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Thirty Seconds To Mars 'Joke'

posted 8 years ago by trcrock
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Okay, I don't really get what the joke is supposed to be there. In the trailer, what happens is that Samberg is butt-naked on stage (which given he has a mic-pack hooked up to him, I'm not sure where he can hook it onto if he's not wearing pants but whatever), that one guy tells him he was naked for 10 seconds, Samberg says it's a third of the way to Mars, and the other guy explains that 30STM is a band and not a meme? So what's the joke, that people in our society try to make memes out of the most random things, even if they don't make sense? I don't know, that just came off as really forced and stupid.

[–] mrswizz 8 years ago

He doesn't say not a meme he says not a fact lol

[–] trcrock 8 years ago

Okay yea, you're right. Just checked, my bad. I thought it was either meme or fad that one guy said. But wait, that still doesn't make any sense! What's the joke there, that Samberg is so stupid he really think it takes 30 seconds to get to Mars? And even if that is, that's an insanely stupid joke, even worse than what I originally thought...

[–] jshah500 8 years ago

Yes, that's the joke.

[–] poopiter 8 years ago

Yes it's not that he knows where mars is and doesn't understand distance. It's that he's so oblivious to things except himself. I loved Hotrod and this looks like it blows it away. I look at like real well thought out stupid humor.

[–] Crotchsplitter 8 years ago

Checking your reviews, and you have terrible taste. And you liked HOt Rod. Guess you'll love this turd.

[–] specfor2 8 years ago

Are you going to smell his underwear next?

[–] Johnny-Big-Balls 8 years ago

Haha, love the stalkers!

[–] ruthierocks 8 years ago

Why would anyone who disliked Hot Rod be on the boards for this movie?

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[–] doggie_rodriguez 8 years ago

B/c they are lonely miserable people. Take a look at the person's screen name. Do you really think it's accurate? The only thing he splits is a pizza (with himself the next day).

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[–] Arthur-Spooner 8 years ago

10 seconds is a third of 30 seconds. That IS the joke. Albeit not a very funny one.

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[–] trcrock 8 years ago

I get the whole 10 seconds being a third of 30 seconds, but Samberg just tacked "To Mars" at the end because... Thirty Seconds To Mars is a band that exists? I have to wonder how on earth Jared Leto agreed to let them get away with that, because that's, well, just plain stupid.

[–] johnnydinkis 8 years ago

I get the whole 10 seconds being a third of 30 seconds, but Samberg just tacked "To Mars" at the end because... Thirty Seconds To Mars is a band that exists?

Yes, it would have been a much better joke if he just said "10 seconds - that's a third of 30 seconds." You should be a comedy writer.

[–] romik_kuts 8 years ago

I have to wonder how on earth Jared Leto agreed to let them get away with that, because that's, well, just plain stupid.

See, you're just an offended 30STM fanboi.

[–] suza-lilli 8 years ago

I don't think they would have asked him. You can make jokes about whatever you like, you don't need permission.

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[–] doggie_rodriguez 8 years ago

I have to wonder how on earth Jared Leto agreed to let them get away with that, because that's, well, just plain stupid.

It's stupid that you think they needed permission to make the joke in the first place. You can SAY whatever joke you want as long as you don't show logos.

[–] GaLoS-87 8 years ago

Man, you really butchered that joke. Comedy is not for you, stay home this weekend.

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[–] trcrock 8 years ago

Look, I admitted I made a mistake. Besides, the "joke" here isn't funny anyway, so what does it really matter?

[–] duracontractors 8 years ago

jokes are funny, not meant to be analyzed to death

[–] MuggCostanza 8 years ago

Just watched the trailer. Basically, Andy's character has heard the phrase 30 Seconds to Mars and not realizing it's the name of the band. He's heard the phrase and believes it literally takes 30 seconds to get to Mars.

[–] mrenigma22 8 years ago

There's also the minor joke of his understanding fractions. That's really not a Connor-esq trait. It really wasn't a bad joke, but not the best in this film.

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[–] mikerowerush 8 years ago

WOW !!.........somebody under the age of 15 actually remembers Whiney Emo losers 30STM...........nice.

[–] Dejay 8 years ago

What I got from this is that with "The Martian" out people should know that light travels far longer than 30 seconds from mars. So even if you could reach light speed it's wrong. I thought it was funny lol.

Light travels at approximately 186,282 miles per second (299,792 km per second). Therefore, a light shining from the surface of Mars would take the following amount of time to reach Earth (or vice versa): Closest approach: 182 seconds, or just over 3 minutes. Farthest approach: 1,342 seconds, or just over 22 minutes.

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[–] trifocal_skink 7 years ago

It could have been funny but they didn't need the black guy explaining it to Jake, ahem Conner. Should have just left it at Conner being confused instead of beating us over the head with it.

Less is more in this case.