Damn. I ordered 2. I was going to rig them to my Xbox controller to prepare imitation of Dead Rising 2 followed by the inevitable YouTube video, feature on AotS' ATN, articles on Giz and Kotaku (at my expense), and prosthetic arm. (which was to be replaced with bio-mechanic arm when the time comes)
Yeah, there are still going to be people who don't get it and are wondering where their chainsaws are.
But I agree, this was a clever and effective prank/message. PETA pisses me off, not because of what they stand for, but because of the way they go about things. They're nuts and could really be much more effective if they tried things like this instead of sloshing fake blood around.
@Hiphopopotamus: You could say...iSaw right through it? Also, are you saying we should make you leave? Branch out into new comedy? Get to the root of your humor? Really stick it to you? Or are we barking up the wrong tree here?
But, what if I WANT to cut a tree down? I LIKE printing hardcopy and reading it. I LIKE walking into a huge book store and smelling lots and lots of books.
I like that when the battery for my iPhone dies I can still read my book.
I like that when I'm done with a book I can gift it to someone else to read, or I can donate it to raise money for a charity, or I can use it to start a fire in protest of the filth at the local library. Or that I can tear out pages of the Koran to use as rolling papers.
This is how you get people to pay attention to your cause; subtle entertainment that causes people to pause and scratch their heads before you pull back the curtain.
@GlenTen: If they were PETA, they'd be gluing feathers or fur to the girls and and be creating a scene about something or other. And they'd be screaming into megahorns too. Would not be pleasant.
@GlenTen: Actually no, I'd be revolted because they supported PETA.
They kill a few thousand companion animals (Pets) every year at their shelter because they cannot afford to be a "no kill" shelter. Which is odd because they get a over 20 million dollars in donations each year.
They damage people's property, and go on and on about the rights of animals when a couple of their volunteers were caught disposing of the corpses of puppies in a dumpster at a grocery store.
PETA in my eyes is pretty much a terrorist organization.
@Robotic Bilbo Bagins has no use for fleshy ones: I imagine there would be blood somewhere too. Yes, PETA seems to like blood, which could make the scene more or less hot depending on who you are...
iSaw the final solution to the Mac/Pc debate, "PC's are bet...Hey, whats with the...NOT MY PC, NOOOOOOOO" Macs cut PC's in half! Mac's + iSaw = TOTAL DOMINATION!
@alexvanduyn: Not so. Remember that USB was originally a PC format, while Macs had to make do with Firewire.
Also, the iPrefix, as was noted a few years back, was first used on the original iPhone. Remember the iPhone trademark that Apple had to buy out _after_ they announced their own iPhone without checking to make sure that noone already owned that trademark because they, like everyone else, had become complacent in the idea that only Apple used the iPrefix.
@closhedbb: It's a well known fact that Mark is a rehabilitated chainsaw-murderer. He was declared insane, hence his not being in jail now. The recurring joke is that he will behead all of his Gizmodo superiors and claim ownership of the whole website, which he will use to market his upcoming series of teenage romance novels.
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But I agree, this was a clever and effective prank/message. PETA pisses me off, not because of what they stand for, but because of the way they go about things. They're nuts and could really be much more effective if they tried things like this instead of sloshing fake blood around.
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This is probably for the best- Giz has played some, er, uncouth pranks in the past that have definitely disrupted workflow.
Not that there's anything wrong with that. :)
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I think we all saw right through this.
Glad to see this hoax got the ax.
Though, there humor certainly had a nice timbre.
These guys are a cut above.
Someone stop me. Please.
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I think one of the the editors must have a grudge or something. (I'm looking at you, Foster.)
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Looks like BLam re-starred you on the Lamarr post.
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I like that when the battery for my iPhone dies I can still read my book.
I like that when I'm done with a book I can gift it to someone else to read, or I can donate it to raise money for a charity, or I can use it to start a fire in protest of the filth at the local library. Or that I can tear out pages of the Koran to use as rolling papers.
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This is how you get people to pay attention to your cause; subtle entertainment that causes people to pause and scratch their heads before you pull back the curtain.
Kudos!
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I'm sorry, Frucci, I disagree. I simply cannot support a chainsaw anywhere near my behind.
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They kill a few thousand companion animals (Pets) every year at their shelter because they cannot afford to be a "no kill" shelter. Which is odd because they get a over 20 million dollars in donations each year.
They damage people's property, and go on and on about the rights of animals when a couple of their volunteers were caught disposing of the corpses of puppies in a dumpster at a grocery store.
PETA in my eyes is pretty much a terrorist organization.
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Not so. Remember that USB was originally a PC format, while Macs had to make do with Firewire.
Also, the iPrefix, as was noted a few years back, was first used on the original iPhone. Remember the iPhone trademark that Apple had to buy out _after_ they announced their own iPhone without checking to make sure that noone already owned that trademark because they, like everyone else, had become complacent in the idea that only Apple used the iPrefix.
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That is, until Goldman returns with a STIHL MS 880 Magnum chainsaw.
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