And you thought planking was stupid.

[HumpinHop]

Why are you attacking this and not "Two and a Half Men" or the new Smurfs movie?

Some stupid fad should be far below your "WHAT AM WRONG WITH WORLD" scale when compared to something millions of people have been watching for years.

 

[novixz]

While I really cant see the appeal or humor in this cone-ning (?) thing, your THIS IS WHAT IS WRONG WITH SOCIETY AND THE WORLD! reaction is just as puzzling.

I just tend to be cynical. It's just the fact that people can come up with something this stupid that makes me want to cut myself off from the outside world.

Yeah, but without wanting to get insulting, your cynical attitude seems to go way beyond reason. Are they doing something stupid? Yes. Are they harming anybody? No. Theyre not even harming themselves, which is usually the case with these trends. So why do you give a fuck?

It's stupid as shit, they spend money just to annoy the hell out of people who are already stressed. Sure they aren't hurting themselves but that's not a good excuse when it comes to trends.

Uhhh what. The Mcdonalds workers seemed to enjoy it. I know I wouldn't mind if I were working a drive thru and someone did that, working at Mcdonalds is boring as shit, so if anything amusing happens I'd be happy.

The first time I saw this I did actually laugh a little. So drop your "What's wrong with humanity" attitude. Some people are having a little fun, I don't understand why that bothers you.

I'm just saying it's going to get real old really fast. I know it brings them a bit of laughter in their day, but I'm sure after a while they'll want to smash in the smug teenagers face with a shovel for doing it.

 

[Sun Flash]

Eh. I'd rather sift through a ton of these sort of videos than have YouTube clogged up with Happy Slapping, Ghost Riding or Tombstoning. 'Least nobody's getting hurt cone-ing.

Plus, the world could always use a little more light hearted frivolity.

Also, I've never heard of Owling. I'mma go look it up now.

 

[Dusty Fred]

I just tend to be cynical. It's just the fact that people can come up with something this stupid that makes me want to cut myself off from the outside world.

I'm with you on that, cynicism is the way to go.

I'm all up for a bit immaturity, but don't try and tell me it's an activity with a proper name like 'planking' or 'cone-ing' or whatever. You're with your mates and you feel like behaving like a feckless dolt. Fine, but it isn't something worthy of filing under Hobbies and Interests.

 

[KingofallCosmos]

Doing impulsive acts on a whim: yes
Doing the same thing over and over again: Nooo.

@ sober thai
I think that's just the difference between being funny and being a douche.

 

[SaetonChapelle]

Its silly, harmless, and gains people some smiles and awkward glances. The last thing I can see is it being harmful or detrimental, nor is it lowering the iq of the world... So yeah, whatever. I think its kinda cute. Learn to relax and enjoy the little things.

 

[novixz]

Thanks, this thread can now be used as a case in point answer to all the "Why does the rest of the world think Americans are idiots" threads

What the hell is wrong with you? Just because America came up with it, the country is automatically labeled as dumb? I'm sure when you were a kid, you followed some stupid trends or did some stupid shit. What world are you living in where an entire country is dumb because one person did something stupid? Their is bound to be somebody you know who does stupid things in your country and you don't think less of your country for it, yet you come over here and attack America because just a few people do it. Get off your high-fucking horse and stop thinking less of people you hardly know.

 

[Mouse_Crouse]

ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.... I don't really get it.
"Look at me, I grabbed the wrong end of the ice cream cone!! Aren't I hilarious?!?!"
No, you are not. Just stupid.

This pretty much sums up my feelings about 99% of the internet and trolling in general.

 

[SaetonChapelle]

While I really cant see the appeal or humor in this cone-ning (?) thing, your THIS IS WHAT IS WRONG WITH SOCIETY AND THE WORLD! reaction is just as puzzling.

I just tend to be cynical. It's just the fact that people can come up with something this stupid that makes me want to cut myself off from the outside world.

Yeah, but without wanting to get insulting, your cynical attitude seems to go way beyond reason. Are they doing something stupid? Yes. Are they harming anybody? No. Theyre not even harming themselves, which is usually the case with these trends. So why do you give a fuck?

It's stupid as shit, they spend money just to annoy the hell out of people who are already stressed. Sure they aren't hurting themselves but that's not a good excuse when it comes to trends.

Uhhh what. The Mcdonalds workers seemed to enjoy it. I know I wouldn't mind if I were working a drive thru and someone did that, working at Mcdonalds is boring as shit, so if anything amusing happens I'd be happy.

The first time I saw this I did actually laugh a little. So drop your "What's wrong with humanity" attitude. Some people are having a little fun, I don't understand why that bothers you.

I'm just saying it's going to get real old really fast. I know it brings them a bit of laughter in their day, but I'm sure after a while they'll want to smash in the smug teenagers face with a shovel for doing it.

Im sure they don't have a multitude of people pulling up one after another harmlessly grabbing the ice cream rather than the cone... If thats the case, they have a VERY small town...

