Aug
4
4
Survey Question
Which shirt would you be more embarassed to be seen wearing?
Exhibit A
-or-
Exhibit B
I’d rather wear the Hootie shirt, personally- it’s at least got some ironic retro kitsch to it.
So whadya think, guys? Is Joe Lieberman actually lamer than Hootie?
Watch this before answering. I still think Joe is worse.
Gavin adds: Wah. [rubbing eyes] Um, remember that picture on FDL of Lieberman in blackface? Two wrongs don’t make a right. And I’m talking primarily to Hootie here.
swilldog said,
August 4, 2006 at 17:54
Pox on you! Pox on you for making me try to fit that into my head!
The only way that could have been worse is if Joementum himself sang that song.
But then, the sight of him in that outfit might have made it worth it…
ACK! See what you’ve done to my brain?!? Gah… I need tequila now.
Doug said,
August 4, 2006 at 17:57
“Vote for Hootie” you could at least try and pass off as an ironic “Vote for Pedro”-type comment. I don’t think you could do that with the Lieberman shirt.
Otto Man said,
August 4, 2006 at 18:09
Nice commercial. Now my pants are chafing me.
TC said,
August 4, 2006 at 18:10
My brain just slipped it’s timing chain. There’s no way I can make that call.
Gah! I mean, Lieberman is a turd, but it’s HOOTIE!
It could be Huey Lewis, or Eddie Money, or even the guy from Men Without Hats, but Hootie….
fzzzt! snap! pssssht! is all I get from my circuits.
Second the Tequila. 100% agave. and keep it coming.
Thers said,
August 4, 2006 at 18:12
I think it is un-American not to fully support Hootie in a Time of War.
Mudge said,
August 4, 2006 at 18:13
Well…it was a nice caboose..
and look at the hair of those two with the buckets..
Hootie is far more interesting, I’ll leave the evaluation of other possible virtues to others.
tigrismus said,
August 4, 2006 at 18:13
I’d turn the ‘H’ into a ‘B’.
ZonaNorte said,
August 4, 2006 at 18:14
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you your next Senator from the great state of Connecticut…The Honorable Tendercrisp Bacon Cheddar Ranch.
Martin Wisse said,
August 4, 2006 at 18:15
Guys, this is AMERICA! [1] They can both be the most embarassing to wear.
[1] Actually, this is Holland
Jefe said,
August 4, 2006 at 18:33
That Lieberman shirt would go well with a pair of adult diapers.
jrm78 said,
August 4, 2006 at 18:40
Well, lets compare the two further…
Hootie- Sabotaging popular music in the ’90s
Leebie- Sabotaging Dems in the ’90s, ’00s
Advantage- Lieberman
Hootie- Puts a nail in the coffin of his career with terrible BK commercials
Leebie- Puts a nail in the coffin of his career with naked Bush worship, kiss.
Advantage- Lieberman
Lieberman is teh 14/\/\3z0rz
____________
Snorks v. Smurfs
Gregor Samsa said,
August 4, 2006 at 18:41
997 Hootenaneeez!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111111111122
C1K is going to happen! Are you ready?!
ifthethunderdontgetya said,
August 4, 2006 at 18:48
Lieber tees are good for burger shop riots.
__________________
T. Rex v. Bambi
mikey said,
August 4, 2006 at 18:48
Y’know, I saw that commercial a hundred times and had NO idea it was Darius. I found it strangely, er, stimulating nonetheless. The odd thing is while the clip was playing (alright, I admit it, I did click on this one – but usually with you guys? No Chance!) my intertubes radio station was playing “Spoon Man”. Really worked well together…
mikey
Gregor Samsa said,
August 4, 2006 at 18:58
C0.997K
Gregor Samsa said,
August 4, 2006 at 19:10
C1.002K We made it. Is everyone OK?
dtestd said,
August 4, 2006 at 19:33
I heard hootie brought down the house at Camp X-Ray. And by ‘house’ I mean extra-legal prison camp built under a hurry-up no-bid contract by a corrupt war profiteers.
Buck B. said,
August 4, 2006 at 19:39
Oh come on, now. You’re all seriously telling me Darius didn’t have you tapping your feet with that dulcet little ditty?
I’ve always said commercials are right up there with jazz as a truly American art form.
Sean said,
August 4, 2006 at 19:45
Was that Daryn Kagan on the swing at the end of the Hootie BK blue grass festival?
Hmmm, I would take the Hootie shirt over the Lieberman one.
Dick Durata said,
August 4, 2006 at 19:57
That bacon will haunt my dreams.
