waxy.org vows to fight Bill Cosby's lawyers and continue to provide hosting to
House of Cosbys despite receiving a
cease & desist letter [PDF]. Andy Baio, founder of waxy.org, discusses this in the
NY Times and provides updates on his site. As
previously posted, Bill Cosby's lawyers were successful in getting the creators of
House of Cosbys to stop hosting and making new episodes of their parody series.
It appears that threatening letters and lawsuits will continue to be filed against internet parody sites as celebrities try to protect what they view as their copyright, according to the
Wall Street Journal.
posted by Mijo Bijo
on Mar 6, 2006 -
33 comments
The McPassion Get your free crown of thorns with every meal!
We're all going to hell but hey, with a vinegar sponge drink to keep us going and a handy game of Pin the Noose on Judas, the trip's gonna be a lot more fun..
A short comedy from
Benjamin Hershleder and
Rik Swartzwelder, but get it quick cause it won't be around forever!
posted by Nugget
on Mar 1, 2006 -
7 comments
An act of civil obedience. Kids with cameras drive the speed limit en masse, thereby blocking traffic and raising questions not only about the difference between de facto and de jure speed limits, but also about how incredibly pissed I'd be had I been behind them.
[via]
posted by Sticherbeast
on Mar 1, 2006 -
155 comments
Looking for an ego boost? The fine people over at
The Screenplay Agency are the place for you! No logline too stupid, no script too poorly written! Are you tired of agency after agency telling you that they don't want your 20 year old screenplay about how much you love peanut butter just because "It doesn't make any sense, and is written with crayon on a pile of dirty gym socks?" I know I was! Until I found out about The Screenplay Agency, who promptly accepted every criminally copyright infringing idea I threw at them until I just KNEW I was every bit as good I writer as I've always told myself I am. And all they asked of me was approximately $250 in fees paid to coverage agencies no one has ever heard of and which seem to be owned by the same company that owns The Screenplay Agency! Sure, you've heard of publishing scams like
Publish America (part 2) thanks to the diligence of sites like
Making Light and our own
thread on the matter, but The Screenplay Agency is totally different! For one thing, they only
rip you off boost your ego through
screenplays.
Now, some
legitimate screenplay writers high and mighty hollywood types have gone and
pranked this excellent automated delusion reinforcer. But don't let those spoilsports spoil your sport! (God, I am such a great writer. No wonder they loved my screenplay!) Go ahead and
generate your own rave reviews!
posted by shmegegge
on Feb 25, 2006 -
14 comments
Writer Merrill Markoe proposes a novel solution to the issue of having our elected officials turn out to be little more than political figureheads for corporate special interests; why not allow the corporations to run for office directly?
posted by jonson
on Feb 16, 2006 -
21 comments
Thou Shalt Not Not Rock! If you didn't get a chance to get out to Church to rid yourself of your sins, why not let the Brooklyn-based Sin Destroyers rock the Evil out of you.
"When you think about it, it's simple. If God created everything, including trees and Japan, he could certainly wail harder than anyone. A rock band in his name would rock harder than everyone else combined! Furthermore, Jesus kicks ass with his unstoppable stream of goodness. The Virgin Mary was smoking hot and still kept her shirt on. Only a heathen can deny the cosmic allure of the Holy Spirit. For all of their indefatigable awesomeness, they ask for only one thing in return: to spread their word. Furthermore, Jesus kicks ass with his unstoppable stream of goodness. The Virgin Mary was smoking hot and still kept her shirt on. Only a heathen can deny the cosmic allure of the Holy Spirit. For all of their indefatigable awesomeness, they ask for only one thing in return: to spread their word." (via.)
posted by pelican
on Nov 27, 2005 -
21 comments
CronyJobs.com "Apply" now to secure a lucrative career both decrying and luxuriating in the spoils of Big Government! No experience necessary! Don't miss your chance to suckle greedily at America's soon-to-be-bankrupt bureaucracy teat!
posted by fenriq
on Oct 10, 2005 -
38 comments
Katrina: The Gathering is the latest great new collectible card game!
I almost don't know how to describe it. A brilliant, concise, very complete, and quite hilarious
1 summary of the the political fallout. It just keeps going and going and going. I think I want to play a game of it.
1 - My options are laugh or cry, so.
posted by blacklite
on Sep 14, 2005 -
38 comments
Top 10 What Have the Brits Ever Done For Us? - An Irish view.
Featuring at #2: the potato famine - apparently much worse than the lesser known 1783 garlic cheese & chips famine, some people resorted to eating each other - starting with the fat sister in the house - "
there'd be plenty of eating in her, y'know..."
Streaming Flash, Sense of humour required
posted by dash_slot-
on Aug 25, 2005 -
27 comments
WHOOO.... How Stuff works tackles a biggie....its all about lightsabers!
"The big advantage of using a lightsaber, of course, is that you can both cut and toast the bagel in one stroke."
via
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posted by ShawnString
on May 5, 2005 -
29 comments
Rules For the Library - Satirical relief for those who suffer or have suffered under an oppressive, Orwellian library atmosphere:
1) There will be absolutely no reading of any kind in the library.
...
2) No breathing in the library.
...
3) No walking or moving in the library.
...
posted by nervestaple
on Apr 26, 2005 -
69 comments
THE PRINCIPLES OF JEWISH BUDDHISM --
12. To Find the Buddha, look within. Deep inside you are ten thousand flowers. Each flower blossoms ten thousand times. Each blossom has ten thousand petals. You might want to see a specialist. And there's even a term now:
Jubu
posted by amberglow
on Mar 5, 2005 -
14 comments
Treason: Hurting America's Feelings --from fafblog:
Now you may think "oh well Fafnir America's a big country it can take care a itself" but in fact it is very sensitive. When you say its mom's ugly or criticize its foreign policy or kick sand on its face at the beach it is just as hurt as if you'd sold its state secrets.
posted by amberglow
on Feb 18, 2005 -
45 comments
Listen Up! It's a 'Synthesizor' masterclass.
And after this, if you still think you know about music, then take the pop quiz and be amazed.
posted by Chunky
on Feb 3, 2005 -
18 comments
An Epidemic! A kinda-not-so-scientific study of the celebrity "exhaustion" epidemic, from the NY Observer:
There was no discernible difference in recovery time for patients who smoked and had sex with visitors (19.9 percent), but fatigue levels remained consistently high in patients who drank large amounts of wine and cried more than four hours per day (22.3 percent). Poor little Lindsay Lohan, working herself into the hospital--a modern-day
little match girl, no?
posted by amberglow
on Dec 10, 2004 -
14 comments
Pirates and Emperors is the story of America's funding of terrorists (freedom fighters) put to music and animation, ala Schoolhouse Rock. It's a simple civics lesson that even elementary school kids, and our nation's highest leader, can understand. (link via
BoingBoing)
posted by fleener
on Oct 15, 2004 -
34 comments
