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HubLog: Things Google knows about you
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Gay marriage satire
Gay marriage satire
07/27/2004 01:18 PMThe Fafblog continues its reign as the funniest political satire blog
on the Net with today's post about gay marriage in the form of a
mock-interview with the Family Research Council's Dr. James Dobson:
[JD]: The legality of gay marriage sent out powerful shockwaves of
destructive gay energy throughout hetereosexuality. Without an
amendment to the constitution specifically barring homosexuals from
obtaining marriage rights, this destructive Gay Force rampaged
throughout the Traditional Family Nexus, corrupting it and turning
thousands of upright, decent, missionary-position-loving straight
couples into deranged, out-of-control mutant gay perverts.
FB: This is horrible! What in your scientific opinion as a doctor can
we do to stop this?
JD: Well, humanity's only hope at this point lies in the Marriage
Protection Act, which would strip federal courts of the ability to
review the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act. That way
if the draconian anti-gay laws we need turn out to be
unconstitutional, we'll never know, because the courts won't be able
to stop them.
LinkNotes and Tips: Satire
Notes and Tips: Satire
02/05/2005 09:01 PM
DivisionTwo has a funny spoof about Linux, too....
Using Copyright to shut down satire
Using Copyright to shut down satire
07/29/2004 01:15 PMA well done political satire by JibJab Media that takes some shots at
George W. Bush and John Kerry is coming under fire by copyright
holders who apparently can't take a joke.
Parody or Satire? Threat To Sue JibJab
Parody or Satire? Threat To Sue JibJab
07/27/2004 07:37 PMRevisiting Barcode Replacement Satire
Revisiting Barcode Replacement Satire
05/11/2004 03:16 PMA little over a year ago there was a huge media frenzy over a site
that
let
people view and print out barcodes. It was really just a database
of barcodes, but the site presented a satirical commercial showing how
you could use the site to "name your own price" and re-code any
product to a price you preferred. Of course, actually doing the
re-coding would be illegal. Running a database telling people how
seems perfectly legal... unless you're lawyers at a big company like
Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart and a number of other big companies
forced
the site to shut down, and the folks have now set up the site as a
Wal-Mart spoof.
John
submitted a story about
the
whole mess one year later. It sounds like those involved didn't
expect the level of backlash they got - especially from the press who
labeled them as the thieves. Still, they've now got other plans up
their sleeves for satirical projects.
Is It Still Satire If You Can Find
Someone Who Missed The Joke?
Is It Still Satire If You Can Find
Someone Who Missed The Joke?
12/24/2003 12:08 PMAs expected, it's shaping up to be something of a slow news day, but
there are still a few good stories out there. This one, found over at
Tech Law Advisor shows why people without a sense of
humor shouldn't be allowed to hire (or be) lawyers. A few years back,
after a judge ordered the detention of a 13-year-old kid for handing
in a school essay with a "violent tone", the Dallas Observer wrote up
a satire piece about the same folks having a 6-year-old arrested for
writing a book report on Maurice Sendak's insanely popular children's
book "Where the Wild Things Are." In the article, they made up
ridiculous quotes ("We've considered having her certified to stand
trial as an adult, but even in Texas there are some limits." and "Any
implication of violence in a school situation, even if it was just
contained in a first-grader's book report, is reason enough for panic
and overreaction.") and attributed them to real people who were
involved in the original case. Those people
are now
suing for libel. Of course, satire and opinion are protected
speech, but the people in question are claiming that because some
people don't have a sense of humor and
missed the satire, it's
not satire at all. If that argument stood, then all you would need to
do to unprotect satire is find someone with no sense of humor who
missed the joke - and rush them to the courthouse to have them help
you file your lawsuit. Meanwhile, it seems like the judges are
realizing that this case is pointless. Yet more evidence that we live
in a society where if anyone says anything you don't want to hear, you
sue first and act offended later.
Tough jab at GW's jokes as a satire
video
Tough jab at GW's jokes as a satire
video
04/11/2004 12:28 AMVia Wonkette, here's a slightly unfair
but powerful rejoinder to President
Bush's jokes about weapons of mass destruction. Media is in the
hands of everyone, and people are going to use it to hold powerful
people -- including media people, such as the Washington
correspondents who found Bush's performance so hilarious -- to
account.
People seem to really be embracing web video as a
medium and it definitely delivers the message at a different level
than text. Very interesting to see how this form develops.
Liberal Party of Canada Sues Satire
Website
Liberal Party of Canada Sues Satire
Website
12/23/2003 02:44 AMNew Political Satire Site Shows Truth
Can be Funny
New Political Satire Site Shows Truth
Can be Funny
09/14/2004 10:55 AMA former Marine Corps officer and civilian contractor in Iraq
announces the launch www.cutthroatcomedy.com, a bipartisan
comedy/commentary site that sheds light on our nation's current
political climate by lampooning politics, politicians and the
presidential election.
The effin stupidest Paris Hilton satire
imaginable
The effin stupidest Paris Hilton satire
imaginable
11/13/2003 02:52 PMParis Hilton sex tape -
Spoof
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FC Now: The Office: Brilliant Satire or
Tired Facsimile? Discuss.