Gavin M. said,
August 4, 2006 at 20:03
C1.002K We made it. Is everyone OK?
[the fabled 'long thread' has reached 1,000 comments.]
[I deny any knowledge of the fabled 'long thread.']
Gratis said,
August 4, 2006 at 20:18
Ha! It says “Vida” on that chick’s bootay. Um, eat enough of those and you’ll not be doing a lot of that anymore.
I’m going out for a burger now. Anyone want anything?
___________
The Jeffrey Dahmer Case
Too Fat Elvis said,
August 4, 2006 at 20:20
Ever since Burger King made the decision to exploit creeping us out as a means of increasing sales, it has thrown society for a loop. I don’t know anyone who pretends to appreciate this campaign.
However, the first time I saw that ad I had the msifortune of being half asleep, and maybe a little buzzed. I thought it was in fact my own dream. Not that I have had depression era fantasy themed dreams involving hollywood western sets mixed with surreal fast food images But I suppose I could. Darius couldn’t. A surreal fantasy burger fantasy based on the song “Rock Candy Mountain” from the guy who’s greatest acheivment is “Only Wanna Be With You” Not possible.
Have you got a clip of Hootie on stage singing with his biggest fan, John Daly? That would be all Darius, both deminsions of him, baby!
On the other hand he’s not whatever it is that Lieberman has let himself become, so I don’t think it’s a close call on the t-shirt thing
Evan said,
August 4, 2006 at 20:31
I can’t believe there are people who think this is a close call. Hootie/Darius Rucker at least gives me the impression that he understands how lame everything about he and his band’s success was. Unfortunately for us, there is no analog of that self-knowledge for Lieberman.
TC said,
August 4, 2006 at 20:33
I heard hootie brought down the house at Camp X-Ray. And by ‘house’ I mean extra-legal prison camp built under a hurry-up no-bid contract by a corrupt war profiteers.
You mean Hootie is imprisoned at Guantanamo?
I may have to start supporting permanentizing the concentration camp there. At least the ‘hootie’ related portion of it.
dr. bloor said,
August 4, 2006 at 20:48
Hootie wasn’t exactly imprisoned at Gitmo–they flew him in to sing that song to the detainees over and over again.
sohei said,
August 4, 2006 at 20:58
You mean that cowboy dork in the BK commercial is Hootie, from Hootie and the Blowfish? I never knew that. Wow, how the mighty have fallen.
If I had to choose a shirt, I’d pick the Lieberman one, but I’d cross out “Lieber” and write “Butt.” Buttman 2006!
On another note, I don’t think there’s a better symbol for America today than two ugly chicks in cowgirl costumes dancing around with buckets of ranch dressing. Pretty much sums up everything that’s wrong with this country.
His Grace said,
August 4, 2006 at 21:19
Could not the argument be made that Hootie was once at least thought of as cool? Lieberman on the otherhand…
Whether this makes it worse for Hootie or worse for Lieberman, I can’t really say.
_________________
Jesus vs. The Moon
TC said,
August 4, 2006 at 21:41
You mean that cowboy dork in the BK commercial is Hootie, from Hootie and the Blowfish? I never knew that. Wow, how the mighty have fallen.
I love how people respond when this is pointed out to them, or they figure it out. Priceless.
Maybe by this time next year, we’ll have Lieberman doing Head-On commercials.
Matt T. said,
August 4, 2006 at 21:51
You mean that cowboy dork in the BK commercial is Hootie, from Hootie and the Blowfish? I never knew that. Wow, how the mighty have fallen.
No kiddin’. I guess selling 13 million records ain’t quite the accomplishment it used to be. Full disclosure: I own that album. My girlfriend at the time bought it for me. One of the many reasons she didn’t hang around long.
MCH said,
August 4, 2006 at 21:54
Maybe by this time next year, we’ll have Lieberman doing Head-On commercials.
“Buy the homeopathic remedy that works as well as I do! Wait…”
I, christian said,
August 4, 2006 at 22:16
“…two ugly chicks in cowgirl costumes dancing around with buckets of ranch dressing”
ugly? not sure about that. I just thought about the possibilitites.
oh, and, uh…bring that bucket of ranch dressing.
ZonaNorte said,
August 4, 2006 at 22:21
A look ahead to August 2007…
JOEMENTUM!
Apply directly to the forehead!
JOEMENTUM!
Apply directly to the forehead!
JOEMENTUM!
Apply directly to the forehead!
