Of course nobody cared; it was fairly obvious that it was all a prank/hoax from the beginning. To backtrack now and call it a “social experiment” is insulting.
I’m guessing another reason the concerned phone calls didn’t come pouring in is because Phoenix is probably one of those people that loves to surround himself with drama and his friends are sick of that particular boy crying “Wolf!”
Who among us doesn’t have at least one friend that posts vague and worrying tweets/Facebook status updates that are obvious cries for attention? At first, you feel like you should help them out, but after a while, deciphering their abstracted bullshit becomes exhausting.
Vivitar introduces new technology, “film,” to the apparently burgeoning octogenarian photog market.
So this came up on Attack of the Show’s “Around the Net” tonight and Adam and I actually argued over who was going to post to Tumblr about it.
There are so many things about this ad that make me furious.
“Remember when you could just drop off your film and your photos were printed for you?” Yes, I do. I remember how much of a pain in the ass it was to drive to the photo mat, drop off my film, and return anywhere from 1 hour to a day later only to find that half of my shots came out blurry.
“No need to be a computer whiz” First of all, who still says whiz? Second of all, my father is the complete opposite of computer-literate and he was able to figure out the CVS kiosk to print out photos and make a photo book. Oh, and it probably took less than an hour.
“You get back real photographs” Did Sarah Palin write this? What does this even mean?!
“With this new camera, you point, shoot, and you have your shot” What dictionary are these people using? They seem to be missing the definitions for “real” and “new.” 35mm film cameras have been around since 1934, and this particular model looks suspiciously similar to the one I bought from Eckerd in the late 90s. It was a loyalty camera which meant that as long as I went back there for photo processing, I was guaranteed free film and batteries for the life of the camera (or until Eckerd went out of business in 2004).
The fact that you can get two of these puppies for $10 has got to raise some flags.
Finally, why is the flash green and why is it coming from the bottom of the camera?
This is from Orlando Weekly’s “Best of Orlando 2010” which is determined by reader votes.
Other gems include: Starbucks Coffee - Multiple locations for 2nd best coffee house and Chili’s Grill & Bar - Multiple locations for 2nd best happy hour.
I have friends on Facebook (and I’m sure you probably do, too) who have gotten pregnant and acted like they were the first people in human history to ever be pregnant and boy oh boy, will people on the internet find my totally uncreative way of recounting pregnancy fascinating. I really don’t mind…
YES! A thousand times, YES. And it only gets worse once the baby actually arrives. My dream Facebook status update (which is going up the next time I get shitfaced) goes a little something like this: Hey Mommies, before you go typing ANYTHING related to your spawn into your status update, be sure to realize that more than likely NOT A SINGLE PERSON on your FB page, besides your own mom, actually gives a shit. Also, you’re not fun anymore and stop talking about how your asshole ripped during child birth.
I’ve been lucky in the sense that not many of my friends have gone baby-crazy on Facebook, but the stuff I’ve read on STFUParents is enough to make me want to tie all fallopian tubes within a 20-mile radius into double knots.
The 2000’s: century of the over-sharing and under-inhibited.
My wife loves reality shows, like Real Housewives of New Jersey or whatever it is. I cannot be in the room. It drives me insane. I had this realization one day. Ok, you’re watching people that are not actors in phony situations created by people that are not writers. And the non-actors are second guessing how they think you would like to see them behave were the situation genuine, which it isn’t. And you are passively observing this. You’re technically not even alive at this point. You are watching an amateur production of nothing. If you add one more layer to it, the fabric of reality will tear.
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Dana Gould on The Green Room with Paul Provenza (via sharingtime)
Man, Lizzy Caplan just does not have good luck with TV shows.
Starz, you need to get your head out of your ass. What, do you think all you need to run with the big dogs of premium original programming is that blood-and-wang-fest Spartacus: Blood and Sand?
It took me a while to take you seriously. I never really put you in the same bucket as HBO and Showtime until you started airing Party Down and Gravity. Now that you’ve canceled them, you’re going back in the trash bin with Cinemax.
It would have been faster to hand deliver this.” Big laughs, I am the comedian of the seventh level of Hell. Thank you ladies, and gentlemen, don’t forget to tip your succubus.
“I think I might take a long walk. Then watch Forrest Gump on TV. I haven’t seen that since I was about ten. Didn’t like it back then, because I don’t think I understood it. Have to give it another chance.”
“I am really glad that they are splitting the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows film into two parts because I would cry so hard if the only thing I had to look forward to now was one movie.”
“my background is black. everything is black and white and grey. now, i’m a firstborn, girl of familiarity and routine. i hate surprises. to say that this upsets me is an understatement. WHERE IS THE BLUE, GODDAMMIT? i wonder if this is happening to anyone else..”
“SERIOUSLY PEOPLE, IFRAMES ARE LIKE 2000 AND LATE. FUUU, IT’S NOT PRETTY, THEY’RE NOT PRETTY, NOT EVEN COOL.”
While I do agree with that last one, I don’t think I would ever quote Fergie or invoke the caps lock key to make the point.
