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Maker Series: Artisanal Firewood | CBC Radio (Comedy/Satire)

Maker Series: Artisanal Firewood | CBC Radio (Comedy/Satire)

CBC Comedy
0 HN recommenders · discussed 2018–2024
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About this video

A satirical CBC Radio This Is That sketch profiling a Vancouver artisanal firewood company that sells bundles of kindling for $1000.

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HN uses it as a punchline reference when a product or trend seems like a parody of artisanal premium goods.

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From the Hacker News discussion

xamuel · 2018-12 · joke

I guess I'm a dork, but I'll never understand beer branding. The active ingredient is alcohol, a drug that induces various desirable effects. You wouldn't pay extra for artisanal aspirin or tylenol, so why alcohol? Reminds me of this: [VIDEO]

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leoff · 2022-06 · joke

At first I thought this was a parody like the Artisanal Firewood video ( [VIDEO] ). It seems like a lot of this process could and should be automated to improve consistency and quality.

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odysseus · 2022-07 · joke

I feel like this article lays the groundwork for a high quality artisanal eyeglass cleaning video. Reminds me just a touch of [VIDEO]

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082349872349872 · 2024-12 · joke

trimming the ink sticks reminded me of nothing so much as [VIDEO] ! > IRL the substrata (objective-C? PowerPC?) get cleaned out real artists ship, and shipping (like cherry blossoming) is ephemeral? 花の雲 鐘は上野か 浅草か

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