Added "leap centimeter" corresponds with the leap year; many positive reactions from society:
This article has satirical aspects in the way that it mocks the philosophy of people in modern times. The willingness of people to believe ridiculous things in order to reassure themselves (as long as they are made official by authorities) is openly mocked. In this particular case, incongruity is present as a "leap centimetre" is added, much like the leap year, to the common measuring system. Because there are now extra centimetres in one metre, measurements become smaller in comparison to before. The Spoof mocks how people will believe this and use this to reassure themselves that now, they are either average weight instead of being overweight! Overall, this satirical article was humourous because it effectively poked fun at the ignorance of people and their willingness to make themselves feel better without making improvements individually.
Teenage Affluenza is a horrible pandemic that is spreading rapidly:
Teenagers of this generation are suffering form the affluenza, which affects many normal, healthy teens across first-world countries. These adolescents are constantly forced into unpleasant and horrendous situations, such as riding backseat in the car, not having enough space for music on their iPods, and eating dry cereal because they have run out of milk in the fridge.
This video convincingly parodies the everyday life of a normal teenager and highlights the little mishaps. It points out the fact that developing countries are much worse off, but it reverses the fact in the video by narrating with a very serious voice about how awful a first-world teenager's life is. By use of exaggeration, we realize that the teenagers' usual complaints are quite silly in comparison to the current issues in developing countries.
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