Monday, 10 March 2008

#0092. MR. T AND THE HYPERINFLATION OF THE 'I PITY THE FOOL' CONCEPT.

On behalf of various corporations worldwide, Mr. T is currently pitying the fools who aren't:

* Playing World of Warcraft online.

* Regularly eating Snickers.

* Buying high-end Hitachi Data Systems service-oriented storage solutions.

* Wearing Hanes Double Tough socks.

* Downloading Blue Frog ringtones.

* Using Medeco keys. (I don't even think they sell these over here.)

It all just seems so arbitrary. There was a time when you really had to go out of your way to be pitied as a fool.

Nowadays you just roll out of bed, turn on your non-Hitachi Data Systems service-oriented storage solution, and you're already fucked.

Which just seems unfair.

9 comments:

CitizenBB said...

I pity Mr T for having to do so many ads to make ends meet. You'd think a versatile actor like him would have had a long a varied career in the industry.

Or is he the ultimate character actor?

Jon Brown said...

You're right. He's in no position to be pitying anyone.

I mean, when he pitied Rocky Balboa in Rocky III for daring to face-off against Clubber Lang in the ring, you could kind of understand it.

But now he's just being silly with it.

drknoisewater said...

I pity the fool who hates firemen

Mick said...

I pity those who are being subjected to so much of his pity! US!!

zrendenfish said...

Great blog Jon, you've influenced me to start one too.
It's fun to whine.

Jon Brown said...

Ah, that really warms the cockles. You never can have enough hate in the world. Good luck with it.

(Although I would advise you to stay away from emergency service-related entries. Apparently they don't play well to the broader online community.)

Anna said...

ha, this has made my day from the moment i turned on my 'non-Hitachi Data Systems service-oriented storage solution'. hilarious.

Becky said...

LOL Jon! I did notice you took that Firefight post down pretty quick!
You made up for it with Mr. T though.

Jon Brown said...

Yeah. Apparently it was REALLY offensive or something.

The terrible thing is, I actually can't tell any more.

So, yeah. Soz.