"Sorry, we were unable to load a message from our sponsors. And we know what must happen now."
Sorry, we were unable to load a message from our sponsors. And we know what must happen now.
We know we know we know. Please stop screaming. We’re sorry. I beg you, put your torches and crowbars down. We know you feel cheated. We had the message from our sponsors in our hands! And we had every intension of showing you. We know that when people watch Masterchef on Hulu they expect another installment of America’s greatest cooking competition AND a minimum of three messages from our sponsors. And we know what purge-like-chaos can break out when you don’t get it. Before you start looting, let us explain. We had a message from our sponsors ready for you. We had it all picked out. Three in fact! But when it came down to crunch time something just happened. We panicked. Something got in our way. But we take full responsibility. Please focus your aggression on us. Nobody else should be punished by your justified campaign of rage but Hulu. After a second of nothing we looked around at each other shouting “THE MESSAGE! LOAD THE MESSAGE! NOBODY IS SAFE IF WE DON’T LOAD A MESSAGE!” But then two seconds had passed so we had to throw up the page, which will surely mean the death of us all, saying “Sorry, we are unable to load a message from our sponsors.” Every second of that horrible two minute black silence felt like a day. We let you down and we accept whatever punishment will keep the peace.
Before you make your decision on how exactly we are to be killed, please let us tell you what the message is now. If we HAD been able to load a message from our sponsors, you would’ve been told that this is the best time to test drive a pre-owned Honda civic. You were gonna see a car whip around a road on a mountain. And you we’re going to be hit with deals you’d have to be crazy to pass up. We thought about not telling you that. Because, maybe in this case, ignorance truly is bliss. But we thought if we are to die, we would prefer to die honorably. So there you have it, angry mob. It’s a great time to buy a Honda. They all come fully loaded with Onstar, rear view cameras, and Sirus XM satellite radio. We now lay our heads on this large rock. Please do what you feel is right. All that we ask is that your strike is strong and true.
[John Trowbridge writes for UCB's ABSOLUTELY, The Livia Scott Sketch Program, and his critically acclaimed web seriesLAST NIGHT. Follow him at @johntrowbridge.]