Author Topic: A New Sony Product You Absolutely Have To Have (Read 2123 times)

FrizzleFried · « **on:** February 10, 2009, 05:30:43 pm »

http://www.theonion.com/content/video/sony_releases_new_stupid_piece_of

Hilarious & NSFW!

Donkey_Kong · « **Reply #1 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!

DaveMMR · « **Reply #2 on:** February 10, 2009, 09:31:16 pm »

Brilliant!

I love the Onion!

Bleagh · « **Reply #3 on:** February 10, 2009, 10:04:22 pm »

They definitely have a way with words.

Ummon · « **Reply #4 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.

SavannahLion · « **Reply #5 on:** February 11, 2009, 01:47:11 am »

I was laughing so hard my GF thought I was ---smurfing--- nuts.

I couldn't resist, I had to save it.

pinballwizard79 · « **Reply #6 on:** February 11, 2009, 02:45:04 am »

omg that was great

danny_galaga · « **Reply #7 on:** February 11, 2009, 03:26:43 am »

the next clip was poignant too

shardian · « **Reply #8 on:** February 11, 2009, 08:37:42 am »

I have to say the Apple one was better, but this one was still pretty funny.

ahofle · « **Reply #9 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!

FrizzleFried · « **Reply #10 on:** February 11, 2009, 01:58:39 pm »

Quote from: 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.

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

RayB · « **Reply #11 on:** February 11, 2009, 08:07:23 pm »

Loved the Skanks one.

DaveMMR · « **Reply #12 on:** February 11, 2009, 10:50:07 pm »

Quote from: Ummon on February 10, 2009, 11:11:59 pm

Mmm, they cuss too much.

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

Donkey_Kong · « **Reply #13 on:** February 11, 2009, 11:43:12 pm »

Quote from: DaveMMR on February 11, 2009, 10:50:07 pm

Quote from: Ummon on February 10, 2009, 11:11:59 pm
Mmm, they cuss too much.

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

That, was hilarious!

Blanka · « **Reply #14 on:** February 12, 2009, 12:34:23 am »

Quote from: Ummon on February 10, 2009, 11:11:59 pm

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.

Ummon · « **Reply #15 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.

shmokes · « **Reply #16 on:** February 14, 2009, 03:33:50 pm »

Is there an art in constructing sentences to be as pretentious as possible?

patrickl · « **Reply #17 on:** February 14, 2009, 04:06:24 pm »

Quote from: shmokes on February 14, 2009, 03:33:50 pm

Is there an art in constructing sentences to be as pretentious as possible?

I thought that was what lawyers were for?

DaveMMR · « **Reply #18 on:** February 15, 2009, 11:16:27 am »

Quote from: 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.

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.

Ummon · « **Reply #19 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.

Cakemeister · « **Reply #20 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.

Loafmeister · « **Reply #21 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

.

JamIt · « **Reply #22 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.

Quote from: RayB on February 11, 2009, 08:07:23 pm

Loved the Skanks one.

I agree, the Skanks episode was hillarious.

Dartful Dodger · « **Reply #23 on:** February 16, 2009, 05:42:18 pm »

Quote from: DaveMMR on February 15, 2009, 11:16:27 am

Quote from: 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.
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.

Ummon · « **Reply #24 on:** February 17, 2009, 07:57:26 pm »

Quote from: 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 .

Something very possibly lost on me.

FrizzleFried · « **Reply #25 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.

lkench · « **Reply #26 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 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


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