University of Something or Other

SNL has always been, and will likely always be, about half funny, the other half not funny at all. It's a crap shoot on any given Saturday night. One thing SNL remains consistently good at is the fake commercial. Here is a not so subtle jab at the University of Phoenix and other such online schools. Even the logo for "Westfield" looks much like the University of Phoenix's.

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Before there was This is Why You're Fat, there was this, from SNL.



This is Why You're Fat, however, has fast become a parody of itself, much like Passive Aggressive Notes. They both remind me of the old America's Funniest Home Videos show, which started innocently enough, and then became a repository of staged and fake videos, people desperate for a chance at the prize money. "Oh no! That tree fell right onto that old car? Everyone act amazed and alarmed!" But who cuts down a tree next to an old car - with a camera rolling? Now it's just people desperate for a chance at ten seconds of notoriety on a fleeting website, creating fake funny notes or disgusting recipes.

I mean really, tempura fried cheesecake with whipped cream?