02-05-2012, 09:17 PM
Grace62 wrote:
This is a spoof people, filmed for entertainment and carefully edited for maximum humorous effect.
Carefully edited for maximum humorous effect, yes.
However, "spoof" implies that the intent was parody or satire-- I don't think it's the right word here.
I see no indication that the "funny" responses were not actual best-effort responses on the part of the respondents.
Students found Jay Leno’s “Jay Walking” videos funny and decided to make one of their own. As is natural for a comic bit, the creators edited in the funniest responses, with the students’ consent. Though there were many correct answers to these pop questions, the comments in national forums concentrate on the negative, and, as usual, do not take into consideration the amount of editing it took to get these funny, incorrect answers. So, we are taking down our video. Thanks for thinking about this. It is an interesting lesson for all.