Urban Vancouver

All New Meaning to Those "Don't Tase Me Bro" Remixes

By Amanda Nicole on January 10, 2008 - 5:41pm

I just posted this on Girl in Vancouver, but it's worth repeating.

While my guy clicks through viral videos which I for the most part am able to tune out, now and then there'll be a clip that catches my ear. Today, for example, I heard a snippet of a product introduction for... MP3 player tasers. That's right. What would you need one of those for? Well, as the product introducer mildly suggests, "It's just one more reason to carry a taser with you. You know, while you're jogging and things." Who does he mean by "you"? Teenagers who walk around with their music players like it's a natural appendage? RCMP officers who need the Judgment Night soundtrack playing while they're undercover? (That's a very good and sentimental soundtrack and I don't mean to taint it by implying RCMP listen to it. It's just very hardcore, as I'm sure most officers like to imagine themselves).

I can only imagine people who are already influenced by music videos and video games strapping one of these on and walking with a fake limp and jumpy with the anticipation to use it, say, in a nightclub lineup.

What say you? Would you carry one, or know of anyone who would? How do you see this in regards to trends and influences?