Tammie Jo Shults is the pilot who bravely flew Southwest Flight 1380 to safety after part of its left engine ripped off
So what would have been the cowardly variant? Crashing the plane?
Adjectives have meaning. I mean, I'm glad that part of its left engine hasn't "tragically" ripped off since nowadays everything unfortunate or awful is "tragic". But what the fuck is "brave" about saving your beans? "In an extraordinary display of skills, presence of mind and composure": yeah.
There are a fuckload of reasons to admire her feat. Braveness isn't one.
Bravery : The quality or state of having or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty : the quality or state of being brave : courage showing bravery under fire
So I got a question for you:
Who died and made you God? Because the last I checked, people did have a right to call this stuff bravery.
However, this doesn't surprise me. We live in a society where anybody can criticize another person without knowing jack shit about them or what it took to do what they did either mentally or physically. They don't have a leg to stand on. So they find the most pedestrian thing to criticize.
Also the fact this was posted by an AC is just richly ironic.
The 61-year-old limo driver converted a mobile home into a ramp and modified it to launch from a vertical angle so he wouldn't fall back to the ground on public land. For months he's been working on overhauling his rocket in his garage.
This dude is a fucking inspiration.
"Mad" Mike Hughes, I salute you.
I don't think "inspiration" is the word I'd use.
"Tosser", "Wanker", "Conspiracy Theory Believing Idiot", "Future Darwin Award Winner" is more appropriate.
The fact he didn't turn himself into a pancake or a human BBQ is what keeps me from saying "Best Comedy Award Winner of 2018".
Not exactly, but they do confuse the issue. If you notice, only the Wopper is being delayed, and it's being delayed despite being able to be served faster. Other sandwiches like Chicken (as pointed out in the ad) do not require waiting in the slow line.
If we assume Woppers are a substitute for torrents then the net neutrality parallel is obvious - unfortunately the target audience for the commercial won't make the connection.
I think you are overthinking and reading way too much into the analogy.
The ad starts off with saying that they are doing this to Whoppers and focusing on the Whoppers as the metaphor for the internet. Then they show in the background that they are charging ~$7 for their normally free WiFi. At the end they interview the "victims" or people that participated in this stunt and they got the point.
If people couldn't get the point, then they are either Anti-Net Neutrality zealots or just flaming denser than rocks.
I used to live in Iowa. I am rather impressed they figured out the internet and cell phones. Instead of the old way where they would carve messages into rocks and hurl them at the recipient.... In 2002.
That's so much porn you can't even possibly look at most of it. If you wanted to test Amazon's "unlimited' storage, why not just randomly generate various files. You could probably have a computer make shitty modern art paintings much faster than you could curate a 1 petabyte porn collection, and you still get to test out how much you can store on Amazon's cloud storage service before they pull the plug. And when they invariably do, you won't lose your porn collection.
ANSWER:
Because this brave warrior could.
A BETTER ANSWER:
If you step back and realize the level of facetiousness and "for teh LULZ", you will get the point.
I've never been in anaphylactic shock, but I would imagine it would be particularly difficult to engage in the suggested activity while suffering from an allergic reaction.
Perhaps someone could correct me though if I'm wrong.
...of your abusive business model, where you make shit films, charge too much for them, trick people into going with clever advertising, and then get laws passed that criminalize format-shifting because you're so afraid that a tiny bit of revenue will slip through your greedy fingers. Even Hollywood accounting can't win in a free market. Man, that really sucks. Your life is so hard.
Only in Trump's American can a naked Playboy emerge from the ashes of clothed boringness! We're going to make America undraped again!
So does that mean I can finally buy a Playboy without the store burning down or having a pet wander 5 miles away from home?*
WOOHOO! The curse is lifted! Brazzers here I cum!
*Yes. These things actually happened to me. I met the woman who later burned the shop down that night intentionally. Then the other time my dog (a mini pom) wandered 5 miles away from the house and was found by a farmer we knew. Both times were right after I got a Playboy.
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Tammie Jo Shults is the pilot who bravely flew Southwest Flight 1380 to safety after part of its left engine ripped off
So what would have been the cowardly variant? Crashing the plane?
Adjectives have meaning. I mean, I'm glad that part of its left engine hasn't "tragically" ripped off since nowadays everything unfortunate or awful is "tragic". But what the fuck is "brave" about saving your beans? "In an extraordinary display of skills, presence of mind and composure": yeah.
There are a fuckload of reasons to admire her feat. Braveness isn't one.
You know what word also has meaning?
