OCLegend.Com: Orange County's Original News Fabricator

Catholic owners of Crystal Cathedral allow Reverend Robert H. Schuller's corpse to be launched into space

noreply@blogger.com (Staff) — Sat, 04 Apr 2015 19:23:00 +0000

Carl's Jr. claims new burger will "bring you to your knees"

noreply@blogger.com (Staff) — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 03:44:00 +0000

Young British immigrant still struggling to assimilate

noreply@blogger.com (Staff) — Sun, 01 Mar 2015 04:55:00 +0000

Jihadist reluctantly admits in suicide video that he "liked some Western music"

noreply@blogger.com (Staff) — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 23:31:00 +0000

Uppity weather elf ejects youngsters for believing in Santa, not bringing unwrapped toys

noreply@blogger.com (Staff) — Sun, 28 Dec 2014 02:13:00 +0000

Abu Dhabi mall slashes prices on American schoolteachers

noreply@blogger.com (Staff) — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 05:12:00 +0000

Newport Beach police search for violent cigar aficionado

noreply@blogger.com (Staff) — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 16:32:00 +0000

No On 46 campaign defends its use of opinionated cyclops

noreply@blogger.com (Staff) — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 02:18:00 +0000

Ben Affleck beheads Bill Maher in the name of moderate Islam

noreply@blogger.com (Staff) — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 23:52:00 +0000

NFL's Roger Goodell commissions statue of himself

noreply@blogger.com (Staff) — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 06:55:00 +0000

Long Beach man's July 4 injury "not cool"

noreply@blogger.com (Staff) — Mon, 07 Jul 2014 01:01:00 +0000

Terrorist denies backdrop is "totally gay"

noreply@blogger.com (Staff) — Thu, 08 May 2014 06:36:00 +0000

Zach Galifianakis swears he likes black people more than Michael Richards

noreply@blogger.com (Staff) — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 04:54:00 +0000

Assemblyman ends exhaustive search for his automotive equivalent

noreply@blogger.com (Staff) — Wed, 16 Apr 2014 20:14:00 +0000

Mars rover Curiosity experimenting with drugs

noreply@blogger.com (Staff) — Mon, 14 Apr 2014 17:45:00 +0000

Oscar Pistorius insists there's more to him than just killing chicks with handguns

noreply@blogger.com (Staff) — Sun, 13 Apr 2014 19:13:00 +0000

Ultimate Warrior remembered in documentary cartoon

noreply@blogger.com (Staff) — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 23:02:00 +0000

Danica Patrick finally connecting with the NASCAR demographic

noreply@blogger.com (Staff) — Sun, 06 Apr 2014 16:45:00 +0000

Long live Batmanuel!

noreply@blogger.com (Staff) — Tue, 04 Feb 2014 05:56:00 +0000

In defense of satire

noreply@blogger.com (Staff) — Sat, 21 Dec 2013 20:54:00 +0000

“I am quite sure now that often, very often, in matters concerning religion and politics a man's reasoning powers are not above the monkey's.” -- Mark Twain

Good satire offends people. Great satire offends large numbers of people. 

When I first saw Matt Cunningham’s dead teddy bear picture, I was not offended. In fact, it had just the opposite effect on me. I chuckled.

I repeat. I chuckled. 

Personally, I find the practice of turning crime and accident scenes into makeshift memorials to be gruesome and distasteful. They have nothing to do with the deceased, and everything to do with the living.

No one disputes that grieving the loss of a loved one is a part of life. But if you’re painting your goodbye message to your loved one on the street in gigantic letters, as I’ve seen done here in Orange County, a friend or a loved one needs to take the paint out of your hand and give you a hug.

And then, you need to pay for the cleanup.

A public display is open to public ridicule. Like a sidewalk covered with votive candles, there is no getting around this one. Sooner or later, someone is going to laugh at the ridiculous religious shrine in your front yard because you chose to put it in your front yard. Placing perishable food around a statue is eventually going to attract both flies and criticism, so should you be surprised when it happens? 

Probably not.

There are countries in the world where these words would likely end in some form of a death sentence. Thankfully, this isn’t one of those countries. Yet.

Why?

Because we’re a multi-cultural, ethnically diverse population of resilient, thoughtful people who refuse to let our emotions get the best of us. We’re not easily offended, either.

Unless, of course, we’re listening to someone who wants us to be offended. This can include anyone on the human spectrum from Matt Cunningham himself to the likes of Gustavo Arellano, a person who appreciates satire on some level, having shared a stage with the likes of Stephen Colbert. 

So, was it good for you? Or was it great?

Paul Marsden

Secret Holiday Message with Senator Bob Huff

noreply@blogger.com (Staff) — Mon, 16 Dec 2013 05:41:00 +0000

South African man wows everyone with improvisational performance

noreply@blogger.com (Staff) — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 02:18:00 +0000

DA Rackauckas repels media in Kelly Thomas trial after revealing lightsaber

noreply@blogger.com (Staff) — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 22:13:00 +0000

Assemblywoman Diane Harkey awards local business framed picture of Assemblywoman Diane Harkey

noreply@blogger.com (Staff) — Thu, 28 Nov 2013 03:48:00 +0000

OCLegend.Com acquires Attention Whore magazine

noreply@blogger.com (Staff) — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 02:46:00 +0000