Hola amigo,
It's the end of the line already, again...where has the year gone? Space and time continuum. Ha. This guy has it figured out...
One year in one spot in 40 seconds
http://eirikso.com/2008/12/27/one-year-worth-of-images-give-some-amazing-videos/
iBreath
It's billed as "...this season's 'must-have' iPod accessory that all the celebrities in Hollywood are clamoring for, potentially saving you from career-ending embarrassment, thousands of dollars in legal fees, and jail time." But ignore that nonsense. If it doesn't work, at least you can listen to tunes while you're sobering up in the county slam. Any way you look at it, a great gift idea for you and/or the drunkard in your life. And could come in handy on NYE.
http://www.davidsteele.com/iBreath-iPod-Breathalyzer-p/ib-1000.htm
iTreat
Use an iPhone to give your lonely dog a snack. And here I thought technology was contributing to our isolation.
http://cygnetengineering.blogspot.com/2008/12/iphone-as-universe-controller-part-1.html
Wave of the future
What happens when you set up room full of microwaves and set the timers? No -- your insides won't cook. And you won't go back in time.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=FgBUqJzgvBo
QuOteD
"To me, boxing is like a ballet, except there's no music, no choreography, and the dancers hit each other." -- Jack Handey
The Questions We Never Answered in 2008
Some of the questions Slate's Explainer never got around to answering this year. Vote for your favorite.
http://www.slate.com/id/2206835/
Urban knitting
Forget spray paint, wool is where it's at. Welcome to the world of knitted graffiti, tree cozies and the like.
http://deputy-dog.com/2008/11/urban-knitting-worlds-most-inoffensive.html
Reindeer game: Christmas Escape 2
http://neutralxe.net/esc/xmas_esc2_play.html
The Private Lives of Your Favorite Toys
And finally, after you've put on your pajamas, brushed your teeth, turned out the lights and gone to bed, that's when they get down to business. It's a secret that has been accidentally exposed to many but never corroborated and proven beyond doubt, until today.
http://weburbanist.com/2008/12/06/private-lives-toys/
Famous last words
"Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment." -- Barry LePatner
Best for a great ought-nine,
vW
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Time's up
Friday, December 19, 2008
All gone now
Hola on a Friday,
What makes a good photograph? A compelling subject, proper lighting, and exquisite composition would certainly be components. But what makes a good mug shot? A compelling subject, of course. And a cow costume never hurts. Well since it's that time of year again, The Smoking Gun presents the 20 best booking photos so far in ought-eight.
2008 Mug Shots of the Year
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2008/1217081mugyear1.html
We don't need no stinkin' paddles
Bruce Lee plays ping pong with nunchucks. Mighty impressive. Chuck Norris - what say you?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QHslHpK4-Q
The Black Hole
A sleep-deprived office worker accidentally discovers a black hole - and then greed gets the better of him...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5_Msrdg3Hk
Quizzical: Can you pass the 11+?
Try answering questions from a 1976 test for 11-year olds in Britain. My IQ has really hit the skids now that I don't use it.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7773974.stm
QuOteD
"You can fool too many of the people too much of the time." -- James Thurber
The BennyHillifier
Add Yakety Sax to anything
http://james.nerdiphythesoul.com/bennyhillifier/
Kaleidimals
Bizarre kaleidoscopic visual art piece featuring an avian petting zoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=306MUlh054Y
Friday game: Stock market
Great idea for a diversion -- you see snapshots of real historical stock share prices and you have to click buy or sell. Not amazing that I actually lost more in a few minutes than for real in the last few months.
http://www.inspectd.com/
Dolled up
One to add to an Xmas wish list.
http://www.paranaiv.no/content/behind-undead
Famous last words
"Television is a new medium. It's called a medium because nothing is well done." -- Fred Allen
Enjoy and have a good weekend,
vW
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
In the spirit
A BetamaXmas
See what's on the old VCR in this throwback 70s holiday simulation.
