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October 3, 2001 3:21 PM Subscribe
anyway, I thought it was so funny. I mean, Michael walks into the bar, and starts dancing around and acting suave.... how many bars like that would even let him through the door before they knifed him?
and, can we stand another dance-o-rama faceoff? That was just terrible.
The music reminded me of something off of Off the Wall, or Thriller. I can't believe this is the NEW AWESOME SOUND everyone has been talking about......
Poor Michael.
posted by bradth27 at 3:46 PM on October 3, 2001
posted by Doug at 3:47 PM on October 3, 2001
posted by geoffrey at 3:48 PM on October 3, 2001
posted by Summer at 3:51 PM on October 3, 2001
Yes, I will. He reminds me, in a way, like OJ Simpson. Throughout the whole "OJ thing" I kept thinking about how it seems that many celebrities tend to create their own world, believing they can get away with anything they want in their "world". Methinks jocko is the same way. He's insulated in his world and fails to realize how obsurd he is. As far as his childhood goes, well, he's an adult now and although he can't forget his past, he can change his present. My dad used to whip the piss out of me with a 4 inch wide belt because he "loved" me, but I don't wear surgical masks and I certainly haven't spent my money to end up looking like one of those spooky plastic faced Duracell people in commercials a few years back. I think I'll ponder it in my oxygen tank whilst snuggling up with the bones of the Elephant man.
"leave him alone. hes the king of pop!"
I will not leave him alone, HE started it!
"and you know he at one time must have rocked your booty!"
Yes, "So You Wanna Be Starting Something" and "Rock With You" were great roller 'skatin tunes.
posted by sharksandwich at 4:18 PM on October 3, 2001
posted by msacheson at 4:23 PM on October 3, 2001
posted by Mack Twain at 4:24 PM on October 3, 2001
posted by matteo at 4:25 PM on October 3, 2001
He might be the worlds biggest weirdo and all that jazz, but I doubt he spends time online mocking harmless people.
posted by Doug at 4:57 PM on October 3, 2001
posted by phatboy at 5:12 PM on October 3, 2001
posted by po at 5:12 PM on October 3, 2001
posted by arielmeadow at 5:27 PM on October 3, 2001
Wha...no, must resist...oh god, flashback...
You are in a poorly lit skating rink. George Michael begs somebody to wake him up before they go-go.
There are exits to: candy bar; skate counter; arcade machines; rink.
go skate counter
A girl who looks like Madonna on crack asks 'What size?'
say 8
You receive:
1 size 6 left rollerskate
1 size 9 right rollerskate
Michael Jackson insists that Billy Jean is not his lover.
put on rollerskates
The laces snap. The trucks on the right skate are bent. The outer wheels on the left skate squeak.
go arcade
The following machines are here: Gauntlet; Galaga; Moon Patrol.
play Moon Patrol
You can't - there is gum in the coin slot.
play Galaga
You can't - there is gum in the coin slot.
play Gauntlet
You put 20c in the slot. You play Green Elf. A bigger kid puts 20c in the slot. The bigger kid shoots your food.
Green Elf needs food.
Green Elf needs food.
play Gauntlet
You put another 20c in the slot. The bigger kid punches you in the stomach. You fall down. The bigger kid takes your money.
get up
You have no laces on your skates. Your feet go in different directions. Your ankle twists. You hear something snap. Cyndi Lauper says that it's good enough for you, and it's good enough for her, too, good enough, good enough, aiyaiyaiyaiyai yeah, whoo...
posted by obiwanwasabi at 5:32 PM on October 3, 2001 [1 favorite]
posted by kevspace at 5:35 PM on October 3, 2001
It's hard to mock a man I feel so much pity for, really, but oy. Poe? Edgar Allen Poe?! Sweet Jebus, no!
posted by kittyb at 5:36 PM on October 3, 2001
posted by athensltd at 5:36 PM on October 3, 2001
posted by thirteen at 5:38 PM on October 3, 2001
as for the rest, I've always marvelled that he is as *normal* as he is.
can you imagine what it's like to be 4 years old and having security guards surround you because you are in danger of being crushed by the hoard of screaming adolescent girls who love you so much they want to touch you?
posted by rebeccablood at 5:38 PM on October 3, 2001
You had to be there.
posted by tommasz at 5:44 PM on October 3, 2001
"He might be the worlds biggest weirdo and all that jazz, but I doubt he spends time online mocking harmless people."
then he is even more worthless!!!
posted by jcterminal at 5:53 PM on October 3, 2001
besides chris tucker the video was downright creepy. would it be possible for jackson to grab his dick and tap his hat more often? who is jackson's choreographer? has he been sleeping in a time machine b/c the dance moves look like the same ones he's been doing since the 80's and the video looks like a rehashed beat it. marlon brandon was scary. it's become almost impossible to decipher what he says.
posted by suprfli at 6:28 PM on October 3, 2001
posted by hellinskira at 6:36 PM on October 3, 2001
What the hell are you talking about?
posted by jpoulos at 6:57 PM on October 3, 2001
posted by emptyage at 7:02 PM on October 3, 2001
posted by nakedjon at 7:07 PM on October 3, 2001
I feel sorry for you.
posted by websavvy at 7:08 PM on October 3, 2001
what is REALLY scary is Michael Jackson and I are the same age.....shudder....for that matter so is Madonna.....
posted by bunnyfire at 7:10 PM on October 3, 2001
what is REALLY scary is Michael Jackson and I are the same age.....shudder....for that matter so is Madonna.....
posted by bunnyfire at 7:10 PM on October 3, 2001
ding dong, yo.
you ain't nothin - you ain't nothin!
posted by hotdoughnutsnow at 7:10 PM on October 3, 2001
ding dong, yo.
you ain't nothin - you ain't nothin!