FC Now: The Office: Brilliant Satire or
Tired Facsimile? Discuss.
03/25/2005 06:57 AMAs promised, I watched the premiere of The Office on NBC tonight.
(Remember that I am coming into this with only word of the legend of
the BBC version; I have not seen the series on which this American
rendition...
LotR movies remixed as trenchant Russian
political satire
LotR movies remixed as trenchant Russian
political satire
05/18/2004 04:11 PMDmitri Puchkov is a Russian ex-cop who goes by the alias Goblin.
"Goblin" is his nom-de-edit when he's remixing Lord of the Rings,
dubbing in Russian dialogue to lampoon cops, oligarchs, and gangsters.
He's working on a re-cut of Star Wars now. (This is old news, but I
only just read about it)
Frodo Baggins is renamed Frodo Sumkin (a derivative from the Russian
word sumka, or bag). The Ranger, Aragorn, is called Agronom (Russian
for farm worker). Legolas is renamed Logovaz, after a Russian car
company famed for its Ladas. Boromir becomes Baralgin, after a Russian
type of paracetemol.
Gandalf spends much of the film trying to impress others with his
in-depth knowledge of Karl Marx, and Frodo is cursed with the filthy
tongue of a Russian criminal.
The films - which Puchkov says were originally made for his close
friends but have now gone out on the internet - have found cult appeal
in Russia's crowded pirate market, where a pirated, high-quality DVD
in both Russian and English costs £5. That is all ordinary
Russians, who earn only $300 a month in Moscow, can afford. The
Russian pirate industry is worth $311 million, and has grown by 25 per
cent since last year, pirates making more than 40 million disks a
year.
LinkWhat's that smell?
What's that smell?
07/07/2004 07:54 PM
Follow the
blooming of the Corpseflower. The Titan opened about halfway
during the course of the morning and afternoon yesterday, giving off
stronger waves of odor as the day progressed. The peak odor and
opening was in the early evening and by 10PM the pulses of odor became
less strong. The daily progress of the Amorphophallus Titanum.
tell, tell, you smell....
tell, tell, you smell....
07/01/2004 02:17 PM
Stasi, meet Highway Watch: The Department of
Homeland Security this year gave $19.3 million to the American
Trucking Associations, which is based So far, 10,000 truckers have
signed on to become amateur sleuths. Over the next year, the goal is
to add tollbooth workers, rest-stop employees and construction crews,
creating a corps of 400,000 people drawn from every state. A child
of
Operation TIPS, of course.
Smell You Later
Smell You Later
07/21/2004 09:25 AMTelling someone you have
anosmia makes you wish for
hearing loss instead: "People ... come up with some of the most
perverse scenarios where not being able to smell would pay off."
How to smell like a laundromat
How to smell like a laundromat
12/02/2003 01:46 AMAmong the featured designs at the National Design Triennial was the
Demeter Fragrance Library. The company, run by Christophers Brosius
and Gable, puts out perfumes,...
I smell a crook
I smell a crook
07/21/2004 04:40 PM
Dirty Dirty men..... America, Mark Twain once said,
"is a nation without a distinct criminal class with the possible
exception of Congress."
The smell of grass
The smell of grass
02/10/2004 01:34 PMThe most amazing thing about San Diego so far: the smell of grass.
My nose had grown so accustomed to the scents of winter, that cold
lifeless bitter slightly salty smell that's permeated New York City
for the past three+ months. And then this morning, I stepped out of
the hotel, ran down to a jogging path, and my nose was assaulted.
Everywhere was the lushest, greenest grass, its scent permeating the
air. A smell I take for granted in the summer suddenly seemed like a
wondrous treat. Grass! Thick green grass! Who knew it could smell so
beautiful?
Why does my dog smell like chocolate?
Why does my dog smell like chocolate?
05/06/2004 11:21 PMletting the online community explain the eternal questions.
The smell of burning
The smell of burning
02/17/2004 10:19 AMApparently after I last posted, the fan on the web server that
hosts this site shuffled off its mortal coil, and headed for a higher
fanly plane. And because of the timing of things, it took a long time
for the replacement to settle into its new home. But now it's here,
and I've certainly forgotten everything I intended to write. The more
I think, "I need to write more posts!" the less I ever write. Perhaps
now with the new humming fan, things will get back on track. Oh yeah,
and A-Rod to the Yankees?! Argh!
The Smell of Christmas
The Smell of Christmas
12/06/2003 09:02 PMSmells a lot like burning flesh, really it does. Take a little bit
of Santa home for the holidays, he'll keep you...
Do You Smell Like Jesus?
Do You Smell Like Jesus?
11/11/2003 09:22 AMA Boy and His Computer spends a lot of time looking for signs from God
such as the one in front of the Cottage Lake Assembly of God in
Woodinville, Wash.: "You know you want them: Tax exempt fireworks."
(11-10)
The Sweet Success of Smell
The Sweet Success of Smell
04/18/2005 08:41 AMBusiness Week Apr 18 2005 12:30PM GMT
Ever Smell T-Rex's Breath?
