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Friday, 24 August 2012
quote [ This social experiment, of sorts, makes a profound statement about how modern culture is so attracted to pop culture, without any real credibility needed. He dressed up like a typical celebrity and was accompanied by an entourage of two professional bodyguards, two assistants, and photographers pretending to be paparazzi. ]
Link to celebrity porn in extended.
[humour] [by JWWargo@5:55pmGMT] [+9 Funny] |
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* (The Asshole FKA Morris)
said @ 6:02pm GMT on 24th Aug
Real celebs doing fuck all rate a 0 Boring...fake celebs are -1 boring |
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drzapato
said @ 10:19pm GMT on 24th Aug
It's the social commentary on people's stupid obsession with celebrities doing fuck all that makes it interesting. |
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dangerm00se
said @ 11:53pm GMT on 24th Aug
[Score:1 Underrated]
Holy shit way to miss the fucking point :( |
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theolypse
said @ 12:13am GMT on 26th Aug
Has he generally seemed like an introspective critical thinker to you? Let it go. |
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loomspace
said @ 6:25pm GMT on 24th Aug
-1 repost + -1 boring = meh/porn |
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JWWargo
said @ 7:00pm GMT on 24th Aug
Searched the site and didn't find this already posted. Could you direct me to the original posting of this news item? I try really hard not to repost, which is why this is only my second post ever. I find social experiments interesting and have done them myself. I once "protested" an Ani DiFranco concert in Portland, OR while wearing a full bodied gorilla costume. The response I got was hilarious. |
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loomspace
said @ 7:23pm GMT on 24th Aug
It's from yesterday, titled hodgepodge. |
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JWWargo
said @ 7:26pm GMT on 24th Aug
Aw, shit! That one didn't come up when I searched. My apologies for the repost. |
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tickaz
said @ 11:30pm GMT on 24th Aug
[Score:1 Insightful]
Not your fault, the post had a unsearchable title. |
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val
said @ 6:30pm GMT on 24th Aug
This is bad performance art, and sort of a mean trick on the tourists in Times Square. |
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Mr. Langosta
said @ 6:42pm GMT on 24th Aug
WTF? Because NYC is classically associated with kid's gloves... |
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val
said @ 7:10pm GMT on 24th Aug
It's not cruel, just a little bit mean. He's playing on the tourists expectations of Times Square. |
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Ebichuman
said @ 11:06pm GMT on 24th Aug
[Score:1 Funny]
Is nothing sacred anymore?! |
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spazm
said @ 6:31pm GMT on 24th Aug
Straight to a boing boing page? Not sure of that'll fly that well over here :/ |
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JWWargo
said @ 7:01pm GMT on 24th Aug
Excuse my ignorance, but what's wrong with Boing Boing? |
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conception
said @ 7:09pm GMT on 24th Aug
I'd guess because it's not a primary source. |
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spazm
said @ 7:20pm GMT on 24th Aug
Personally I don't have problems with boing boing. SE and boing boing are somewhat similar, and I think a lot of peeps just dislike sending traffic (and thus ad revenue for example) to competing sites. And, well, linking to the original story is considered polite, usually. Doesn't really matter that much to me, but alas, I've seen people getting burned for it. |
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spazm
said @ 7:21pm GMT on 24th Aug
Oh, and it's difficult to search for the original story on this site as it's not linked there. |
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foobar
said @ 8:04pm GMT on 24th Aug
Better to link directly, and then attribute Boing Boing (or whoever) below. |
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theolypse
said @ 12:14am GMT on 26th Aug
Dunno. Is it a Gawker site? Gawker's terrible scriptwalls are worth downmodding at. |
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fz75
said @ 7:20pm GMT on 24th Aug
1. None of the "celebrities" deserves any more attention than a well groomed animal, a newly-waxed car/bike or an expensive watch. So the ones fell for this silly attention-getting trick basically failed for their own collective predicament. 2. Even for the ones with such predicament, I would imagine this dousch being far less attractive than any possible objects mentioned above. |
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moriati
said @ 7:29pm GMT on 24th Aug
[Score:2 Good]
But, do you love celebrities more than you love your new hoverbikes? [Hasn't something similar being built by some guy in Australia been posted here at least once before?] |
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feeling constipated
said @ 10:40pm GMT on 24th Aug
[Score:1 Insightful]
Too big, I want pocketsize. |
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blonde spazm
said @ 11:25pm GMT on 24th Aug
Oh Em Gee that guy is like, humongous! |
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lilmookieesquire
said @ 8:26pm GMT on 24th Aug
[Score:1 Insightful]
I can't believe this guy missed a chance to get naked and/or pick up some numbers. |
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tickaz
said @ 11:32pm GMT on 24th Aug
You have just given me the best idea on how to get laid... |
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damnit
said @ 11:41pm GMT on 24th Aug
The same thing was done in Virginia a few months back. The guy actually got a girl's number: |
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madpride
said @ 1:11am GMT on 25th Aug
Angel attacks Baptists http://www.normalbobsmith.com/amazingstrangers/ Introducing the Peepers of Union Square http://normalbobsmith.com/amazingstrangers/peepers/ Normal Bob’s Videos http://vimeo.com/user5253582/videos http://www.youtube.com/user/normalbobnyc |
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Barnabas_Truman
said @ 2:35am GMT on 25th Aug
Heh. Nothing draws a crowd like a crowd. Lately I've been thinking it might be fun to start a Sumptuary Society--a club devoted to dressing "above one's station" and hanging out in posh hotel lobbies, fancy restaurants, etc. |
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midden
said @ 4:04am GMT on 25th Aug
Ron Cockerham did this back in 2006. If you're not familiar with his site, it's probably worth checking out. I've enjoyed his creative mischief for many years. Too lazy to do the HTML on my phone for a clickable link, so: http://www.cockeyed.com/pranks/paparazzi/paparazzi01.shtml |
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midden
said @ 4:05am GMT on 25th Aug
Typo. Rob Cockerham. |
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mrcucumber
said @ 12:26pm GMT on 25th Aug
He didn't prank NYC, he pranked wide eyed tourists in and around time square and rock center that didn't know any better. |
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Philistine
said @ 12:36pm GMT on 25th Aug
The Flaming Lips and Amanda Palmer - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face from Delo Creative on Vimeo. AFP NSFW |
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