Crazy Frog

[something from the fridge]

i believe it is a rip off of an old flash thing. http://www.frenzy.com/~jester/racecar.html

 

[LITB]

i believe it is a rip off of an old flash thing. http://www.frenzy.com/~jester/racecar.html

I didn't laugh - does that make me sane then?

 

[SparkyMel]

Heheh I hate to say but I love that crazy frog...
The tune is catchy (even though the guy who released it is obviously just trying to make money coz he didnt even write it himself...) and the frog is funny (ish...)
Maybe we could start a petition or something to get him to donate some of the proceeds to live 8 or make poverty history or something...?

 

[rebel_conservative]

Maybe we could start a petition or something to get him to donate some of the proceeds to live 8 or make poverty history or something...?

Live 8 is not collecting money, the official reason for it is to raise awareness of poverty and to create pressure for action. now, in my opinion, its purpose is to raise awareness of the flagging careers of failed popstars and to make people buy their records...

Make Poverty History is a self-righteous group who confuse wearing your heart on your sleeve with actually doing something to help people - and their bands are made in Chinese sweatshops.

both of these things exist to alleviate middle class liberal guilt that we have so much and Africa has so little. it will do nothing to change the causes of Africa's poverty - corruption, totalitarian/authoritarian regimes, civil wars, oppression, controlled markets, lack of property rights, no rule of law... etc.

 

[SparkyMel]

Ok well that's me told... :o

Ah well you know what i meant... Money would be better spent on the people in Africa than on some crazy frog...

And at least the bands raise awareness... they're not brilliant but they do raise money for a good cause.

 

[rebel_conservative]

Ok well that's me told... :o

lol.
I do apologise for my tone. it is just that this kind of thing does really bother me!

Ah well you know what i meant... Money would be better spent on the people in Africa than on some crazy frog...

certainly, which is why our govts should not give money to corrupt dictators, but should give to charities that work directly with the people, like ChristianAid or CAFOD.

maybe a special crazy frog tax to pay for it?

And at least the bands raise awareness... they're not brilliant but they do raise money for a good cause.

they raise money...? they get poor working class and struggling middle class people to give their money... but these pop stars are all multi-millionairres!!! why don't they give up half of their own money? they could still live in luxury for the rest of their lives, and hundreds of millions would be raised for the poor in Africa.

 

[KristianJ]

i believe it is a rip off of an old flash thing. http://www.frenzy.com/~jester/racecar.html

That's the first time I ever heard it...some 2 or so years ago...and I did laugh. Now they've ruined it with that silly frog - to think that it's actually a UK number 1

 

[SparkyMel]

but these pop stars are all multi-millionairres!!! why don't they give up half of their own money? they could still live in luxury for the rest of their lives, and hundreds of millions would be raised for the poor in Africa.

Quite right...
Ah well...
Bono from U2 has donated quite a bit... hats off to him
Maybe the crazy guy who released it will take note and give some money...? Then again, he released it, so he can't be quite right in the head.

 

[rebel_conservative]

Maybe the crazy guy who released it will take note and give some money...? Then again, he released it, so he can't be quite right in the head.

lol, no, he can't be!

 

[theFijian]

they raise money...? they get poor working class and struggling middle class people to give their money... but these pop stars are all multi-millionairres!!! why don't they give up half of their own money?

lol You sound like a member of the socialist workers party! They always expect 'the rich' to foot the bill too. How would you know how much the 'pop stars' give or don't give to charity?

 

[rebel_conservative]

lol You sound like a member of the socialist workers party! They always expect 'the rich' to foot the bill too.

yes, I am the token-Tory member of the SWP... lol

How would you know how much the 'pop stars' give or don't give to charity?

I simply resent being lectured on African poverty by someone who will be taking a streched limo back to their palatial mansion.

 

[SparkyMel]

Yeah, I guess, Bob Geldoff is a pop star and he's organised Live Aid and Live 8 and that's raised millions of pounds for good causes. Maybe all pop stars is a bit of a generalisation.

 

[rebel_conservative]

Live Aid raised money for good causes...?
do you mean feeding the Ethiopian army?
assisting the Marxist governments forced relocation programme of people in the North?

Live Aid made people in Britain feel better and gave Bob Geldof a career. it did very little to help Africa.

 

[SparkyMel]

Well some of it must have gone to starving people...

 

[rebel_conservative]

some... yes.

I think Michael Buerk's report was far more significant than Live Aid

 

[theFijian]

I simply resent being lectured on African poverty by someone who will be taking a streched limo back to their palatial mansion.

And just because they see nothing wrong with enjoying some of the fruits of their talents/hard work this means they aren't allowed to speak out on such matters?

 

[rebel_conservative]

And just because they see nothing wrong with enjoying some of the fruits of their talents/hard work this means they aren't allowed to speak out on such matters?

yes

 

[munchy]

it is good music but the frog is annoying

 

[theFijian]

yes

Utter garbage, I bought a memory card for my digital camera at the weekend which cost me £25. Gosh that's money I could have donated to charity, guess that means I can't 'lecture' anyone on poverty.

Where in the spectrum between memory cards and stretch limos is one allowed to spend on luxuries before you are allowed to lecture anyone on African poverty?

 

[rebel_conservative]

Utter garbage, I bought a memory card for my digital camera at the weekend which cost me £25. Gosh that's money I could have donated to charity, guess that means I can't 'lecture' anyone on poverty.

Where in the spectrum between memory cards and stretch limos is one allowed to spend on luxuries before you are allowed to lecture anyone on African poverty?

I am not going to define a specific income bracket...

but what Africa most needs is not more money, it needs political and economic reform and for the West to desist from stealing its best and brightest.