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- OmniMe, on 10/12/2007, -2/+104What looks more ridiculous? Looking like Randy from the Christmas Story movie, or picking your arms up off the ground with your teeth?
But I do agree, it does look goofy. - actorboy, on 10/12/2007, -2/+49Does this kevlar make my ass look big?
- soogy, on 10/12/2007, -3/+48You know, it's funny. At first everyone complained that they didn't have the right equipment, and now that they have brand-new equipment, it's not good enough for them. What, they look goofy to who? Were they going clubbing in Iraq?
Be happy with what you have. If it helps protect your life, don't ***** complain. - toxicredm, on 10/12/2007, -2/+35Let's see...looking goofy...or looking dead? I'd choose to look goofy.
- retral, on 10/12/2007, -0/+22Because there's a difference between reality and gaming.
- onepatriot, on 10/12/2007, -5/+24Give them to a scifi costume designer; I bet they could make them look much more pwnin' with minimal adjustments, not affecting functionality or camouflage effectiveness.
Spend a few thousand; these are U.S. troops! Make 'em happy! :) - aB0z, on 10/12/2007, -0/+17If the suit actually restricts movement in a firefight, and the cooling system breaks down, then the soldiers may have a point. The developers just need to listen to feedback from the users and make the appropriate adjustments to the design. As far as "looking goofy", i don't think I would care, as long as the other more ligitimate concerns of functionality were addressed.
- treed, on 10/12/2007, -0/+14Looks like a cross between a Ghostbuster and a Beekeeper.
- OBKenobi, on 10/12/2007, -5/+19Shielded turrets do nothing to help against IEDs, and you can't shroud them because then they don't have enough FOV or traversal. The gunner has to be able to traverse in any direction, otherwise that Humvee will be toast. What they CAN do is replace them altogether, with remote turrets, like on the Stryker. But that's just too expensive for a lowly Humvee.
They shouldn't be using Humvees in a combat role like this in the first place, the only reason we are is because we don't have anything else available. Who's fault is that? There was no need to rush into war, if it wasn't for the false WMD claims. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+16i've got a simple solution... give them a big arsed chain gun... hard to look goofy with one of those...
- tjl2015, on 10/12/2007, -5/+18M=Military Action, I=Insurgent Response
M - Arrive on Scene
I - Start Shooting
M - Give Soldiers Body Armor
I - Start using explosives
M - Start going everywhere in Humvees
I - Make an IED out of an old artillery shell
M - Secure old weapons depots
I - Start manufacturing own explosives
M - Armor Up the Humvees
I - Start using car bombs
M - Put the turret gunner in a armored space suit
I - Build a bigger bomb
Rinse and repeat, rinse and repeat....
Submitted for your approval, in the Twilight Zone... - andyd273, on 10/12/2007, -5/+17All these suits really need are some fricken laser beams on their heads, and maybe some kind of a spacey paint job.
I do understand the camo concept, but I don't see the point of blending in with the land, but he's sticking out of a Humvee! How much more obvious can you get? - mindsinker, on 10/12/2007, -1/+13My brother was in Iraq and they had several rollovers victims come through the hospital he worked in. So yes they do roll over...
- botter, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11As one of those soldiers who actually IS a gunner on a humvee, I'd have to say that I don't care how goofy I look wearing the new JSLIST combo suits. I'd rather have my jimmy protected than having to worry about winning an Iraqi Fashion Show.
- silenceHR, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10if you wanna cool looking armor, play Oblivion, dont join military.
i remember when we had our wars in 1990's, noone complained if they got even a ***** helmet (and we had to buy some very goofy ones, cause of f****** sanctions).... these things are there to save lives when sh|t hits the fan, not to go on fashion show. - Silencer7, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9I think he means more like a sturdy pillbox sort of thing, rather than a hole in the roof.
- celeb, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8still better than a robotic wheelchair with no arms and no legs
- blackjack75, on 10/12/2007, -2/+10You forgot:
I. Get out of my country!
M. Ok, so long. Back to Florida.
I. Problem solved, back to huh. Whatever. - RatBagu, on 10/12/2007, -3/+10MOPP 4 BITCHES!
- silenceHR, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7"Anything will roll over if you drive it badly enough. Low CG doesn't mean it's invincible."
specially if is there explosion very near. blast wave sudden steering by driver == rollover. - kysle, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8I think the man looks absolutely dashing...
