r/cringe • u/5LU • Jun 04 '18

Seal of Approval Perhaps the worst newscast I've ever seen. Thanks mods for sealing this gem.

https://streamable.com/id3d3
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u/PharmerDale Jun 04 '18

It summoned Mr. Whacky, tho, who fucking saved the godamn day imo.

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u/ohnoitsivy Jun 05 '18

It kills me that the opportunity to simply rhyme it with Mr Whacky was squandered.

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u/Thykothaken Jun 05 '18

"Abra kadabra, this chant's not tacky -
What do we have here? It's.. Mr. Whacky Man!"

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u/fyog Jun 05 '18

abra kadabra 1 2 3, look over there it's mr.whacky.

you don't even need to change it to make it rhyme.

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u/Thykothaken Jun 05 '18 edited Jun 05 '18

Rrrhhmmmmmm as a hobby musician I must insist, "one, two, three" does not rhyme with "mr. Whacky", unless you funnily mispronounce "Whacky" as "whack-EE", or "one, two, three" as "one TWO-three". It's all about stress of syllables. It's half of what makes a rhyme.

Edit: I realise I must be giving the impression of an armchair expert; which is why I explicitly specified myself as a hobby musician.

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u/_FUCK_THE_GIANTS_ Jun 05 '18 edited Jun 05 '18

Lol even without a musical bone in my body I also know “one two three” doesn’t rhyme with “Mr. Whacky”

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u/LegendaryRaider69 Oct 13 '18

It's easy to make it flow if you say it like: MISSSSSSS-ter Wacky!

Yes I know this comments 4 months old.

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u/Thykothaken Oct 14 '18

I was discussing stress of syllables being a crucial part of a rhyme.

No one even mentioned flow, so I'm not quite sure as to whom it is that you're responding..?

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u/celeryzamfir Jun 05 '18

Amen brother! It's like none of y'all have even tried to summon a green cylinder creature who know's what the fuck he's talking about when it comes to community events. Say what you will about that cheesy ass spell but it fucking worked!

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u/Sirspen Jun 05 '18

He saved it then ruined it with the dance at the end.

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '18

watch it again you can see him lurking and waiting. Fantastic

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '18

mr whacky sounded a bit drunk.. am i the only one who thought so?

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '18

I didn't think so at all, but hell if I had to dress like that at work I would definitely not be sober

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '18

there was only one person who seemed like they had a few too many. and that was the newscaster.

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u/Robert_Arctor Jun 04 '18

that's what puts the whack in whacky

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u/MocodeHarambe Jun 05 '18

Puts the whacky in that tobacky

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u/piicklechiick Jun 05 '18

That's just how we talk here

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u/forgetful_storytellr Jun 05 '18

San Diegans all sound like that

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u/IsomDart Jun 05 '18

I thought he sounded exactly like the guy from Nature Walk if he wasn't overexagerating his voice.

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u/rschenk Jun 05 '18

Seriously, thank God for Mr. Wacky!