I'm glad everyone is saying this. Its a big problem in general and I would care even if it hadn't caused me any problems personally. But I got hit pretty hard when I came to a stop at a traffic jam on the interstate and the guy behind me was on his phone (I could see him not slowing down in the rearview) and he smashed into me. Totaled my car, injured my neck, and left me with bruises all over my chest and face. I'm very glad my kids weren't in the car with me.
There's a discord server called "Al HUB" that was meant to be a hub for Weird Al and other parody songs, and a few years ago the guy who made the server rage quit because people thought it was for A.I. and since a lot of A.I. use is making parody songs, he tolerated it as being in the spirit of of Weird Al, but that ended up with it being basically 99.9% discussion of AI voice replacement on songs.
Y'all one of my earliest memories was my parents taking me to a music store and they got a weird Al cassette. We sat in the parking lot losing our shit to "lasagna". What a legend.
Been a diehard Spotify user for 18 years. Closed beta and all. Finally cancelled. Price hike after price hike and the only new features they've given are AI related along with sneaking in AI generated songs. Was a good run.
This kills me. Every time someone on our discord server discovers Weird Al, I get to tell them that I met him and shook his hand during the Mandatory Fun tour. Still have the stuff he signed for me, including a card of the character he voiced for My Little Pony
I got to meet Weird Al as a kid at Disneyland. He was in the line for the Peter Pan ride a few groups ahead of us, so we happened to be next to him a few times while it wound around.
They also had a western wear store near the mall where I got the cool, black duster I wore for ages with a bent up Amish hat (still have both). Before they lost the mall to Hobart, Merrillville didn't have a city council. They had a chamber of commerce. Now it's just one big traffic snarl. The houses there are substandard, built for white flight from Gary. People left good, solidly built homes to buy substandard Brady Bunch clones because a black family moved a block away from them.
I paid for VIP tickets, and the meet and greet was a part of the package. We had a very long line, and I was at the back of it... Right up until they told us that Al was ready and the entire line had to turn around. So the back of the line became the front and I went from being 30th or something in line to being 8th
I saw a reel where this 20 something had a great idea and she was so proud. She said “what if, hear me out, what if we put a phone in our house that has a single phone number anyone could call to speak with anyone at that house !”
I still remember going to Weird A.I. in concert. I don't do a lot of concerts; don't like crowds or super loud noises...but that was a BLAST and a half to go to. Had a great time. Great performance, great music. Even more impressive when you think about how long Weird A.I. has been around!
I’ve seen him 3 times in the past 7 years, and still puts on an incredible show. Changes up the setlist for each tour and still pulls out the costumes. One of those tours he hired a local orchestra for each show. Hard to believe I first saw him in ‘95
It bugs me that dad is normalizing driving with a cell phone in his hand, paying attention to things other than driving. Please don’t teach your kids this is ok.
So there is always someone enforcing you to put on clothes? To drive on the road and not the side walk? Is there someone enforcing you to speak a certain language? How many people have you murdered when there was no one enforcing you not too.
No dingus, Rules and Laws work when people apply selfcontrole and abide by Rules. No outside force required. You enforce yourself.
Calm down, they're both wearing seatbelts and they're in a big SUV that'll do more damage to anyone they hit than to themselves. So they're perfectly safe. /s
If your comfortable with filming yourself in the driver seat while parked and prepared to move, you will eventually feel comfortable enough to pull the phone out and record at a light, then in stopped traffic, then eventually while slow driving, then while driving at speed. That's how it started with texting.
FundamentallyFlawed
I have tickets to go see Weird AI on my birthday with my daughter this year. #twilightzone
Macetheace50
Someone should tell @sarah about this!
geekoffury
Maaaaaaaaan. Fuck dem kids. /facepalm
woozle
youreathing
Shitty platform, but awesome misunderstanding.
Wangero
maybe pay attention to the road instead of filming content
AnythingMuchShorter
I'm glad everyone is saying this. Its a big problem in general and I would care even if it hadn't caused me any problems personally. But I got hit pretty hard when I came to a stop at a traffic jam on the interstate and the guy behind me was on his phone (I could see him not slowing down in the rearview) and he smashed into me. Totaled my car, injured my neck, and left me with bruises all over my chest and face. I'm very glad my kids weren't in the car with me.
