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KurtNYC

(14,549 posts)
Tue Feb 14, 2012, 11:01 PM Feb 2012

Ideas for a parody of "Facebook Parenting" -- aka Dad shoots laptop

This will make no sense unless you are one of the 22 million views of that YouTube vid.

Here are 5 ideas we had for a parody. What do you think? Any of these worth doing?

1. Mafia godfather reads a letter from his daughter's facebook page. Puts the bottom edge of her laptop into cement in a bucket and throws it into the Hudson. "Never take sides against the family!"

2. "Facebook Parenting Ep 2: The Laptop Strikes Back" -- just a 20 second bit. Starts where the original stopped. He gets out of the chair and picks up the laptop. We hear a tazer noise as it shocks him. He gasps "Don't taze me bro!" then a 3 second tag of the Brittany Spears defender saying "Leave Hannah's laptop alone!"

3. Facebook Parent Laptop Repair Invoices -- he sits in the same chair in the field says "It's Friday February 17th and time to issue private invoices in the same place I do all my personal and private communications...Facebook and YouTube. The first invoice is for Jon Anderson. Jon you brought me your laptop and I spent about 4 hours and put $130 in software in there. Upgraded you to the latest version of the operating system, 4G card, 1.5 terabyte hard drive...updated all the drivers. Your total is $665. But Jon there is one more thing. I found the review you wrote about me on Yelp! Probably didn't think I would see this but I work in IT so let's read this:

"1 star. Made the mistake of taking my laptop to that YouTube guy that shoots laptops. Sure enough he shot it up and then charged me for his time, software and bullets. Boy, I'll never make that mistake again."

(leans forward) well Jon, since this right here is the laptop you used to write that Yelp review (shows it on the ground) this right here is my 45. **Blam, blam** By the way these are silver bullets so I will have to charge an extra $20 for each of these, 3, 4, 5, *blam*

(sits back down) so I hope you enjoyed your little fiasco on Yelp and your laptop is now ready for pick-up. Okay next is David Burns... (fade out)

4. We see a guy watching the end of the YouTube video on his laptop. He types in a comment while speaking it out loud: "maturity is lacking all around. what a douche...okay and click 'post comment'. There it is. Oh and let me click 'thumbs down' also. Wow 25 million views ?!
Then there is a knock on the door. Confused he opens it. In steps Facebook Dad, same outfit, cig in hand. "Is this the laptop that you wrote the YouTube comment on?" Guy clutches it to his chest. "Umm, no."
"Yes it is!" Facebook Dad grabs it and exits. Then we see the shooting just like the orig video but high speed. Then FB dad looks into the camera "How about you? Gonna post some disrespectful comments on YouTube? I'll find you. Did I mention that I work in IT?"

5. Open on the chair in the field, 3 seconds later Darth Vader sits. Reads a letter from his daughter -- stuff like "You really made a mess of Alderon. I'm not cleaning it up. and "At least once a day you tell me to turn to the Dark Side...signed your pissed Princess, Leia" Laptop on the ground gets cut up by lightsaber.

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