Ever Smell T-Rex's Breath?
06/29/2004 08:42 AME-mail tries out a sense of smell
E-mail tries out a sense of smell
02/19/2004 07:58 AMUK net provider Telewest Broadband is testing a system to let people
to send scented e-mails.
Mmmmm... baby, you smell like Hummer.
Mmmmm... baby, you smell like Hummer.
08/20/2004 11:22 PMXeni Jardin: What is the scent of a Hummer? Gasoline?
Freshly detonated bombs plopped on an oil-rich country on the other
side of the world? You'll find out soon -- the maker of supersized
combat-cum-luxury vehicles is licensing the Hummer name to a line of
mens' fragrances. Body wash, aftershave, and deodorant.
Link
(
Thanks, Steve)
FC Now: Bottling a Specific Smell of
Luxury
FC Now: Bottling a Specific Smell of
Luxury
03/22/2005 05:12 PMGet this. Hundreds of thousands of dollars (Oops! Pounds) have been
spent reproducing the distinct smell of leather seats and wooden
paneling in the 1965 Silver Cloud Rolls Royce. The smell is impossible
to buy but is sprayed into every...
Kaori Web: Internet Smell-O-Vision
Kaori Web: Internet Smell-O-Vision
07/30/2004 06:47 PM
Japanese firm K Opticom is paving
the way for a relatively untouched sense in today's gadget world -
smell. Trial units of the "Kaori Web" system will be placed at K
Opticom's internet cafes in Japan until the end of September. But what
is the "Kaori Web," you ask? See a picture of a flower, smell a
flower. See a picture of waffles, smell waffles. The "Kaori Web" helps
some realize their dream of having computers produce scents, to
immerse them into a new environment finally covering all five senses.
Or hackers will just use it to make some websites smell like a dog
exploded.
Read - Article (Japanese) [BCN ]
Ex-IBM worker says he lost his sense of
smell
Ex-IBM worker says he lost his sense of
smell
11/13/2003 09:54 PMUSA Today Nov 13 2003 8:43PM ET
You Gotta Stop, Smell the Roses
You Gotta Stop, Smell the Roses
11/14/2003 05:46 AMIt's midpoint on the Great Route 1 Road Trip. The main lesson learned
so far is that slow is the way to go -- but that's easier said than
done. Michelle Delio reports from charming rural North Carolina.
"OH oh, I smell...RECORDGATE!!!!! (Roll
the eyes.)"
"OH oh, I smell...RECORDGATE!!!!! (Roll
the eyes.)"
07/09/2004 08:21 AMTrick or Treat, Smell My Feet....
Trick or Treat, Smell My Feet....
10/31/2003 06:21 PMI'm sitting on the doorstep handing out treats to trick or
treaters. I'm dressed up as a computer geek with my laptop playing
Halloween songs from Rhapsody
over my wireless network.
Well, okay, I'm not really dressed up... it's my everyday outfit,
but I'm still running with it. It's a shifted holiday at my house!
Oh, and the Laughing
Librarian just came by my house with his daughter. He's dressed in
a safari outfit with a giant snake wrapped around his body.
Awesome!
Wake Up And Smell The News At Macworld
Wake Up And Smell The News At Macworld
01/10/2004 01:33 AMI don't think [CNET] quite "got" the impact of this Macworld Expo. By
AJ Kandy (CNET News.com via MyAppleMenu)
Dell's Swell Smell Quells Knell
Dell's Swell Smell Quells Knell
04/07/2005 09:52 AMDell confirms that it's on track to nail its fiscal first-quarter
targets.
Study Shows Dogs Able to Smell Cancer
(AP)
Study Shows Dogs Able to Smell Cancer
(AP)
09/23/2004 11:48 PMAP - It has long been suspected that man's best friend has a special
ability to sense when something is wrong with us. Now the first
experiment to verify that scientifically has demonstrated that dogs
are able to smell cancer.
Seattle Folk Smell the Coffee -- in
Their Gardens (Reuters)
Seattle Folk Smell the Coffee -- in
Their Gardens (Reuters)
04/21/2004 10:02 AMReuters - In Starbucks Corp.'s hometown of
Seattle, even the flower beds smell like coffee, the result of
a popular program to hand out spent grounds to gardeners as a
nitrogen-rich mulch or compost.
I will suck the smell of grilled moron
greedily down into my lungs
I will suck the smell of grilled moron
greedily down into my lungs
01/05/2005 08:23 AMThe Guardian asks, are you a woman who believes in astrology? "You're
a fatuous insult to the species. You should be stripped and burned at
the stake of commonsense. I will stoke the fires with Jonathan Cainer
horoscopes ripped untimely...
On a Boulevard Of Destruction, The Smell
of Sea And Swift Death
(washingtonpost.com)
On a Boulevard Of Destruction, The Smell
of Sea And Swift Death
(washingtonpost.com)
12/29/2004 01:41 AMwashingtonpost.com - BANDA ACEH, Indonesia, Dec. 28 -- Bodies,
stomachs bloated and arms outstretched, scores of them, lay along the
downtown boulevard where they finally came to rest after the waters
caught them.
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