Comments on: Introducing the first phone

By: randomgurll

randomgurll — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 00:45:45 +0000

He’s Irish, stupid.

By: Bergerton

Bergerton — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:33:32 +0000

Which makes Jesus a biblical Kanye

By: Bergerton

Bergerton — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:31:55 +0000

maybe with a honey dijon dipping sauce

By: Lena

Lena — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:41:25 +0000

Any frontman in any rock band is narcissistic to some degree and actually I think the caption is quite funny a some way.

Bono is well aware that some people think that rock stars should keep quiet and not use their fame to try to make the world a better place. But he says he cannot just sit around doing nothing, just because some people will be annoyed. He’d rather be ridiculed than do nothing, which would be easier.

Regarding the taxes it might be controversial, but it is a bit unfair that Bono’s charity work is to his disadvantage. Why is the press (almost) only picking on Bono and not the other members of U2? If the band, and Bono in particular, weren’t known for their charity work nobody had raised an eyebrow when they decided to be tax-efficient and perfectly legally moved their royalty business to Holland.

By: theedgefan

theedgefan — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:55:31 +0000

ok
2 things
how do you people know what bono does in his private life?
and how is it a bad thing that bono is raising awareness of the problems in africa and actully trying to do something about it? any of you people couldnt accomplish what he has done in an entire lifetime.

By: maddy

maddy — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:32:54 +0000

aww cmon
hes not narcissist!
hes a good man who does tonnes of stuff for others…
and one of the greatest musicians ever…

By: Pheebs

Pheebs — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:24:49 +0000

where can i get this phone?

By: paws4thot

paws4thot — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:06:09 +0000

You can do “good works” in public, but still be a doucebag in your private life.

By: hanna

hanna — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 10:31:19 +0000

I mean what’s it about with all you people?! You’re punch of idiots, you just don’t understand.
Bono has done lots of good things in his life.

By: hanna

hanna — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 10:28:22 +0000

He’s not a narcissist

By: Vikotnik

Vikotnik — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 05:41:34 +0000

Wanker

By: the captain

the captain — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:31:49 +0000

tell me one thing – you ever try to minimise YOUR tax??

By: Italoshadow

Italoshadow — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:44:45 +0000

I hate this guy!

By: Rowan

Rowan — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 04:10:10 +0000

You still know his songs still rock…

By: Morne

Morne — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 13:17:47 +0000

Dude. Thank you. Very well explained.

By: Naoyusimi

Naoyusimi — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 06:35:35 +0000

Jealousy does strange things to people.

By: Naoyusimi

Naoyusimi — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 06:33:20 +0000

Perhaps he didn’t want that tax money going for causes he didn’t like.

(And ya know, I’m pretty sure that he did that move long before U2 got as big as they became.)

By: Naoyusimi

Naoyusimi — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 06:30:47 +0000

Bono also travels and speaks and gives a LOT of his time to the causes he promotes ….isn’t that worth something? Using his celebrity to bring attention to a cause he genuinely cares about? And how do you KNOW how much he personally donates, hmm?

By: Naoyusimi

Naoyusimi — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 06:28:26 +0000

So, which would you rather have, no donation at all, or the donation of 1 or 2 million?

I don’t like Bill Gates much (or, at all), but I have to say I admire the Foundation he and his wife have set up, and the things they’ve done. Now, one can argue all day long about how much they still *have* at the end of the year, and how they can “afford it”—the fact remains they are doing great good. They didn’t have to.

By: Naoyusimi

Naoyusimi — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 06:24:09 +0000

Oh, yes, because you donate every single penny YOU make at work, don’t you?

By: paws4thot

paws4thot — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:11:10 +0000

Preaching to the choir here.

By: DaffySaffy

DaffySaffy — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:08:26 +0000

In fairness, for a long time they didn’t need to pay tax on royalties because of the Irish tax laws, which exempted artists from paying income tax. As soon as that law was changed, U2 moved the bulk of their Irish-based business out of the country. . .

By: DaffySaffy

DaffySaffy — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:05:12 +0000

Having been party to U2 moving most of its business out of Ireland to avoid paying tax on it, Bono is hardly in a position to lecture any world leader on levels of government aid given to combat poverty.

Sorry, spreeing a bit on this LOL because Bono really gets me angry these days. Sanctimonious hypocrite!

By: DaffySaffy

DaffySaffy — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:02:05 +0000

Parable of the widow’s mite, anyone?

By: lb

lb — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:00:47 +0000

Didn’t he once hold a concert in a country and set the ticket prices to be nearly twice the monthly wage of the average worker?

