The discussion at Metafilter referred to the "Stay Puft effect" meaning you might mistakenly think of pleasant things when you're supposed to bring up the bad memories, and therefore the good memories would be erased, too.
atanguay, it's for publicity. The most outrageous pictures are accompanied by the names behind them in the fashion press, then blogs and newspapers and magazines and a few of the readers are the industry's money people.
Many teenagers will push their limits as far as they can, and sometimes it takes extreme measures to show them where those limits are. This kid needed a grand gesture and got it.
However, sharing that grand gesture with the internet probably caused more harm than good for this particular family. While I am all for harsh punishment for harsh misbehavior, I would not take it public.
On the other hand, what may be harmful for this family turned out to be beneficial for others, as it has opened up a discussion not only across the internet, but probably between a lot of teenagers and their parents.
No, I didn't miss the point. The reason the update is funny is because there are so many modern actual baseball players with names funny enough to work in a classic comedy routine.
The old one is funny. It's classic, it's genius.
The new one is funny because of the reality incorporated into it.
In the small town of my childhood, I went to see every movie that came to town (2 a week). Even at my young age, I was used to psychedelic films, but came away from this one realizing that they were trying WAY too hard to be "cool."
Because it's funny to see real players in it? Why does anyone write entertaining things? Maybe he wants to give people a chuckle. Maybe because someone is paying him to write entertaining things. You could ask him.
According to the YouTube comments, they aren't breeders, and the puppies are not purebred. The owners blame this on two fence jumpers. But yeah, I suppose you can blame them for not spaying their dog.
I vividly recall reading that Dr. Spock said a preschooler's lunch is fine if you give two things: something filling and something that's a fruit OR vegetable, as long as the kid will eat it. Four-year-olds don't eat a lot at one sitting.
The one year we didn't get subsidized lunches, I packed them every day. We did fine until the school banned peanut butter. After that, it was chips and salsa and pop tarts every day.
pinkstuffz, you're not old. Hello Kitty was only introduced in 1974. I was in high school. However, I never heard of her until I went to China in 1998.
previously http://www.neatorama.com/2012/02/15/a-visual-guide-to-libertarians/
However, sharing that grand gesture with the internet probably caused more harm than good for this particular family. While I am all for harsh punishment for harsh misbehavior, I would not take it public.
On the other hand, what may be harmful for this family turned out to be beneficial for others, as it has opened up a discussion not only across the internet, but probably between a lot of teenagers and their parents.
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/116704
The old one is funny. It's classic, it's genius.
The new one is funny because of the reality incorporated into it.
Doc Aquatic: she's talking to a wall.
The one year we didn't get subsidized lunches, I packed them every day. We did fine until the school banned peanut butter. After that, it was chips and salsa and pop tarts every day.