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10-23-2007, 12:10 PM
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Individualist
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Internet, Ethics, and the Star Wars Kid
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_kid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPPj6viIBmU
His parents sued over the video, and the kid was in counseling.
Which begs the question, was it that big a deal? Sure some people made fun of him. But it's not like they posted a video of him doing something embarrassing. He was a kid being a kid. And Internet uses make fun of anybody. Shoot, some people make fun of me. I don't care. He shouldn't care.
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10-23-2007, 12:37 PM
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v7n Mentor
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I'd guess that money was the priority.
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10-24-2007, 12:32 AM
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The McLickerator
Join Date: 05-31-04
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Thank god he was in canadia and only sued, if he was in the us he would have shot them.
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10-27-2007, 02:34 AM
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Join Date: 10-27-07
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Yup I've already heard about this kid and watched this video. The kid became famous all over the internet and even got some money. He is like an internet celebrity.
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10-29-2007, 01:44 PM
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v7n Mentor
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Their's also a Matrix version of the kid's original video lovely it is  |
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11-19-2007, 10:15 AM
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Join Date: 11-19-07
Location: Lancaster, UK
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What person in their right mind wouldn't want to be laughed at by millions of people? Someone must have seen it from his side though, as he was awarded around CA$350k from a lawsuit last year.
Shame he isn't American. He could've had his own TV show and been a minor D-list celebrity, doing his tired Jedi act at every awards show he could blag his way onto.
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11-19-2007, 12:53 PM
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Warrior Princess
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omg. i find it hilarious.
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11-19-2007, 01:16 PM
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The fat kid moves pretty fast for his size.
I was hoping he'd smack himself with that thing, does he go and take 2minute breaks every now and again or i it just me? oh **** this was funny. |
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11-20-2007, 07:54 AM
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Join Date: 11-19-07
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The Wizard of Oz version is one of my personal favourites.
[Christy: getting thrown out of a tattoo parlour - impressive  ] |
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11-20-2007, 07:58 AM
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Warrior Princess
Join Date: 05-03-04
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thanks - my street cred improved a bunch for that
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11-20-2007, 08:14 AM
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Join Date: 11-19-07
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If you're open to experimentation, next time you might want to try trashing the joint. |
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11-20-2007, 09:06 AM
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Warrior Princess
Join Date: 05-03-04
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eh - i just told ALL my friends.
; ) *cough* page one of google
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11-20-2007, 09:27 AM
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Join Date: 11-19-07
Location: Lancaster, UK
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#7 for 'Argus Tattoo' on Google.com - very nice.
Of course, the real sickener for them would be if you ranked #1.
(incidentally, I still maintain that trashing the shop would have been a lot of fun too)
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11-20-2007, 09:33 AM
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Warrior Princess
Join Date: 05-03-04
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give me time. this just happened a few short weeks ago.
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11-20-2007, 09:40 AM
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Join Date: 11-19-07
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Exactly. It's like the SEO vs. PPC debate: trashing the shop [PPC] is a great short-term strategy until your long-term marketing efforts properly take hold in the Google rankings.
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11-24-2007, 12:36 PM
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id be interesteing to see the star wars kids timeline life
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