The word "Dictionary"
Bravery : The quality or state of having or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty : the quality or state of being brave : courage showing bravery under fire
So I got a question for you:
Who died and made you God? Because the last I checked, people did have a right to call this stuff bravery.
However, this doesn't surprise me. We live in a society where anybody can criticize another person without knowing jack shit about them or what it took to do what they did either mentally or physically. They don't have a leg to stand on. So they find the most pedestrian thing to criticize.
Also the fact this was posted by an AC is just richly ironic.
...that it gives you a rectal disorder: A Ring of Fire.
This dude is a fucking inspiration.
"Mad" Mike Hughes, I salute you.
I don't think "inspiration" is the word I'd use.
"Tosser", "Wanker", "Conspiracy Theory Believing Idiot", "Future Darwin Award Winner" is more appropriate.
The fact he didn't turn himself into a pancake or a human BBQ is what keeps me from saying "Best Comedy Award Winner of 2018".
I was hoping for a fireworks show :(
Not exactly, but they do confuse the issue. If you notice, only the Wopper is being delayed, and it's being delayed despite being able to be served faster. Other sandwiches like Chicken (as pointed out in the ad) do not require waiting in the slow line.
If we assume Woppers are a substitute for torrents then the net neutrality parallel is obvious - unfortunately the target audience for the commercial won't make the connection.
I think you are overthinking and reading way too much into the analogy.
The ad starts off with saying that they are doing this to Whoppers and focusing on the Whoppers as the metaphor for the internet. Then they show in the background that they are charging ~$7 for their normally free WiFi. At the end they interview the "victims" or people that participated in this stunt and they got the point.
If people couldn't get the point, then they are either Anti-Net Neutrality zealots or just flaming denser than rocks.
I mean, I always love a good fireworks show. Also love watching Darwin in action too.
Problem is:
I used to live in Iowa. I am rather impressed they figured out the internet and cell phones. Instead of the old way where they would carve messages into rocks and hurl them at the recipient.... In 2002.
It's a tragic day in the Divided States of America when the voices of the many are ignored by the will of a few.
I just got done polishing and shining up his Darwin Award too...
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That's so much porn you can't even possibly look at most of it. If you wanted to test Amazon's "unlimited' storage, why not just randomly generate various files. You could probably have a computer make shitty modern art paintings much faster than you could curate a 1 petabyte porn collection, and you still get to test out how much you can store on Amazon's cloud storage service before they pull the plug. And when they invariably do, you won't lose your porn collection.
ANSWER:
Because this brave warrior could.
A BETTER ANSWER:
If you step back and realize the level of facetiousness and "for teh LULZ", you will get the point.
Which is to say: There was no point.
All Raids in Venezuela are canceled because it's nothing but trash drops?
That's my first thought.
You sir/madam/it win the Internet.
I salute you.
LOL!
No.
I have a great insurance company that insures my PC and all my stuff in my home.
It's called Smith and Wesson.
I've never been in anaphylactic shock, but I would imagine it would be particularly difficult to engage in the suggested activity while suffering from an allergic reaction.
Perhaps someone could correct me though if I'm wrong.
Auto-Erotic Asphyxiation.
'Nuf said.
Google is as close to an apocalyptic AI as Skynet was in 1997.
....Panic and flip out now.
Worry about whether or not there is some truth to ONE SINGLE UNSCIENTIFICALLY DONE STUDY later.
No thanks. Fuck off while you are at it.
....So this isn't a Rick Roll or a REALLY good troll.
The internet has made me cynical.
...of your abusive business model, where you make shit films, charge too much for them, trick people into going with clever advertising, and then get laws passed that criminalize format-shifting because you're so afraid that a tiny bit of revenue will slip through your greedy fingers. Even Hollywood accounting can't win in a free market. Man, that really sucks. Your life is so hard.
He should cry more.
His tears are delicious!
And they can give them gentle female voices that say "Hello!" before they start to shoot!
...or "Dispensing product".
In case you were wondering:
Yes. I'm still a potato.
Because trying to get pussy can drive a person insane.
Oh... You meant a cat. Nevermind.
Only in Trump's American can a naked Playboy emerge from the ashes of clothed boringness! We're going to make America undraped again!
So does that mean I can finally buy a Playboy without the store burning down or having a pet wander 5 miles away from home?*
WOOHOO! The curse is lifted! Brazzers here I cum!
*Yes. These things actually happened to me. I met the woman who later burned the shop down that night intentionally. Then the other time my dog (a mini pom) wandered 5 miles away from the house and was found by a farmer we knew. Both times were right after I got a Playboy.