Sub-prime Primer versus (John) Bird of Paradise Has Lost His (John) Fortune

Friday, February 20, 2009 at 01:43AM
Stickman ED

Brits John Bird and John Fortune Satire Routine En Route to 1 milion views; Animated Sub-Prime Prime Lags in Youtube  Views But Still Reigns

 

A little slow and too British for my taste this 8 minute clip has attracted a lot of attention:

 

 

I much prefer this lesser-viewed (warning: a touch of foul language) stickman knock-off video known as the "Sub-prime Primer"   This was a referral from my good friend and prfoessor G.A. I prefer to think of the stickman style as an homage but have a battery of lawyers checking out trademark infringement:

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