http://betamaxmas.com/
Amazing Grace
Lights ahoy. One heckuva holiday show (not to mention electric bill).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEe8w9YSOoc
Befriend a geek
This Christmas, spare a thought for those who'll be spending it alone.
http://www.befriendageek.com/
Quick pic: Canadian opinion
http://vinweasel.posterous.com/a-recent-poll
QuOteD
"Education is when you read the fine print. Experience is what you get if you don't." -- Pete Seeger
Hard labor
Another day at work...a guy stacking 20 bricks on his head. Cirque du Soleil my ass. (Thanks Kory)
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/2072711/
Hang on, I've got the perfect song for this
Ever imagine that the music playing was the soundtrack to the movie you were in? Well no matter. Check out this video of a guy who's ready for anything, musically speaking. I wonder what he would listen to while reading this...?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hJpnjSDRHA
Game break: Zombie Baseball
The end of the civilization has arrived. In the middle of nowhere John and Sam are two of the survivors, their only weapon available is a bat and many balls. Swing away.
http://armorgames.com/play/2515/zombie-baseball
40 Motivational Speeches in 2 Minutes
And finally, if you need the power of a slew of famous motivational speeches from films, but you're really strapped for time, this video is for you.
http://www.bestweekever.tv/2008/12/10/40-motivational-speeches-in-2-minutes/
Famous last words
"If you believe everything you read, better not read." -- Japanese proverb
Sayonara,
vW
Friday, December 12, 2008
Animal farm
Hola y Feliz Viernes,
Sometimes life stinks. And in response to repellent mounds of dogcrap defacing New York's fair (to middlin') streets, these guys tackle the problem -- figuratively -- by decorating them and taking pictures.
Poop d'art
http://sprinklebrigade.com/
K-F-C = A-R-T
Here's some potential creative for this QSR's a new ad campaign -- gnasty artistic vignettes made from the gnawed-over remains of the Colonel's fine fowl friends.
http://kumhianao.com/quirky-news/hilarity-ensue/creative-kfc-art/
Blender Defender
Have a cat that won't stay off your counters? This guy does, so he set up a deterrent to do the trick while simultaneously creating made-for-YouTube footage.
http://www.plasma2002.com/blenderdefender/
Chickenmabobber
Who'da thunk you could have so much fun with a chicken? A little white trash/redneck, but backed by science.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dPlkFPowCc
QuOteD
"If stock market experts were so expert, they would be buying stock, not selling advice." -- Norman Augustine
Dancing to Jacko
A semi-unrelated fact: squirrel meat is more tender than chicken. Put that in your pipe and smoke it, Sanders.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A2moFdM1Yo
Dogs
From a different point of view...
http://upsidedowndogs.com/
Game on: Totem Destroyer
Go for the gold. Sort of addictive.
http://www.freewebarcade.com/game/totem-destroyer/
Gallery of the Hard to Believe
Have a nauseating look at PETA's campaign to rebrand fish as "sea kittens". If the Internet is a series of tubes, flush 'em.
http://www.peta.org/Sea_Kittens/
Pass the Bottle
Maybe they're only slightly less stupid that I thought.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXR5GmNyh7c
Famous last words
"A successful person is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him or her." -- David Brinkley
Ciao for now,
vW
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
To non-conform or not?
Hola amigo,
Back after an unexpected absence, let the fun continue...So this dude tapes electrodes to his face and runs the juice just so he can twitch in time to a beepy electronic music-ish tune. Warning: not recommended for use with speed metal.
Twitchin' to the beat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxdlYFCp5Ic
Exactitudes
Interesting photographic examination of group identities. The sheep shall inherit the earth.
http://www.exactitudes.com/index.php
A capella Thriller
Two and a half months' work recording this for a couplethree minutes of low-grade amusement. Was the effort worth it?
