April 6, 2001

10:16 AM

Teens Sue MTV Over Defecation Incident.In addition to a cosmically beautiful headline, this should give everybody plenty of opportunities to gripe about pandering to the lowest common denominator in entertainment, why television is going to hell, etc. Boy, MTV is receiving quite the drubbing these days, eh?
posted by logovisual (13 comments total)

[sarcasm] Fuck 'em if they can't take a joke. [/sarcasm]
posted by Dirjy at 12:38 PM on April 6, 2001

the best part about that piece was the vivid imagery used in describing the fecal expulsions...yowza!
posted by mapalm at 12:44 PM on April 6, 2001

What does one expect at a taping of "Dude, This Sucks?"
posted by modofo at 12:58 PM on April 6, 2001

Well, all I have to say is that that type of directional and propulsive sphincter control is admirable. Must take a lot of practice...
posted by fooljay at 1:55 PM on April 6, 2001

> Well, all I have to say is that that type of directional
> and propulsive sphincter control is admirable. Must take a
> lot of practice...

I once had a minah bird that could nail sideways you from across the room.
posted by jfuller at 2:16 PM on April 6, 2001

key word...."had" a minah bird.
posted by th3ph17 at 2:32 PM on April 6, 2001

It's a rock concert in San Bernadino! What the hell did they expect? Class?
posted by Succa at 6:32 PM on April 6, 2001

I can only hope this means the home audience will be able to sue MTV over the shit they get spattered with every time they tune in.
posted by jjg at 12:25 AM on April 7, 2001

I remember when MTV actually ment MUSIC television, not Rap and R&B station.. Even MTV2 is becoming all rap and r&b.. Then of course, do we have to mention the crappy shows they have on there?
posted by ellis at 2:58 AM on April 9, 2001

There must be some kind of MTV equivalent of Godwin's Law involving the phrase "I remember when MTV actually meant MUSIC television" and the dissing of rap. I've been hearing that since they fired J.J. Jackson [<--colloquial, MTV-centric way of saying "a long time"].
posted by rodii at 6:00 AM on April 9, 2001

> There must be some kind of MTV equivalent of
> Godwin's Law

Godwin's lawyers might say that Godwin's Meta-Law is, "There must be some kind of [x] equivalent of Godwin's Law," because that's usually enough to smother a hoary thread.
posted by pracowity at 7:19 AM on April 9, 2001

Ouch.

I have no doubt that Godwin's lawyers would say something like that, because I know Mike, and he's his own lawyer (or meta-lawyer), and he would never be able to resist, only it would take a lot longer to say and have clever little footnotes.
posted by rodii at 7:47 AM on April 10, 2001

An oldie but goodie:
What Godwin thinks about his [counter]meme.
posted by iceberg273 at 7:55 AM on April 10, 2001