sony Product You Absolutely Have To Have
Post by: Dartful Dodger on February 16, 2009, 05:42:18 pm
There's an art in language, one that seems to be fading, that guides one in the use and frequency of profanity and obscenity.
If language is an art and words the colors, why would tell an "artist" that it's wrong to use certain colors?   

"Blue and green should never be seen."

There are color rules that even artists have to follow.
Title: Re: A New Sony Product You Absolutely Have To Have
Post by: Ummon on February 17, 2009, 07:57:26 pm
It was awesome satire. This piece's brilliance is knowing that maybe not all people will cuss when dealing the new tech but just about all do and for those who do, the Onion salutes you :).

Something very possibly lost on me.
Title: Re: A New Sony Product You Absolutely Have To Have
Post by: FrizzleFried on February 18, 2009, 09:51:21 am
I think you folks are reading too much in to it.  It's clearly a satire... but the whole gist of it is that Sony continues to churn out one ---smurfing--- Piece of ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- after another and just about the time you've collected a massive amount of things for the first Piece of ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---,  another comes along.

Title: Re: A New Sony Product You Absolutely Have To Have
Post by: lkench on February 18, 2009, 01:56:45 pm
BTW, the f-word can be quite funny and quite versitile as demonstrated here:

http://www.textfiles.com/humor/---fudgesicle---!.txt (http://www.textfiles.com/humor/---fudgesicle---!.txt)  This was going ariound the BBSes when I was in high school and I thought it funny then and I think it's still funny...

-lkench