I give up! I know I saw a link to this silly glam rock band here or on the blue, but I can't find now and it's driving me NUTS! [more inside]
posted by maryh on Apr 29, 2009 - 7 answers

My firm has just announced one-week furloughs for most employees. What struck me as odd was that the email included an attachment labelled "Activities". When I opened it, it was a list: "Top 20 Things to do While on Furlough". Examples:

* Clean out your garage and other storage places and hold a garage sale.
* Go hiking with your pet.
* Renew your library card.

It's like management is just begging to be parodized. Alas, I have not the comedy chops to do it well. Anyone want to suggest some good parody "activities" I could pursue whilst on furlough?
posted by zainsubani on Mar 27, 2009 - 46 answers

hipster runoff: is this blog satirical? [more inside]
posted by iamnotateenagegirl on Jan 13, 2009 - 15 answers

I need recommendations to find deeply sarcastic and satirical stand-up comedians. [more inside]
posted by madman on Jul 30, 2008 - 43 answers

What is the legality of using a celebrity as a character in a satiric work of fiction? [more inside]
posted by Astro Zombie on Jun 17, 2008 - 14 answers

Does anyone remember a short comic parody of objectivism using an archetypal 1950s character in the style of "Vault Boy" from Fallout? [more inside]
posted by brownpau on Nov 26, 2007 - 4 answers

Who is the guy wearing the "To know me is to love me" button on page 36 of MAD magazine issue #119 (Bonnie and Clyde cover) and why was that slogan picked? [more inside]
posted by brujita on Aug 30, 2007 - 16 answers

Is the Weekly World News satire, parody, something in between or something else entirely? And how does it compare to or contrast with other similar works of media such as The Onion?
posted by christopherious on Jul 30, 2007 - 17 answers

BookFilter: I read an odd science fiction book when I was younger, but then it got lost in a move long ago and ever since I've been wondering what it was. [more inside]
posted by chrominance on Jul 30, 2007 - 12 answers

Trying to find Onion article titled "Buchanan Woos Gay Vote: 'I Promise I Will Not Incinerate You'" . . . [more inside]
posted by nbrier on Jul 12, 2007 - 4 answers

A while back, a designer friend tipped me off to an amusing web site that appeared to be a high-end consulting/design firm. Upon further reading, it becomes clear that the site is a parody, filled with all sorts of (well written) buzzwords and nicely styled layouts. It's a parody of consulting/design sites, I guess. Hard to describe. I'm hoping, dear hive mind, that my NyQuil-tinted remembrance of this site is enough.
posted by Merdryn on Sep 14, 2006 - 7 answers

Who is Henry Raddick, really? [more inside]
posted by jonson on May 29, 2006 - 8 answers

Back in CT in the 80s, while the comic series Watchmen was coming out, I saw a masterpiece of fan art on the wall of a friend's dorm. It was a postcard captioned "Superman vs. Dr. Manhattan" (roughly) and showed Superman pulling his fist back to deliver a mighty blow to Dr. Manhattan, who calmly pointed a finger at Superman's head, blowing his head off and spattering his brains in every direction. The overall anticlimactic effect was similar to the famous scene in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom where a bunch of guys elaborately menace Indy with swords and he calmly pulls out a gun -- oh, you know the one. I'll give anyone who can tell me where I can find this cartoon, especially on the web, a million billion dollars.
posted by rwhe on May 4, 2006 - 8 answers

I'm looking for a version of the Onion's Our Long Nightmare of Peace and Prosperity is Over. [more inside]
posted by boo_radley on Nov 21, 2005 - 2 answers

Could someone tell me the origin of this? [more inside]
posted by electroboy on Aug 7, 2005 - 2 answers

I'm having trouble tracking down a site about lame comic books I'm sure was posted on MeFi a while ago. [more inside]
posted by backOfYourMind on May 30, 2005 - 5 answers

Copyright vs. Satire: How far can one extend the 'fair use' or satire legalities when it comes to using similar imagery in advertisement? (more inside) [more inside]
posted by BrodieShadeTree on Nov 9, 2004 - 7 answers

About two weeks ago I was in Chicago and saw a billboard stating something along the lines of "A Day Without Mexicans..." and gave a url of adaywithoutmexicans.com as well as a date for last month (Sept) that this was supposed to happen. I was kinda shocked by this and went to the website but all I get is a godaddy default page. Anyone from Chi-town know what this was about?
posted by thebwit on Oct 26, 2004 - 11 answers

The ultimate act of defiance? Just now on Air America Radio, Randi Rhodes described a poster / pin design that was common in the 1960s that featured a mouse giving the finger to an eagle, with a caption that said "the ultimate act of defiance". Any idea where I might find an image of this? Googling didn't turn up much.
posted by Space Coyote on May 24, 2004 - 9 answers