Prehistoric Superbowl Commercial

[jollyreaper2112]

[LostinVA]

1. How is this even remotely funny?

[nono]

2. Agree

Death is not funny.

[jollyreaper2112]

4. matter of opinion

Depends on who's doing the dying.

You are aware of the whole "prehistoric lovers" story this picture comes from, right?

[LostinVA]

8. Yes, and I'm also aware of the Snickers ad campaign

Again, this isn't funny.

And no, death is NEVER funny -- it doesn't depend on who's doing the dying.

[jollyreaper2112]

3. well

Well, we have a news story about prehistoric lovers as well as all the sturm and drang concerning the snickers commercial. This image juxtaposes one story against the other and causes one to wonder if the media would be fawning over these skeletons if they were both same gender vs. the assumption of man and wife joined in death.

Or we could just say your sense of humor is lostinva as well. *shrugs*

May perhaps I should have referenced Lady and the Tramp instead?

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

5. Her sense of humor is quite intact, unlike your sense of tact and decency.

[jollyreaper2112]

6. oh please

I could get in just as big of a huff over the drunken smily faces in your sig and that would be just as silly. "How dare you make a mockery of alcoholism with those grinning smilies!" Or maybe I could take offense that the smilies are drinking. "You perpetuate the stereotype that all smilies are drunken wastrels!"

Seriously, please explain to me how tact and decency have any bearing here. I post a humerous picture and I'm getting the GEICO caveman routine.

[LostinVA]

10. Again breaking DU rules

[jollyreaper2112]

13. rules?

Honestly, I'm not aware of the rules I'm violating, though the four paragraph quote thing is the only one I'm aware of as being the most serious. Oh, and quotes from the unmentionable source, but not knowing the history of that story, I'm not sure which publication is unmentionable.

[Sequoia]

12. Jeepers. Some people need to take a chill pill, eh?

Death may not be funny, but it's marketable. Think of all the books and movies with the word death in the title.

[LostinVA]

19. No, i don't think I need to take a chill pill

This is nothing but flamebait USING the skeletons of these two people, who do indeed deserve some dignity. Not having some yahoo on a message board use them to make some kind of "hee haw -- I'm so clever" point.

The OP isn't marketing, etc.

[LostinVA]

9. Nice breaking of DU rules there

And, I have a great sense of humor. I just don't think either homophobia or death is funny.

I think my humor is way more intact than your sense of decency.

[Duncan Grant]

7. Jerk.

You got an impulse control problem or something? Jesus.

[jollyreaper2112]

11. impulse control problem?

Well, let's check off the demographics I've offended so far:
Gays: 100%
Skeletons: unknown
Candy Lovers: unknown
Republicans: unkwown

Damn. And Republicans are the only group I actively enjoy offending. I guess I'll just have to photoshop Babs over one of the skeletons.

[ScreamingMeemie]

15. Shame on you.

[Sequoia]

16. Skeleton's offended: How about Skull and Bones

which are mostly Repub spolied boys. So yes, I'd say you've offended two more groups.

[LostinVA]

21. These people deserve their dignity in death

Not having someone make a fratty-level gay "joke" at their expense. See any of the Snickers threads on here? Still think this isn't red hot?

[Lex]

14. Know what would be even funnier?

If we found out it was a black guy and a white woman accidentally kissing and then getting grossed out.


Hi-larious.

Not.

[Horse with no Name]

20. You know where he was going with this indirectly?

Boners.

[Richard Steele]

17. Not funny.

[Horse with no Name]

18. Are you sure you didn't leave an "F" out of your name?

Jolly_reaper2112?

Sure seems like you might have.
Would also question why your profile says "United we Fall"...when most progressives really seek to unite the country...not to divide it more?
Just a couple of observations for your tasteless and insensitive post.

[LostinVA]

22. Yup

[wakemeupwhenitsover]

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