Thanks xtina

December 14, 2004 2:06 PM

iPod only plays songs that are less than 14 years old.
posted by cmicali (48 comments total)

I was going to title this "This iPod will suck your dick" but I thought that was a little explicit for a fpp. Besides, why spoil the best one.
posted by cmicali at 2:07 PM on December 14, 2004

I just came here to ask why that wasn't your pull quote!
posted by CunningLinguist at 2:09 PM on December 14, 2004

I liked the one about Metallica. "Couples' therapy"?
posted by davy at 2:10 PM on December 14, 2004

*yawn*
posted by zardoz at 2:14 PM on December 14, 2004

My sister's one-month-old sleeps a lot, too.
posted by scottq at 2:16 PM on December 14, 2004

Heh. Poor Hootie.

What's wrong, zardoz? Not sleeping well?
posted by jennyb at 2:17 PM on December 14, 2004

I am such a sucker for Guns 'n' Roses jokes.
posted by smackfu at 2:22 PM on December 14, 2004

Poor Maroon 5.
posted by Dreama at 2:31 PM on December 14, 2004

Dear God. MAKE IT STOP ALREADY!
posted by Robot Johnny at 2:39 PM on December 14, 2004

Option of chosing both the color and smell of your [gg allin] iPod ...


Wow. Genius. Pure genius.
posted by jammer at 2:40 PM on December 14, 2004

STOP STOP STOP!
posted by sic at 2:43 PM on December 14, 2004

Hey, the Cat Power joke, at least, was pretty good. Not in the least just for the mention, I guess.
posted by livii at 2:49 PM on December 14, 2004

"I was going to title this "This iPod will suck your dick" but I thought that was a little explicit for a fpp. Besides, why spoil the best one."

Because this post sucks either way?
posted by page404 at 3:09 PM on December 14, 2004

I don't get the Guns n Roses joke.
posted by xmutex at 3:28 PM on December 14, 2004

What's an Ipod?
posted by effwerd at 3:37 PM on December 14, 2004

I wonder why they didn't include the Karen Carpenter iPod.
or mama cass...
posted by LimePi at 3:38 PM on December 14, 2004

Amidst all the Coldplay jokes, you'll still find me listening to them.
posted by sian at 3:42 PM on December 14, 2004

What's wrong, zardoz? Not sleeping well?

Yeah. A lack of funny always makes me sleepy.
posted by zardoz at 3:46 PM on December 14, 2004

Yeah. A lack of funny always makes me sleepy.

Well, try harder to be funny.
posted by eyeballkid at 3:47 PM on December 14, 2004

GNR joke: it's because Axl Rose's new GNR has been "about to have an album ready" for years, but it never gets released.
posted by edlundart at 3:48 PM on December 14, 2004

liebography! I remember when I first stumbled across their public access shows, late one night...hilarious stuff.
posted by skwm at 3:53 PM on December 14, 2004

Ah yeah. I haven't paid attention to GNR since Use Your Illusions.
posted by xmutex at 4:11 PM on December 14, 2004

FEWER
posted by pieoverdone at 4:19 PM on December 14, 2004

Very funny. Thanks cmicali.
posted by caddis at 4:19 PM on December 14, 2004

I think it's funny. GG Allin especially. I remember leaving a message on his answering maching when I was an undregrad, blazed on a booze binge. "GG, this is XXXX. Call me back or I'm going to kill all my friends." And I laughed hysterically. Of course he had no idea who I was, nor was I about to kill my friends. But I had his number, so why not.

I liked the Christina one too, oddly. And SNOOP!
posted by tr33hggr at 4:32 PM on December 14, 2004

undergrad. Curses!
posted by tr33hggr at 4:32 PM on December 14, 2004

I need the snoop dogg ipod.
posted by Kifer85 at 4:37 PM on December 14, 2004

Dude, that's what I'm saying!
posted by tr33hggr at 4:40 PM on December 14, 2004

Cracked me up. I want a Keith Richards iPod - the battery NEVER DIES!!! :D

(unlike the one in my first-gen)
posted by zoogleplex at 4:46 PM on December 14, 2004

I thought the Snoop one was lame and stupid really. I liked the Christina but then again, I like non-fiction so that's probably why.

