A parody of "I Will Survive" that I did with a couple of my friends for our Calculus and Physics classes.
Add this to the growing list of things I will not be doing today. There is no way my brain can find the derivative of the x position with respect to time. Maybe tomorrow.
Is this the first time Hillary Clinton has refused to drop out of a
race? Never before seen footage of a Young Hillary Clinton and Barack
Obama. Created by and starring Jerry O'Connell and Brandon Johnson. Also starring Laci Kay as Young Hillary Clinton.
As hungover as I am, this almost made me feel better. Fantastic. Does this costume make me look gay? Yes. Yes it does, Aquaman but you look fabulous. [ Superhero Fashion Emergency ]
When it comes to toilets, there's a simple directional rule:
everything goes downstream. When things move against the tide, then
you have problems.
So as Tim Fraser was doing some laundry in his bathroom last Friday
night, he became a wee bit disturbed when his toilet started
spontaneously gurgling.
This picture is a bit too close to how I spent last night. I am however, probably doing worse than this adorable Possum. In fact, I guarantee you I'm doing worse. This post is coming directly from bed and has been typed with one hand. Take that, Possum! [ A Possum's Tale ]
Racism
is driven by being afraid of the unknown. People that do not wear a
turban need to connect with the turban to understand it. Turbanizer.com
helps by allowing anyone in the world to visualize themselves in a
turban. If someone insults your turban, just TURBANIZE THEM!"
For reals...I want to wear a turban ALL the time now. I didn't know they came in pink. Now I know. [ Turbanizer ]
If the Carol Burnett Show had aired in 2008 instead of 1968 the You Tubes would have been filled with clips like these of Tim Conway cracking Harvey Korman up. In fact, some would (rightfully) argue that most of the time the funniest part of the long-running variety show was watching Korman struggle with containing himself as the straight man to Conway.
Korman died today at the UCLA Medical Center at 81 after suffering complications from the rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm four months ago.
A natural second banana, Korman gained attention on "The Danny Kaye Show," appearing in skits with the star. He joined the show in its second season in 1964 and continued until it was canceled in 1967. That same year he became a cast member in the first season of "The Carol Burnett Show."
Burnett and Korman developed into the perfect pair with their burlesques of classic movies such as "Gone With the Wind" and soap operas like "As the World Turns" (their version was called "As the Stomach Turns").
After the jump, one more clip from the "Carol Burnett Show".
SHOW ME THE WAY, MASTER DALE. I'm ready for you to show me the way to internet heaven! I love chatting with women, chatting with me, and umm Egyptian literature. Enjoy this amazIng infomercial from 1997on how to master the internet!
Everybody remembers the final bosses of all the classic NES game:
Bowser, Red Falcon, Gannon, Mother Brain, Dr. Wiley. But what about the
lesser bosses… the assistant managers of evil in the department store
of adventure? What about them, huh?
So, about a year or so ago, a group of terrorists tried to get together enough funding to carry out an attack on JFK
airport. They had the idea, did the research, but when they pitched
their idea to some larger terrorist organizations in order to get
funding, well…. it didn’t go so well. Anyway, we heard this and it got
us to thinking, being a terrorist sounds a lot like being a
screenwriter. Enjoy this video we did in conjunction with the guys over
at thecword.
What if terrorists were like hollywood folk? You have your people call my people. [ The Terrorist Pitch ]
I too have never been abducted by aliens. This video really speaks to those of us who have not yet been abducted by aliens. Don't let it get to you. We are not alone.
Gloucestershire Cheese Rolling 2008 video from http://www.soglos.com.
Death-defying clips from the 2008 Cooper's Hill Cheese Rolling and
Wake, where every year fearless competitors from around the world
tumble down an almost vertical hill in Gloucester, UK, chasing an 8lb
Double Gloucester Cheese. It can never really be caught as it reaches
breakneck speeds but the first person to cross the line at the bottom
of the hill wins the coveted cheese. Thousands of spectators turned up
to watch again this year, and there were also a few of the usual
injuries. Thankfully St John's Ambulances were on hand to whisk the
casualties away to the local hospital. See http://www.soglos.com to find out more.
You just can't make this sort of stuff up. I for one, can understand why someone would want to chase cheese but 8lbs of Gloucester cheese? Why not. [ Gloucestershire Cheese Rolling ]
A "sequel" presentation made for a Media Theory class at SCAD. Inspired by the style of Zero Punctuation reviews.Made to be presented in a classroom.Special thanks to Brenda Brathwaite, James Portnow and Leigh Alexander for their writings on the subject.
