21 January 2013

The worst thing in the world to tour Canberra maccas

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CityNews have the horrifying news that a “1D World” truck will be dragging One Direction merch around Canberra McDonalds outlets later in the week.

It’s nice that even though the over gelled tossers can’t be arsed bringing their show to town they still want to fleece the kids.

Above is a video that’s had a ludicrous 38 million views for those who haven’t heard the fuss.

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Whoever makes and sells autotune is making a mint

LSWCHP said :

Just checked the vid. Crime against humanity.

Seriously, that’s some repugnant sh!t. People have to make a living, but lines need to be drawn.

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to see if One Direction is popular in Bali. Or at least if there are cheap T-shirts to sell to tourists. (Somehow I think there may be non-official merc.)

Just checked the vid. Crime against humanity.

Seriously, that’s some repugnant sh!t. People have to make a living, but lines need to be drawn.

Ben_Dover said :

Let’s face it folks, there is a market out there to be exploited, and there will always be someone to take advantage of the hormone driven stupidity of 13 year old girls.

Bay City Rollers anyone?

was going to mention the haggis lads…

b-a-y, b-a-y, b-a-y-c-i-t-y
with an r-o-double l-e-r-s
bay city rollers are the best

eek, that’s never left my head – call a doctor…

EvanJames said :

There was a grumpy meme popped up on 4Chan last week, along the lines of “I fell down the stairs while carrying a guitar and accidentally wrote a One Direction song”.

This might have been funny if it were close to the truth. The vast majority of successful contemporary music (including tween pop) is strategically planned, micromanaged and heavily over-produced.

Falling down the stairs with a keyboard and an angry cat might produce a good brostep track though!

There was a grumpy meme popped up on 4Chan last week, along the lines of “I fell down the stairs while carrying a guitar and accidentally wrote a One Direction song”.

So it’s just a merchandise caravan…. doesn’t even contain the singers?

Sounds like fun, lol

all this post says to me is “I’M OLD, DAMN KIDS GET OFF MY LAWN.”

yawn.

Jivrashia said :

Remember Spice Girls? Backstreet Boys? Bros? The Monkees? The Beatles?

Bros? ???? Double ewe tee eff?

I had to google them.

thebrownstreak699:30 am 22 Jan 13

Comic_and_Gamer_Nerd said :

thebrownstreak69 said :

Ooooh – let’s show how sophisticated and smart we are by bagging commercialised entertainment. I feel better already!

Hadley/ jones listener typical response.

You wish.

Lot of people sure took that Beatles bait.

Marketing genius. I wish I’d thought of it!

Let’s face it folks, there is a market out there to be exploited, and there will always be someone to take advantage of the hormone driven stupidity of 13 year old girls.

Bay City Rollers anyone?

Jivrashia said :

It’s nice that ever (sic) though the over gelled tossers

Remember Spice Girls? Backstreet Boys? Bros? The Monkees? The Beatles?
Me neither.

Well actually, you must remember them because you mentioned them in your post.

The Beatles sold two million songs on iTunes within two weeks after their debut on the site in 2011. So even the Now Generation likes them. The Monkees have sold over three million copies of their box set Music Box – released after Davy Jones’s death last year – on CD and iTunes.

Both Spice Girls and Backstreet Boys reunited last year for reunion tours which were hugely successful.

Madam Cholet8:27 pm 21 Jan 13

I hear that they speak very kindly of you…..

Jivrashia said :

It’s nice that ever (sic) though the over gelled tossers

That’s a bit harsh.

But then you can bet yer booties that the teenage girls who are a big fan of them now will look back in 10 years time and wonder what the fuss was all about.

Remember Spice Girls? Backstreet Boys? Bros? The Monkees? The Beatles?
Me neither.

I think the Beatles may be in a slightly different bracket to the rest of them…

Just a slight difference.

Actually, most of us remember all of them.

Comic_and_Gamer_Nerd said :

thebrownstreak69 said :

Ooooh – let’s show how sophisticated and smart we are by bagging commercialised entertainment. I feel better already!

