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Post number 13067

catatonic — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 05:27:24 -0800

Today on KottkeFilter: the much-anticipated 'WHAT' project from 0sil8 Heavy Industries, code-named 'Danza,' has finally been released. And let me tell you, does it ever live up to the hype!

By: catatonic

catatonic — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 05:30:24 -0800

Funny stuff. Good job Mathowie, Jason and Megway.

By: SentientAI

SentientAI — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 05:55:50 -0800

that so rocks. I wish I had friends like Meg and Jason.

By: rusty

rusty — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 06:02:36 -0800

Ha! Ok, I thought it was just gonna be mock-hype, but damn, that's funny. Where can I get one of those "Megway" t-shirts? :-)

By: davehat

davehat — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 06:03:20 -0800

Class. I'll never ask for a pony again.

By: nprigoda

nprigoda — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 06:05:48 -0800

that was so cool You guys are the best. Now, let's hope Dean thinks so too...

By: corpse

corpse — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 06:10:52 -0800

ohmigod ohmigod ohmigod, radical! ...

By: riffola

riffola — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 06:23:38 -0800

Pure genius! I am with rusty, let us have our Megway™ t-shirts :-)

By: jpoulos

jpoulos — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 06:39:25 -0800

I *totally* Meg. (Oh, yeah, and you too mathowie--just in a different, really manly sort of way.)

By: alumshubby

alumshubby — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 06:42:52 -0800

One of the funniest deadpan parodies I've seen in quite a while -- this is worthy of National Lampoon back when it was good.

By: kristin

kristin — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 06:49:45 -0800

So happy to hear it isn't going to replace little clown bicycles! Very amusing way to start my workday - thanks!

By: martz

martz — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 07:02:12 -0800

Hmm, just when I started hoping something interesting would happen...

By: mrbula

mrbula — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 07:20:38 -0800

I just had to spend three minutes trying to explain to my roommate what exactly it was I was laughing at.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 07:38:40 -0800

I haven't laughed that hard in months. Megway won't change the world as we know. The technologies that were developed to make Megay possible could though! The dynamic stabilization (comfy shoes, inner ear) and the pretty colors (hair dye) could have quite an impact on cities of the future! You just watch!

By: kchristidis

kchristidis — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 07:51:34 -0800

Ho. Ho. Ho.

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 08:14:31 -0800

That's just another human! It seems rather impractical to me as well.

By: blackholebrain

blackholebrain — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 08:14:57 -0800

"One of Megway's neatest safety features is that when it rains, Megway's built-in headlights automatically come on after the first few drops of rain dampen its shirt."

By: sudama

sudama — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 08:15:45 -0800

That logo is genius. Thanks for this.

By: dogmatic

dogmatic — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 08:25:39 -0800

I think it's great, but... Anyone want to mirror it? The MeFi server is getting hammered.

By: gazingus

gazingus — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 08:36:12 -0800

best line: "Just think forward and you go forward; think backward and you go backwards.". We need more backward-thinking tech like this.

By: adampsyche

adampsyche — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 08:38:02 -0800

ROTFLMMFAO And remember, always wear your helmet when using the Megway. Classic. Reminds me of that My Life with the Trill Kill Kult song "Ride the Mindway"..."Ride the Megway!"

By: rocketpup

rocketpup — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 08:39:05 -0800

If the Megway TH doesn't take off like a rocket, then the terrorists have already won.

By: docjohn

docjohn — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 10:36:58 -0800

We. Are. Not. Amused. Actually, we are. This is very funny stuff! Less funny: Editorial cartoons about Segway. The real Segway.

By: jkottke

jkottke — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 10:50:19 -0800

Anyone want to mirror it? The MeFi server is getting hammered. Yeah, sorry about that. We, um, underestimated the amount of traffic that this thing would get. The movie is mirrored now and load balanced between a few servers, so it should be speedier. We. Are. Not. Amused. Actually, we are. This is very funny stuff! Oh wow, thanks. We tried not to cut on the Segway too much, mostly because we all think it's so damn cool. Now if we could only get a test drive.... *cough*

By: dagny

dagny — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 10:57:04 -0800

I don't get it.