Fantastic critique on the rising controversy of video games and sexual content. A must watch for any gamer.
This makes up for that whole NOT having flying cars in the year 2008 thing I've been upset about since we hit year 2000. The Yamaha Deus Ex Machina is an "electric, single
passenger, vertically parking, wearable motorcycle". Yeah... a wearable motorcycle. 0 to 60 in 3 seconds? Sweet Merciful crap. WANT.
FRED ASTAIRE in SMOOTH CRIMINAL Starring Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Leslie Caron Choreographed by Michael Kidd 'Smooth Criminal' by Michael Jackson Video edited by CFJ
I
love both Astaire and Michael Jackson. I want young people to know
Astaire stuff, that is why I made this. The video features scenes from
the Girl Hunt ballet in The Band Wagon (1953) starring Astaire and Cyd
Charisse (those supreme legs!! The most perfect body a woman could
have. So sensual, so elegant), to which MJ gave homage in his Smooth
Criminal vid (also in a performance of Get Happy on the Jacksons show
in the 70s as well as You Rock My World in 2001), and, as an intro, a
sequence from Daddy Long Legs (1955) featuring Leslie Caron (in motion
pictures, you mustn't put a coin into a jukebox in an ordinary way!).
One of these things is not like the other. One of these things just doesn't belong but that doesn't stop it from being a great video mashup. For starters, Astaire was dreamy. Michael was always pretty creepy and it just got worse with time where as Astaire just got more fabulous.
If you thought that superheroes were immune to the failings of mortal
men, then you sir are sadly mistaken. Thankfully, there is a special
task force led by Chris Hansen to stop these Super Predators in their
tracks!
Oh Batman, you are in trooooouubbbbble. Chris Hanson is just not going to let you walk away from this one. [ To Catch a Super Predator ]
As Blog Editor here at the Times I am constantly approached with new ideas. Usually I tell people they either aren't being creative enough in their pitch or they haven't researched the blogosphere enough to see that there are dozens of blogs out there that perfectly do what they're proposing.
I wait for the day that someone comes to me to say they want to start a blog which documents people's love of misappropriating quotes so I can say, "oh you really should check out The 'Blog' of 'Unnecessary' Quotation Marks".
Today TBoUQM featured the above photo spotted at a McDonald's titled "use your 'outside' voice" and the image below that they titled "good nickname"
The blog has been exposing offenders since 2005 and now has over 1000 posts so feel free to dig deep into their archives for more "funny".
- Stealing is funner than we expected or remembered
- Killing is easier and more detailed on the PS3 than ever dreamed of
- Crime may not pay, but making ultra-violent video games can gross you a half billion in your first week
And now this compilation of stunts have taught us that pretty much anything in slow-motion, especially crazy stunts in a virtual world can be beautiful.
Maybe this is some sort of payback from stealing reality television from Japan - it's Japanese people impersonating many of the pop idols of the '80s who appeared in the Michael Jackson / Quincy Jones classic "We Are The World".
Sadly the Springsteen guy looks way more like Smokey Robinson.
The great minds of Wikipedia say "El Chorro is a limestone gorge in Andalusia in southern Spain, through which passes the Guadalhorce river. It was dammed in 1921, forming three reservoirs which are flanked by pine forests." Also called El Caminito del Rey or the Pathway of the King, the rickety, scary, century old walkway has recently been captured on video.
Even from the safety of your cubicle it's still spine-tingling.
Philip Wise has 19,741 pieces of Star Wars memorabilia, 8,256 of them unique. About 20 years ago on his first date he took his (now) wife to see the original Star Wars. She had never seen it while he, naturally, had seen it already seven times.
On his site Rebel Scum yesterday he posted this Star Wars-themed Memorial Day diorama. He also runs another site called The Force.
Usually such behavior would be met with ridicule and disdain, but since we are a nation obsessed with superheros and especially Star Wars, Philip was instead written up in a huge feature in yesterday's Dallas Morning News.
Today is Christie's birthday so we gave her the day off. In her stead Blog Editor Tony Pierce will fill in to bring you the funny and the weird.
There's nothing Christie likes better than Star Trek or Star Wars (unless it's online video games or comics) so what more fitting than to present this story about a fantastic baker known for his Star Wars cakes who busted with a delicious Star Trek creation, seen above.
On Sunday TrekMovie.com posted a story about Duff Goldman and his Baltimore bakery and as io9 noticed, the discerning fan was not all that amused.