Hadley/ jones listener typical response.

Who’s that?

Comic_and_Gamer_Nerd said :

thebrownstreak69 said :

Ooooh – let’s show how sophisticated and smart we are by bagging commercialised entertainment. I feel better already!

Hadley/ jones listener typical response.

Sound bite please!!

Comic_and_Gamer_Nerd6:40 pm 21 Jan 13

thebrownstreak69 said :

Ooooh – let’s show how sophisticated and smart we are by bagging commercialised entertainment. I feel better already!

Hadley/ jones listener typical response.

It’s Simon Cowell that’s pushing all this crap and taking most of the cash…not a bunch of 19 yr old lads, though who knows what the future will bring.?
One of them comes from my home town in England…not a great place really.
Just after they’d been mobbed and treated like Take That in Sydney around last Eastertime, he was spotted back in the local rundown shopping centre in England, wandering around on his own unmolested.
A local news reporter recognised him and asked him what he was doing. He said his mum had sent him into town to get some potatoes for their tea. Thought that was quite cool.

p1 said :

p1 said :

I just through up a little in my mouth.

Arrrgggg *threw*.

It was very nearly a passable gag about drive-throughs moving in one direction.

Jivrashia said :

It’s nice that ever (sic) though the over gelled tossers

That’s a bit harsh.

But then you can bet yer booties that the teenage girls who are a big fan of them now will look back in 10 years time and wonder what the fuss was all about.

Remember Spice Girls? Backstreet Boys? Bros? The Monkees? The Beatles?
Me neither.

Ah you might be surprised to know that The Beatles are the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed act in the history of pop music who have sold a certified 250 million units,47 million more than Elvis.There have also been claims that total sales have topped 1 billion so they make one erection look very limp.

So what are they selling: tubs of One Direction-endorsed Vaseline and ‘slightly’ used Gerbils?

It’s nice that ever (sic) though the over gelled tossers

That’s a bit harsh.

But then you can bet yer booties that the teenage girls who are a big fan of them now will look back in 10 years time and wonder what the fuss was all about.

Remember Spice Girls? Backstreet Boys? Bros? The Monkees? The Beatles?
Me neither.

p1 said :

I just through up a little in my mouth.

Arrrgggg *threw*.

thebrownstreak69 said :

Ooooh – let’s show how sophisticated and smart we are by bagging commercialised entertainment. I feel better already!

If JB had simply bagged “1D” for existing you might have a point. But a specific truck, touring ’round with the stated intention of selling branded stuff to fans is far enough to the wrong side of the “commercialised entertainment” balance point that I don’t feel smarmy in the slightest.

thebrownstreak694:40 pm 21 Jan 13

Ooooh – let’s show how sophisticated and smart we are by bagging commercialised entertainment. I feel better already!

I hate it when people steal cars just to burn them out, but I really want to put that poor TR4 out of it’s misery.

Comic_and_Gamer_Nerd4:27 pm 21 Jan 13

arescarti42 said :

johnboy said :

The idea this monstrosity will be in Dickson on Australia Day makes me sick.

Your jimmies are to easily rustled JB. That’s really only of concern to the people who intend to hit up the Dickson McDonalds on Australia day.

Personally, I’m bemused as to why anyone would go to Mac-shack of all places to buy overpriced merch, when they can just go online and buy knockoffs for a fraction of the price.

Bigger things to worry about on Australia Day than this Jb.

I just through up a little in my mouth.

johnboy said :

The idea this monstrosity will be in Dickson on Australia Day makes me sick.

Your jimmies are to easily rustled JB. That’s really only of concern to the people who intend to hit up the Dickson McDonalds on Australia day.

Personally, I’m bemused as to why anyone would go to Mac-shack of all places to buy overpriced merch, when they can just go online and buy knockoffs for a fraction of the price.

Imagine how hard we will all laugh at this in coming years after their star inevitably crashes and burns (or it might be now, who knows?).

The idea this monstrosity will be in Dickson on Australia Day makes me sick.

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