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Noam Chomsky to become new X-Factor judge | NewsBiscuit

Professor of linguistics and political campaigner Noam Chomsky has been confirmed as the new judge on TV talent show The X Factor. `Cheryl Cole was still recovering from malaria and we needed someone who could fill the intellectual void,' said programme creator Simon Cowell, `Professor Chomsky is perfect and the audience just loves him.'

In his first outing as judge, Chomsky quickly made his mark. `Your act is part of a propaganda state promoting a culture-ideology of comforting illusion', he told one hopeful young girl, before adding, `I'm saying yes.'



Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Sat Aug 28th, 2010 at 03:29:35 PM EST
Not satisfied with attacking the acts, Professor Chomsky then turned his critique on The X Factor audience. `You are all complicit in a hegemonic construct designed primarily to keep you from questioning what is really going on in the world,' he told them, `You must learn to think critically and reject the pernicious cult of celebrity.' It was at this point that the audience went wild, whooping, cheering and chanting his name. `We love you Chomsky!' they screamed as the 81 year-old professor sat at the table with his head in his hands.

LOL

by ATinNM on Sat Aug 28th, 2010 at 03:41:44 PM EST
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Wonder what the crowd reaction would have been if I was in Chomsky's shoes:

"You're all a bunch of braindead cattle waiting to be butchered, and you deserve your fate."

In the end, might makes right. Nothing has changed since the caveman.

by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Sat Aug 28th, 2010 at 07:00:53 PM EST
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There is little chance one could mistake you for Chomsky...

"Ce qui vient au monde pour ne rien troubler ne mérite ni égards ni patience." René Char
by Melanchthon on Sun Aug 29th, 2010 at 09:07:41 AM EST
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I don't think that was my point. I just wondered what the crowd reaction would be to some, in-your-face here's the bad news, you idiot motherfuckers, message.

In the end, might makes right. Nothing has changed since the caveman.
by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Sun Aug 29th, 2010 at 09:28:50 AM EST
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I thought that was what Simon Cowell did

keep to the Fen Causeway
by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Sun Aug 29th, 2010 at 09:46:45 AM EST
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Never saw the show so can't comment.

In the end, might makes right. Nothing has changed since the caveman.
by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Sun Aug 29th, 2010 at 09:56:46 AM EST
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Teh Onion does it better...
by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Sat Aug 28th, 2010 at 03:47:00 PM EST
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