Paging Porl: Urgently

Do you happen to know or would be able to find out who's guilty of
creating the crazy frog, cute chick and little green dragon in the
ringtone ads? I forming a plan involving flesh-eating bugs sulphuric
acid and chinese burns. Shooting is to good from them.

 

As if happens I can help with the identity of the frog thing

 

No, haven't a clue. But might I suggest the mute button on the remote
control? I find it enhances the "viewing experience".

 

Snowleopard proposed

You got an address?

 

porl proposed

I tried that, but when I see it even glancing from the edge of my
vision I seem to develop spasms of rage. Snowy's firebombing
recommendation sounds like a good idea though.

 

Mash proposed

Do me a favour please and send my their name in form of an obituary.

 

I'm so pleased it's not just me that finds these "things" so annoying
and pointless. Does anyone with a semblance of sanity actually load
this things on their phones?

Still you've got the great excitement of the Crazy Frog getting to
Number 1 in the pop charts with his version of "ring a ding ding" Axel F
;-)

 

In my own small way, I fight against such excesses. My message alert
is a short beep and a vibration rumble, my call alert a longer single
beep and a double buzz. Loud, mind - but brief.

Are they still running 'pop charts'?

Anyway, I do a much better two-stroke chicken.

 

I can do a HST.

 

Don't you burn your bits on the exhaust?

 

No, even cooler.

A High Speed Train, an InterCity 125...

 

Does that comment apply to Peter T as well or is it just me getting the
condescending Champ lectures this weekend?

 

http://www.headstaggers.com/?shoe=flash&moo=show&id=22

 

It would make a great ringtone

 

The sound of a pistol shot followed by the sound of wet bits hitting the far
wall?

Kewl.

 

The point is quite simple: they're an artificial market created to allow
(aside from making money) the 'young adults' [1] to express their
individuality; sense of humour or connection, and therefore sense of
self: by being different.

This is slightly undone because the 'young adults' all choose the same
one. In the same way the mainstream 'young adults' as punks, mods or
skins all took to the same basic uniform.

This also similar to chaps in offices who wear comedy socks or ties,
they're no more individual or different; less so even as they're all
wankers but I digress.


[1] Name the fictional television program.

 

Jess thinks they're 'gay'.

 

So, might they get banned at the same time as hoodies, then?

 

Smart kid.

 

I think it's not so much about being truly individual, but more about
being different from their parents generation. With punks et al, at
least half of it was about tribalism and belonging to a group. The
other half was distancing oneself from one's parents.

Fighting against the mores and conventions of the previous generation
is an essential part of growing up.

Curses - I remember it quite clearly, but can't name it. Was a sketch
on NTNoCN, wasn't it?