Once in a while, ModBlog will scour the internets for the best and
brightest amateur piercers and sit down for a candid one-on-one with them.
Here’s one of these shining lights.
(Interview after the jump.)
BME: Before we begin, you’ll have to clarify: maybe my
vision is going, but I can’t tell from the video if you’re Steve-O or
Matthew McConaughey.
Video Fella: My name is Thomas.
BME: Steve-O, this video really had it all, from light
blood loss to creative sponge usage. How much time did you and the Jackass
crew spend on this masterpiece?
Thomas: We’re not Jackass. It only took about half an hour,
though.
BME: Now, looking at the video, I can count about four
different sets of grody frat-boy hands touching your face right around the
fresh, open piercing — none of which you seem to mind. What are some of
your other favorite ways to attract infections?
Thomas: I’m very healthy.
BME: Some of your friends can be heard to remark that
you’re “fucking tough” after the first pin is jabbed through your lip. Are
they also really impressed when the people at Dunkin’ Donuts get their
orders right?
Thomas: I don’t know.
BME: You look vaguely disappointed when you ask for a
potato — presumably to act as a cork and to catch the sharp end of the pin
in your mouth — and your friends come up empty handed. Do you regret
getting fucked up on Mezcal earlier in the day and shooting all of your
potatoes at each other out of PVC tubes?
Thomas: That didn’t happen. And the sponge worked just as
well.
BME: Clearly. And I see you used what looks like a band pin
for the second attempt. Let me guess: Nickelback.
Thomas: No.
BME: Creed.
Thomas: No.
BME: Puddle of Mudd.
Thomas: Yeah, actually.
BME: A-ha! See what I did there? I limited my guesswork to
a bunch of terrible bands that are associated with fan-bases that make
terrible decisions. You know, like getting pierced during a frat party with
a dirty tool by your meathead friends. Lastly, I see a Super Bowl XXVII
decal on the mirror in your house, a game in which the Buffalo Bills were
soundly defeated by the Dallas Cowboys; I imagine you’re a Buffalo fan. Does
this sort of haphazard infliction of unnecessary pain with potentially
lasting problems come along with rooting for the Bills?
Thomas: They’re a good team.
BME: Steve-O, thanks for taking the time to speak to us.
Thomas: Okay.
Comments
410 responses to “You Don’t Have A Potato?”
Jordan, you are full of lulz.
Jordan, you are full of lulz.
Guess my last post didn’t go through, so I’ll try a more subtle approach? Is this really what modblog has come to? You are mocking people, not educating them. You are no better than the people in the video.
Guess my last post didn’t go through, so I’ll try a more subtle approach? Is this really what modblog has come to? You are mocking people, not educating them. You are no better than the people in the video.
i have some rad new stuff to show everyone….but I think I’ll wait for modblog to get it’s feet back on the ground before I submit anything new….
i have some rad new stuff to show everyone….but I think I’ll wait for modblog to get it’s feet back on the ground before I submit anything new….
Disappointing. I don’t know why I bother.
Disappointing. I don’t know why I bother.
(Also, Roo, you’re precious and adorable and I love what you’re doing, but the new modblog is kind of sad.)
(Also, Roo, you’re precious and adorable and I love what you’re doing, but the new modblog is kind of sad.)
does anyone else think that this and the recent posts are a deliberate attack on shannons blog? perhaps the people running iam now are afraid that shannon will get his site back and they are trying to sabotage it by putting up bullshit posts like this one?
whats next iam administration and minions? i know, you can post an “interview” of a 15 year old getting her belly button pierced.
does anyone else think that this and the recent posts are a deliberate attack on shannons blog? perhaps the people running iam now are afraid that shannon will get his site back and they are trying to sabotage it by putting up bullshit posts like this one?
whats next iam administration and minions? i know, you can post an “interview” of a 15 year old getting her belly button pierced.
Alright, enough already. Like I mentioned above, this was a parody interview. As in, it wasn’t real. It was a joke — not something to be taken seriously at *all*. You people can over-think a plate of beans.
And not that I really feel I owe anyone an explanation, but to clarify: I worked full-time for BME for almost a year. During that time, I produced original content that received almost universally positive responses. As well, I helped conceive of the idea of ModBlog itself and made some of the very first posts on it. Of course, it has obviously operated very successfully for quite some time without my involvement whatsoever, and I wouldn’t dream of taking any credit for its subsequent success.
To reiterate: It’s unfortunate that this post didn’t go over well. It was meant to be about a thousand times simpler than all of this craziness. Will I apologize? Absolutely not. I’d feel like a pretty piss-poor excuse for a writer if I censored myself and ran away with my tail between my legs every time I published something that people had a problem with. Here’s hoping you all like whatever comes next better.
Now please just stop it. You’re giving Roo heartburn.
Alright, enough already. Like I mentioned above, this was a parody interview. As in, it wasn’t real. It was a joke — not something to be taken seriously at *all*. You people can over-think a plate of beans.
