March 22, 2005

somebody asked me to comment on their parody site

> not bad. seen bet­ter. the thing is, YOU KNOW it’s a parody site when
> you read it. I would’ve made it a so nobody would guess it was a
> parody unless they dug dee­per.
>
> I call this “not flinching”. Seems to me, you flinched.
[SUGGESTION:] This, howe­ver, in my opi­nion is the best parody site ever crea­ted. Abso­lute genius.

6 Responses to “somebody asked me to comment on their parody site”

  1. Guy Brighton says:

    Much, much myrth. Like it.

  2. Name says:

    The “you flinched” link is broke. Misty­ped. Best regards.

  3. hugh macleod says:

    Thanks. Fixed it =)

  4. borzoj says:

    it seems you for­got ‘http://’ this time ;)

  5. hugh macleod says:

    Wor­king on my end, it seems…

  6. Be curious to hear your thoughts on this one, which is obviously a spoof site, but also a rela­ti­vely subtle mar­ke­ting tac­tic for Alaska Air:
    http://www.skyhighairlines.com/
    I don’t know if it’s done anything pro or con for the air­line, but it cracks me up. This company’s abi­lity to laugh at its industry’s bad side makes me feel good about the com­pany – am I just a sheep, or are they onto something?
    (I know – baaa)