And I don't know about anyone else, but slipping in a reference to the Three Wolf Moon T-shirt, or any other classic Amazon joke-review item, just ruins any humorous story-driven review for me. It's like winking continuously at the camera during a Saturday Night Live skit. Sarcasm is a great performer, people, but he is sad and lonely without his partner, Deadpan.
That said, there's still plenty of originality and creativity in the world of silly reviews -- it just takes a little more digging to find it. Here's a few examples:
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