Comments on: LOLBAMA

By: David in NY

David in NY — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 19:38:22 +0000

YES WE CAN HAS is perhaps the most broad and powerful appeal LOLcritters could ever hope for, easily beating out I BIN IN UR WHITE HOUSE ALREDDY and REPLUBBICANS DONE GRATE

Anybody provide graphics for the latter two slogans?

Really, just wanted to give righteous bubba credit for them. They’re great. Or GRATE. Or whatever.

By: Righteous Bubba

Righteous Bubba — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:42:06 +0000

It may also be necessary to concede that those who don't find this funny may have better things to think about. I do not.

By: Michael Bérubé

Michael Bérubé — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:31:29 +0000

Following the links helps sometimes, and sometimes reading the comments helps. You never know.

But yes, it’s a fine line between extremely subtle and extremely shallow.

By: Righteous Bubba

Righteous Bubba — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:00:50 +0000

It’s utterly shallow and harmless, nothing to do with race. Follow the links.

By: mijnheer

mijnheer — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:57:03 +0000

I’m another one of those unAmericans (native English-speaker in my case) who doesn’t get this. Is Obama supposed to be a cat of some kind? Is the poster racist, or is “can has” black Internet slang? If this is humour, then either it’s extremely subtle or extremely shallow.

By: Righteous Bubba

Righteous Bubba — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:35:00 +0000

I still don’t get the joke in reference to the Democratic front-runner.

These things collapse upon explanation, but…

Imagine Obama’s not-quite illiterate id appealing to a crowd of self-interested LOLcats, the skeptical O RLY? owl and the panicked walrus looking for his bukkit.

YES WE CAN HAS is perhaps the most broad and powerful appeal LOLcritters could ever hope for, easily beating out I BIN IN UR WHITE HOUSE ALREDDY and REPLUBBICANS DONE GRATE.

By: Danielle Day

Danielle Day — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:11:08 +0000

Despite the above explanations, interpretations, and a trip to Wikipedia, I still don’t get the joke in reference to the Democratic front-runner.

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 12:16:05 +0000

we Obamans (Obanimals, Obamanables?)

Obamanauts? Obamalunkers

BURIED THREAD COMMMENT ON UNAFILIATED BLOGZ

WILL U CONDEM IT

By: ajay

ajay — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:31:48 +0000

If Barack Obama were a lion, we would not understand him. But he would still attract considerable support from wildebeeste.

By: thompsaj

thompsaj — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 01:35:47 +0000

or, rather it is by Fairey

By: thompsaj

thompsaj — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 01:33:57 +0000

Shepard Fairey ripoff

By: Shane Taylor

Shane Taylor — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 23:21:56 +0000

Yes, but it is cheezburger you can believe in.

By: Michael Bérubé

Michael Bérubé — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 22:19:43 +0000

Well, first, Lemuel, the peewee league ages are 11-12, not 6. And second, I didn't lose Rorty -- he lost me. Not for nothing was he called "the Rocket."

By: lemuel pitkin

lemuel pitkin — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 22:13:40 +0000

can I ask Mr. Edenbaum not to talk about my genitalia any more?

But he raises a serious question, Michael—how did you lose Richard Rorty in a pee-wee hockey game?

By: Michael Bérubé

Michael Bérubé — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:08:04 +0000

Paging Berube for a Wittgensteinian dissection of the lolcats phenomenon! Reporting for duty, andthen! I believe this is what Wittgenstein called "language gone on loliday." Well, you asked. At least no one can say this cheap line is beneath me. And while I'm here, can I ask Mr. Edenbaum not to talk about my genitalia any more? I feel so squicky when he does that.