THIS IS A DISASTER I CAN’T BELIEVE THEY PUT SCOTTY IN THE NAVIGATOR’S POSITION I CAN’T BELIEVE THESE PEOPLE ARE SO CLUELESS ABOUT THE BASICS OF STAR TREK THIS IS A DISASTER
... which brought out the supporters and detractors alike.
Love him or hate him you'll probably enjoy this video as Kobe Bryant jumps over a pool of snakes. Because if you love him you will probably coo "Oh lookit Kobe, he can do anything. MJ never jumped over a pool of snakes with the Jackass boys".
And if you hate him you will hope that the snakes get him.
Pictured above is "Maison de L'Amitié" in Palm Beach, Florida owned by Donald Trump. Purchased from former health care executive Abe Gosman at a bankruptcy auction for $41.25 million. I suppose for 475 feet of oceanfront that's a steal? Forbes has put together a short list of some of America's most expensive properties. [ America's Most Expensive Homes ]
Lilly McElroy has started another art project called "I Throw Myself At Men". A series where Lilly, quite seriously throws herself at men. Yes, Lilly has decided to spend her new project just leaping into the arms of strange men and it's quite brilliant. Check out her most recent entries. [ I throw Myself at Men ]
A few months ago we showed you how to make beautiful fractals
in polymer clay. Take that idea, run with it, and where do you end up?
In the kitchen, making Sierpinski cookies! These cookies, made from
contrasting colors of butter cookie dough, are a tasty realization of
the Sierpinski carpet,
producing lovely, edible fractals. As with our earlier project
involving clay, you can make these by using a simple iterative
algorithmic process of stretching out the dough and folding it over
onto itself in a specific pattern.
No one ever said that science couldn't be delicious and educational. The Evil Mad scientist shows us how to make Sierpinski cookies. Fractally delicious. [ Sierpinski Cookies ]
Like Jones, Rahn was an archaeologist, like him he fell foul of
the Nazis and like him he was obsessed with finding the Holy Grail -
the cup reputedly used to catch Christ's blood when he was
crucified. But whereas Jones rode the Grail-train to box-office
glory, Rahn's obsession ended up costing him his life.
The real Indiana Jones and his very own temple of doom. John Preston of the Telegraph looks at the Nazi archaeologist who inspired Spielberg's hero, and finds a story more bizarre than anything the director could have dreamt of. I'm going to go ahead and assume there were no mind reading aliens in Otto Rahn's discoveries.[ The Real Indiana Jones ]
I’ve been growing a beard every winter for some years now, and every
spring, I try to see how many facial hair variations as I can check off
from the chart of facial hair types. Listed below are descriptions of the 34 facial hair types from the chart, including examples of the 19 24 variations that I’ve been able to attain so far.
He's going the distance....with facial hair. Fu Manchu and of course the Federation Standard are two of my favourites. [ The Quest For Every Beard Type ]
The new Weezer music video is a internet-meme-tastical. I am madly in love with this video. Dramatic Hampster to Kelly to Evolution of Dance dude to Coke and Mentos experiments. Awesome.
A man and his love affair...with carbs from The Liam Show. Biscuits and Gravy is a love affair you don't want to forget but should really only have once. This guy understands. NSFW language...maybe.
An Indiana Jones Theme Song Parody, seventh in a series of
Movie Theme Song Homages, sung to the tune of the One and Only March
from Raiders of the Lost Ark.
The Secret History of Star Wars is a new full-length e-book exploring the writing and creation of the Star Wars saga. Culled from over 400 sources and filled with quotes from people such as George Lucas, Gary Kurtz and Mark Hamill, The Secret History of Star Wars traces all the way back to 1973 to examine how the first 14-page treatment that began the series came to be and was slowly built, draft by draft, year by year and movie by movie. Covering a period of over four decades, you will discover how George Lucas got his ideas for the original film, how Darth Vader was made into Luke Skywalker's father in 1978 and forever altered the arc of the story, what happened to the infamous third trilogy in the series and how the prequel stories came to be. The book also reveals the style and method of Lucas himself and how his personal life affected and shaped the story, for better and worse. This is a book which challenges many legends surrounding the series and places the films in a new light. For the more casual fan this will be a mesmerizing read and for those who think they know everything about the series, prepare to be surprised!
The secret history of Star Wars, according to another random dude on the internet. Yeah, I am not that impressed. I haven't had a chance to read it yet but I guarantee you I will. I just hope it's more impressive and believable than my gut is telling me it is. [ The Secret History of Star Wars ]
A web developer (and father of two) from Vancouver, British Columbia created Totlol.com. A community-moderated video website designed to be enjoyed by those between the ages of 6 months and 6 years old. All of the content on totlol is submitted and screened by parents. The site just launched and I for one, hope it creates a trusting environment for children and their parents to share fun videos.
