nothey are chohen's specific brand of tasteless
What I meant by 'American' is the tendency to take any circumstance and turn it into a nice big paycheck.
the fact that it's a book by a murderer about the murder of a family member (of the right-holders to the book) makes it tasteless.*
*edit: not that OJ's original attempt at publishing it was any less tasteless**
**edit2: or american
(What I meant by 'American' is the tendency to take any circumstance and turn it into a nice big paycheck.
the fact that it's a book by a murderer about the murder of a family member (of the right-holders to the book) makes it tasteless.*
*edit: not that OJ's original attempt at publishing it was any less tasteless**
**edit2: or american
but the hedgehog can never be buggered at all foreskin of the apocalypse,
Fri 21 Sep 2007, 21:27,
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Well...[soapbox]
I should thank you, while not including Cohen's humor in wilh all you Brits, to not include all 300 million of us Americans in the Goldman family. They have thier own brand of stink.
[/soapbox]
So, how's your mum?
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Fri 21 Sep 2007, 21:44,
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I should thank you, while not including Cohen's humor in wilh all you Brits, to not include all 300 million of us Americans in the Goldman family. They have thier own brand of stink.
[/soapbox]
So, how's your mum?
my mum's finemostly.
[another soapbox]
note that I did specify "american" and "tasteless" as two categories that don't necessarily overlap (though they clearly can)
I kind of like the american/ultra-capitalist/i-don't-give-a-fuck-what-anybody-thinks-just-give-me-my-money mentality.
I also enjoy tastelessness (though I prefer my tastelessness coated in a thick crust of sarcasm).
but both (and especially both combined) have their drawbacks when taken to extremes. Like this book.
[/another soapbox].
update: I'm not british, anyway.
([another soapbox]
note that I did specify "american" and "tasteless" as two categories that don't necessarily overlap (though they clearly can)
I kind of like the american/ultra-capitalist/i-don't-give-a-fuck-what-anybody-thinks-just-give-me-my-money mentality.
I also enjoy tastelessness (though I prefer my tastelessness coated in a thick crust of sarcasm).
but both (and especially both combined) have their drawbacks when taken to extremes. Like this book.
[/another soapbox].
update: I'm not british, anyway.
but the hedgehog can never be buggered at all foreskin of the apocalypse,
Fri 21 Sep 2007, 21:56,
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Sorry to butt in here (actually that's a lie)But what's so wrong with Sasha Baron Cohen?
Granted he can get a bit 'gross out' at time, but there's amazing satire, whether hidden or not in everything he does. He's genuinely funny, original and daring. I've got a lot of respect for the guy.
Or have I missed the point of your argument entirely?
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Fri 21 Sep 2007, 23:01,
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Granted he can get a bit 'gross out' at time, but there's amazing satire, whether hidden or not in everything he does. He's genuinely funny, original and daring. I've got a lot of respect for the guy.
Or have I missed the point of your argument entirely?