Improper phrasing on websites

Scummbuddy · Wed 08/03/2006 01:44:36

Who wants to watch that? I first noticed their new "Watch" prefix to their news articles that have video footage awhile back, like when that poor girl lost her life to a peanut allergy induced kiss (which is now been retracted, she died of other causes). I'm sure that its more to do with a newscaster talking news, rather than watching people set on fire, but come on, it's really odd to read that to yourself as you browse the page.

Darth Mandarb · Wed 08/03/2006 02:37:08

That's ... hilarious? Hilarious and disturbing all at once.

One time (years ago!) I was looking at the movie ads in the newspaper and saw that the ads for Batman and Dead Poets Society were running together (black ink area) and under batman's ad (but over Dead Poets' ad) it said "Robin is amazing!" So I thought Robin was going to be in Batman. Imagine my disappointment.

Scummbuddy · Wed 08/03/2006 02:46:38

It's either a real photo, or from Family Guy, I can't remember, but it was from a movie theater marquee that had

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What Woman Want
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:o

Las Naranjas · Wed 08/03/2006 03:02:02

Once in the video store I noticed "Shaft" and "Snatch" were next to each other.

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Phemar · Wed 08/03/2006 06:04:57

Can someone please explain the first joke to us people not from the USA?

Alun · Wed 08/03/2006 06:16:29

I don't think it has anything to do with being from the USA. I think the "joke" is that the site can be construed to imply that you can watch video footage of a homeless man being torched as he slept. It took me a while to figure out what the "joke" was supposed to be, too, though, so don't feel too bad.

Scummbuddy · Wed 08/03/2006 06:24:56

Perhaps I should have underlined the whole thing in red, but yes, the joke was that how could anyone would actually want to "Watch homeless man torched..."

Alun · Wed 08/03/2006 06:27:29

Er...sorry; I think my last post came across as more negative than I intended. (I shouldn't have put "joke" in quotation marks, for one thing.) Didn't mean to come off as saying you were presenting it badly, or that it wasn't worth sharing. Sometimes I'm just stupid.

Phemar · Wed 08/03/2006 08:00:19

Yeah ok I get it now =). I didn't see the red arrow and was concentrating on the headline instead

Redwall · Wed 08/03/2006 12:31:08

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v215/jsRedwall/bush_disaster.jpg

ManicMatt · Wed 08/03/2006 17:30:38

HAHAHAHAHA! I'm gonna have to frequent that website to see what I can "watch" next!

I'd also laugh at the bush disaster joke if I had not seen it before.

Vince Twelve · Wed 08/03/2006 23:36:10

About a year ago, I saw this and thought I should take a screenshot. Then I forgot about it until I saw this thread.