MetaFilter posts tagged with spoofs

Save the blondes! Get a perma-puppy.

CunningLinguist — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 07:49:26 -0800

PermaPuppies - they never get big. Spoof commercial biotech site is just viral advertizing for Michael Crichton's new book, but some of the ads are fun.

Not Another Whacky Asian Ad

AmbroseChapel — Sat, 11 Jun 2005 19:12:33 -0800

Go to the "Wok-Star" sauce homepage, click "Watch the TV Spot" and you see what at first glance is one of those whacky Asian TV Ads, with whooshing graphics, over-acting, and the yelling of slogans.

The thing is, it's a fake. The ad was made in Australia, for an English-speaking market, as a parody of whacky asian ads. The performers are Vietnamese-Australians* speaking Vietnamese in an exaggerated way.

Some people think it's insulting, some people think it's hilarious, I'm just puzzled. Are the makers assuming we'll think it's a real ad, imported from china, untranslated? Or do they think we're all so culturally literate that we're in on the gag?.

* the main guy is award-winning actor, writer and Extreme Violinist, Hung Le.

Fun with Lcpl. Boudreaux

xmutex — Mon, 26 Apr 2004 13:49:19 -0800

Fake Photos from Iraq. Or, do it yourself: Fun with Lcpl. Boudreaux.

Baywatch

Fat Buddha — Mon, 05 May 2003 08:24:34 -0800

Baywatch , as practiced in Birmingham U.K. A little spoof of Baywatch, filmed around one of Brums landmark pieces of public art. It made me laugh anyway. (windows media player required)

lowblow — Thu, 14 Jun 2001 07:54:46 -0800

Harvard Profs Can't Do Everything; For one thing, as seen by this article, they certainly can't rap.

aflakete — Fri, 10 Nov 2000 02:47:25 -0800

Have y'all seen this hilarious piece on the Caucasian problem? Via Follow Me Here.