They didn't have the Ashlee Simpson model though. Not that anyone should have the Ashlee Simpson model. And I'm not sure which iPod this one is but I don't think I want it.

Or the God 'Pod (which I particularly think is funny).

Is there some unknown new MeFi rule that we have to have a new iPod thread every day? Or is it just this week?
posted by fenriq at 4:51 PM on December 14, 2004

iPod will only play files Apple wants you to play too. And when Apple changes their mind, you're going to follow suit.

Note to self:

if (brain == mine)
brain = !(on_loan_to_Apple);
(brain == !(on_loan_to_Apple)) ? brain = brain_lobotomy : Not_happening;
posted by shepd at 5:06 PM on December 14, 2004

I was guessing there was a bug in the iPod file system and I couldn't figure out which power of two in which units (2^25 seconds before the current date/time?) was the likely explanation for the overflow error causing the 14-year-bug and so what I'm trying to get at here is that I'm glad I followed the link first. Sort of.
posted by cortex at 5:38 PM on December 14, 2004

/. cleanup to thread 37824 please.
posted by bonaldi at 5:39 PM on December 14, 2004

"If a file is determined to of been aquired illegally"

To have, you moron, determined to have been.
posted by sycophant at 6:42 PM on December 14, 2004

Amidst all the Coldplay jokes, you'll still find me listening to them.

Same here. Good band.
posted by purephase at 6:53 PM on December 14, 2004

posted by Doohickie at 7:43 PM on December 14, 2004

1. Ahh, GG Allin, I miss him.

2. Sadly, I think most people go to see Chan Marshall live for basically the same reason they used to go see Wesley Willis: let's go watch the freak on stage! What a horrible scene to participate in. Street cred note: I first saw Catpower 11 years ago, she was apologizing back then too.
posted by intermod at 8:49 PM on December 14, 2004

Ehhh, I must have seen Chan on a good night.
posted by 235w103 at 10:07 PM on December 14, 2004

BEST OF THE WEB!
posted by oraknabo at 1:31 AM on December 15, 2004

The Cat Power one pretty much describes my experience at one of her shows last year. Still worth the money, though.
posted by deafmute at 2:19 AM on December 15, 2004

Poor Maroon 5. I really liked their album.
posted by benjh at 5:16 AM on December 15, 2004

Holy JPEG compression artifacts, Batman.
posted by mcwetboy at 7:21 AM on December 15, 2004

Wow. Out of a not so jaw dropping post, I discovered GG Allin. Thank you, Metafilter!
posted by cavalier at 7:48 AM on December 15, 2004

I've seen Catpower twice. The first time she played a lovely show to a very respectful audience.

The second time she kept forgetting the words to her songs, people started talking and stopped paying attention, and then she walked off the stage apologizing.
posted by bshort at 8:39 AM on December 15, 2004

I liked the one about Metallica. "Couples' therapy"?

I think this is a reference to the recent documentary about Metallica. A little too subtle a joke, maybe?
posted by May Kasahara at 8:58 AM on December 15, 2004

The Hootie one cracked me up.

And shouldn't the Christina ipod really be the Paris Hilton ipod? That seems more appropriate. : )
posted by SisterHavana at 10:24 AM on December 15, 2004

GG Allin is comedy gold. The documentary about him (Hated) is one of the funniest music films since This Is Spinal Tap.
posted by dodgygeezer at 11:25 AM on December 15, 2004

I can tell you this about Maroon 5 - as a live band, they are the real deal. Saw them at Viper Room a few years back, before they had any fame outside LA. When they got up on stage, I thought "Oh, great. Here's another pile of trust-fund prettyboys with fancy gear that Daddy bought them come to stink up the place with utter musical lameness." (There's a fair bit of that in LA.)

Boy, was I wrong!!

They were farkin' great. Sharp, tight, excellent players, totally kickass and full of soul. Their album does not do their sound justice, they were much, much, much better and heavier, more powerful live. They did different tunes than are on that CD, more funky and soulful.

Too bad they're so "replaceable" as they are marketed, I think they deserve better.
posted by zoogleplex at 1:35 PM on December 15, 2004