Posted Monday 8th December 2008 17:44 GMT
About 8 years ago my dad gave my sister one of those fluffy singing reindeer thingies. The song was "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer", and I didn't see any of us complaining about the song. In fact, we were laughing!
I think there are a lot of humor-impaired parents out there...
Posted Monday 8th December 2008 21:48 GMT
He read the $250,000 story (which is probably true, but does anybody seriously think it is the average story?), spent $12,000 on creating a product presumably without substantial further research into potential revenue, seemingly didn't competently check whether his material was really suitable for the market and then used an open forum to offer people money for good reviews?
Posted Monday 8th December 2008 21:48 GMT
... the author could've used 'Santa Claus you c**t, where's my f*****g bike?' by Kevin 'Bloody' Wilson.
Posted Monday 8th December 2008 21:48 GMT
My 9 y.o. step daughter was asked last weekend what her fav Xmas song was..... and the Grandma homicide tale was at the top of the list.
Posted Tuesday 9th December 2008 10:09 GMT
Well, everyone knows kids love these types of humo(u)r... If the kids of these people complaining are having problems with the song, then I guess they have other, more pressing problems to deal with, really...
We were a bit more hardcore back in Brazil though, and used to enjoy a song called "Papai Noel filho da puta", by an old local punk band (Garotos Podres). Look it up, it's even on YouTube. :-)
One of my grandmas laughed hysterically when she first heard the opening line (which is the yelled title) of that one -- we thought she'd be mad but she actually agreed with the song, hehe.
Posted Tuesday 9th December 2008 17:52 GMT
Listen to it here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McGMwxjhlW8&eurl=http://www.links2love.com/christmas_songs_grandmarunover.htm&feature=player_embedded love it or hate it it is funny
Posted Tuesday 9th December 2008 18:34 GMT
Ok, the total miss management of a software project aside!
A few bits and bobs.
1)When I was a kid and 1st heard this song I couldn’t stop laughing I thought it was brilliant and a great change from all the other stuff played in the shops my mum dragged me around
2)No I didn’t wish ill of my grandparents and knew it was just a song
3)If a child is young enough to get offended by this song… What the hell are they doing with an iPhone?
4)An iPhone offers a gateway to much more offensive material than “grandma got run over by a reindeer”.
I bet these are the parents that order their kids McDonalds without any sauce and a diet coke... Get a grip on reality!
Posted Wednesday 10th December 2008 01:42 GMT
no surprise that iphone users have a total sense of humour failure really.
Had he uses the Kevin "bloody" Wilson song he probably would have made his $250,000 and then some!
In fact an Iphone app that randomly inserts his songs as ringtones would be awesome. Imagine the look on the face of the ubercool iphone jockey when his phone starts to blare out "mick me mate the master farter, with his true pitch perfect, double jointed arse"
Bill for the iphoners out there!
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