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Post by BATouttaheck on Feb 27, 2018 18:17:04 GMT
argue with YOU ? Who would be foolish enough to dare ?, @forceghostackbar OT .. looks like you are feeling better and you are back among the living feisty as ever ! Yay !  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2018 18:18:51 GMT
argue with YOU ? Who would be foolish enough to dare ?, @forceghostackbar OT .. looks like you are feeling better and you are back among the living feisty as ever ! Yay !    |
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Post by Lord Death Man on Feb 27, 2018 20:30:54 GMT
Even without it being a meme, the line was funnier than "laugh it up Fuzzball!". Really? Laugh it up, Fuzzball is awesome!... In a stupid sort of way, but STILL! Awesome. Now, imagine if Lucas had used something like "Where's the beef?". That is the equivilant here. You’ve got to give it to Lucas. Star Wars is really good at being timeless. |
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Post by ThatGuy on Feb 28, 2018 15:31:05 GMT
If that were the case they would have used a more recent one, but a hip director used a dead meme from a couple years ago when the meme would have been about current. You know it takes a few years to write the script right? It was used for a cheap laugh, nothing more. And if an internet gif is what passes for a cultural landmark now that's a pretty fucking sad commentary on our society, innit? You do know that there are such things as rewrites? You can take things out and add in things to keep them up to date. Even if you wrote a script 8 years ago you can change things to make it current. Unless you want it based 8 years ago. And why would that being a landmark be a sad thing? What makes that so different than anything said in a time period and said in a movie? If there is popular slang used at a period of time and not used years later, would that be the same thing? |
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Post by ThatGuy on Feb 28, 2018 15:37:12 GMT
Even without it being a meme, the line was funnier than "laugh it up Fuzzball!". Really? Laugh it up, Fuzzball is awesome!... In a stupid sort of way, but STILL! Awesome. Now, imagine if Lucas had used something like "Where's the beef?". That is the equivilant here. No where near the same. People weren't saying "Where's the beef?" like that. People were actually saying "What are those?" outside of recording it for YouTube. And even if they said "Where's the beef?", "beef" would have had a totally different meaning.  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2018 16:56:08 GMT
You know it takes a few years to write the script right? It was used for a cheap laugh, nothing more. And if an internet gif is what passes for a cultural landmark now that's a pretty fucking sad commentary on our society, innit? You do know that there are such things as rewrites? You can take things out and add in things to keep them up to date. Even if you wrote a script 8 years ago you can change things to make it current. Unless you want it based 8 years ago. And why would that being a landmark be a sad thing? What makes that so different than anything said in a time period and said in a movie? If there is popular slang used at a period of time and not used years later, would that be the same thing? Was that ridiculous What Are Thoooossse meme really that popular? I don't recall ever hearing about it. And even it was, I'm sorry, I still think the fact that viral videos have this level an impact on our culture that they'd be used in the biggest blockbuster of the year is depressing commentary on how dumb the current generations, mine included, really are. I understand your points but you'll never convince me that it's not pathetically tacky to write this into the script. |
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Post by taylorfirst1 on Feb 28, 2018 17:11:36 GMT
You do know that there are such things as rewrites? You can take things out and add in things to keep them up to date. Even if you wrote a script 8 years ago you can change things to make it current. Unless you want it based 8 years ago. And why would that being a landmark be a sad thing? What makes that so different than anything said in a time period and said in a movie? If there is popular slang used at a period of time and not used years later, would that be the same thing? Was that ridiculous What Are Thoooossse meme really that popular? I don't recall ever hearing about it. And even it was, I'm sorry, I still think the fact that viral videos have this level an impact on our culture that they'd be used in the biggest blockbuster of the year is depressing commentary on how dumb the current generations, mine included, really are. I understand your points but you'll never convince me that it's not pathetically tacky to write this into the script. I think your being THIS upset about such a tiny thing says something about your generation too. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2018 17:22:23 GMT
Was that ridiculous What Are Thoooossse meme really that popular? I don't recall ever hearing about it. And even it was, I'm sorry, I still think the fact that viral videos have this level an impact on our culture that they'd be used in the biggest blockbuster of the year is depressing commentary on how dumb the current generations, mine included, really are. I understand your points but you'll never convince me that it's not pathetically tacky to write this into the script. I think your being THIS upset about such a tiny thing says something about your generation too. Probably so.  |
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Post by Lord Death Man on Feb 28, 2018 18:34:53 GMT
I think your being THIS upset about such a tiny thing says something about your generation too. Probably so. Old Man Akbar: It’s a Geriatric Trap 😖 |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2018 18:46:37 GMT
Probably so. Old Man Akbar: It’s a Geriatric Trap 😖 When 900 years old you reach, look as good, you will not! |
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Post by Lord Death Man on Feb 28, 2018 18:57:53 GMT
Old Man Akbar: It’s a Geriatric Trap 😖 When 900 years old you reach, look as good, you will not! You don't look a day over 800 (and 1). |
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Post by ThatGuy on Feb 28, 2018 20:59:17 GMT
