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The F*#king Best End Of Any Panel Today (Warning: If You're Easily Offended, Don't Read This Post)
- by Joe Mandese @mp_joemandese, March 5, 2009
Actually, that’s the same warning that GroupM digital chief Rob Norman used to end the “Digital Video: Who’s Making It? It’s Not Just the Consumer..." panel that he moderated this afternoon, advising open-minded attendees to “stay for the next two minutes,†and cautioning “those who find yourself easily offended†to “leave right now.â€
With that, Norman cued an online video clip from the Onion.com, featuring a faux technology news clip from the Onion News Network covering the release of Sony's latest consumer electronics product, or as the ONN anchor referred to it, “Sony’s stupid piece of shit,†and, “The biggest fucking waste of your hard earned money in years.â€
The hilarious bit went on for a couple of minutes, spewing more expletives-not-deleted than a Coen Brothers movie.
No shit, here's the link: http://www.theonion.com/content/video/sony_releases_new_stupid_piece_of
What it has to do with media, I'm not sure. But it sure was funny.
Joe Mandese is the Editor in Chief of MediaPost. You can reach Joe at joe@mediapost.com.
What a delight to read this first thing in the morning, sitting at my work desk. Thanks for the laugh and, uh, useful info.