Comments on: Fox News Science Fun!

By: wapSpawFoge

wapSpawFoge — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 14:58:56 +0000

I’d prefer reading in my native language, because my knowledge of your languange is no so well. But it was interesting! Look for some my links:

By: Japeto

Japeto — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 00:19:46 +0000

I am now convinced that thedude is a secret alter ego of my ex room-mate who recently found Jesus, went insane, and moved to Virginia to bomb Planned Parenthood. Give me a call Chris, I want my spatula back!

By: jmcfarl3

jmcfarl3 — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:42:30 +0000

wyatt just attempted humor, which was actually funny in the we’re-laughing-at-you sense

By: Wyatt

Wyatt — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 21:39:47 +0000

Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Swaim, I think you now have a challenge, my friends. Find 9 pictures of Sci-Fi captains who wear funny hats.
I’ll even help you out. There is an episode of Firefly where Mal wears a bonnet (the episode is ‘Our Dear Mrs. Reynolds’), and Star Trek: Insurrection has a scene where Captain Picard is given a head dress. It was when they initiated the primitive culture like frat boys do into a fraternity, but instead of having to streak campus and do gay stuff, they actually gave the initiating party a funny hat (use this line. MUST).

The race has begun.

By: Paddy

Paddy — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 20:54:38 +0000

I consider myself a fairly high-minded humor reader, but even I would be excited to read an article entitled “9 Sci-Fi Captains That Wear Funny Hats”.

By: Ross

Ross — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 20:44:56 +0000

You know, i hate to lower the tone but all i really noticed about that picture is that guy has REALLY well-groomed fingernails.

By: randomguy

randomguy — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:54:52 +0000

It’s funny that many conservatives think Chris Matthews is a left wing liberal considering he voted for Bush and has admitted to voting republican many times and that liberals think he is a conservative because he voted for Bush and also how he treats many conservative guests on his show (i.e. the opposite of “hardball”).

And this whole thing about bias on news shows– these people are not journalists. They are talk show hosts and pundits. They’re supposed to be biased. They’re supposed to give you their opinions and–depending on how much integrity they have–either be rational and level-headed or gigantic douches. Usually douches get more ratings.

Having said that, and this is to “thedude”, how do you know Chris Matthews wasn’t saying the words “so pure and good” the same way you are, with cynicism and sarcasm? Or maybe he’s saying that’s how those comedians view her. People with strong biases, especially in politics, see things that they want to see. I always felt Chris Matthews was more of a conservative to be honest.

By: Michael Swaim

Michael Swaim — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 08:43:30 +0000

Thanks for responding Wyatt. You should tell everyone you know to begin a non-stop email campaign to get satire and editorials reinstated. You sound like a humor writer’s ideal reader.

By: Gladstone

Gladstone — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 03:59:17 +0000

I hear ya, Wyatt. I understand you think this post sucks, but I don’t think it sucks in the same way that you think the other stuff on the new, new Cracked does.

As someone who usually writes satire and not actual researched articles, I was more comfortable with the old format. Nevertheless, I probably enjoy the same percentage of articles under each format.

By: Wyatt

Wyatt — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 02:26:11 +0000

Gladstone,

Things that I enjoyed on the old/new cracked. I’m not really quiet sure, but it was before the website had the facelift. There just seemed to be some sort of life that was fresh and vibrant, and the endless possibilities and potential awesome-ness

I just got kinda sick with all the lists such as ‘9 Sci-Fi Captains That Wear Funny Hats’, or ‘Cars that deserve more than four wheels’. I particularly found the George Forman parody hilarious, what Michael Ian Black Wrote was ‘off the wall, no reason in particular to be published’ necessary, and…. I don’t know what else to say. It seems like the new stuff has taken away from the greatness of the older material.

I’d hate to see this site just become a new thing that does nothing but make pop culture/80’s references. But, then you are aiming to entertain the majority, and not the individual.