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All right, I’m confused. Was this produced as some sort of satire or were the producers actually serious?

Definitely funny!

Rats! Almost Frist! :( :P

it’s insulting to men that like cats! ;-)

twice now in less than a week that someone who publicly supports impeachment has been arrested.

with the laws bush has created and signed into law in the last few months; gave himself sweeping unconditional/unconstitutional power over all the branches of govt in case of any terrorist attack to the usa anywhere, just recently to block and confiscate any and all your assests(sp), no habeus corpus and the right to declare anyone an enemy combattan of the usa, we are in for a rough period until bush/cheney leave(if they do) at the end of this term of office.

Of course it’s funny! It’s funny as hell. It ranks right up there with “Reefer Madness.”

Now what if she had felt that returning to the gold standard was good for the UK? Would the men have approved?

it’s funny because it’s so over the top insulting.

Someone help me out on some mumbo jumbo stuff.

So anyway whats the story the world has to be blown up to smithereens and a 1000 year reign of peace begins?

Or is it there will be a 1000 years of peace when mankind blows itself off of the face of earth completely?

Yeow. If it weren’t for the laugh track, it looks like a PSA for Conservative Women of America.

dadams @ 6:

twice now in less than a week that someone who publicly supports impeachment has been arrested.

with the laws bush has created and signed into law in the last few months; gave himself sweeping unconditional/unconstitutional power over all the branches of govt in case of any terrorist attack to the usa anywhere, just recently to block and confiscate any and all your assests(sp), no habeus corpus and the right to declare anyone an enemy combattan of the usa, we are in for a rough period until bush/cheney leave(if they do) at the end of this term of office.

Yes I’ve noticed they’ve been getting aggressive with the arrests lately. No one slamming Obama or Hillary is getting arrested though.

It’s funny because it could have been written by Ann Coulter, except she’d be serious.

If you look around on the Google, you’ll see it’s attributed to a Harry Enfield who’s had a series of shows in the UK since the early ’90s.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H....._and_Chums

It looks like some modern sketch off of a British sketch comedy show, but I don’t recognise the players…meant to be funny, not my cuppa. Not offensive either. I think I have a different sense of humour…

It’s a clip from English comedian Harry Enfield - the bloke to the lady’s right - and it’s definitely satire.
It’s a piss-take on all those old government “education” films that used to be shown before the main film in cinemas.

darrelplant @ 13:

If you look around on the Google, you’ll see it’s attributed to a Harry Enfield who’s had a series of shows in the UK since the early ’90s.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H....._and_Chums

Oh, I like Harry Enfield’s work too. Just not this one. Thanks for the attribution, darrelplant.

“funny or insulting?”

Neither.

Clearly satire, or a parody, or a farce or whatever, but I must admit to becoming a bit miffed at how information is “stored” in a woman’s brain. :)

dadams @ 6:

twice now in less than a week that someone who publicly supports impeachment has been arrested.

with the laws bush has created and signed into law in the last few months; gave himself sweeping unconditional/unconstitutional power over all the branches of govt in case of any terrorist attack to the usa anywhere, just recently to block and confiscate any and all your assests(sp), no habeus corpus and the right to declare anyone an enemy combattan of the usa, we are in for a rough period until bush/cheney leave(if they do) at the end of this term of office.

It can’t happen here? Oh yes it can.

I guess there are two different kinds of people in the world.
For one the good old days are the 50’s with poodle skirts and “Golly Gee”s.
For the others it is the 60s with Love and peace, Hendrix and sitars.
I happen to be of the 60s crowd.

Suit you, sir!

Not funny…HILARIOUS.

There is nothing better than mocking both genders with extreme stereotyping.

I’d want context before passing judgement. On a humor show, it’d be pretty funny as satire. If it’s produced by Rupert Murdoch, it’s typical mean-spirited conservative put-down.

If she had agreed with the men, they would have given her a book deal and told her to shout down anyone who disagreed.

Carleton @ 20:

I guess there are two different kinds of people in the world.
For one the good old days are the 50’s with poodle skirts and “Golly Gee”s.
For the others it is the 60s with Love and peace, Hendrix and sitars.
I happen to be of the 60s crowd.

The good old days. The 50’s. After 30 years of misery and economic depression and world war anything would seem like the Good Old Days.

What? You mean this is not instantly recognisable to any sentient being as a modern parody of old-fashioned stereotypes?

Wow.

Looks like that stereotype of Americans not getting irony might actually hold some water.

What a riot! (and obviously meant to be satire, whoever predicated it with ‘good ol’ days’ was clearly making a sporting jab)
But did anyone see “Letter to Three Wives”? It was made in the US in the fifties; totally hilarious, yet was trying to be serious & dramatic.

Parody obviously, but eerily reminiscent of actual bush administration beliefs. I wouldn’t be surprised if S.G. nominee Holsinger believed it to be real.

loved it! turns out Laura Bush is an outstanding actress and does pretty good british accent!

satire but still eludes to what i said in other post about america NEVER being a good and free place. it’s always been screwed up. full of discrimination and oppression.