By: liam

liam — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 11:00:44 -0800

Any chance of a stretch Megway?

By: sbgrove

sbgrove — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 11:01:18 -0800

Yeah, whatever. *shrug*

By: perplexed

perplexed — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 11:04:04 -0800

Keep in mind this is a 1.0 release. Version 2.0 could be quite nice. Also, I want a test drive one so bad right now I'm hopping up and down.

By: D

Wed, 12 Dec 2001 11:14:11 -0800

Incredible. I love Meg's blank expression. Where's the pricing information though? This thing would make a great stocking-stuffer...

By: jpoulos

jpoulos — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 11:36:39 -0800

I agree that it's all about Meg's expression. deadpan = irony = comedy

By: tommasz

tommasz — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 11:37:40 -0800

But will they be redesigning cities for the Megway?

By: mw

mw — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 11:47:51 -0800

Yeah, whatever. *shrug* Yeah, whatever. *shrug*

By: mr_crash_davis

mr_crash_davis — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 11:50:50 -0800

The "Opposable Digits Technology ™" will never catch on.

By: dhartung

dhartung — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 11:51:40 -0800

I'm confused. Earlier publicity/hype showed the Megway in different colors [and, I might add, suggested different capabilities and business plans]. Is Henry Ford black going to be the only one offered? And this was a very early spy picture taken during some sort of test drive gone horribly wrong. Have those behavioral quirks been ironed out by now?

By: kindall

kindall — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 11:57:21 -0800

I'm very impressed with how well it maneuvers on wet pavement.

By: MiguelCardoso

MiguelCardoso — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 12:21:42 -0800

Word has it that they're already at work on something even bigger, codenamed Konga.

By: jga

jga — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 12:29:34 -0800

I thought the web would never reach the high water mark set by Cracked Magazine during its heyday, but today I was proven wrong - and happily so!

By: lizardboy

lizardboy — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 12:30:37 -0800

Yeah, whatever. *yawn*

By: th3ph17

th3ph17 — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 12:33:03 -0800

those segway editorial cartoons are great. but this is better. waaay better. I think ya'll should get a test ride for this, anyone have the inventors email address?

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 12:33:08 -0800

Now all I need to know is which cat made the cameo in the demo movie?

By: halcyon

halcyon — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 12:37:08 -0800

Bravo!! Hazzah!! Jkottke is master of the server-crippling technology parodies (remember "Simply Porn"?)

By: magnetbox

magnetbox — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 12:58:39 -0800

Another joke Jason has taken entirely too far. (see: 0sil8 archives)

By: qbert72

qbert72 — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 13:15:58 -0800

I laughed, I cried, I give it five stars.

By: Vek

Vek — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 13:19:13 -0800

Presses nose against glass while shivering in the cold outside, wipes nose, and wonders alone, "how can I be cool?"

By: HTuttle

HTuttle — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 13:58:30 -0800

How Lame! That wasn't even remotely funny. Gee, a SEGWAY parody...How'd they ever think of THAT? (Sure brought out the bootlickers, though)

By: spilon

spilon — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 14:10:17 -0800

(Sure brought out the bootlickers, though) Yeah, I gotta say I found that to be sort of icky and disturbing...

By: quonsar

quonsar — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 14:31:09 -0800

slurp slurp slurp. ew, this boot polish tastes yukky. like cracked and natlamp? not even close. as has been said: yeah, whatever. shrug.

By: anildash

anildash — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 15:03:19 -0800

Matt's cat wasn't afraid of the Megway because its operation is largely noiseless. Advanced technology.

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 15:22:50 -0800

"Ay Tony, I thought this was going to involve you."

By: megnut

megnut — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 15:32:13 -0800

That's not Matt's cat, that's my cat Bodhi, making his film debut. You can't believe how much we had to pay him for that split-second walk on.

