Lolol you guys fell for this? Of course the 80s are over , this is a reference to how all the uncool people thought the 80s were cool and usd to reference them. It's like "hey, remember when people remembered the 80s, those people are total suck" posted by Ad hominem at 3:55 PM on February 17, 2011
Lolol you guys fell for this? Of course the 80s are over , this is a reference to how all the uncool people thought the 80s were cool and usd to reference them. It's like "hey, remember when people remembered the 80s, those people are total suck"
Oh. You mean it is ironically ironic. So it's 80ily 80s. posted by humannaire at 4:03 PM on February 17, 2011
As they (we) used to say in the 80's: Just Say No. posted by camyram at 4:12 PM on February 17, 2011 [1 favorite]
Am I being a douche if I complain that neither video will play on my phone? I know non-USians often have worse video problems, but this just kinda gets my goat. posted by snapped at 4:29 PM on February 17, 2011
Am I being a douche if I complain that neither video will play on my phone? I know non-USians often have worse video problems, but this just kinda gets my goat.
In this case I think you're better off without seeing it. posted by odinsdream at 4:56 PM on February 17, 2011
Yeah, that was like being stuck at a party in Williamsburg with friends who flat-out refuse to acknowledge that said party sucks. posted by Kitteh at 5:13 PM on February 17, 2011 [2 favorites]
this is why we can't have nice decades. posted by ericbop at 6:25 PM on February 17, 2011 [1 favorite]
Topher Grace is not only quite attractive, but a v good actor. Why is he forced to do things like this. posted by PinkMoose at 6:48 PM on February 17, 2011
Well, I watched it. While sipping a cool, refreshing Pepsi Blue. posted by Samizdata at 6:50 PM on February 17, 2011
The casting is interesting. Topher Grace made his name in a nostalgic sitcom, and what's-her-name was in all those awful "...Movie" movies where the only joke is that there's a lot of cameos.
I'm kind of wondering if the joke might be on them. posted by Sys Rq at 6:58 PM on February 17, 2011
I never recovered from a co-worker asking me who was this Debbie Gibson person I had mentioned.
I can beat that. In January on the 25th anniversary of the Challenger disaster, I told a co-worker an anecdote involving me being a sixth-grade wiseass when one of the teachers entered the room to tell another teacher. After telling the anecdote to the co-worker, I asked her where she was that day.
"Well," said this married, confident young woman, "I was one ... " posted by WCityMike at 6:58 PM on February 17, 2011
Silly kids. You were supposed to cover Fascination. Better luck next time. posted by Sailormom at 7:24 PM on February 17, 2011
After this, these guys get a free pass to do whatever cheesy 80s thing they want, if you ask me. (Could have sworn there was a previous metafilter post re: the subway iphone performance but maybe I'm wrong, can't find it.) posted by dixiecupdrinking at 7:39 PM on February 17, 2011 [1 favorite]
That's nuthin! I had a coworker who had never heard of ZZ Top. posted by Brocktoon at 11:19 PM on February 17, 2011
the human league they are not. posted by rainperimeter at 12:59 AM on February 18, 2011
That is a god-awful cover. They should be ashamed of themselves.
Topher Grace, on the other hand, should be very proud of his Michael J. Fox impersonation. Spot on! posted by brand-gnu at 7:04 AM on February 18, 2011
Topher Grace, on the other hand, should be very proud of his Michael J. Fox impersonation. Spot on!
2. '80s retro went out in the '00s.
posted by Sys Rq at 3:07 PM on February 17, 2011 [5 favorites]