WTF?! I wanted an iPhone. Comedy writer Jon Hendren (@Fart) spent Sunday searching Twitter for hilarious (and depressing) tweets from kids hating on their parents for not buying them an iPhone, iPad or iPod. In some cases they did actually get one, just in the wrong colour! Now Jonathan Mann (@songadaymann) has put it all to music. Watch:
Everything that’s wrong with Christmas and consumerism right there. Not to say we don’t love buying shiny new things here at Giz — it’s just nice to keep things in perspective in a world where simply having enough food and water is a daily challenge for billions.
[Song A Day Man and Jon Hendren via TechCrunch]
Veruca Salt much?
D.C.
Thursday, December 29, 2011 at 2:22 PMTo be fair a lot of these are probably attempting to get a laugh from their followers. Amusing song, though.
Elly
Thursday, December 29, 2011 at 2:42 PMJudging from some of their tweets, I don’t think so.
D.C.
Thursday, December 29, 2011 at 3:39 PMWell that’s just sad. :D
When I was about ten I remember I was particularly ungrateful one Christmas. I’ve felt ashamed about it ever since and every Christmas I’m reminded of that shame. Good times. ;)
Nicholas
Thursday, December 29, 2011 at 2:35 PMHoly spoilt generation Batman!
Mr Biggles
Thursday, December 29, 2011 at 2:44 PMYoutube is blocked at my work, but I still find this funny on principle…
Nick
Thursday, December 29, 2011 at 2:45 PMWhat stood out more in this video were all the people wanting a car for Christmas. Who the crap gets a car for Christmas in the first place?
DarthDVD
Thursday, December 29, 2011 at 2:58 PMRich people get cars for Christmas. Unless its a matchbox or made of lego.
MattW
Thursday, December 29, 2011 at 3:31 PMI only have a car because Kevin Rudd bought be one for Christmas.
Jordaan
Friday, December 30, 2011 at 10:14 AMWas it a ute?
Jordaan
Friday, December 30, 2011 at 10:14 AMI hear he’s good at getting those.
trik
Thursday, December 29, 2011 at 2:52 PMNo Iphone for Christmas * stamps feet* FIRST WORLD PROBLEM
These people need some real issues in their life.
Virus__
Thursday, December 29, 2011 at 2:55 PMMan & I thought I was lucky getting a Soundwave ticket. Some have it all.
Franz
Thursday, December 29, 2011 at 3:18 PMTo be fair, the girl who got the kindle fire should get our condolences. And the guy who got the blackberry too I suppose.
Ozoneocean
Thursday, December 29, 2011 at 8:04 PMPoor joke since that is exactly how the ungrateful sprogs actually think.
Apple User
Thursday, December 29, 2011 at 5:03 PMSpoilt.
In Holland we have a Santa, but we also have Black Pete. If you’re good, Santa will bring you a gift, but if you’re bad, Black Pete will come and take you away and bash you.
Due to political correctness and parents being slaved to their moronic children, children en-masse have become ungrateful little demons who would be better gifted some time alone with Black Pete rather than getting anything at all from their wishlist.
Make no mistake, the greatest gift you can give to your child is the lesson that life is a constant battle and soft little kitty cats and fat little piggies get viciously eaten in the wild.
Ash
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 11:13 AMSo the black guy is the violent baddie and the white guy is the hero who spreads joy and can afford millions of presents for kids everywhere? Kinda racist dont you think? The other lesson you should give your kids is cultural sensitivity and how not to be racist.
RB
Thursday, December 29, 2011 at 5:28 PM“Oh, I’m sorry, you wanted an iPhone for Christmas?”
“Yes”
“WELL GET A F**KING JOB THEN!!!”
spk
Thursday, December 29, 2011 at 6:13 PMI found a sack of coal at the bottom of my stocking one year…
AdamC
Friday, December 30, 2011 at 3:33 PMBloody luxury that was! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe1a1wHxTyo
Ozoneocean
Thursday, December 29, 2011 at 8:03 PMIphones, ipads, cars etc… Makes you sick. And it’s real too. A daughter of a friend reacted exactly this way when she got the “wrong” type of iphone for a present.
steve
Thursday, December 29, 2011 at 10:36 PMConsumerist little brats that are too absorbed in social networking sites and have lost an understanding of the christmas spirit. it is depressing the way society is heading
Harrison
Friday, December 30, 2011 at 1:36 AM#firstworldproblems
daryl
Friday, December 30, 2011 at 4:32 AMangry kids are not tactful.
lolwut
Friday, December 30, 2011 at 9:30 AMthe amazing wonders of the new generation kids from the glorious country of US of A
back in my days, if we even lashed at our parents for not buying me a gift…i would’ve slept in the porch for the night!
and they say gen Y is the spoilt brat one….pffftttt
Ken
Friday, December 30, 2011 at 10:59 AMGen Z are the spoilt ones. Us Gen Y’ers grew up without computers and mobile phones, facebook and twitter, Ipods, Ipads, Iphones, Iwhathaveyou, without playstation or xbox. Those were the good old times.
Apollo
Friday, December 30, 2011 at 12:40 PMIm Gen Y and I had those things – when the hell are you from?
Alex K
Friday, December 30, 2011 at 12:55 PMAmish country.
oleary
Friday, December 30, 2011 at 10:05 AMThe saddest thing is, not a single one of them got an Oompa Loompa.
josh
Friday, December 30, 2011 at 11:39 PMyo giz…
you shouldnt advertise this guys vids haha (and youve racked him up most of his 200,000 views on this vid) coz he trashed you in “Song A Day #561″!!!
Justin
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 3:32 PMThe sense of entitlement that younger people have frustrates me so much. If my kids ever pulled that crap I’d take what I did give them and give it to a charity. I am sure some other kid from a low income family would really appreciate it.