Father Knows Best ~
Bag of Monster
I roffled myself at that video.
It's funny s**t. I heard the cries of millions of fanboys even before it ended.
People are taking this far too seriously. A little late, too. This was put on Youtube about 7 days ago, before Nintendo started offering to fix the Lite's affected for free, and you did indeed have to pay $50 if you wanted to get it fixed. Which was bullshit. Glad they changed their minds.
This wasn't serious, guys. Don't take it so personally.
Well of course, it was designed to attract negative attention.
The boys who originally came up with the smashing (xbox 360) should be taking all the credit. Now everyone is trying to copy it and it's just loosing it's lust.
It's a cheapshot way to get ratings
I don't think breaking expensive things for amusement can be attributed to a certain set of people. Though, the smashmyxbox people sure seem to have the console market cornered. But they've ignored the handheld market completely, so I am thankful someone did it. And on national TV too, so it's doubly hilarious.
There are cheaper ways to get ratings. Like making fun of Jews or gratuitous nudity. Or more than half the skits Conan O'Brien does. But we love Conan and his cheap skits, so it's somewhat different. But I still love this. The hate mail he must be getting right now.
I felt people cringe as he snapped it in half. That's one of the parts that makes it so hilarious. The whole smashing of consoles thing. People place far too much emphasis on the value physical possessions. To the point where they're personally offended if someone disses them, and some turn white with shock and rage when one breaks such precious, precious devices of distraction with wreckless abandon, and in such fun ways. Much of it is also in the hope that people will realize how fleeting physical possessions are, and that it would snap them out of their fanboyism and see the world for what it is.
The guy didn't steal someone's DS Lite and then break it, or jack it from the store or anything like that. That's a bought and paid for DS Lite, likely paid for out of the show's or even his own pocket. The only person hurt or affected by the breaking of that DS Lite should be him, or the producer who went out and bought it knowingly for this purpose. And yet people still take personal offense. It's hilarity, and it teaches life lessons. Only to those who listen, though.
I've written WAY too much on this. I need sleep, damnit.
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