Posted on July 17, 2008 - by Justin Hartman
Rex The Lion is a Pussy Cat
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I am Rex. Hear me purr.
Rex The Lion surfaced at the beginning of this month and the hype around this pussy cat is something to behold. Quite frankly I am bored.
Don’t get me wrong, I love the concept and the software they’re using is awesome but I feel Rex could be executed far more effectively.
As an anonymous user, who’s sole mandate is to talk about the local blogosphere, I would expect Rex to be more controversial but alas all we get is name-dropping and link-baiting which is really not amusing or interesting in the least.
If I were Rex, and clearly I’m not, I’d be ripping bloggers off and really creating some hype. This lack of controversy leads me to believe that Rex is simply a marketing ploy developed by some person/agency to get exposure for something which will most likely be revealed in the near future.
Unlike Bolton, Guy Mclaren or even Vernon Koekemoer - Rex The Pussy lacks originality in his content and the only thing going for Rex is his cool software.
Come on Rex, let’s really see you roar!
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July 17, 2008
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True, Rex should be a biting social commentater - instead of just throwing around the names of local bloggers, - if the concept is to become mainstream and not just a little injoke shared by a group of 30.
Come on Rex, let’s see some claws.
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July 17, 2008
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True, Rex should be a biting social commentater - instead of just throwing around the names of local bloggers, - if the concept is to become mainstream and not just a little injoke shared by a group of 30.
Come on Rex, let's see some claws.
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July 17, 2008
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With you on this one. Rex had that initial surge of viral potential, but honestly, I get more excitement from Muti nowadays.
This doesn’t mean that the field isn’t open to someone else who would like to try. CrazyTalk and text-to-speech software is available to just about anyone, after all
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July 17, 2008
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With you on this one. Rex had that initial surge of viral potential, but honestly, I get more excitement from Muti nowadays.
This doesn't mean that the field isn't open to someone else who would like to try. CrazyTalk and text-to-speech software is available to just about anyone, after all
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July 17, 2008
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Wow…you guys really do appear threatened by Rex…. What a weak argument and what a puss(y) little tantrum all you fragile bloggers put out against this Rex-chap.
Scared of loosing traffic to Rex…?
Well, you should be, because as boring as his repetitive little video is, its a hell of a lot more interesting than the rest of you inbred social regurgitators.
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July 17, 2008
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Wow…you guys really do appear threatened by Rex…. What a weak argument and what a puss(y) little tantrum all you fragile bloggers put out against this Rex-chap.
Scared of loosing traffic to Rex…?
Well, you should be, because as boring as his repetitive little video is, its a hell of a lot more interesting than the rest of you inbred social regurgitators.
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July 17, 2008
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My my my. For someone who is taking a 3rd party stance you do feel strongly for this “Rex-chap”.
I do agree with Justin though, great idea - poor execution.
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July 17, 2008
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My my my. For someone who is taking a 3rd party stance you do feel strongly for this “Rex-chap”.
I do agree with Justin though, great idea - poor execution.
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July 17, 2008
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@bling - you’re clearly not a happy chap…
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July 17, 2008
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@bling - you're clearly not a happy chap…
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July 17, 2008
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Weird to use such a powerful animal for such a frail role. Why not just go for Paul the panda or Hebert the hamster rather?
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July 17, 2008
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Weird to use such a powerful animal for such a frail role. Why not just go for Paul the panda or Hebert the hamster rather?
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July 17, 2008
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*clears throat a little bit for my authenticity on Rex,
Eyo Rex,
Please don’t diss me when you do ur thaang, however i do think you a bit irksome to a certain extent.
*hides far awaaay!
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July 17, 2008
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*clears throat a little bit for my authenticity on Rex,
Eyo Rex,
Please don't diss me when you do ur thaang, however i do think you a bit irksome to a certain extent.
*hides far awaaay!
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July 17, 2008
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Justin - I completely agree with you. Rex could/should be more flaming with the baiting.
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July 17, 2008
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Justin - I completely agree with you. Rex could/should be more flaming with the baiting.
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July 17, 2008
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Rex disappoints me. I am rex, hear me roar.. no roar there.
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July 17, 2008
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Rex disappoints me. I am rex, hear me roar.. no roar there.
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July 17, 2008
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http://www.zoopy.com/video/detail/id/10708/
And the latest one is only but slightly more interesting. What he has managed to do is brown nose to a lot of local bloggers and only “slate” you.
Rex, if you want to “roar” with the big cats, stop meowing like a kitten.
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http://www.zoopy.com/video/detail/id/10708/
And the latest one is only but slightly more interesting. What he has managed to do is brown nose to a lot of local bloggers and only “slate” you.
Rex, if you want to “roar” with the big cats, stop meowing like a kitten.
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July 18, 2008
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Rex rocks!
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July 18, 2008
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Rex rocks!
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July 18, 2008
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