By: jaysoucy

jaysoucy — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 15:35:22 -0800

Jason Kottke has done it again. Shine On You Crazy Diamond.

By: KLAX

KLAX — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 15:55:27 -0800

I just had to spend three minutes trying to explain to my roommate what exactly it was I was laughing at. Would you explain it to me as well? "Megway" is about as rote a parody as there is. The sycophants' posts are much funnier.

By: brownpau

brownpau — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 18:09:36 -0800

Gosh, not everyone who finds this genuinely funny is necessarily a sycophant. That aside, I ♥ the new Megway, even if it still doesn't allow me to breathe underwater!!! :( (Although I can see how the Megway could possibly be used for that purpose. *wink, wink*)

By: lotsofno

lotsofno — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 18:46:49 -0800

man... i was hoping that it really would involve breathing underwater, instead of just being a segway parody. well, i would say i was dissapointed, were it not for Mark's post. Now, THAT was frickin' hilarious.

By: stavrosthewonderchicken

stavrosthewonderchicken — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 19:25:27 -0800

I wasn't going to say anything, but I wne to make lunch, and couldn't get it off my mind. The parody was done by two people who are Friends of MeFi™ and by Matt himself. It's not sycophantic to say you found it amusing, if you did, and it's just plain rude and unpleasant to whine about bootlicking and post cleverclever mock-yawns. At least make a attempt to be civil, damnit, people. If you didn't find it funny, fair enough. Move on. There's no need to piss all over both the people who made the thing (who I reiterate, are part of this community, and if nothing else deserve at least common courtesy, if nothing else) and the people who enjoyed it. This should be in MeTa perhaps, but I don't think it merits much discussion. Boorish, childish behaviour like this is just the sort of thing that eventates in our weekly handwringing MeTasessions about 'how bad things are getting around here.'

By: melgx

melgx — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 20:29:24 -0800

Ahem. Brilliantly and subtly done.

By: fooljay

fooljay — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 21:40:04 -0800

Yeah, stravos, I already tried that. Metafilter: Where denigration is the sport of kings!

By: Tubes

Tubes — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 23:04:50 -0800

I'm underwhelmed.

By: lucien

lucien — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 23:37:07 -0800

The sycophants' posts are much funnier. If we got a laugh out of this, as I did, we have to lie now? To appear cool? To who? (runs out of question marks) Give that a miss, I don't care how it comes across, or what it says about me. I thought it was funny.

By: megnut

megnut — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 23:41:19 -0800

Lucien, I think you mean "To whom." You want to appear cool and intelligent, don't you?

By: stavrosthewonderchicken

stavrosthewonderchicken — Thu, 13 Dec 2001 00:33:12 -0800

....creative spelling..... That is the single largest number of spelling mistakes I've ever made in a Metafilter post. All steamed up, I was. Sorry. You get the gist, I hope.

By: Eloquence

Eloquence — Thu, 13 Dec 2001 05:38:03 -0800

Well, many people seem to find it funny. I smirked at the first pic at least :).

By: presto

presto — Thu, 13 Dec 2001 05:38:12 -0800

that was damn funny. everyone should have a Megway!!

By: lotsofno

lotsofno — Thu, 13 Dec 2001 06:58:19 -0800

looks like they're in trouble.

By: rcade

rcade — Thu, 13 Dec 2001 10:05:22 -0800

It's not sycophantic to say you found it amusing, if you did, and it's just plain rude and unpleasant to whine about bootlicking and post cleverclever mock-yawns. At this point, you can't be surprised that some people are so contrarian and "too cool for school" that they showed up to piss on the whole thing. Maybe it's my Catholic upbringing, but what better way is there to pass time than make people defensive for enjoying something? I loved the parody. Droll, hilarious, and creepy. The funniest part was Jason wearing a safety helmet while the Megway doesn't.

By: mw

mw — Thu, 13 Dec 2001 11:22:00 -0800

It's a Yahoo! Daily Pick today.