I assume the creator would disagree.
http://www.noob.us/entertainment/one-man-64-vocal-tracks-thriller-acapella/
Quick pics: America's 10 most confusing traffic signs
http://jalopnik.com/5044869/americas-10-most-confusing-traffic-signs
QuOteD
"Why is it that our memory is good enough to retain the least triviality that happens to us, and yet not good enough to recollect how often we have told it to the same person?" -- Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Riff Offs: 10 Songs That Resemble Other Songs.
Music lovers out there -- got any others?
http://magazine.jamsbio.com/2008/10/30/riff-offs-10-songs-that-resemble-other-songs/
Turbo peeler
Watch as this kitchen utensil gets the same treatment (advertising-wise) as a razor. Sure looks like a comedy sketch but supposedly ain't.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=VzqTTP3-8RE
Friday Game: Lab Escape
Can you figure your way out of the chemistry lab?
http://www.bored.com/games/play/223/Lab-Escape.html
Alternative text
Someone should write a book about all these ideas for books other than reading them.
http://www.offbeatearth.com/dont-like-reading-other-uses-for-books/
Famous last words
"Isn't it interesting that the same people who laugh at science fiction listen to weather forecasters and economists?" - Kelvin Throop III
Hasta,
vW
Monday, November 10, 2008
Lunch with Dad
Took dad to the mall the other day to buy some new shoes. We decided to grab a bite at the food court.
I noticed he was watching a teenager sitting next to him. The teenager had spiked hair in all different colors: green, red, orange, and blue.
Dad kept staring at him.
The teenager would look and find him staring every time. When the teenager had enough, he sarcastically asked, "What's the matter old man, never done anything wild in your life?"
Knowing Dad, I quickly swallowed my food so that I would not choke after his response, knowing he would have a good one. And in classic style, he did not bat an eye:
"Got drunk once and had sex with a peacock. I was just wondering if you were my son."
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Preaching to the converted
Hola amigo,
Marina Warner has this to say about Ron Mueck, Hyper-Realist Sculptor: "He so nearly captures that extra bit, what we call the soul or spirit, that flame inside that makes us ourselves. He takes one to the very edge of the idea of life, calls into question what it is to be a person, what it is to be human." Or maybe it's just damn cool art. (Thanks K-man)
Hyper real
http://paintalicious.org/2007/09/14/ron-mueck-hyper-realist-sculptor/
Dumpster conversions
They're known as skips in the UK, but whatever you call it, these folks have figured out how to make the most out of these PitA obstacles to your parking happiness.
http://www.oliverbishopyoung.co.uk/conversions.html
Food sculptures
Artsy and creative works made of food, whether meat sculpture for the carnivore or vegan style fruit carvings.
Messing with your money
Artful scrawling on bills before releasing them "back into the wild". Maybe one of the best things you can do with your funds these days...
http://www.de-noted.com/index.php
QuOteD
"Smoking is one of the leading causes of statistics." -- Fletcher Knebel
Who's on Force?
The classic Abbott and Costello routine Star Wars-ized
http://www.sonnyradio.com/whosonforce.html
YB yourself
Ever want to see yourself in classic clothes and hairdos from decades past?
http://yearbookyourself.com/
Game on: Assembler
Move stuff around and win.
http://www.vivalagames.com/play/assembler/
One Million Beer Bottles Later and it's a Buddhist Temple
Thai monks have used over one million recycled glass bottle to construct their Buddhist temple. Mindfulness, dedication and thoughtfulness indeed.
http://greenupgrader.com/4262/one-million-beer-bottles-later-and-its-a-buddhist-temple/
Famous last words
"Just because your voice reaches halfway around the world doesn't mean you are wiser than when it reached only to the end of the bar." -- Edward R. Murrow (while speaking of bloggers from the great newsroom in the sky)
Hasta,
vW
Friday, October 31, 2008
Carving it up
Happy All Hallows Eve (Friday),
Well it's a different kind of casualty Friday -- chock full o' fun -- with Halloween and just this side of Election Day. So we get McCain vs. Obama one last time, in a...dance-off??? Whatever, woe is us (in just a few short days).