Very funny. Well done satire.

You go Rich White Boy!!!

Good satire and a new film made to look old.

Health care’s not the only thing that’s free in Cuba.
Are soft drinks bad for your heart?
Obama tells it like it is, and scares hawk-lite Hillary. Funny that Albright uses the phrase “spadework” in regard to Obama…

It’s the best kind of parody because, though it seems exaggerated to you and I, there are people who would see this and wonder what the laugh track was for.
It’s in this same spirit that I watch the kids and do the dishes while supporting my wife in her career.
Buck the patriarchal paradigm!

I think it’s a pretty good short. It’s funnier if you’ve actually seen some of the public ed shorts from the 50s that they’re parodying.

Didn’t the ending applause from the previous sketch kinda give it away?

Harry Enfield and chums…… great comedy, shame the guy is a tory.

Actually, if you’ve every seen the ‘tory boy’ character, he’s not very kind to them.

Of course, it’s a parody. It’s supposed to be funny like Saturday Night Live is funny.

Of course, my dad still thinks this way at 90, humiliates you if you say something intelligent or question your doctor, still drives his mercedes with a rum & coke between his legs. Ah yes, those were the days.

i said in other post about america NEVER being a good and free place. it’s always been screwed up. full of discrimination and oppression.

Very true. Of course, in the history mankind, it has been the best and the freest, so we do have that going for us.

whats so funny? its a documentary right? cuz its all true. Its not realistic because the woman is speaking. ;)

This I thought was one of their best Grayson/Chomeley-Warner black-and-white parodies.

FleaBailey @ 7:

Of course it’s funny! It’s funny as hell. It ranks right up there with “Reefer Madness.”

Yes, Yes. My thoughts exactly.

hilarious…obvious satire #2……

Ozguy @ 26:

What? You mean this is not instantly recognisable to any sentient being as a modern parody of old-fashioned stereotypes?

Wow.

Looks like that stereotype of Americans not getting irony might actually hold some water.

Actually the person that sent this to me has been very vocally disparaging of my political opinions and work here at C&L.

Although I recognize the source as satire, I have a sneaky suspicion–based on his history of criticism–that he meant it to be a little insulting.

Why does it remind me of this video?

That was obviously a troll training film produced by the Bee People!

It’s a little thing called “satire.” And in the good old days, a lot of people recognized it when they saw it. Fortunately, in the savvy, hellzapoppin’ 21st century, it takes a paleontologist to point such things out to us. We’re just so darned productive and serious now that nobody much recognizes “satire” any more. But hey, laughter won’t fill the gas tank or pay grandma’s tab at the nursing home (wink).

more from Harry Enfield….. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzhlAQgv7kE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNmBauXYzgc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5KNJTbyRgE

That’s hilarious. Thanks for the laugh, Nicole.

It’s not that we can’t recognize satire anymore because we are working, it’s because Tony Snow and Bush and Alberto speak to the public. They have us all very confused. Are they satire? Pun? Slapstick?

Our govenment has ruined our sense of comic timing. I mean what was Dick Gregory laughing at when he was on stage with MC Rove dancing around like a bunny with kung-fu hands? Is that funny? I would have ran for my life. He looked like that stupid talking doll, hopping around out there.

L.A. Confidential @ 10:

Someone help me out on some mumbo jumbo stuff.

Well, my grandfather is a prophecy preacher and conservative Christian (who doesn’t like Bush: imagine!), so I’ll see what I can do.

So anyway whats the story the world has to be blown up to smithereens and a 1000 year reign of peace begins?

Not quite. It’s that there will be a world government that will persecute Christians. The leader will anoint himself as God in the rebuilt Temple of Solomon, and declare war on Israel, and by extension, God. Jesus will come back just before the war destroys everyone to stop the war and take his seat as king.

Or is it there will be a 1000 years of peace when mankind blows itself off of the face of earth completely?

Well, you gotta admit that would do it, presuming we didn’t take the rest of creation with us.

willnyc @ 29:

loved it! turns out Laura Bush is an outstanding actress and does pretty good british accent!

Laura Bush? I think she looks more like Mary Matalin.

obviously satire and tongue-in-cheek, funny, not insulting, taking a shot at those who actually believe(d) that women should just smile and not engage in education or thought and contribute.

I would think “ah the good ‘ole days” would be a joke, making fun of those who believe it to be true, depends on the sender of course..

I think the laugh track gives it away as a modern satire of old educational reels, even without knowing the provenance.

Nicole, just because the person who sent it to you is too stupid to realize they’ve been had is no reason to take it in an insulting manner.

The fact that it’s presented as a period piece shows that it’s presenting the views expressed as antiquated. They’re making fun of how out-of-date those views are. Now, if it was set in modern dress, with a current graphic style, you might have a point. Otherwise, I’d chalk it up to the a difference in what’s considered funny.