DeathtrapGarage
This genuinely makes me happy.
pyr0max
That Weird Al's genius is being mocked and degraded and identified as ai slop?
Snooj
Do not hold your phone and film yourself while driving.
trythebleucheese
Dad, you aren't doing your job if your kids don't know Weird Al. Mine do! Raise 'em right!
fractalsphere
Dude, pull over and do the skit - please don't drive this distracted.
TripleDane
And with your kids... Teaching them bad behavior in traffic is a potential death sentence.
johnxbear
Jokes on you. If she doesn't know Weird Al that's on you.
AnythingMuchShorter
The guy records videos in his car on his phone while driving with his kid. You know he's uncultured.
FlintNorth44
FUCK SPOTIFY
thewiggins
The kid knows, the dad knows the kid knows and thinks it's funny that she thinks she is pulling one over on him.
TheMoonBnuuy
There's a discord server called "Al HUB" that was meant to be a hub for Weird Al and other parody songs, and a few years ago the guy who made the server rage quit because people thought it was for A.I. and since a lot of A.I. use is making parody songs, he tolerated it as being in the spirit of of Weird Al, but that ended up with it being basically 99.9% discussion of AI voice replacement on songs.
HonestCommentFarmer
Something something Nazi bar.
TheMoonBnuuy
That is an apt, if loaded comparison.
HumanFromPlanetEarth
https://youtu.be/QUNf6kARB_o
Mahcks
Y'all one of my earliest memories was my parents taking me to a music store and they got a weird Al cassette. We sat in the parking lot losing our shit to "lasagna". What a legend.
CraftyGiant
Painful.
bourbonandbaddecisions
I love AL. Grew up listening to him. I like his covers more than I do many of the originals.
necessity
Been a diehard Spotify user for 18 years. Closed beta and all. Finally cancelled. Price hike after price hike and the only new features they've given are AI related along with sneaking in AI generated songs. Was a good run.
KerryCoder
I used to pay for premium because I could have the songs downloaded while I was on the London Underground.
But then they hosted the Joe Rogan podcast during Covid, when he was a key antivaxxer. Dropped them.
Randomice
This makes me chuckle and makes me feel old.
SilverFoxChaser
The movie Willow came out in 1988.... Se7en came out in 1995
TheUnnamedPoet
This kills me. Every time someone on our discord server discovers Weird Al, I get to tell them that I met him and shook his hand during the Mandatory Fun tour. Still have the stuff he signed for me, including a card of the character he voiced for My Little Pony
vidmagnuson
I got to meet Weird Al as a kid at Disneyland. He was in the line for the Peter Pan ride a few groups ahead of us, so we happened to be next to him a few times while it wound around.
ToasterDent
Sounds sus, how can you meet an AI?
rbudrick
Generally if someone else or the Weird Al itself introduces you
charondaboatman
Wife and I are going to see him in august.
JoyfulStrawberrySalad
Saw his show and met him in Kalamazoo last September. I've been listening to him since Eat It came out when I was in 5th grade. Incredible talent!
Wapusk
Was a PA for Entertainment Now, got to meet him at House Of Lords in T.O. for Bad Hair Day, git him to sign a CD... it's in the basement somewhere.
Glenalth
He does a great show.
decarnatedame
https://imgur.com/NfqggXZ.gifv
DWolf
I saw him open for the Monkees (sans Mike) in Merrillville, Indiana circa 1988.
BrickSprickly
Merrillville sucks but they did have that Celebration Station
DWolf
They also had a western wear store near the mall where I got the cool, black duster I wore for ages with a bent up Amish hat (still have both).
Before they lost the mall to Hobart, Merrillville didn't have a city council. They had a chamber of commerce. Now it's just one big traffic snarl.
The houses there are substandard, built for white flight from Gary. People left good, solidly built homes to buy substandard Brady Bunch clones because a black family moved a block away from them.
BrickSprickly
Yep that's NWI in a nutshell
blaghart
I went to the signing for Poodle Hat as a kid, I remember the line was bullshit
TheUnnamedPoet
I paid for VIP tickets, and the meet and greet was a part of the package. We had a very long line, and I was at the back of it... Right up until they told us that Al was ready and the entire line had to turn around. So the back of the line became the front and I went from being 30th or something in line to being 8th
1PoorThor
Educate your children. They should not be learning about weird al from friends. They should hear it from you.