Last dance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVvmrum3cUA
Master Prankers
The Daily Tube review: "Foresight is an invaluable virtue in a prank war, such as this. When faced with a fellow master pranker, you must invariably stay one step ahead of the game..."
http://www.thedailytube.com/video/13579/master-prankers
Chessmation
Clay-animated chess pieces battle it out in a match of escalating violence and morphing, a really creative visual.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXM3wrIhcwY
Hand-done and random
Generate a a not-so-scary hand-drawn monster with just a click. No effort or artistic ability required.
http://www.thearthole.co.uk/monstergenerator/index.htm
QuOteD
"Do you realize if it weren't for Edison we'd be watching TV by candlelight?" -- Al Boliska
Hallow3Dn
Since Halloween is upon us, better enjoy these 3D pumpkin carvings quick. They're all excellent, but "Predator" is exceptional.
http://www.villafanestudios.com/pumpkins.htm
Friday game: Purina Bowl
Whether you love 'em or hate 'em, you might well enjoy this.
http://www.brandextract.com/catbowling/default.asp
Soft Drink Can Generator
Create your own brand of carbonated sugar water.
http://www.says-it.com/can/index.php
Quizbang: Smart or stoopid?
http://www.flashbynight.com/test/
Planning ahead
And finally, check out this Daily Photo Aging Project -- 17 YEARS of the nasty things. Don't worry it only takes a couple of hours. (No, not really.)
http://www.danhanna.com/aging_project/p.html
Famous last words
"The advantage of a classical education is that it enables you to despise the wealth that it prevents you from achieving." -- Russell Green
Happy Halloween and have a good weekend,
vW
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Pick one
Que pasa,
One last shot at debates, seeing as the election is (finally) just days away. Obviously, the Penguin is a Republican.
Batman vs. The Penguin: The Debate
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l63SRpGXBHE
Chimpanzee rides Segway
What else need be said, other than asking yourself whether he looks more dorky or less than a human rider.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pFv8CAniYQ
Hush... Google knows what's best for you
Some time back I posted what turned out to be part one of a web micro-series. In this installment, watch as a poor, unsuspecting dude places his love life in the hands of the all-knowing Google SMS. The beep of an incoming text has never sounded so ominous. Part III is pretty decent, too: Google My Maps.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0LfUhUK678
Designate
Need help deciding?
http://www.godesignate.com/
QuOteD
"Well done is better than well said." -- Benjamin Franklin
Port of Call: Bathtub
"It's so funny that model makers spend all that effort on making models look real, then CGI replaces them and all-of-a-sudden it's cool to make reality look like a model." And/or try The North Wind.
http://vimeo.com/1789964
Book-a-Minute
No time to read Clifford The Big Red Dog to Junior tonight? No problem. Cliff Notes look like War and Peace compared to these babies.
http://www.rinkworks.com/bookaminute/
Game break: Click Click
Click your way through; tougher than you think.
http://www.bored.com/games/play/304/Click-Click.html
Unique bridges
Not the bridges you normally see in these kinds of lists.
http://deputy-dog.com/2008/08/26/9-amazingly-unique-bridges-you-may-not-have-seen/
Famous last words
"If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read 'President Can't Swim'." -- Lyndon B. Johnson
War in,
vW
Friday, October 24, 2008
Minor improvements
Happy Friday to you,
Finally -- John McCain is getting some much needed help for his campaign, turning to famous Hollywood directors for help with his attack ads. (Thanks Raygun)
Attack of the Directors
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8fXaJmDbsY
Hallowindow
Behold animation that some dude created and projected onto his window last Halloween. Neat trick.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0XnJDcyezI
Pop rock?
Never mind the song -- the popup book concept is the thing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXM5LGfpmrE
Questionable activities...
Swing low, sweet 360
Like watching a pendulum go back and forth but more entertaining, this guy succeeds in his quest.