And not that I really feel I owe anyone an explanation, but to clarify: I worked full-time for BME for almost a year. During that time, I produced original content that received almost universally positive responses. As well, I helped conceive of the idea of ModBlog itself and made some of the very first posts on it. Of course, it has obviously operated very successfully for quite some time without my involvement whatsoever, and I wouldn’t dream of taking any credit for its subsequent success.
To reiterate: It’s unfortunate that this post didn’t go over well. It was meant to be about a thousand times simpler than all of this craziness. Will I apologize? Absolutely not. I’d feel like a pretty piss-poor excuse for a writer if I censored myself and ran away with my tail between my legs every time I published something that people had a problem with. Here’s hoping you all like whatever comes next better.
Now please just stop it. You’re giving Roo heartburn.
My last comment didn’t pass. Let me try this again. Can we please see something other that this junk? Give us something with better content. Modblog can do so much better than this.
My last comment didn’t pass. Let me try this again. Can we please see something other that this junk? Give us something with better content. Modblog can do so much better than this.
I don’t seem to recall anyone complaining when Shannon posted videos of dumbasses doing dumbass things. Why is it suddenly such a great affront to people’s delicate sensibilities?
I don’t seem to recall anyone complaining when Shannon posted videos of dumbasses doing dumbass things. Why is it suddenly such a great affront to people’s delicate sensibilities?
First of all, comments on ModBlog have regularly been moderated, it’s not something new.
Second of all, This isn’t the first time a video of something “stupid” has been posted. Shannon posted a similar video of uneducated people doing unprofessional piercing.( See entry here; https://www.bme.com/news/2007/06/17/how-embarassing/ ) The only difference here is the mock interview that was meant to lighten the mood. So, seriously. Just chill. Give Roo a break.
First of all, comments on ModBlog have regularly been moderated, it’s not something new.
Second of all, This isn’t the first time a video of something “stupid” has been posted. Shannon posted a similar video of uneducated people doing unprofessional piercing.( See entry here; https://www.bme.com/news/2007/06/17/how-embarassing/ ) The only difference here is the mock interview that was meant to lighten the mood. So, seriously. Just chill. Give Roo a break.
I thought the video and interview were funny as hell. Idiots like that deserve to be laughed at. Honestly people, do you have no sense of humor what so ever?? Lighten up…
I thought the video and interview were funny as hell. Idiots like that deserve to be laughed at. Honestly people, do you have no sense of humor what so ever?? Lighten up…
Differences include, but are not limited to, the fact that in Shannon’s post the video was of poor PROFESSIONAL practice, not just dumb kids dicking around.
The inevitable list of warnings there was actually useful to people who might be looking to get pierced “professionally” – what’s this? “It’s a bad idea to shove sharp stuff in while you’re drunk”? I don’t think even these kids thought it was smart…
Apples/oranges.
Differences include, but are not limited to, the fact that in Shannon’s post the video was of poor PROFESSIONAL practice, not just dumb kids dicking around.
The inevitable list of warnings there was actually useful to people who might be looking to get pierced “professionally” – what’s this? “It’s a bad idea to shove sharp stuff in while you’re drunk”? I don’t think even these kids thought it was smart…
Apples/oranges.
to 107, jordon. “You people can over-think a plate of beans.”
WE people, are the blood that runs through the veins of BME. Without the servers and IT, BME would never exist. Without the contributors and community, well BME would be just another hapless shame of a website out there amassing stolen pics. Maybe have respect for the community?
109- “I don’t seem to recall anyone complaining when Shannon posted videos of dumbasses doing dumbass things”
I dont recall Shannon making mock interviews, containing abuse against particular bands (which im sure a great amount of IAMers, contributors, and fans of BME alike are fans of), make drug-use speculations of the people in the video, and further even make fun of/abuse a football team Jordon doesnt like. So lets see.. this video should be posted to inform, education, and attempt to show people what not to do. Instead its somewhat overshadowed by Jordons “funny” drug accusations, abuse of Nickelback, Creed, Puddle of Mudd, and the Buffalo team. Good show ol chap. But hey, you said it yourself, “If there’s one thing I love, it’s laughing at douchebags.” Yeah..
My only final thought is wondering if this, or my last post, will actually ever make it through moderation. By George this website sure is about freedom.
to 107, jordon. “You people can over-think a plate of beans.”
WE people, are the blood that runs through the veins of BME. Without the servers and IT, BME would never exist. Without the contributors and community, well BME would be just another hapless shame of a website out there amassing stolen pics. Maybe have respect for the community?
109- “I don’t seem to recall anyone complaining when Shannon posted videos of dumbasses doing dumbass things”
I dont recall Shannon making mock interviews, containing abuse against particular bands (which im sure a great amount of IAMers, contributors, and fans of BME alike are fans of), make drug-use speculations of the people in the video, and further even make fun of/abuse a football team Jordon doesnt like. So lets see.. this video should be posted to inform, education, and attempt to show people what not to do. Instead its somewhat overshadowed by Jordons “funny” drug accusations, abuse of Nickelback, Creed, Puddle of Mudd, and the Buffalo team. Good show ol chap. But hey, you said it yourself, “If there’s one thing I love, it’s laughing at douchebags.” Yeah..
