Butterfield On Lines
May 25, 2010 9:32 PM   Subscribe

 
I'm thinking a single link bad site isnt a good FPP.

however i'll counter with http://www.yvettesbridalformal.com/
posted by MrLint at 9:39 PM on May 25, 2010 [3 favorites]


Oh, THAT Brian Butterfield...
posted by oneswellfoop at 9:43 PM on May 25, 2010


(not that Brian Butterfield; sorry Totonto Blue Jays fans)
posted by oneswellfoop at 9:45 PM on May 25, 2010


I started out dubious, but oh man, the Butterfield Diet Plan! Won over.
posted by nicolas léonard sadi carnot at 9:45 PM on May 25, 2010 [1 favorite]


If this is going to be about ugly websites...

I've always been amazed that one of the best bespoke shirtmakers in the world has one of the ugliest websites.
posted by mullacc at 9:48 PM on May 25, 2010


Who's Dorothy Garland? Is he confusing Judy Garland with her character Dorothy Gale? Is that supposed to be funny?
posted by Jaltcoh at 9:52 PM on May 25, 2010


Judging by the twitter feed, this is some kind of half-joke for people who

a) Understand British politics
and
b) aren't tired of "fake bad website" gag yet.
posted by drjimmy11 at 9:53 PM on May 25, 2010


But it's a good fake bad website, with lots of little details and jokes about butter and commemorative plates.

I want to give this guy my money.
posted by brina at 10:00 PM on May 25, 2010 [1 favorite]


Um, click around ye neighsayers.

This is the greatest website I have ever seen. Mad fun.
posted by Senor Cardgage at 10:00 PM on May 25, 2010 [1 favorite]


The "fake bad website" is just a wrapper for some amazing hilarity. Watch the videos.
posted by nicolas léonard sadi carnot at 10:05 PM on May 25, 2010 [2 favorites]


It's like if Cholmondley-Warner and Grayson had come about in the dairy industry of 1994 and been just one person and not two!
posted by Senor Cardgage at 10:07 PM on May 25, 2010


They had me on salt ice cream. I can't stop laughing.
posted by dbiedny at 10:08 PM on May 25, 2010


DAMMIT. I KNEW I MISSED A BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY COVER.
posted by zarq at 10:14 PM on May 25, 2010


The videos are actually really funny.
posted by oulipian at 10:18 PM on May 25, 2010


Ahhhhhhh, this is the dude behind that brilliant Hot Chip video
posted by Senor Cardgage at 10:19 PM on May 25, 2010 [1 favorite]


It's related to The Peter Serafinowicz Show. By Peter Serafinowicz. Butterfield is one of the recurring characters.
posted by WalterMitty at 10:26 PM on May 25, 2010 [1 favorite]


Butterfield is one of the recurring characters.

More information may be found at: Double-u. Double double-u. Full stop. Butterfield plan. Full stop. See oh em.

404 Not Found

CALL NOW!
posted by turgid dahlia at 10:27 PM on May 25, 2010


drjimmy11: "Judging by the twitter feed, this is some kind of half-joke for people who

a) Understand British politics
and
b) aren't tired of "fake bad website" gag yet.
"

A) nope
b) yes
posted by MrLint at 10:32 PM on May 25, 2010


..but that's not all.
..but that's not all.
That is all.
posted by stbalbach at 10:43 PM on May 25, 2010


I think I just had a seizure.
posted by Jacqueline at 10:50 PM on May 25, 2010


GEOCITIES LIVES!!
posted by Xere at 10:54 PM on May 25, 2010


Bad Space King!

This was funnier than I expected, but sometimes he pushed a little too hard. Which is also funny. Or sometimes not.

I thought the Dorothy Garland picture was funny. Well, not the picture. But Dorothy + Garland = hilari...no, well, amusing.
posted by Xoebe at 11:04 PM on May 25, 2010


'I AM NOT LEGALLY ENTITLED TO CALL THIS 'BUTTER'' and HONEY BUMBLECHEESE have already completely killed me. I love people who know how to play with language.
posted by davejay at 11:13 PM on May 25, 2010 [1 favorite]


MetaFilter: The unforgettable taste of honey, cheese, cream, beebeans and jar.
posted by davejay at 11:14 PM on May 25, 2010


