Miceage.com Article [4/11/03]

[ExClub]

I agree with all of the above. Cute idea, poorly executed, hard to read. Now this is funny...

[slaakker]

Tron2.0, sorry to ruffle your feathers. It was a generalization on my part not directed at anyone in particular.

It probably applies to some and not others.

[zedizdead]

What I think is funny is that People still rag on Al, find his articles un-funny, wrong, or just plain stupid, yet continue to read his stuff.

Now that's funny!

[Uncle Dick]

I found the article sporadically humorous. The doctored Iraqi Info Minister quotes were great, but they seemed to be inserted almost as an afterthought and, in many cases, disrupted the natural flow of the article.

The overall idea of inserting such a colorful personality into a PR department with a track record similar to that of the Information Ministry was hilarious, I thought. Al's execution of the concept did, however, leave much to be desired.

When he doesn't keep a flat joke going on for too long, I find his humor endearing. In this case, a good idea was repeatedly bludgeoned until nothing but a faint red stain remained on the ground.

[driftwood714]

Mmmm... Nice avatar, Uncle Dick! Oh, and welcome to the boards. I never see you post here, even though you've been registered for over a year now. Hope to see you around.

[Uncle Dick]

Originally posted by driftwood714
Mmmm... Nice avatar, Uncle Dick!

Glad you like it. And if my probation officer asks, it's not another manifestation of my insane, and, since the restraining order came though, illegal obsession with a certain female whose name I cannot repeat due to the aforementioned legal issues surrounding such an utterance.

[Lacrosse Boy]

I personaly thought that it was a clever idea, and funny. But it did lack a good flow. What you've got to realize is that Al probably didn't mean to offend anyone by that -- it was meant to be humorous.

[Not Afraid]

Actually, I loved it, even with all of it's bad humor. Somehow, he just has this way of communicating that I find extremly pleasing. Always have, always will, I guess.

[dlport]

Originally posted by Lacrosse Boy
I personaly thought that it was a clever idea, and funny. But it did lack a good flow. What you've got to realize is that Al probably didn't mean to offend anyone by that -- it was meant to be humorous.

Actually, if you review some of his a.d.d. work (through Google is a good way), you will see that his stated goal is to attract attention. So I tend to think that he did mean to approach or cross the line of good taste. And it worked, because we are talking about it. I have long compared his work to the National Enquirer, in that if you look hard enough there may be a singular grain of the truth, but the majority is meant to generate interest in the product.

Some of Al's fans get offended when this theory is espoused, but they shouldn't. He fancies himself an entertainer, so why not treat him as such? Some people will find it entertaining, and others will not.

[Uncle Dick]

Originally posted by dlport
Actually, if you review some of his a.d.d. work (through Google is a good way), you will see that his stated goal is to attract attention.

Pardon me if I'm skeptical, but can you provide a link in which Al espouses this supposed mission statement?

So I tend to think that he did mean to approach or cross the line of good taste.

His report seemed heavily influenced by the aforementioned and wildly popular welovetheiraqiinformationminister.com website which has been featured in numerous newspapers and television news segments. Heck, the minister has been spoofed on all of the comedy shows I've watched lately. Considering all of this, I seriously doubt that mainstream America is offended by comical portrayals of MSS, which leads me to believe that criticism about the appropriateness of Al's most recent column is based more on a personal distaste for Al rather than true offense. Just my opinion.