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Cable Provider Apologizes for Porn Invasion of Super BowlPosted on Feb 2, 2009
Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction was nothing compared to this: Super Bowl viewers in the Tucson, Ariz., region were treated to an unexpected 30-second pornographic interlude on Sunday, for which the Comcast cable company was obliged to apologize on Monday.
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By Dr. Knowitall, PhD, PhD, February 9, 2009 at 4:09 am Link to this comment
I’m gonna sit right by my TV until next Feb. Can’t wait.
Report thisBy blogdog, February 6, 2009 at 10:23 pm Link to this comment
Yeah! Put some Spike™ in the old SUPER DULL SUNDAY - STUPID BOWL - annual staple of American pop culture - the most philistine of all time - everyone bought, everyone sold, everyone go for the mo-fo-kin GOLD!
Report thisBy adrienrain, February 3, 2009 at 8:43 pm Link to this comment
Ah if only Kerry Thornley were living at this hour.
Kerry, an anarchist, founded the FCC - not the federal communications commission - the F^@*ing Communist Conspiracy! When a porn movie was run on late night TV in Las Vegas, Kerry got this idea. The plan was to do lots of direct action of an obscene nature, and if a porn film accidentally got on TV, they’d call up and take credit for it.
Imagine his delight if he could take credit for porning up the Superbowl!
Report thisBy CJ, February 3, 2009 at 7:43 pm Link to this comment
Long as porn wasn’t high-def. All burry then? Still, Tucson residents luckier than the rest of us as they got show of something a whole lot more real than show put up by the NFL.
No, Mr. Snark, Steelers didn’t beat the spread, but they were awarded the win—number six in NFL-constructed “tradition” that has become the Pittsburgh Steelers. (Seahawks the last time.) I spotted at least three holds by the Steelers O-linemen on that final drive. But never mind lest people get to thinking I’m conspiracy theorist. We know already of how all pro sports are always on the up-and-up. NBA in particular.
Next year, I’ll rent or buy porn, especially if Springstein plans on returning to E-Street. I almost fell asleep during that shtick. Where was Tom Petty when you really needed him? Or even old Mick Jagger? Journey was better before the game, I think outside the stadium entertaining tailgaters.
What a hooter, so to speak—all of it, including porn to Tucson, also by accident.
Report thisBy Tom Semioli, February 3, 2009 at 2:15 pm Link to this comment
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A sport hosted in stadiums financed by taxpayers at the expense of schools, health care, social services, and affordable housing -paid for by commercials promoting sex and materialism, and played by juiced atheletes atheletes surrounded by scantily clad cheer leaders is harmed by a pornograhic interlude? I think it’s the other way around!
Report thisBy Big B, February 3, 2009 at 1:51 pm Link to this comment
As a former “comcaster”, I am not surprised by this incident. Nearly every antenna site(headend) I have ever been to has had one of the many “porn” channels availible hard wired(pun intended) to the test tv at the site. A simple flick of the switch by a digruntled employee is all that is needed to teach the children of concast subscribers a little about the birds and the bees.
The true miracle here is that con-cast has not added the porn charge to everyones bill.
Report thisBy Tommy, February 3, 2009 at 8:39 am Link to this comment
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Welcome to the wonderful world of comcrap. A lot of Floridians, thanks to the party slime, have to suffer with their monopolies.
Report thisBy Stephen Smoliar, February 3, 2009 at 7:54 am Link to this comment
Is this anything other than a case of computer technology hacking moved to a new arena?
http://therehearsalstudio.blogspot.com/2009/02/cable-television-new-frontier-of.html
The history of technology began with telephone technology. If Comcast wants to “converge” television, Internet services, and telephony, they had better wake up to the “manifest destiny” of the hacker culture!
Report thisBy Jack Snark, February 2, 2009 at 6:23 pm Link to this comment
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Steelers couldn’t beat the spread.
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