Posts Tagged satire

Watch: Local News Station Satires Social Media, Suprisingly Hilarious

Posted by mistergroonk in Intertube Madness, LOL, USA on October 25, 2010

The local FOX station in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas recorded a segment satirizing social media called “The Fox 4 DFW Roast of Social Media” and it’s pretty funny.

Status update: Knocked over by feather.

via mashable

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Interview: Josh Simpson, the Man Behind @BPGlobalPR

Posted by mistergroonk in Intertube Madness, Interviews, USA on September 13, 2010

The @BPGlobalPR Twitterer has been revealed as Josh Simpson. He has been interviewed by Mat Honan and found, by us, to be a pretty cool guy.

Awl: Were you doing this all by yourself?

@BPGlobalPR: No, not at all. The idea was mine, and all the long form writing, talks, and speeches were me. But a lot of tweets–a lot of my favorite tweets–weren’t mine. I edited and maybe tweaked some of them, but there’s no way I would have been able to come up with the quality or volume of jokes without a good team. We had about 15 people, and those writers deserve a lot of the credit. Some contributed every day. My dad did one, even. I sent him a message and told him about it, and I was like, “fuck, I’m not sure what he’ll think.” But he responded immediately with a joke.

It was nice to create something that could be inclusive with people’s frustrations. I made it purposefully non-partisan for that reason. As much as I could, I mean. When you’ve got Joe Barton grovelling on the House floor, I had to say something about that.

We suggest reading the entire interview over on The Awl.

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Cartoonist Daryl Cagle Collects ‘Oil Spill Cartoons’ into iPhone/iPod Touch App

Posted by mistergroonk in Apps, Comics, Marketing, Technology on June 16, 2010

We’re not familiar with MSNBC cartoonist, Daryl Cagle’s work. What he’s done here is of interest to us. Centering an app around a theme in his work that just so happens to match current events is pretty nifty. Hell, it’s so obvious we wonder why it hasn’t occurred to us before.

The level of advertising Cagle is running for his new ‘Oil Spill Cartoon’ app, however, slams hard against the spam line. If he wasn’t advertising so hard, we never would have noticed them. Now that we notice them, and him, we can’t help but see his pleas for your $0.99.

Marketing and sales is a delicate dance between you and potential costumers. It’s never a good idea to slam hard on your partner’s toes.

via @dcagle, The Cagle Post

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PAC-MAN: THE MOVIE Trailer, Power Pellets will Not Save You

Posted by mistergroonk in LOL, Movies, Trailers on April 16, 2010

Pharmaceutical CEO Michael Pacman is forced to take his own dangerous medications in order to survive a maze designed by a sadistic patient out for revenge.

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Dino Panel Perfect Detritus: Secret Presidential Powers

Posted by mistergroonk in Comics, Panel Perfect on May 4, 2009

Imagine our shock when the, sorta weekly, webcomic PRESIDENT AWESOME produced for your enjoyment a T-Rex in the White House. The overwhelming confusion and coolness of the idea has caused a title merge that only Fusebox * can appreciate.

*Some scenes inside might not be the best for work viewing.

2009-04-16 President Awesome

(via president awesome)

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T-Shirt Hell Shuts Down. Humorless Oafs to Blame.

Posted by mistergroonk in Intertube Madness on January 26, 2009

It’s not that the snarky/satirical t-shirt market was cornered. It’s just that you figure T-Shirt Hell would at least survive a full decade before being pushed by the wayside.

This bit of Sunshine Megatron’s, owner and operator of T-Shirt Hell, outgoing letter explains a lot.
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George Carlin ( 1937 – 2008)

Posted by mistergroonk in People Who Died, Twitter on June 23, 2008

George Carlin, a searing comic who pushed the boundaries of language and culture with his classic “Seven Words You Can Never Say On TV” routine, died Sunday of heart failure. He was 71.

His “Seven Words,” when played on New York radio, led to a 1978 Supreme Court ruling upholding the government’s authority to punish stations for broadcasting offensive language.

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Despite his bad-boy reputation, the stand-up comic hosted Saturday Night Live and made more than 100 appearances on The Tonight Show. His counterculture take on the world’s sorry state of affairs filled 23 comedy albums, 14 HBO specials and three books. Carlin won four Grammy Awards for best spoken comedy album, and it was announced Tuesday that he would be awarded the 11th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

In special honor of George Carlin, 2 words you can’t say on twitter.

(via 7d, the 8th dirty word, mattpdx, wired, nate angell)

UPDATE: The New York Times article I’ve been waiting on is finally up.

Still, when pushed to explain the pessimism and overt spleen that had crept into his act, he quickly reaffirmed the zeal that inspired his lists of complaints and grievances. “I don’t have pet peeves,” he said, correcting the interviewer. And with a mischievous glint in his eyes, he added, “I have major, psychotic hatreds.”

UPDATE 2: Mega George Carlin Video Tribute

UPDATE3: Fresh Air is remembering Carlin with a collection of audio clips.

You really should watch the act in question.

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