OMG! I thought I was the only person who remembered that. Ding Dong, yo!
"Where you been man? We ain't seen you 'round Burgerworld lately."
"Oh, you know...around."
"You ain't fat! You ain't nothin'!"
posted by ColdChef at 7:20 PM on October 3, 2001
posted by raysmj at 7:22 PM on October 3, 2001
No.
But Donny Osmond can. And he still looks like an earthling.
Sort of.
posted by glenwood at 7:34 PM on October 3, 2001
posted by dnash at 8:19 PM on October 3, 2001
posted by Charmian at 8:27 PM on October 3, 2001
"...we are trained to see them as 'hot'"??
You couldn't 'train' *Freako*s own Neverland monkeys [using cocaine-laced bananas] to ever -EVER- look at his self-mutilated white-ass weirdness and think 'hot'...
"...poor mans self loathing"??
*Freako* is not poor (there's plenty of money to get help for all the *suffering* he's been forced to endure on humanity's behalf) --- and 'self loathing' just might come from spending a little too much time alone with one glove...
and 'unrelenting spotlight'??
Hey... *Freako* certainly has been able to hide from that spotlight when he wants to; and he must be a glutton for punishment, 'cause I don't recall anybody asking him to release another CD, or throw a 'tribute' concert for himself, or yada fuckin yada...
posted by blackholebrain at 9:04 PM on October 3, 2001
Or could it be the scary plastic surgery?
Or could it be the close friendship with Bubbles the Chimp?
Or could it be the inability to evolve past squealing and grabbing his crotch?
Or could it be the fact that he walked down the aisle of his own tribute with his fly down?
Don't get me wrong: I adore vintage MJ, but the man has done many things to be a little scary.
posted by arielmeadow at 9:06 PM on October 3, 2001
brando's involvement: approximately 7 seconds of facetime, some whistling, no intelligible dialogue.
posted by grabbingsand at 9:15 PM on October 3, 2001
That being said, the dance moves were passe, the costuming was rehashed, the plot was utterly nonsensical, and what is that stupid electronic voice manipulation thing that is all the rage? Is that like the in thing now? And Michael: please stop grabbing your junk. The high pitched "whoo hoos" and the breathy "uhh" at the end of each phrase don't do it for me either.
posted by norm at 9:17 PM on October 3, 2001
posted by sacre_bleu at 9:26 PM on October 3, 2001
can you explain the ding dong reference for me?
posted by suprfli at 9:32 PM on October 3, 2001
you guessed it. Weird Al. The ding dong quote was in reference to a video he made parodying Bad.....And it was brilliant. I knew all the words to it, and didn't know a single verse of the Jackson song...
posted by bradth27 at 9:58 PM on October 3, 2001
What will you do when you can't hide anymore?
posted by GaryHall at 1:40 AM on October 4, 2001
Yet another loser in the New Mefi Tagline Beauty Pageant.
No seriously, folks, I got a million of 'em. What I really wanted to say is : Matteo, you may have tongued that link in your cheek a but before you made it, but if I hear one more time about how addiction to this or freaking that (in this case plastic surgery) is a disease, I'm gonna...well....get even more irate.
And that's not a pretty sight, I guarantee you, mommies and daddies!
Next up, support groups for addiction to ranting semi-coherently on Metafilter.
"But doctor, I get the craving, I feel the need, I can't stop myself! It's ruining my life, rotting my teeth, causing my dog to pee uncontrollably! I'm addicted to MeFi, Doc! Help meeee!"
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 2:01 AM on October 4, 2001
>> Bubbles pops <<
Celebrity chimp checks out
Sad rumours are coming out of Neverland that Bubbles
the chimp is dead. He enjoyed an exotic life: owning
twenty designer outfits and getting his own hotel
room when he traveled. Jackson acted as parent -
talking baby talk to Bubbles, and changing his diapers.
There were also disturbing reports of him shaving the
chimp's arse when he misbehaved.
However, jealousy eventually destroyed their
relationship, with Michael complaining "I'm the star!
Not that chimp!" Later, he sent him to a private zoo,
saying, "Bubbles just isn't that cute anymore."
Great set of pictures of MJ with animals, including Bubbles
(from "popbitch")
posted by MiguelCardoso at 3:25 AM on October 4, 2001
posted by kerplunk at 5:04 AM on October 4, 2001
"no, really I am an aggressive woman lovin' man"
posted by Spoon at 5:53 AM on October 4, 2001
posted by jenwells at 6:07 AM on October 4, 2001
posted by whatnot at 8:00 AM on October 4, 2001
posted by euphorb at 11:47 AM on October 4, 2001 [1 favorite]
haha just kidding. Tap rĂ¼les
posted by cell divide at 12:36 PM on October 4, 2001
"The can't print that!"
posted by sharksandwich at 3:15 PM on October 4, 2001
(comic book guy voice) What sort of alternate universe is this? Gauntlet for only 20 cents?! Normal mortals paid 25 cents! Playing "Green Elf?" That privilege was not bestowed upon us until Gauntlet II! The elf from the first game was always green, and it ain't easy being green! (cbg voice off)
posted by JDC8 at 7:50 PM on October 5, 2001 [1 favorite]
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yeah and ive always wondered what an earthling would grow up to look like after years of childhood pressure, abuse, and and unrelenting spotlight. lets make fun of a poor mans self loathing. half of all of hollywoods woman are just as 'mutilated' except we are trained to see them as 'hot.'
leave him alone. hes the king of pop! and you know he at one time must have rocked your booty!
posted by c at 3:40 PM on October 3, 2001