My only final thought is wondering if this, or my last post, will actually ever make it through moderation. By George this website sure is about freedom.
“I produced original content that received almost universally positive responses”
Jordan, I didnt like any of your work. I always thought the girl who wrote about that wonderful suspension group named ROP shoulve won, I mean she did choose to write about a group that can claim one of the greatest men on earth as a member.
“I produced original content that received almost universally positive responses”
Jordan, I didnt like any of your work. I always thought the girl who wrote about that wonderful suspension group named ROP shoulve won, I mean she did choose to write about a group that can claim one of the greatest men on earth as a member.
Damn, people are taking themselves way too seriously.
Damn, people are taking themselves way too seriously.
I come to BME for interesting and/or amusing articles and photos that I can’t find elsewhere. Any moron can skim through youtube on their own. Please make an effort to actually contribute to BME content, or don’t bother to “update” at all. This comes across as a Pity-Post to satiate the slavering masses demanding additional ModBlog posts to demonstrate that the site is still functioning.
I come to BME for interesting and/or amusing articles and photos that I can’t find elsewhere. Any moron can skim through youtube on their own. Please make an effort to actually contribute to BME content, or don’t bother to “update” at all. This comes across as a Pity-Post to satiate the slavering masses demanding additional ModBlog posts to demonstrate that the site is still functioning.
Hmm, seems my first comment didn’t get through 😐
Well, I’m just going to agree with everyone else.
Except Alyssa.
Simply because she takes shots at Roo
Hmm, seems my first comment didn’t get through 😐
Well, I’m just going to agree with everyone else.
Except Alyssa.
Simply because she takes shots at Roo
Yes, we all know humans do irrational things from time to time.
So is the next interview going to be about degrading people on why they got a hand poked tattoo? or possibly about how idiotic it is to stretch your ears?
ha ha …. funny
Yes, we all know humans do irrational things from time to time.
So is the next interview going to be about degrading people on why they got a hand poked tattoo? or possibly about how idiotic it is to stretch your ears?
ha ha …. funny
Not a fan of that interview. The old modblog was a lot more open-minded, blatent stupidity was pointed out, but left up to the people to make up their own minds. I want the humbleness I’m used to, to return.
Not a fan of that interview. The old modblog was a lot more open-minded, blatent stupidity was pointed out, but left up to the people to make up their own minds. I want the humbleness I’m used to, to return.
i’m all for DIY.. but c’mon… GLOVES ATLEAST PEOPLE!!! they only cost.. what… 50 cents for a pack… GLOVES!!!
i’m all for DIY.. but c’mon… GLOVES ATLEAST PEOPLE!!! they only cost.. what… 50 cents for a pack… GLOVES!!!
if I wanted to see idiots like this I’d go to youtube.
if I wanted to see idiots like this I’d go to youtube.
This is one of the shittiest Modblog entries I’ve seen. Shannon wouldn’t have posted bull like this.
No personal attacks on the person who posted. But this sucks.
This is one of the shittiest Modblog entries I’ve seen. Shannon wouldn’t have posted bull like this.
No personal attacks on the person who posted. But this sucks.
I cant believe that you tube allow muppets to post this kind of thing but yet removed an image i posted there which contained a cock ( not even a real one at that)
anyhow, this was far less exiting than i hoped it would be 🙁 , bring back the awesome entries which leave me feeling satisfied and tingly inside
I cant believe that you tube allow muppets to post this kind of thing but yet removed an image i posted there which contained a cock ( not even a real one at that)
anyhow, this was far less exiting than i hoped it would be 🙁 , bring back the awesome entries which leave me feeling satisfied and tingly inside
I, personally, found this extremely educational. Today I learned that I’m glad I’m not that guy.
If that isn’t edumacation….I don’t know what is.
I also learned why pins go on clothes. Although, we all could bind together and start the new fashion trend of pins on skins.
I, personally, found this extremely educational. Today I learned that I’m glad I’m not that guy.
If that isn’t edumacation….I don’t know what is.
I also learned why pins go on clothes. Although, we all could bind together and start the new fashion trend of pins on skins.
For the people defending the video based on content: People are not complaining about the content (As shown earlier Shannon did post a video with bad practices before) it’s mostly the interview that has people upset.
As I said before I just think it looks unprofessional, and I’m sure it will run off some of the people I sent here to find some information for themselves.
For the people defending the video based on content: People are not complaining about the content (As shown earlier Shannon did post a video with bad practices before) it’s mostly the interview that has people upset.
As I said before I just think it looks unprofessional, and I’m sure it will run off some of the people I sent here to find some information for themselves.