Comments on: Single Link Apple Spoof

Single Link Apple Spoof

cjorgensen — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:42:03 -0800

SchmApple SLAS (Single Link Apple Spoof).

I want a Mysteron. "Does nothing. But looks great."

By: mippy

mippy — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:53:45 -0800

Howie's Jacket They should really give it back.

By: BaxterG4

BaxterG4 — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:00:37 -0800

Needs more funny. (sorry, hate to be *that guy*... but obviously I don't hate it enough to not do it.)

By: cimbrog

cimbrog — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:02:36 -0800

They're selling at this Amasszone.com: You Deluded Fucks by Richard Dwarkins.

By: rusty

rusty — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:13:56 -0800

SchmApple iPhone: It's a movie player. An iPod. A portable games machine. A hard-drive. A camera. Oh wait - did we miss something out? Yes. You missed something out.

By: DU

DU — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:15:38 -0800

Even agreeing with most of this page I didn't really smile much. Gathering a bunch of stereotypes onto a single page doesn't really qualify as either "original" or "humor".

By: troy

troy — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:17:50 -0800

800 miles width (798 viewable) iLOLd

By: cjorgensen

cjorgensen — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:23:35 -0800

Du, it's not a single page. You need to click into some of the products, add something to a cart, etc.

By: sadiehawkinstein

sadiehawkinstein — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:32:53 -0800

It's a promo page for "The Internet: Now in Handy Book Form." Meh. Needs more funny.

By: owtytrof

owtytrof — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:37:47 -0800

The funniest part is the text "Red links work" at the bottom of the page, just above a mess of blue links that work.

By: vertigo25

vertigo25 — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:03:23 -0800

Amasszone is *much* funnier.

By: Mental Wimp

Mental Wimp — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:04:26 -0800

I'm guessing we can tell who the Apple fanboys are by their response? Or is it really just differences in sense of humor? Show of hands, how many have at least 3 Apple products? Five? Ten!!!?!!?! I really liked the Monbiot. Got one on my desktop now.

By: boo_radley

boo_radley — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:09:00 -0800

I liked the life coach.

By: monospace

monospace — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:37:50 -0800

I pre-ordered a copy of DreamOn Pro.

By: blue_beetle

blue_beetle — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:39:37 -0800

I would have have went with "Oh SNAPple!"

By: Alvy Ampersand

Alvy Ampersand — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:56:51 -0800

Gathering a bunch of stereotypes onto a single page doesn't really qualify as either "original" or "humor". >I'm guessing we can tell who the Apple fanboys are by their response? *Waits for the MeTa calling out LOLOSXtian FPPs*

By: jock@law

jock@law — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:59:37 -0800

I own... exactly three. One was a gift I didn't ask for.

By: Alvy Ampersand

Alvy Ampersand — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:01:49 -0800

Just to clarify, I'm not saying the first quote in my comment was an example of Apple fanboyism, it just reminded me of similar criticisms made regarding another genre of spoof site FPPs.

By: cimbrog

cimbrog — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:08:58 -0800

Apple is not only ridiculous, but it is unable to withstand even the softest scrutiny. Further, it recoils at the very hint of scrutiny, and its followers cry bigotry while denying employees civil rights, cry discrimination yet refuse to allow Sprint on an iPhone, preach peace while cheerleading endless games of World of Warcraft. Apple has been a blight on humankind for 20 years. Its time is up.

By: elwoodwiles

elwoodwiles — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:22:17 -0800

I have an apple, it's, uh, it's a computer. I do computery things on it.

By: Mayor Curley

Mayor Curley — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:28:26 -0800

Didn't we just have a big fucking Metatalk thread about not linking to stuff that makes fun of peoples' religions? What do the mods have to do to stop this shitting on institutions that some people have blind reverence for?

By: aerotive

aerotive — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:29:47 -0800

This is ok, but I prefer posts that link to blogs where hipsters inexplicably work pictures of their Macbooks into every other post.

By: mippy

mippy — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:52:13 -0800

I had an apple, but I wasn't that keen. It was the red casing that I didn't like, I should have selected the green ones. iPippin, I think they are.

By: MythMaker

MythMaker — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:59:26 -0800

This site is a whole lotta meh to this apple fanboy. Comedy is subjective, but even within that subjectivity you have to be, you know, actually funny. Unlike this.

By: cjorgensen

cjorgensen — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:16:58 -0800

MythMaker hurt my feelings. I too am a fanboy, but I thought it was funny. I like the whole concept though of brand spoofing, and the "Internet in Book Form." I found a lot worth looking at, but I'm not going to defend it. It tickled me. That's enough.

By: Blazecock Pileon

Blazecock Pileon — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:16:31 -0800

Not sure what that is, but I know it's not funny. Wow, but that was awful.

By: Cantdosleepy

Cantdosleepy — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:21:04 -0800

(fd: I own an iBook G4 and it is good.) I thought this idea was neatly executed, and contained enough funny bits to justify the time I spent on it. Thumbs up from me.

By: rokusan

rokusan — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:48:38 -0800

Not bad, in that "funny is in the details" way, but mainly they just took the easy shots. I'd happily pay $29 for a Mysterion, too. I've always wanted sexy-looking project boxes for home-made stuff, and that expensive Apple look is very hard to fake.

By: rokusan

rokusan — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:48:59 -0800

The funniest part is the text "Red links work" at the bottom of the page, just above a mess of blue links that work. It doesn't say that ONLY red links work. :)

By: rokusan

rokusan — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:49:53 -0800

Apple has been a blight on humankind for 20 years. Its time is up. You should try one. They're quite good.

By: i_cola

i_cola — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:16:15 -0800

Multiple Apple owner. Found funny.

By: jkaczor

jkaczor — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:29:47 -0800

"Elfin girlfriend"... Naw, it was perfecto - I gave it 30 seconds, that's all I needed for a chuckle... oooh, "Shiny Shiny".... The apologists upthread really need to pull something outta somewhere...

By: Spatch

Spatch — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 08:18:22 -0800

And if this was featured in an amalgamation of a shoot-em-up video game and an incongruous 80s song, we'd have a schmapple shmup mashup. (and if Didi Cohn married Mr. T...)

By: bicyclefish

bicyclefish — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:41:00 -0800

I call funny. Monbiot Desktop: Shit!

By: MythMaker

MythMaker — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 01:19:30 -0800

cjorgensen - I'm sorry, I wasn't trying to hurt your feelings. I'm sure you have a perfectly fine sense of humor. I just don't think this spoof was very funny.

By: cjorgensen

cjorgensen — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:35:45 -0800

MythMaker, all is well. Therapy is helping.

By: cjorgensen

cjorgensen — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:01:04 -0800

MyCube.