Hey Ya thread no. 292 : Shake it, not like a polaroid picture

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Lyrics in OUTKAST 's worldwide smash hit 'HEY YA' is causing concern amongst POLAROID experts.

Though the song urges people to "shake it like a Polaroid picture", a spokesperson for the self developing pictures says that 'shaking it' may damage your picture.

"Almost everybody does it, thinking that shaking accelerates the development process," said a Polaroid spokesman to CNN. "But if you shake it too vigorously you could distort the image. A casual shake typically doesn't affect it."

The image, which dries behind a clear plastic window, so never actually touches the air, is best laid flat, and away from the wind, advises the Polaroid website.

― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 19 February 2004 11:21 (twenty-two years ago)

"is best laid flat, and away from the wind.."

I like it better like that, anyway...

― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 19 February 2004 11:23 (twenty-two years ago)

I know the 'another Outkast thread' meme is funny... but seriously we had one caslled 'Another Outkast thread' on this very topic on Tuesday...

― ENRQ (Enrique), Thursday, 19 February 2004 11:32 (twenty-two years ago)

name the name.

― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 19 February 2004 11:44 (twenty-two years ago)

Another OutKast Thread

― ENRQ (Enrique), Thursday, 19 February 2004 11:59 (twenty-two years ago)

thanks.

Heck, you can't expect me to search first, every time I do a question?

(and close).

― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 19 February 2004 12:01 (twenty-two years ago)

i was gonna spit about seeing a thread on this topic for the thirtieth time but since i like mark g i'll calm down

― the surface noise (electricsound), Thursday, 19 February 2004 12:06 (twenty-two years ago)

I always thought it was a really cute analogy, so weather it is good or bad practice with regards to the compan's product is niether here nor there. A more complex question is, with the rise of digital imaging technology and its obvious advantages over polaroid. Would the teenyboppers have any idea what Andre was talking about if the record was released, say, in five years time?

― lukey (Lukey G), Thursday, 19 February 2004 12:08 (twenty-two years ago)

No but the over 30 corny NPR fuxx like me who Outkast is selling out to please will know what it means.

― Rockist Scientist (rockistscientist), Thursday, 19 February 2004 13:34 (twenty-two years ago)

but then Polaroid had a commercial where everybody DID shake the aforementioned picture like...well, you know. I'm confused!

― Donna Brown (Donna Brown), Thursday, 19 February 2004 20:08 (twenty-two years ago)

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