Yeah. This amused me way more than I anticipated it would.
posted by vertigo25 at 11:22 PM on May 25, 2010


laughter!
posted by Benjamin Nushmutt at 11:22 PM on May 25, 2010


Must be fake. His voice is obviously that of Darth Maul.
posted by Henry C. Mabuse at 11:41 PM on May 25, 2010 [4 favorites]


Way too tired to deal with this right now. Gonna try again in the morning.
posted by The Esteemed Doctor Bunsen Honeydew at 11:58 PM on May 25, 2010


Yeah, I really want me some honey bumblecheese.
posted by kaibutsu at 12:44 AM on May 26, 2010


MILC*

The dairy / liquid free alternative to Milk

*not recommended

Chuckle... thanks for this.
posted by itsjustanalias at 12:58 AM on May 26, 2010


It's kind of a really good fake-bad website, except it barely elicits a smirk - a bald parody.
posted by unmake at 1:21 AM on May 26, 2010


brian owls. welcome to my netsite, brian owls.
posted by rory at 1:34 AM on May 26, 2010




And if you've not seen it before... this is the real ad that inspired Butterfield
posted by fearfulsymmetry at 2:31 AM on May 26, 2010 [7 favorites]


Metafilter: I Can See A Lady In The Clouds Because Of Special Tablets
posted by ShawnStruck at 2:45 AM on May 26, 2010


Here is another bad website (no, it isn't fake).
posted by tingo at 2:58 AM on May 26, 2010


The hotel one is brilliant. I think the character works best when he's juxtaposed with non-grotesque people.
posted by him at 4:08 AM on May 26, 2010


The photos on this crazy site are hilarious.
posted by a womble is an active kind of sloth at 4:50 AM on May 26, 2010


They even got the code right -- no doctype declaration, no CSS, "INSERT PAGE TITLE HERE" *(I would have gone with "Welcome to GoLive 4," myself) Frames!

Missing the rainbow divider.
posted by Devils Rancher at 5:16 AM on May 26, 2010


BUTTERFIELD'S OWN HONEY BUMBLECHEESE

The unforgettable taste of honey, cheese, cream, bee and jar.


This (with the picture) made me cry laughing at work.
posted by chorltonmeateater at 5:48 AM on May 26, 2010 [2 favorites]


Fabric Land are currently consulting lawyers about Butterfield stealing their design.
posted by malevolent at 5:54 AM on May 26, 2010 [6 favorites]


I hate that honey bumblecheese is not real.
posted by padraigin at 6:01 AM on May 26, 2010 [1 favorite]


malevolent: Fabric Land are currently consulting lawyers about Butterfield stealing their design.

Fabric Land's suggested use for its cotton shirt fabric is... You know what? I'm actually speechless.
posted by the littlest brussels sprout at 6:16 AM on May 26, 2010


Oh my god, malevolent. That's... that's just blown my tiny mind right out through my face.
posted by RokkitNite at 6:32 AM on May 26, 2010


If I had any fabric needs, I'd order from Fabric Land. I like their sassy attitude:

Can I pay by Pay Pal?
No we do not deal with Pay Pal as we do not offer a shopping basket. We offer English Speaking people in this Country who sew, and are very nice. Actually. On the telephone.

Can I pay in Euro's ?
Of course not this is England/ United Kingdom and at this moment still have our glorious Pound.

posted by oinopaponton at 6:41 AM on May 26, 2010 [1 favorite]


And if you've not seen it before... this is the real ad that inspired Butterfield.

Thank you so much, you've just made my brother literally ROFL as I wiped away tears of laughter.

Call now.
posted by Quantum's Deadly Fist at 7:00 AM on May 26, 2010


hee-hee

reminds me of this http://j-walk.com/other/myrtle/index.htm
posted by Drasher at 7:19 AM on May 26, 2010


Over 9 Beetles, INCLUDING:

* Onion Glasses
* On Penny Lane There Is a Farmer Eating Photographs
* Please Please Me Do
* Go Back
* Theme From S-Express
* I Can See A Lady In The Clouds Because Of Special Tablets
* The Ballad Of Brian And Anyone
* MORE


THE FUNNY, ITS OVER 9 BEETLES
posted by Potomac Avenue at 7:51 AM on May 26, 2010


I really, really want Myrtle's site to be real. Please tell me it is.
posted by davebush at 7:53 AM on May 26, 2010


The Butterfield diet is hilarious.
posted by milestogo at 8:18 AM on May 26, 2010


Can't sleep. Clown dog will eat me.
posted by Babblesort at 8:36 AM on May 26, 2010






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