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Please please when articles are this long can someone provide a tl;dr?

clistctrl 16y ago
ah reasonable enough request, the beginning of the article talked about the acquisition of youporn.com by vivid entertainment (a large porn company) however they were experiencing problems with labor unions who represent plumbers (a key component to many a porn film) apparently they feel these films poorly broker an image of the life in an every day plumber, additionally it is creating a dangerous workplace by increasing the expectations of lonely cougars. To counter act this they are asking youporn.com to be shut down as it is most commonly reached by middle aged housewives typically looking for youtube.com in an effort to find videos about knitting. However this article was from 2007, and obviously no court would uphold the labor unions case.
- iwr 16y ago
  Do you have a relevant link with the plumber story? What's next, postmen's union suing too?
hyperbovine 16y ago
tl;dr OP would like a tl;dr.
- r0s 16y ago
  Oh come on, this is at least somewhat funny or approaching neutral. No need for all the downvotes.
  - Psyonic 16y ago
    It was funny, but no one likes jokes here. I've tried.
    - eru 16y ago
      There's a certain kind of jokes that's enjoyed around here. You have to be careful. But the best advise is: Don't joke.
      - chc 16y ago
        Jokes can go over well, but stupid jokes generally don't. Similarly, I've even seen humor in legal documents, but a legal document that was just a joke with no purpose or substance probably wouldn't be met with anything but annoyance.
  - hyperbovine 16y ago
    I went into with my eyes open :-) For whatever reason, HN is "serious" whereas e.g. Reddit is "funny". Not sure why, but there you have it. Anyways, every once in a while I make the decision to burn a few karma and say something stupid. Sorry if it stood in the way of somebody's sale to Google.
JabavuAdams 16y ago
That's so fucking lazy it's pathetic.
r0s 16y ago
Learn to skim, it's not hard.
rewind 16y ago
Can I do your homework for you and clean your room while I'm at it?

ah reasonable enough request, the beginning of the article talked about the acquisition of youporn.com by vivid entertainment (a large porn company) however they were experiencing problems with labor unions who represent plumbers (a key component to many a porn film) apparently they feel these films poorly broker an image of the life in an every day plumber, additionally it is creating a dangerous workplace by increasing the expectations of lonely cougars. To counter act this they are asking youporn.com to be shut down as it is most commonly reached by middle aged housewives typically looking for youtube.com in an effort to find videos about knitting. However this article was from 2007, and obviously no court would uphold the labor unions case.

iwr 16y ago
Do you have a relevant link with the plumber story? What's next, postmen's union suing too?

hyperbovine 16y ago

tl;dr OP would like a tl;dr.

r0s 16y ago
Oh come on, this is at least somewhat funny or approaching neutral. No need for all the downvotes.
- Psyonic 16y ago
  It was funny, but no one likes jokes here. I've tried.
  - eru 16y ago
    There's a certain kind of jokes that's enjoyed around here. You have to be careful. But the best advise is: Don't joke.
    - chc 16y ago
      Jokes can go over well, but stupid jokes generally don't. Similarly, I've even seen humor in legal documents, but a legal document that was just a joke with no purpose or substance probably wouldn't be met with anything but annoyance.
- hyperbovine 16y ago
  I went into with my eyes open :-) For whatever reason, HN is "serious" whereas e.g. Reddit is "funny". Not sure why, but there you have it. Anyways, every once in a while I make the decision to burn a few karma and say something stupid. Sorry if it stood in the way of somebody's sale to Google.

JabavuAdams 16y ago

That's so fucking lazy it's pathetic.

r0s 16y ago

Learn to skim, it's not hard.

rewind 16y ago

Can I do your homework for you and clean your room while I'm at it?