EricPisch
Needs a long driving ban …
ThailandExpress
Pathfinderdude
the reports are true we are getting dumber as a species
rebelft
I feel old.
DeepThought42
I saw a reel where this 20 something had a great idea and she was so proud. She said “what if, hear me out, what if we put a phone in our house that has a single phone number anyone could call to speak with anyone at that house !”
shutupthisisreal
"and then when it rings, we all have a mild panic attack"
tidepool
ExaDeuce
I saw a 10-something talking about her idea called "personalized pronouns," so that anyone can have one that is specific and unique to themselves.
Davedavedavedavedave
https://media2.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1N3c4N212MzdpazluN2Y5ejloOXA1aHlsb2h6aWdjdGdmbHFrYTdybyZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/byYvc9meProt2/200w.webp
SalmonMax
I still remember going to Weird A.I. in concert. I don't do a lot of concerts; don't like crowds or super loud noises...but that was a BLAST and a half to go to. Had a great time. Great performance, great music. Even more impressive when you think about how long Weird A.I. has been around!
mehismyname
He’s still touring! I took my son to see him last summer, and we had a great time
SalmonMax
Yeah, I saw he's coming to Duluth soon. A bit out of my patch, but I won't say I'm not tempted, hehe.
LiteralMe
I’ve seen him 3 times in the past 7 years, and still puts on an incredible show. Changes up the setlist for each tour and still pulls out the costumes. One of those tours he hired a local orchestra for each show. Hard to believe I first saw him in ‘95
grumpabeme
It bugs me that dad is normalizing driving with a cell phone in his hand, paying attention to things other than driving. Please don’t teach your kids this is ok.
ToolmanTR
Came down here to say this
Mathomless
I used to cycle commute and now ride around town regularly. Way to many people are using their phones while driving.
somerandomusernamebecauseididntlikemyoldone
It is also against the law in many places
Unclescam
Even if it's not possible to be holding a cell phone because you don't have a hand!
Seriously, about a week after that I heard the morning radio show had some dirt on her for some reason....I didn't hear it as I got out of the car.
insaaanity
That is by far the least bad thing about that.
thedudeman519
Lots of things are, but you wouldn't know it from looking at the average American driver.
SinStar87
so is speeding but couldn't tell from my trips on the road.
BrickSprickly
Is this even enforced anymore?
theaddtinkerer12
Does it need to be?
BrickSprickly
Yes, dingus
theaddtinkerer12
So there is always someone enforcing you to put on clothes?
To drive on the road and not the side walk?
Is there someone enforcing you to speak a certain language?
How many people have you murdered when there was no one enforcing you not too.
No dingus, Rules and Laws work when people apply selfcontrole and abide by Rules. No outside force required. You enforce yourself.
TheMoonBnuuy
Calm down, they're both wearing seatbelts and they're in a big SUV that'll do more damage to anyone they hit than to themselves. So they're perfectly safe. /s
MrsHowVeryDareYou
He me in the first half
Atomic2
Got me before that /s. My panties were -||- close to getting bunched.
Fanner50
Lighten up, Francis
W0lfsbl00d
When your kid kills someone and goes to jail for it or gets killed by a distracted driver, I'll tell you to lighten up.
Fanner50
Wow, you are such a negative person.
Maybe you should, lighten up, Francis.
MadamPuddifoot
Maybe you should fuck off and get hit by a distracted driver.
Fanner50
Maybe you should blow me.
Get a life.
Then, blow me, again.
metroidmariomega
The car is parked, it isn't moving.
nero4ty2
Of so the streets and trees are just moving around them?
grumpabeme
What? You are looking at a different video there.
metroidmariomega
No. I just spoke too soon, they start driving shortly into the video.
jasondeslin
Almost said the same thing, then I figured I should jump forward to check before commenting. Lol. Never hit submit without fact checking.
PorneliusHubertII
It is still normalizing recording in your car.
metroidmariomega
That by itself is not a problem
PorneliusHubertII
If your comfortable with filming yourself in the driver seat while parked and prepared to move, you will eventually feel comfortable enough to pull the phone out and record at a light, then in stopped traffic, then eventually while slow driving, then while driving at speed. That's how it started with texting.
TheDoctorCrankenstein
In the beginning but they do get on the road later in the video.
metroidmariomega
Ah yeah, I went into the comments too early lol
TheDoctorCrankenstein
We all make mistakes.