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Facebook Kills Mark Zuckerberg Action Figure

An anonymous reader writes "After being told it can no longer sell its Apple CEO Steve Jobs action figure, M.I.C. Gadget has been ordered to kill off its Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg action figure as well. The lifelike Zuckerberg doll was available for $70 online, but now Facebook has had it banned, just like Apple did for the Jobs doll." Still waiting for a lifelike 'CmdrTaco' doll with Carpal Tunnel Grip.

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  1. Come on now by Billy+the+Boy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Shouldn't we give Zuckerberg some privacy?

  2. Good idea... by grub · · Score: 4, Funny


    Still waiting for a lifelike 'CmdrTaco' doll with Carpal Tunnel Grip.

    Speak to the people at RealDoll. I'm sure there's a market among the neckbeards!

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  3. Excited at first, but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I was very disappointed when I finished reading the headline.

  4. This company by Haedrian · · Score: 3, Informative

    Should start making voodoo dolls instead.

    I'd have bought one of these.

  5. Re:I want to be a public figure. by Mouldy · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Or, except when I don't get money for it or unaffiliated companies use my image and reputation to make a quick buck without asking permission or setting up some sort of royalty agreement.

  6. Pam by SpaghettiPattern · · Score: 2

    Hmmm,... I wonder,... Could there maybe be a market for a life size action figurine of Pamela Anderson?

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    1. Re:Pam by Haedrian · · Score: 2

      You'd cause a worldwide Silicone shortage if you attempted that.

    2. Re:Pam by PopeRatzo · · Score: 2

      Could there maybe be a market for a life size action figurine of Pamela Anderson?

      Have you seen Pam Anderson lately? She's starting to look like Divine from Pink Flamingos.

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  7. Re:WTF? by duguk · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Whomever would pay 70 FUCKING DOLLARS for either of these seriously needs their head examined. Or just shoot them and put them out of their misery, they cannot be saved.

    Depends who the money is going too - it's obviously not going to Facebook
    If it was going to a privacy advocate, I might buy it*

    * mostly for voodoo

  8. Not to repeat myself, but this reminds me of ... by balaband · · Score: 4, Funny

    an old joke:

    Slobodan Milosevic was walking down the bridge when the huge wind strikes. He falls into river and starts drowning, and three man notice that and rescue him. Milosevic, grateful for saving their lives, ask them anything that they would like to have:

    Guy #1 : "Mr president, I would like 1.000.000 dinars so I can feed my family, pay our debts and buy stuff that my family needs"

    Milosevic: "Ok, that is fine, you can solve financial problem of your family for the rest of your life with that amount"

    Guy #2 : "Mr president, I would like one of the government-owned companies. I'm a capable guy, and I know we can employ a lot of people and make some healthy profit"

    Milosevic: "Oh, that is good, I'll see to it that you get that"

    Guy #3: "Mr president, for me, only thing I want is a little doll in your image"

    Milosevic: "Haha, that is good, I would see to it."

    One year later, Milosevic remembers his saviours, and goes to see how they are doing. So he visits guy #1 and see he is poor, his house a ruin, and his family hungry;

    Milosevic: "What the hell?! I gave you all that money!"

    Guy #1: "Inflation, Mr president...."

    Then he goes to see guy #2. Company he gave him is not working, there are workers in front of it on a strike, and the guy is looking miserable.

    Milosevic: "This company was working perfect; What the hell happened?!"

    Guy #2: "Embargo, Mr president...."

    Milosevic then goes to guy #3; He sees his house and it is huge; there is a Ferrari on the driveway; Inside, half of the place is made of gold! Milosevic is confused, how did this happened?!

    Then he sees his doll and sign underneath it:

    "SPITTING 1 DINAR, PISSING 5"

  9. Re:I want to be a public figure. by Haedrian · · Score: 5, Insightful
  10. That got me going for a minute by Tigger's+Pet · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I had to double-take when that headline popped up on my screen - "Facebook kills Mark Zuckerberg".

    I thought the machines had finally arisen from their shackles and decided to start with revenge rather than taking over the world.

    I for one welcome our Social Network-based Overlords - they already know everything about us.

  11. Re:Toy Story 4 by 228e2 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Or Slashdot 2.0

    too soon?

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  12. Re:Steve Ballmer Doll by Paspanique · · Score: 2

    It comes with sweat rings under the arms and shouts " Developers ,Developers ,Developers ,Developers " when you pull the cord

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  13. Who/whom by Compaqt · · Score: 2

    >Whomever would pay

    Apologies in advance, but in the great Slashdot tradition of going off on a grammer* tangent:

    It is'nt "whomever" would pay, it's "whoever". Whom would be used if it were the object of the verb, which it's not. It's the subject. You can tell by substituting "he/him" for "who/whom": "Him would pay" doesn't make sense. "He would pay" does, and he is nominative.

    An example of a subject would be:
    To "whom" should this prize be given?
    Give "him" this prize.
    Whom and him are both objects of the verb give.

    * Yes, grammer (and another word) is misspelt on purpose to attract the inevitable "you misspelled grammar" response, also a hallmark of grammar Nazi posts.

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    1. Re:Who/whom by Compaqt · · Score: 2

      The funny thing is, because I guess schoolmarms aren't teaching these handy rules anymore, people are hypercorrecting themselves where they don't even need to:

      "me" is seen as a indicator of lower status, like "ain't", so people just use I where it doesn't fit:

      "They gave my wife and I a gift." Wrong.

      Split them up, and then see if it works:
      "They gave my wife a gift." OK.

      "They gave I a gift." ??

      Should be:
      "They gave me a gift."

      Together:
      "They gave me and my wife a gift."

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  14. Richard Stallman Action Figure? by e3m4n · · Score: 2

    So where is the Richard Stallman Action figure?

    accessories include:

    - Depakote prescription bottle
    - Therapy office with wood desk and therapy couch
    - Sigmund, your helpful Therapist action figure.

  15. Re:Action figure??? by davester666 · · Score: 2

    No, it doesn't code. It steals the code you write, while recording your life's private details and uploading them to Facebook using an account name of your name + "The Real Story".

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