I normally don’t like linking to Mr. Mann because of his repeated mockery of the tried-and-true Internet monetization methodologies of SEO, Always Be Linking™ and goatees. But in this case I’ll make an exception and link to this recent Tumblr post of his to discuss its disturbing implications.
It’s well-known that the increased popularity of hillbilly music is a leading indicator of a coming economic mega-collapse (see: Great Depression). If this trend continues, we’ll all be up to our asses in Woody Guthrie MP3s before April. I suggest you all watch for signs of hillbilly music creeping into popular culture and resist it at all costs.
If this economy is going to turn around, we need to start listening to growth music. I suggest putting on some metal and playing it really, really loud.
Update: via Jeff Carlson on the Twitter, here’s a handy chart of metal band names. Jeff cares about this country and is part of the solution. Are you part of the solution?
Heavy metal???? NOoooooo!!!!! (Sorry, Lesa)
I was under the impression that heavy metal music stunts and kills life forms. Look what it did to Pat Boone!
Can you direct us to a scientific study that compares the effects of different music genres on tomato plants? That might be helpful.
I have more in common with a mushroom than a tomato plant, therefore the experiment must include fungi.
What are these “MP3s”? Are they better than MP1s and MP2s?
And, what is this “culture” of which you speak? Are you doing biology experiments to grow your own food? We’ll need to start doing that soon.
MP3s are actually just MP1s plus MP2s. If you have MP1s and MP2s, just put them in a folder together and they’ll combine into MP3s. Sometimes it takes overnight because of “encoding”.
If I add some MP1s to some MP3s, will I get M4Ps?
And what about lossless AACs? (’cause that’s what I’m talkin’ about, Willis)
I’ve realized (after much contemplation of my navel, 35 U.S.C. section 102(b), and the meaning of life) that I’m not part of the solution.
Does that mean I’m part of the problem?
And if I am part of the problem, am I entitled to a bailout?
You are Steve.
One testicle can be removed completely free of charge simply by contacting ballout.com.
So you don’t like linking to Mr. Mann, huh? Is that because there’s a new Mr. Mann in town, and his name’s Barack Obama?
Yeah, it’s a whole new world, Whitey!
Or in my own case, it’s a whole new world, Blotchy!
And I’m good with that.
@Nxxx (I couldn’t resist this):
Chuck Norris once challenged Lance Armstrong in a “Who has more testicles?” contest. Chuck Norris won by 5.
(from chucknorrisfacts.com)
Steve,
Wasn’t there a book called “Man and Superman”?
Yes. It’s about us and Chuck Norris.
As an aside, Superman wears Chuck Norris pajamas.
Isn’t Superman paraplegic?
Fell off a horse or something?
Now that is apocalyptic.
Umm… Superman’s dead.
There’s even a song.
IS POCLIPS STILL ON? IS OVER? MOAR POSTESES!
I can has new post, plz? kthxbai.
How about a post describing how Jennifer frickin’ Connelly (JfC) is preparing for the coming Apocalypse?
I’m just sayin’.