Don't kid yourself; these folks got game: From their website: China Disabled People's Performing Art Troupe was founded in 1987. With the support and cares of the whole society, the Performing Troupe bears the dreams of people with disabilities and creates a special art which delights audiences, purifies the soul with Truth, Honesty and Virtue, encourage people by strong will, … Read More
Last Week’s News Auto-tuned
The best part is the duet with Katie Couric….. Lyrics: You gotta do it like this. Shawty, ready, set, go!RM: This was a pretty remarkable week on the gay marriage frontFirst of all, to have a state like IowaMG: What you tryna say about IowaRM: Not the east coast stateMG: East coastRM: Not the left coast stateMG: Left coastRM: … Read More
For Today Is “Talk Like Shakespeare” Day, Brothers…
… and he who sheds common parlance for that of the Stratford bard shall be my brother. Thou recollects an army of good words are penned of habit upon the annual pirate's day. And joy it doth bring to chroniclers of daily online musings. But lo, the sheen of such a venture darkens upon the news of a forenight past, when … Read More
Facebook Etiquette
From the 1950's Educational Archives:
What The Brits Are Getting All Viral About This Week
47 year old Susan Boyle walked onto the stage of the TV talent show "Britain's Got Talent". An unemployed frumpy middle-aged church volunteer from Scotland who admitted that she had "never been kissed", Ms. Boyle told Simon Cowell and the other judges that her dream was to be a singer. The audience quietly snickered at the train wreck they expected … Read More
Disney Copies From Disney
They sure did this a lot:
Guaranteed To Make You Smile
Another public "event" in the style of ImprovEverywhere. This one took place in a central station in Antwerp, Belgium a few weeks ago: In fact, I'm digging it so much, I'm going to leave at the top of this blog for a few days.
The Nuttiest Of Wingnut Theories: Obama The Satan Worshipper
Do you know why Obama chose "Yes we can" as a campaign slogan? Fortunately, rightwing bizarreheads have ferreted out the truth. You see, when "yes we can" is said backward, it sounds like "Nac ew say". And when you say that repeatedly — Nac ew say, nac ew say, nac ew say — it's sounds kind of like: "Nacoo sayin, … Read More
Associated Press Isn’t Very Bright
The Associated Press is sent a cease-and-desist letter to WTNQ-FM in Tennessee accusing the country music radio station of copyright violation. Now, there are a couple of things to keep in mind: WTNQ-FM is an AP affiliate; The so-called incident came about because the radio station embedded a video from AP's channel on Youtube. Apparently, the Associated Press doesn't seem to understand … Read More
Video Camera Strapped To An Eagle
Pretty cool. It's flying in Columbia (South America)…
And The Winner Goes To…
Improv Everywhere. For those unfamiliar with the group, they stage a lot of real-world improv "events". Like going into a mall pretending to be average mall shoppers, splitting up, meeting in the food court, and then suddenly breaking into a musical to the amazement of real mallrats. Yesterday, the improv group released the video of their latest improv which took place… … Read More
Study: Facebook, YouTube At Work Make Better Employees
It's science. Don't argue with it: Caught Twittering or on Facebook at work? It'll make you a better employee, according to an Australian study that shows surfing the Internet for fun during office hours increases productivity. The University of Melbourne study showed that people who use the Internet for personal reasons at work are about 9 percent more productive that … Read More
If Atheists Ruled The World
All text taken directly from online Christian fundamentalist forums: From fstdt.com (Fundies Say The Darnedest Things)
LOST Babies
A somewhat odd mash-up of "Lost" and "Muppet Babies": Again, because it's Friday….
Before They Were Famous…
Michael Emerson (Ben from Lost) did an educational film for the Federal Bureau of Prisons in 1992. He comes in at the -12:00 mark. That was for you, Emily. And for me… Evangeline Lilly (Kate from Lost) did a phone sex ad: Brad Pitt did a Pringles commercial: Paul Rudd did a French Nintendo commercial: A barely-recognizable Ben Affleck did … Read More