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[–] 110 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (44 children)

Yuuuup, and a lot of times the people that get parodied love it. It’s like fuck me! We made it to the point where South Park makes fun of us. Only person I know of that got pissed was Kanye but fuck that guy anyways

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  • [–] 86 points 2 years ago (22 children)

    The best thing is he apparently actually didn't get the fish sticks joke which, if true, makes Parker and Stone the best satirists of all time on merits.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (21 children)

    what was the joke meaning, i don't watch south park

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  • [–] 35 points 2 years ago (18 children)

    Say it out loud.

    "Do you like fish sticks?"

    'Yeah

    "Then you're a gay fish."

    Kanye in the show didn't get it and thought people were calling him a gay fish. So if real Kanye didn't get the joke, and got mad because he thought South Park was calling him a gay fish... that's just incredible.

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  • [–] 28 points 2 years ago (11 children)

    Are you by chance kanye west? In all seriousness it's because fish sticks sounds like fish dicks

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Oooooooooooh... I might not be Kanye, but it seems I am of similar intelligence.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    Isn't that still a roundabout way of calling him a gay fish?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (3 children)

    If you're 8 years old then sure.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Why else would "fish dicks" be funny?

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  • [+] -7 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    You obviously didn't get the joke.

    They were calling Kanye gay because he was the first rapper to wear a pink jumper and wear skinny jeans.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago*

    The kids came up with the joke:

    “Do you like fish sticks?” (Pronounced like “fish dicks”)

    Then, when the person said yes, they’d call them a gay fish.

    The joke becomes a meme, but Kanye West doesn’t get it, despite having it explained to him. He thinks the joke is directed at him personally, and does actual scientific research to find out why people think he is a gay fish. At the end of the episode, he accepts his fate, and decides to live as a gay fish (complete with a catchy autotuned song.)

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  • [–] 45 points 2 years ago (8 children)

    Nirvana famously said they knew they had made it when Weird Al did a parody of Smells Like Teen Spirit.

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  • [–] 19 points 2 years ago (7 children)

    If I recall, Weird Al tries to get permission for all his parodies too, just further adding to the point that people mostly are good with that kind of attention.

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  • [–] 20 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    That he does. The only snafu he had was with Coolio for Gangster’s Paradise. Apparently the label said yes but didn’t actually check with Coolio and he wasn’t happy about it. Weird Al apologized for the mixup and they made peace with it later. Weird Al said the only star that has consistently turned him down was Prince, who didn’t find the whole parody thing funny.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

    Didn't Paul McCartney refuse as well with the live and let die cover: "chicken pot pie".

    Or is that just a joke I took too serious?

    Edit 2: Never mind. The cover exists. Maybe he just didn't appreciate it

    Edit 3: it's just not officially released according to wikipedia: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_Pot_Pie

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  • [–] 29 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    George Clooney liked the show so much he wanted to be on the show but they rejected his request initially since they don't let famous people play themselves. They in turn offered him the non-speaking role of Stan's gay dog. Clooney showed up and gave a full performance of barks.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago

    George Clooney was instrumental in getting the show made in the first place. He liked their second Christmas short so much that he made hundreds of copies and gave them to all his friends, which helped them pitch the show.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    And most of the ones who arent ok with it are aware of the "Streisand effect" and know that their best course of action is to either ignore it or pretend they are ok with it and wait for everyone to move on.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I have to doubt a lot of people love being parodied on that show. They are pretty harsh.

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I take it you don’t have a brother or any close guy friends. It’s kind of what we do. We rip on each other and buy each other a beer. Same with competitive sports. At the end of the day we respect each other but can make fun of each other and live laugh and love

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    This is not like ripping on each other with your guy friends.

    And this is not like Weird Al doing a parody of one of your songs, which most musicians do see as a badge of honor.

    These are pretty damning (and accurate) personal attacks. Pretty sure j-lo, Paris Hilton and Britney Spears were not happy with their portrayal.

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