Hasn’t he never paid tax on his royalties for his music?

Isn’t he just full of crap and needs a good kicking?

By: lb

lb — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 08:52:45 +0000

He’s never paid tax on the money he’s earned from his songs. He even moved COUNTRIES to avoid paying tax. And yet he feels it is his place to lecture humanity on how they should “do their part”.

That doesn’t make him a good guy. It makes him a piece of la-soh who should have the crap kicked out of him.

By: jmac23

jmac23 — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:39:19 +0000

this reminds me off the south park episode about the biggest crap record… bono isn’t the record holder he’s the record.

By: ay dios mio

ay dios mio — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:25:34 +0000

Does he pay these people when they do get on his balls?

By: ChrisAre

ChrisAre — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:05:55 +0000

Everyone is calling this guy arrogant or whatever, but he’s been nominated for a Noble Peace Prize 3 times! Who cares if he is (or isn’t) a tad arrogant, power does things to people! At least he’s not abusing it by taking all the money for himself, etc. You all would be acting just like him, if not worse than him, if you were doing the same thing. He’s done a lot for AIDS awareness, poverty, hunger, water, etc in Africa and, more importantly, has instilled a passion in other people to help as well. Get off his balls!

By: maijken

maijken — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:18:21 +0000

yeah, i’m gettin’ tired of him being trash-talked too. he’s a good man, and does good work for the world. i don’t see many other musicians donating their money to help the world like he does. so get over yourselves, people. geez.

By: Marekatt

Marekatt — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:50:25 +0000

Isn’t that from the RED brand? I wouldn’t call it a sellout to promote that cause…

By: Annie Crimefighter's Subconscious has 50 points

Annie Crimefighter's Subconscious has 50 points — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:14:56 +0000

“Are you sarcastic and/or a House fan? Does your phone always run out of batteries when you really need it? Well, with iPhone, there’s an app for that.”

By: lizardfriendly

lizardfriendly — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:10:28 +0000

Oh yeah. Set it near the TV during one episode of House, and you wouldn’t need to recharge it for a whole year. My kind of phone.

By: ay dios mio

ay dios mio — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:54:17 +0000

*eyes suspiciously*

friend or foe?

By: ay dios mio

ay dios mio — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:52:05 +0000

there’s actually a program where each time he says yeah angelina jolie adopts an african child

By: Eric-in-STL

Eric-in-STL — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:36:42 +0000

Bono does a lot of good things, sure. But he’s also a self-important prick who thinks the world revolves around him and is professionally speaking one of the world’s worst sell-outs ever.

By: Eric-in-STL

Eric-in-STL — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:35:01 +0000

You don’t watch much South Park, do you?

By: Eric-in-STL

Eric-in-STL — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:34:12 +0000

And we can learn much from you, too.

By: Eric-in-STL

Eric-in-STL — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:33:18 +0000

The phone would probably taste good with a proper beer batter.
What?

By: Kortaka

Kortaka — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:31:56 +0000

You’d condemn him for making money off of U2 concerts when some of that money is used for a good cause?

By: flinterdun

flinterdun — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:29:38 +0000

Be forewarned: The following question has come from my genuine curiosity and naivete.

What is it exactly that Bono has done for Africa?

I can’t help but picture Southpark’s “Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!” *blush*

By: Annie Crimefighter's Subconscious has 50 points

Annie Crimefighter's Subconscious has 50 points — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:18:35 +0000

I wish I had a phone that ran on sarcasm.

By: wraitii

wraitii — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:16:39 +0000

Nice one, you deserve a Cookie. Hope it won’t get stuck in your Adam’s apple.

By: wraitii

wraitii — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:14:53 +0000

Then it’s not important, ’cause in a concert, he sings!!!!!!!!!!

By: ay dios mio

ay dios mio — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:44:30 +0000

we can learn much from you

By: Grue

Grue — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:42:35 +0000

Is there any product bono won’t endorse?

By: ay dios mio

ay dios mio — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:30:23 +0000

Funny how many of his great works ends with a concert he makes money from doing.

By: ay dios mio

ay dios mio — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:29:04 +0000

I don’t see how only giving away a tiny fraction of your fortune is any better than the guy giving what he can to green peace. If you have a millions coming in every year than one or two isn’t that impressive.

By: ay dios mio

ay dios mio — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:26:58 +0000

how else could he do some many good things and still be such a dou(he

By: paws4thot

paws4thot — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:55:58 +0000

I’m sorry, just how do “good works” mean that you are exempt from behaving decently, and not sounding and acting like a sanctimonious g!t?