You do know that there are such things as rewrites? You can take things out and add in things to keep them up to date. Even if you wrote a script 8 years ago you can change things to make it current. Unless you want it based 8 years ago. And why would that being a landmark be a sad thing? What makes that so different than anything said in a time period and said in a movie? If there is popular slang used at a period of time and not used years later, would that be the same thing? Was that ridiculous What Are Thoooossse meme really that popular? I don't recall ever hearing about it. And even it was, I'm sorry, I still think the fact that viral videos have this level an impact on our culture that they'd be used in the biggest blockbuster of the year is depressing commentary on how dumb the current generations, mine included, really are. I understand your points but you'll never convince me that it's not pathetically tacky to write this into the script. The only thing about this is that you are thinking of them as viral videos. There has always been something that was popular even before "viral videos" came about. Things get around and become popular in society. Hell, you even have movies that take on lines from other movies in the same way. |
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Post by poelzig on Feb 28, 2018 21:40:45 GMT
Really? Laugh it up, Fuzzball is awesome!... In a stupid sort of way, but STILL! Awesome. Now, imagine if Lucas had used something like "Where's the beef?". That is the equivilant here. No where near the same. People weren't saying "Where's the beef?" like that. People were actually saying "What are those?" outside of recording it for YouTube. And even if they said "Where's the beef?", "beef" would have had a totally different meaning. What the fuck are you talking about? "Where's the beef" was insanely more popular in it's day than "what are those" ever was. As in hundreds of millions of people were aware of the former and maybe 5 or 10 million people even have a vague idea of the latter. It's sad how unaware of ANYTHING that happened before they were born some people are. How do you even compare some lame internet meme that was mainly popular with our community (I assume you're black) and sneakerheads to a nationally broadcast TV spot? A TV spot broadcast back when people had no option but to watch commercials? Step outside your comfort zone and realize stuff happened before 2000 or whatever year you popped out yo mama. Not to mention how cringe worthy that meme was in the first place. Hell are there any memes that don't make you want to punch the idiots in the meme repeatedly? |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2018 23:42:26 GMT
No where near the same. People weren't saying "Where's the beef?" like that. People were actually saying "What are those?" outside of recording it for YouTube. And even if they said "Where's the beef?", "beef" would have had a totally different meaning. What the fuck are you talking about? "Where's the beef" was insanely more popular in it's day than "what are those" ever was. As in hundreds of millions of people were aware of the former and maybe 5 or 10 million people even have a vague idea of the latter. It's sad how unaware of ANYTHING that happened before they were born some people are. How do you even compare some lame internet meme that was mainly popular with our community (I assume you're black) and sneakerheads to a nationally broadcast TV spot? A TV spot broadcast back when people had no option but to watch commercials? Step outside your comfort zone and realize stuff happened before 2000 or whatever year you popped out yo mama. Not to mention how cringe worthy that meme was in the first place. Hell are there any memes that don't make you want to punch the idiots in the meme repeatedly? Yeah, I even know Where's the Beef and it was a thing when I was barely walking (perhaps before I don't know the exact year). Will people still know WHAT ARE THOOOOOSSSSEE in 20 years? I really doubt it. And I certainly hope not |
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Post by President Ackbarâ„¢ on Mar 1, 2018 0:49:08 GMT
What the fuck are you talking about? "Where's the beef" was insanely more popular in it's day than "what are those" ever was. As in hundreds of millions of people were aware of the former and maybe 5 or 10 million people even have a vague idea of the latter. It's sad how unaware of ANYTHING that happened before they were born some people are. How do you even compare some lame internet meme that was mainly popular with our community (I assume you're black) and sneakerheads to a nationally broadcast TV spot? A TV spot broadcast back when people had no option but to watch commercials? Step outside your comfort zone and realize stuff happened before 2000 or whatever year you popped out yo mama. Not to mention how cringe worthy that meme was in the first place. Hell are there any memes that don't make you want to punch the idiots in the meme repeatedly? Yeah, I even know Where's the Beef and it was a thing when I was barely walking (perhaps before I don't know the exact year). Will people still know WHAT ARE THOOOOOSSSSEE in 20 years? I really doubt it. And I certainly hope not
First airing on January 10, 1984, the Wendy's commercial portrayed a fictional fast-food competitor entitled "Big Bun" where three elderly ladies are served an enormous hamburger bun containing a minuscule hamburger patty. While two of the women are commenting on the size of the bun, they are interrupted by an irascible Peller, who looks around in vain for customer assistance while making the outraged demand: "Where's the beef?!"Sequels featured a crotchety Peller yelling her famous line in various scenes, such as storming drive-thru counters, or in telephone calls to a fast-food executive attempting to relax on his yacht, the 'S.S. Big Bun'. Peller's "Where's the beef?!" line instantly became a catchphrase across the United States. The diminutive octogenarian actress made the three-word phrase a cultural phenomenon, and herself a cult star. At Wendy's, sales jumped 31% to $945 million in 1985 worldwide. Wendy's senior vice president for communications, Denny Lynch, stated at the time that "with Clara we accomplished as much in five weeks as we did in 14½ years." Former Vice-President Walter Mondale also used the line against rival Senator Gary Hart in his bid for the Democratic nomination in the 1984 presidential campaign. |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Mar 1, 2018 0:59:53 GMT
Broke down and watched the OBNOXIOUS and STOOOOOOPID clip.
