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[Tortle]

'Don't Tase me, bro!' a global sensation
The anguished cries of a student prankster, who was subdued using a Taser stun gun at a political meeting in Florida, has resonated worldwide in a matter of hours.

Two days later, it has now earned a place in the pop culture lexicon alongside Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction" and the infamous Star Wars Kid.

"Don't Tase me, bro!" was uttered by Andrew Meyer as he was pinned to the floor by police after he disrupted a question and answer session with US Senator John Kerry.

The phrase is also being emblazoned on T-shirts.

YouTube videos of the incident, which was sparked by Meyer's relentless questioning of Senator Kerry during a talk he was giving at the University of Florida, have been viewed almost 3 million times.

Meyer, 21, stepped up to the microphone to ask cheeky questions about impeaching US President George Bush and whether Senator Kerry and Mr Bush were both members of the Skull and Bones society at Yale.

Meyer's voice became louder and more aggressive as he continued his diatribe and, when he refused to step away from the microphone, he was restrained by police officers. After struggling with police and resisting their attempts to remove him from the room, Meyer was subdued with a Taser.

"Don't Tase me, bro!" was the 11th most searched for phrase on Google and opportunistic web users have already registered internet domain names using spelling variations of the phrase.

(On Yahoo, "Andrew Meyer" is the fasting moving search term and "John Kerry" is fourth fastest.).

Remixed versions of the original clip, as well as various video responses from viewers, are pouring into YouTube.

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CafePress.com has 147 results for Don't Tase Me Bro:
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[Soupie]

I was being 75% serious when I said that historians would use that phrase -- Don't tase me, bro! -- to summarize this period of history. Here are my reasons:

(1) The boy functions as an archetype of the mentality of this "age." Everything is a joke, all is taken for granted.
(2) The boy was talking about the debacle that is President Bush and the vote scandal.
(3) It happened while John Kerry -- just one of the many talking head politicians that have recently dominated the news -- was giving yet another meaningless, empty speech.
(4) Rather than stepping up and asking the boy to stop, the crowd sat back and watched him "perform." They were not insulted in the least.
(5) The boy had no respect of for the politician, the audience, the police and, one could argue, himself.
(6) Someone in the crowd actually "compared" the incident to the Rodney king incident (sad).
(7) No one helped the police control the misbehaving young man.
(8) The police effing tased the boy.
(9) The incident actually made the nightly news (sad).
(10) Video of the incident was instantly uploaded to the InterWebs.
(11) The boy later said the police did nothing wrong.
(12) On and on and on...

If this event does not serve to summarize our current society -- or at least the bizarre arguable negative aspects of it -- I don't know what does.

[Universal Ruler Supreme]

Man don't you miss the good ole days when you could just challenge someone to a duel?

[Soupie]

Man don't you miss the good ole days when you could just challenge someone to a duel?

And can you imagine how cool it would have been if they could have videoed all those duels and put them on YouTube!

[gilgar]

[Universal Ruler Supreme]

Man don't you miss the good ole days when you could just challenge someone to a duel?

And can you imagine how cool it would have been if they could have videoed all those duels and put them on YouTube!

And the loser couldn't sue anybody about it!!

[el midgetron]

let your girlfriend know you love her, $5 @ ebay

Edited by el midgetron, 22 September 2007 - 06:34 PM.

[Soupie]

We need a "Don't TASE me, bro!" emoticon!

[el midgetron]

Indian Version of Michael Jackson's Thriller -

http://www.medicinef.../watch?v=187286

[el midgetron]

lol, very funny reverse prank phone call, telemarketers deserve it -

[Kevin Mayle]

Isn't this an "asshat"?

[hunterrose2000]

Isn't this an "asshat"?

I'd like to wear that ass as a hat. But for everyone's education, from Wikipedia:

Asshat is a slightly trendier and less severe variation of a-hole, graphically describing someone who has his “head up his own ass” (i.e., not knowing what’s going on): one is wearing one’s ass for a hat. A more modern usage of asshat describes a person doing something stupid, and can apply to anyone: “The boss is up to asshattery because he broke the computer even though he knew he was doing the wrong thing.” This meaning was popularized by Something Awful character Jeff K. The word is popular in many online communities, serving as a more palatable version of its antecedent. According to Google’s Usenet statistics, the word only saw a token appearance every day or two starting in July 1999, but following a slow rise in 2002, it entered popular usage in May 2003. As it continued to grow in popularity, asshat began to be used by online gamers, in first person shooter and massive multiplayer role playing games. It was a commonplace word on servers where vulgar language was not allowed.

Now you know. And knowing is half the battle.

[Kevin Mayle]

GI Jooooooooooooooooooooooooooe!!!!!!!!!!!

Edited by kevinmayle, 03 October 2007 - 01:11 PM.

[hunterrose2000]

GI Jooooooooooooooooooooooooooe!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you. Had to wait a whole 9 minutes for that...

[Soupie]

I never realized how ripped Mr. Slaughter was... not.

[mrjayberry]

Isn't this an "asshat"?

I've heard those refered to as asshats before(although I prefer the term tramp stamp) so you're not alone.

Edited by mrjayberry, 03 October 2007 - 04:11 PM.

[doc_moore_j]

I've heard those refered to as asshats before(although I prefer the term tramp stamp) so your not alone.

LOL tramp stamp. Id refer to this particular picture as a chin rest for me

[hunterrose2000]

I never realized how ripped Mr. Slaughter was... not.

Mr. Slaughter not only needs to hit the gym, but do some laundry and get rid of those nasty grease stains. I mean, the shirt says "USA" ...show some PRIDE man! These colors don't run!!

[gilgar]

Isn't this an "asshat"?

I've heard those refered to as asshats before(although I prefer the term tramp stamp) so you're not alone.

Definitely a tramp stamp.

[Soupie]

Obviously a mod hasn't stopped by this thread in awhile...

[meatcutta78]

I missed this post earlier..."Asshat" was love at first sight for me too. One of those words that I think was born on the internet as a work-around for profanity filters, but works even better than the curse it was meant to replace. So, I hope your trial run at work went well, Enio. Spread the good word.

It worked Great!!!!
I think some people where scared when i was using it and i kept on calling my chicken guy AssHat and i think i saw a tear in his eye.
so i tip my hat to you for introducing me to such a wonderful word.
ASSHAT it rolls off the tongue.........

[Universal Ruler Supreme]

Obviously a mod hasn't stopped by this thread in awhile...

I know, maybe the majority of this off topic discussion should be put in a new thread. As it is taking up alot of space. Although I can't remember if this thread is still of any use.

[Personality #9]

I never realized how ripped Mr. Slaughter was... not.

That being said, I've never actually heard the term "asshat" before now. Although I have heard of tramp-stamp.

Either way, I'm not hatin'. I've been with several chicks with those. They don't really get me off, but they generally don't turn me off either (not that anyone here really wanted to know that about me.)

[Soupie]

That being said, I've never actually heard the term "asshat" before now. Although I have heard of tramp-stamp.

Oh, asshat is an important part of any balanced vocabulary. And it appears to be particularly handy when referring to shady eBay sellers: (Link)

Edited by Soupie, 04 October 2007 - 03:42 AM.

[Universal Ruler Supreme]

I bet Sgt. Slaughter has a Tramp Stamp and is probably wearing "Don't Taze Me Bro" Undergarments.