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MPAA Releases Statement About Blackouts, World Gags on Irony

by Eric Limer | 2:03 pm, January 18th, 2012

So the MPAA did release a statement saying they were now against DNS blocking. Of course, just like our buddy Representative Lamar Smith who brought back SOPA after seeming to back off, the MPAA is right back to flailing its arms and pouting in the face of the SOPA blackouts. Here, this tweet from sister-group the RIAA does a good job of setting the general mood. Yesterday, the MPAA released a statement that is so self-absorbed, so self-serving, so wrought with irony that I’m not even going to bother providing any further commentary. It speaks for itself.

Sure guys, whatever you say.

Also, that text that appears to be cut off, the rest of it on the second page reads simply:

Howard Gantman

(202) 293-1966

Howard_Gantman@mpaa.org

(via Uproxx)

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CEE2027

This is so bass ackwards, I don’t even know where to begin dismantling their argument. Wow.
Enthusiast

The duty of the Congress is to represent their constituents. They are currently representing the highest bidders. The MPAA, if they really cared about the republic, would praise Wikipedia, et al. for raising awareness and encouraging people to get involved. They are denouncing their actions because if SOPA and PIPA don’t go through, MPAA loses all of their bribes…er.. I mean campaign contributions, that they have used to further this legislation.
http://Geekosystem.com Eric Limer

Right? That’s why I didn’t even try. The irony is so self-evident it almost seems like it would be offensive to try to explain it to anyone, to assume they needed it explained to them.
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Why do they have a logo that looks similar to goatse?

14 of the Best Geekiest Beers

Given beer's pervasive place in human history, it's not surprising that the geeky pastimes of drinkers would eventually rub off on the beers themselves. The result is a veritable cornucopia of nerdy beers, 14 of which are right here.

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Max I'm hotdog princess.
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Eric Limer So listening to some Andrew W.K. has successfully woken me up, but now all I want to do is party.
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James Plafke Asura's Wrath continues to look like a parody of video games, but is actually a serious video game.
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Eric Limer So the title of a judge in UK High Court (when not addressed directly) is "Mr(s). Justice." Words cannot describe the awesomeness.
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Max Some people want to live in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. I just want to wander around medieval europe in smelly robes. #dreams
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Eric Limer I just drank the milk left at the end of a bowl of cereal. It was the first time in my entire life that I've ever done that.
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James Plafke Why is "butthurt" such a good and accurate term?
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Max Baaaaa http://t.co/fMukV6Of
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Eric Limer I'm almost bummed out that I have no more dishes to wash. It can be a pretty zen activity.
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Eric Limer Cloacae are gross.
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Eric Limer The downtime before a movie is when I'm happiest to have a smartphone.
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Max Remember that time you found our your friend had those "stain resistant pants" and you spent the whole night dumping pepsi on him?
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Max I'm making fun, but part of me will always admire fic writers.
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Max What happened on that Thursday afternoon ten years ago that stopped the fic writer, already 30+ stories in?
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Max "This page last modified Thursday, May 2, 2002 1:06 PM PST" The only fitting epitaph for a Neon Genesis Evangelion fanfiction site.
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Max Harvard University has hosted a clutch of Neon Genesis Evanglion fanfiction for fourteen years. http://t.co/ZEgVGSh8
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Max (I'm old)
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Max I just looked at http://t.co/EXD81Ynn for the first time in easily ten years and I am saddened how I recognize so few of the animes
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Eric Limer I like that the general consensus regarding rules of grammar is that they don't apply so long as you're sufficiently badass.
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Eric Limer Well, I guess I don't need a good graphics card to read books. :/
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