Overly paranoid or just good clean satire?

the_ignored · 4th May 2003, 10:54 PM

From here.

The guy has a bunch of images posted from this site.

my favorite, considering I never bothered going down the entire page, yet:

Tony · 4th May 2003, 10:59 PM

Overly paranoid

a_unique_person · 5th May 2003, 12:22 AM

Leftist humour.

schplurg · 5th May 2003, 12:43 AM

I dunno they fell kinda flat for me. Halfway funny, if that, and not because I'm American. I share a few of those criticisms. The statements and "messages" are nothing new, I think that's why. It's like telling a joke that everyone has already heard. Yeah our pilots do speed and smoke crack and our government is choking the constitution...same ol' same ol' -yawn-.

Cool artwork though, but put to mediocre use. Welcome to the boards

Have I been here long enough to say that?

corplinx · 5th May 2003, 12:51 AM

Its funny to some. I call it "validation" humour. Its only funny to those for whom it validates their views. Your timeless satire can usually be appreciated by most.

If you want to find it funny even though it doesn't validate your viewpoint, pretend its satire of the viewpoint that finds it funny. "this is kind of lame thing someone who believes this horse puckey would make" All of a sudden, now its funny to you.

Frank Newgent · 5th May 2003, 05:32 PM

Paranoids have all the facts.

shanek · 5th May 2003, 06:10 PM

I did like the top one, though, just because it reminds me of Farenheit 451, one of my favorite books.

neutrino_cannon · 5th May 2003, 06:42 PM

Why are their bullets coming out of the p-38's engine nacelles? Why are we still using p-38's?

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4th May 2003, 10:54 PM	#1
the_ignored Critical Thinker Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 254	Overly paranoid or just good clean satire? From here. The guy has a bunch of images posted from this site. my favorite, considering I never bothered going down the entire page, yet:

4th May 2003, 10:59 PM	#2
Tony Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 13,768	Overly paranoid
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5th May 2003, 12:22 AM	#3
a_unique_person Director of Hatcheries and Conditioning Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Mt Disappointment Posts: 33,339	Leftist humour.
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5th May 2003, 12:43 AM	#4
schplurg Muse Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 924	I dunno they fell kinda flat for me. Halfway funny, if that, and not because I'm American. I share a few of those criticisms. The statements and "messages" are nothing new, I think that's why. It's like telling a joke that everyone has already heard. Yeah our pilots do speed and smoke crack and our government is choking the constitution...same ol' same ol' -yawn-. Cool artwork though, but put to mediocre use. Welcome to the boards Have I been here long enough to say that?
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5th May 2003, 12:51 AM	#5
corplinx JREF Kid Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 8,944	Its funny to some. I call it "validation" humour. Its only funny to those for whom it validates their views. Your timeless satire can usually be appreciated by most. If you want to find it funny even though it doesn't validate your viewpoint, pretend its satire of the viewpoint that finds it funny. "this is kind of lame thing someone who believes this horse puckey would make" All of a sudden, now its funny to you.
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5th May 2003, 06:10 PM	#7
shanek by Charles M. Schulz Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 15,990	I did like the top one, though, just because it reminds me of Farenheit 451, one of my favorite books.
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