- elseven, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7I think the Humvee itself will draw fire. The troops won't be walking around the street with it on.
I think dismounting and mobility will be definite problems though. - drizek, on 10/12/2007, -3/+9im pretty sure he was hooked on something else
- MikeSD34, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6or a nameless grave out in the desert somewhere
- OBKenobi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Ghostbusters is right. It looks like the Stay Puft marshmallow man.
- MikeSD34, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7I'd like to see a roll cage in position when a turret is in use on top of the vehicle. So they're not crushed in roll overs.
- theoallardyce, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6This is what we've come to, things are so insanely bad in Iraq that soldiers now have to permanently wear full bomb-disposal gear. Soldiers have walked through full battlefields wearing less!
- durzagott, on 10/12/2007, -3/+8That should read:
I. Get out of my country!
M. Ok, so long. Back to Florida.
I. Slaughter people of opposing faith and build a religous oligarchy. - 12340987, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5I don't understand why they don't shroud the turrets?
- Truegod, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5I think you are confused on the definition of prone: Lying with the front or face downward.
- Truegod, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5yeah, that guy would be screwed if they had to leave the Hummer durring combat (like if the Hummer was shot and disabled). But it's good to see they are SOMETHING to give those guys protection.
- pinkfu, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6or a hundred Ziploc baggies
- mandarin, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5hey you'll be the talk of the town right? Insurgents wont shoot you with guns but with cameras! Who knows, you might meet a friend or two! They'll be saying... Hey everyone, its the guy from Toy Story!
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Maybe they can make them wear it when they are at their own funerals so now they wont just look dead but goofy as well...ok im going to hell for that comment
- djhifisi, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5Anything will roll over if you drive it badly enough. Low CG doesn't mean it's invincible.
- OBKenobi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Btw, now expecting toasted marshmallow jokes from the insurgents...
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4real bugs aside i dont care if it is pink.. if it saves my life it can be as goofy looking as it likes.
- drizek, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4or a wooden box...
- synthfx, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5gawsh guys, i can't find my mirror in this thing. *flips hair*
- triath, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4The suits are for our Cupola gunners (MG Gunner on top of Humvee, etc.) They are horrible, and ***** stupid when we have to dismount.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5If I was an infantry soldier, I don't think there would be armor that was too goofy to keep my ass in one piece.
- iambagels, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4it looks like it would be hard to move around in that thing
- Dhalgren, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5That armor's no good. Half of the guys have their biceps exposed...
- Dhalgren, on 10/12/2007, -5/+9hooked on fonix werked for you, huh?
- leftfoot, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4I'd rather look goofy wearing a jacket, than looking goofy missing an arm and a leg from NOT wearing the jacket.
- harley247, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4These have not been issued out to everyone yet, these are still being piloted. My brigade doesn't even have them yet. The HMMWV's that go to Iraq are uparmored M1114's. The windshields on them are over an inch thick. They do have armor around the turret, and they also have blast plates to protect the gunner in case of an IED. HMMWV's are not allowed in Iraq without these upgrades. They are actually one of the better vehicles to be in if you get hit by an IED because they are small and and usually when on convoys, they are doing over 60mph and by the time the IED goes off, your already passed it and only get a little bit of shrapnel. Usually the only time they get hit is when they are on presence patrol, that's why they really don't use them for that anymore.
- CaptRR, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I am kind of surprised they do not use remote torrents, with the gunner sitting inside wearing some kind of TV glasses and a head tracker.
- sremick, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3"85% said the U.S. mission is mainly 'to retaliate for Saddam’s role in the 9-11 attacks'"
http://www.zogby.com/NEWS/ReadNews.dbm?ID=1075
"We've had no evidence that Saddam Hussein was involved with the September 11th." - President Bush
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/09/20030917-7.html - spadin, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3it also says the cooling system breaks down, which is bad design.
- elseven, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5functionality before looks.... saves peoples lives
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