 

[Alphakirby]

Thanks, this thread can now be used as a case in point answer to all the "Why does the rest of the world think Americans are idiots" threads

Indeed,Hell I'm American and I think Americans are idiots,and they seem to prove that they're on the ball with that.

 

[Silenttalker22]

If you were the first person, like if this guy thought it up, and said "Let's grab cones by the top and see reactions", that's funny cuz it obviously was.

Being the umpteen-thousandth person to do it, then you're an unoriginal sheep perpetuating the dying of brain cells by telling people to watch it. However, this is at least funny to the workers while it's new. So there are worse trends. Planking videos, however, kill brain cells.

 

[SenseOfTumour]

Yeah, its fairly harmless, no-one's getting hurt, and if he actually thought of it, he's sure as hell got the right to do it, and most of the staff just thought 'woo, it's a nutter' (tho the one that assumed he was gonna throw it shows how these people can be treated).

The only mild problem is if it becomes a genuine internet craze it'll stop being remotely amusing as thousands of people buy ice creams every day to do that. Course, it's still harmless and McD's will rake in a few thousand bucks a day extra.

The ideal thing would be if the staff knew about it and just flatly didn't react, the moment there's no reaction people would quit it.

 

[fenrizz]

I want two minutes of my life back, please.

Couldn't agree more.
That was just dumb.

 

[HigherTomorrow]

My friends and I are actually planning on ordering an ice cream cone, saying into my cell phone, "I'm on it!" and then popping it ice cream-down on top of the roof of my car (like a police siren), and then making "wee-ooh, wee-ooh, wee-ooh" noises as I drive out of the drive-thru.

 

[HumpinHop]

Thanks, this thread can now be used as a case in point answer to all the "Why does the rest of the world think Americans are idiots" threads

What the hell is wrong with you? Just because America came up with it, the country is automatically labeled as dumb? I'm sure when you were a kid, you followed some stupid trends or did some stupid shit. What world are you living in where an entire country is dumb because one person did something stupid? Their is bound to be somebody you know who does stupid things in your country and you don't think less of your country for it, yet you come over here and attack America because just a few people do it. Get off your high-fucking horse and stop thinking less of people you hardly know.

So the emoticon at the end just slipped by your radar then? Simmer down, he was kidding. For someone with a pony avatar you have a turrible short fuse.

 

[DJ_DEnM]

I knew about this...

Then Justin Bieber did it.

He killed it. Completely.

 

[Vrach]

Thanks, this thread can now be used as a case in point answer to all the "Why does the rest of the world think Americans are idiots" threads

What the hell is wrong with you? Just because America came up with it, the country is automatically labeled as dumb? I'm sure when you were a kid, you followed some stupid trends or did some stupid shit. What world are you living in where an entire country is dumb because one person did something stupid? Their is bound to be somebody you know who does stupid things in your country and you don't think less of your country for it, yet you come over here and attack America because just a few people do it. Get off your high-fucking horse and stop thinking less of people you hardly know.

Might want to read my post again. And pay special attention to the "think" part of my quote as well as it being a response to a thread (possibly a humourous one?).

Not that I'm saying I think much of the Americans. But there are other reasons for that than videos like this (not that they're not adding to my impression mind you). That said, there's a difference between thinking something of the people and thinking something of a person.

 

[novixz]

I knew about this...

Then Justin Bieber did it.

He killed it. Completely.

Justin Bieber kills everything he touches, this going especially for the modern music industry.

 

[fundayz]

I'm just saying it's going to get real old really fast. I know it brings them a bit of laughter in their day, but I'm sure after a while they'll want to smash in the smug teenagers face with a shovel for doing it.

Why do you care? Better question yet, why do you care enough to make a rant thread about it?

 

[novixz]

While I really cant see the appeal or humor in this cone-ning (?) thing, your THIS IS WHAT IS WRONG WITH SOCIETY AND THE WORLD! reaction is just as puzzling.

I just tend to be cynical. It's just the fact that people can come up with something this stupid that makes me want to cut myself off from the outside world.

Yeah, but without wanting to get insulting, your cynical attitude seems to go way beyond reason. Are they doing something stupid? Yes. Are they harming anybody? No. Theyre not even harming themselves, which is usually the case with these trends. So why do you give a fuck?

It's stupid as shit, they spend money just to annoy the hell out of people who are already stressed. Sure they aren't hurting themselves but that's not a good excuse when it comes to trends.

...How exactly are they stressing out other people?

No really, I want to know. After hearing that statement from you the fact that you have a pony as your avatar smacks of irony.

You might be noticing an increasingly hostile slant to my posts but its becoming obvious that you are just bitching because you can, and sour because other people are having fun while you are not. You have no real point and no reason to take issue with this.

Because it's going to get really annoying really fast, it's going to be repeated to the point of exhaustion. Imagine that you wait tables, the first time you here "Hi I'm X and I'll be your customer today" it's pretty funny right? No fast forward 7 mothers and hearing that everyday, and you're just about ready to snap.