Guardian commentator Charlie Brooker got my morning off to a fabulous start with these observations on MTV's Sweet 16 show.
There are so many good one liners in here it's hard to choose my favorite.
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Guardian commentator Charlie Brooker got my morning off to a fabulous start with these observations on MTV's Sweet 16 show.
There are so many good one liners in here it's hard to choose my favorite.
Stumble This
I love this guy. I feel I've found a kindred spirit.
Love this...
"recruiting film for al qaeda".....I believe I have voiced a similar opinion when watching the show....
I'd like to take those brats and have them live for a year on what one portion of their party cost--whatever they paid for the dress, or the purses they flaunt in the beginning or the food. Not the music, car or club budget, though--because that's more than the average American family makes in a year.
Hell, subject the average American to a marathon of this show then show them their personal w-2 for the year, and you will have an army of willing zombies to do your bidding.
I've been reading him for a while. If you follow the British political scene, he's kind of a Matt Taibbi over there. Great writing, interesting to finally hear his voice. I had always imagined him talking slower.
"In the meantime, is there anything Brown can do? On Friday, Simon Jenkins suggested in this paper that a hastily orchestrated overseas war might save the prime minister's bacon, although, given his track record for bumbling calamity, picking a fight with an entire country seems ridiculously ambitious. Maybe he could declare war on a small town - something the size of Newbury or Ashby de la Zouch. Don't worry about the motive - just make something up."
I Liked the "makes you want to get on your knees and pray for a nuclear holocaust" bit. I feel the same way. Can we just bomb southern california out of existence?
But they're all over the country....the worst ones are the small town brats--because they are the big fish little pond bitches.
Can we just freeze the assets of the people in the top tax bracket, gather them and make them prove that they have neither appeared or plan to appear on that show? If they can't pass, we get to keep their cash.
(nor plan)
Guy I work with says there are kids in his daughters school who have personal shoppers.
I imagine these kids will be forever tied to their parents and their money. Forever dependent. Even when they have kids of their own. We're starting a bad cycle - which will soon rival the British aristocracy.
This is one messed up show. Charlie Booker is spot on (as they may or may not say).
1. Charlie Booker is hilarious. I'm following from now on ...
2. With proof like this, is it any wonder that other ideologies have such disdain for capitalism? That is embarrassing.
Agreed Tim.
I bookmarked his guardian blog. ALso following on Twitter.
http://twitter.com/CharlieBrooker
If any can be funny in 160 characters (other than echowood) it's this dude.
hah this guy is great, is this from a show of some sort?