John said,
August 4, 2006 at 22:23
Not only did I not know that was hootie from hootie and the blowfish, but I thought that the whole commercial was some kind of SNL-style parody of a burger commercial. I mean, “chicken bacon cheddar ranch”? Who in god’s name would make a product like that?
Mr. Mordant said,
August 4, 2006 at 22:24
I guess selling 13 million records ain’t quite the accomplishment it used to be.
Shit, Guns n’ Roses sold a lot more than that, and look at what Axl Rose has been up to these days: looking like a gangsta banana, getting into slap-fights with Tommy Hilfiger, and chowing down on a security guard’s leg.
rip rap said,
August 4, 2006 at 22:33
VOTE
FOR
PEDJOE
Mr. Bath Bear said,
August 4, 2006 at 22:43
Watch this before answering. I still think Joe is worse.
For the word “still” to make sense here, the BK commmercial would have to be worse than Darius Rucker’s previous work. But it’s not, of course. So: huh?
________
Kids run for the tub!
Bill S said,
August 4, 2006 at 22:43
No, it’s not ‘Hootie’ from Hootie & the Blowfish. It’s Darius Rucker from the band Hootie & the Blowfish. “Hootie” isn’t his stage name.
(Sign. I’m such a geek for knowing this. And posting this.)
sohei said,
August 4, 2006 at 22:44
I just thought about the possibilitites.
Me too. You could roll around in greasy cheeseburger meat and have bacon slap-fights. And by the end of the whole thing everybody smells like old ham and and wet garbage… rancid ranch dressing drying all over the ceiling… bloated bodies plastered with fixin’s… like some kind of wonderful Jonah Goldberg fairy tale.
MCH said,
August 4, 2006 at 22:50
Hmm, maybe I’ll hold off on dinner until later this week. Ack.
Kobie said,
August 4, 2006 at 23:05
“Hootie� isn’t his stage name.
It matters not. Darius Rucker will always be Hootie.
———————–
The State of California vs. Barry Bonds
(we can hope, can’t we?)
Gentlewoman said,
August 5, 2006 at 0:06
I would never wear a Joe Lieberman t-shirt. That’s because I was born in CT, and lived most of my life in CT, and my whole family and most of my friends still live in CT. And we all know he’s a Rethuglican-enabling a$$hole.
I don’t know Darius, so I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt. Even though that ad totally creeped me out even before I read sohei’s 22:44 comment. He’s still better than Lieberman.
So, I’m with Hootie.
iamcoyote said,
August 5, 2006 at 0:21
I’d wear HoJo’s shirt… ironically. Then I’d sneer at the people who didn’t get it.
Basharov said,
August 5, 2006 at 0:28
I knew that both Hootie and “Friends” had jumped the shark during the episode when The Friends went to a Hootie and the Blowfish concert — and appeared to enjoy the experience.
I never watched the show again. Did it get better?
Kathleen said,
August 5, 2006 at 0:32
20 Percent Of Area Man’s Income Spent Ironically
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/27712
iamcoyote said,
August 5, 2006 at 1:21
Kathleen, dammit, did you just out me?
mikefromtexas said,
August 5, 2006 at 3:55
If that’s Brooke Burke on the swing, I’ll wear her shirt. But she has to be wearing it at the same time.
ifthethunderdontgetya said,
August 5, 2006 at 4:26
She didn’t post your home address. Yet.
Apparently Kathleen is simply rattling your cage.
(Silent Bwa ha ha)
Kathleen said,
August 5, 2006 at 5:16
“Well, it was just out there on the internet.”
iamcoyote said,
August 5, 2006 at 5:27
Gah, I need to stop being so careless with my personal information. It’s all my fault for leaving my digital wallet on the counter like that. What can I say? I was drunk. Consider my “cage” “rattled.”
fish said,
August 5, 2006 at 5:44
Man that commercial still creeps me out. Even more than the one where the guy wakes up and that giant headed king hands him a sandwich. Ech.
hit_escape said,
August 5, 2006 at 6:59
Hootie, Hootie, Hootie. Pleas go watch some tapes of Ray Charles or Charley Pride singing CW and then think about the giant leap backward you took by “performing” in that commercial.
I forgot what the original topic was after watching that.
Marq said,
August 5, 2006 at 8:16
Not only has the fabulous Long Threadâ„¢ blasted past its 1000th comment (C1K… get it?), but is is today 1 Year Old (August 5th)!!1! Woooooooo, Long Threadâ„¢!!1!!7!!
Jim said,
August 5, 2006 at 18:58
Am I really the only one who thought the commercial was fun?
TC said,
August 5, 2006 at 21:23
yes, Jim, you are ther only one.