Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Chasers' parody: Why I voted Greens (VIDEO)



"I was just stoned on election day...that's why I voted Greens". In this hilarious satire from ABC's 'Chaser's War on Everything' on the Australian election, the team explores what would possibly possess people to vote for the Green Party.
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Anti-Republicanism comes alive in all new Apple ad parody



There are so many Apple ad parodies out there, but this one takes a slightly different angle. Not taking the path of satirizing Apple products, but more the Grand Old Party, is what makes this particular video stand out. Want a president who still thinks America's energy issues can be solved by drilling more wells like the one in the Gulf? There's a Republican for that.
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Friday, July 23, 2010

Leaked ad for Apple's new iPhone 4 'Bumper'



Ordinary people would think that the over-hyped 'Antennagate' saga surrounding Apple's new iPhone 4 would be a disaster for the California company. But those people would be wrong, as it happened to have spawned the most technologically advanced product the company has yet produced. [Slate]
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Friday, June 11, 2010

Oil spill parody - BP Spills Coffee

This is a video, produced by UCB Comedy and featured on Talking Points Memo that perfectly parodies the current BP oil spill situation by using a most clever metaphor - coffee.


It must be said that it is wonderful we are able to pull some humour out of what is naturally a very dire situation. Incase you missed it, it was recently announced that the estimates for the amount of oil that was leaking each day into the Gulf had been raised by around 100%, and that earlier estimates had been totally inaccurate. 

Perhaps at this late stage it would be good to pull some scientists away from making technology to extract oil, and put them to work creating technology to clean it up. 
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