There is a late night exercise ad where some dame screams "SAAAAAAAAAAAY WHAAAAAAAAAAT ?"
It never made any sense. BUT now I know ... She sounds just like the screamer in the clip.
UGH to the MAXIMUM !
"Where's The Beef" was nationwide and funny and they stopped showing it before it got "stale"
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2018 5:47:04 GMT
Broke down and watched the OBNOXIOUS and STOOOOOOPID clip.
There is a late night exercise ad where some dame screams "SAAAAAAAAAAAY WHAAAAAAAAAAT ?" It never made any sense. BUT now I know ... She sounds just like the screamer in the clip. UGH to the MAXIMUM !
"Where's The Beef" was nationwide and funny and they stopped showing it before it got "stale" I knew I couldn't be alone on this! |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2018 5:47:54 GMT
Yeah, I even know Where's the Beef and it was a thing when I was barely walking (perhaps before I don't know the exact year). Will people still know WHAT ARE THOOOOOSSSSEE in 20 years? I really doubt it. And I certainly hope not
First airing on January 10, 1984, the Wendy's commercial portrayed a fictional fast-food competitor entitled "Big Bun" where three elderly ladies are served an enormous hamburger bun containing a minuscule hamburger patty. While two of the women are commenting on the size of the bun, they are interrupted by an irascible Peller, who looks around in vain for customer assistance while making the outraged demand: "Where's the beef?!"Sequels featured a crotchety Peller yelling her famous line in various scenes, such as storming drive-thru counters, or in telephone calls to a fast-food executive attempting to relax on his yacht, the 'S.S. Big Bun'. Peller's "Where's the beef?!" line instantly became a catchphrase across the United States. The diminutive octogenarian actress made the three-word phrase a cultural phenomenon, and herself a cult star. At Wendy's, sales jumped 31% to $945 million in 1985 worldwide. Wendy's senior vice president for communications, Denny Lynch, stated at the time that "with Clara we accomplished as much in five weeks as we did in 14½ years." Former Vice-President Walter Mondale also used the line against rival Senator Gary Hart in his bid for the Democratic nomination in the 1984 presidential campaign. GIVE THAT OLD LADY THE BEEF!!!!!!5!!!!!!4!!! ALSO THE HELMET!!!!!!1 |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Mar 1, 2018 5:56:34 GMT
@forceghostackbar Kiddie parade at the time had an entry of a boy in a hobo type outfit, carrying one of those sets of giant wooden fork and spoon that were popular home decor at the time (really, they were) with one of those "sandwich board" type signs back and front sayin in BIG BLOCK LETTERS the immortal words "WHERE'S THE BEEF ?". Kid should have won but, small towns being what they are, the winner was once again Dorothy in Oz who happened to be the judges granddaughter (again) but there-in lies another tale !  |
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Post by ThatGuy on Mar 1, 2018 16:11:20 GMT
No where near the same. People weren't saying "Where's the beef?" like that. People were actually saying "What are those?" outside of recording it for YouTube. And even if they said "Where's the beef?", "beef" would have had a totally different meaning. What the fuck are you talking about? "Where's the beef" was insanely more popular in it's day than "what are those" ever was. As in hundreds of millions of people were aware of the former and maybe 5 or 10 million people even have a vague idea of the latter. It's sad how unaware of ANYTHING that happened before they were born some people are. How do you even compare some lame internet meme that was mainly popular with our community (I assume you're black) and sneakerheads to a nationally broadcast TV spot? A TV spot broadcast back when people had no option but to watch commercials? Step outside your comfort zone and realize stuff happened before 2000 or whatever year you popped out yo mama. Not to mention how cringe worthy that meme was in the first place. Hell are there any memes that don't make you want to punch the idiots in the meme repeatedly? Not what I said. I said that people weren't saying "Where's the beef?" like that. It was a popular catchphrase from the commercial, though. And are you sure about those numbers? Also, I was around when "Where's the beef?" was a thing. You only see it as cringe worthy because it is not "back in my day." |
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