I am in love with the concept of this website. It allows parents to safely find videos their children may enjoy and adore without having to worry about objectionable content. Maybe if it becomes popular enough and content continues to be submitted by the Totlol community maybe you'll save a few bucks in the long run from not needing to purchase so many dvds to entertain your children.
How does Totlol work? Parents skim YouTube for videos using a special "Totlol tool", tagging
candidates for addition to the Totlol library. Then, those videos are
held in a screening pool, allowing Totlol members to vote on whether or
not clips should be added to the site's collection. I hope this community grows and maybe even stops relying on youtube at some point. This is a site all parents (and parents to be) should bookmark and check back on.
It's about time the internet included the toddlers demographic. Face it parents, your tech savvy children are going to surf the internet sooner or later, you might as well get them started as early and safely as possible. [ Totlol ]
Sooooo this is some random guy on the internet who has made a website about what he demands to see in the upcoming Hobbit film and as you know the rules of the internet are: LISTEN TO SOME RANDOM GUY ON THE INTERENT AND HIS WEBSITE. That being said, I have been a HUGE fan of J.R.R. Tolkien since I was in grade 4 and obsessed over everything he has written (and I am willing to bet I would destroy this guy in a game of LOTR Trivial Pursuit) and well, for the most part, agree with this ridiculous list of demands. [ Seven Things "we" want from the Hobbit ]
Opening a new restaurant is risky. 60% of new restaurants close or change ownership within three years.
One way to make a restaurant stand out from the crowd is to have a
theme, and the wackier the better. It may be as simple as putting
costumes on the waiters and decorating the walls, or it may be an
entirely new concept, but it probably won’t make the food any better.
However, strange themes will get valuable publicity.
Sign me up for some dinner in the sky. Not only do I feel as if that should be a song but I am pretty sure you would have to be more careful when passing the salt and pepper when you're 150 feet in the air. Sheesh. [ 7 Strange and Different Restaurants ]
Some "friendly" and popular sites get together and throw an intervention for MySpace. Takes a little bit to get going but it's well done. There is a little bit of NSFW language. Who invited 4chan to the intervention? That's just bad planning. [ Internet Party 2 ]
I always knew I liked the Gold Ranger despite his ostentatiously coloured suit. Even Lord Zedd would digg these moves. I don't particularly have any problem with the Gold Ranger and this video makes me appreciate his contribution to monster crime fighting so much more. The Green Ranger however, is a whole other story... may he burn in Morphinominal purse-stealing hell.*
*It's a long story. But feel free to guess.
UPDATE: I decided to make this quick video of my new favourite Ranger. The thing is, I had a longer version of it with more clips, but I am too much of a perfectionist to throw it up here without working on it a bit more. I have a wedding to attend tonight and my hair needs me.
Twenty-seven years after we saw the first installment of the Indiana Jones series, the fourth movie, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
opens nationwide tomorrow. In honor of the occasion, we’ll take a look
at all the movies and tell you some stories you may not know about the
Indy franchise.
Did you know that the rats were insured? That an Elephant almost ruined the Temple of Doom? Here is a nice little lists of Indiana Jones Facts that you may not know about thanks to Mental Floss! [ 10 Awesome Indiana Jones Facts ]
Last year I enjoyed taking a momentary respite from my rather serious cultural and political commentary to share my tongue-in-cheek campaign promises in the column, "If I am elected president."Washington Post is currently running a new Chuck Norris facts contest.
Since I didn't make that political cut, I decided to weigh in on the
vice presidency this year....
Is America ready for aChucktatorship? Heck, is Chuck really ready for a Chucktatorship? I think we might be. After all, there is no theory of evolution. Just a list of creatures Chuck Norris has allowed to live. For more completely true facts on Chuck Norris, you can find them here. [ Chuck Norris For VP ]
This is one day of shots, not edited. The first scene is tiny barnacles on a rock with little black snails.
Starfish like this one move by thousands of tiny tube feet on
their underside. It’s almost as if each arm is a millipede, but the
millipede legs end in suction cups. The overall effect of their
locomotion is a gliding movement...and it's pretty neat.
Fun game but it helps if you are a speedy typist. Not too shabby for my first effort as time is a factor. Good Luck you've got 7 minutes to name them all! [ Name The Monopoly Properties ]
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