Candid Cannon
Imagine the excitement of large explosions without the danger of real explosives. Sawdust + air = blammo.
QuOteD
"Some mornings it just doesn't seem worth it to gnaw through the leather straps." -- Emo Phillips
And in the kitchen...
Cooking with balls
Those Serbians either will eat anything and/or have a great sense of humor.
Antique Big Mac
Don't belive everything you read (especially on the internet), but this is impressive if true. I'm considering testing for myself. I don't want to wait 10 years, but you'd think a few weeks would tell you something.
Mantyhose
Any guesses as to this bizarro atrocity?
http://www.e-mancipate.net/
Game: Five minutes to kill...
...yourself.
http://www.adultswim.com/games/game/index.html?game=fiveMinutes
Auto pit stop
In the future, robots will automatically fuel our cars. Of course, this is assuming we can still afford fuel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fxhE16B7Bc
Famous last words
"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts." -- Bertrand Russell
Enjoy and have a good weekend,
vW
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Heads up
Hola amigo,
Well it didn't take long and the maker of the 'literal Aha' video has a new one up. This time Tears For Fears gets the treatment...
Literal "Head Over Heels"
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/6342db2270
McCain on drums
Here's a solution to beef up interest in what any talking head has to say -- attach to someone doing something cool, like a drum solo. Most clips on the web are too long, but not this one.
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1884021
Yes We Carve
Grab change by the stem -- display your Barack O'Lantern.
http://yeswecarve.com/
Quick hit: 10 Funniest Law-Firm Names
http://www.oddee.com/item_96480.aspx
QuOteD
"Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber." -- Plato
Hit by crisis
Good bye letter from a hedge fund manager. Give him some credit, I guess...? (Thanks Joe)
http://www.portfolio.com/views/blogs/daily-brief/2008/10/17/hedge-fund-manager-goodbye-and-f-you
Laid off by Lehman
A former broker at Lehman Brothers explains how life has changed over the last month.
http://themessthatgreenspanmade.blogspot.com/2008/10/laid-off-by-lehman.html
Game break: Blocks with Letters On
Dull name, great game. Push the blocks round a maze until you get them to spell a word. And look for animations when you complete a level.
http://www.kongregate.com/games/Morpheme/blocks-with-letters-on
Slide on
And finally, the magic of the "Chariots of Fire" theme is so powerful that it can dignify almost anything -- even cats slipping and sliding on their asses across a polished floor.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfuWtTf2kqM
Famous last words
"Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game, and dumb enough to think it's important." -- Eugene McCarthy
Sayonara till tomorrow (or whenever),
vW
Friday, October 17, 2008
Future waves
Good Friday to you,
Could interactive movies be the future of film? Or does any amount of work while viewing no longer qualify it as entertainment? (Warning: profanity and violence, but what would you expect?)
Outbroken
http://www.survivetheoutbreak.com/
Digital Conversion PSA
With the impending switch from analog to digital video, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has released this informative PSA on just how easy the conversion will be.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuiGJ8hUWLc
No Competition At All
A Turing test run by computers themselves. I'm not sure about this bit, but as one commenter wrote, "Looking at the current progress humanity makes, humans will fail the Turing test before computers will pass it."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zFwsmI95xw
Inspect this gadget: Mobile bar
http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/09/18/evolution-mobile-bar.html
QuOteD
"Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards." -- Vernon Sanders Law
Don't say it
Song with an amusing-ish compendium of things you don't say to your wife. Tim Hawkins tells it like it shouldn't be. I didn't really find this funny because my wife told me so.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iK2OakMoW_c
You fell asleep watching a DVD
Self-explanatory(?), I guess.
http://youfellasleepwatchingadvd.com/
Quick pic: Anti-Theft Lunch Bag
http://www.skforlee.com/independent_work/lunch_bag.html
Friday game: Causality
Can you figure out how to kill all of the stickmen?
http://www.bored.com/games/play/273/Causality.html
Human Slinky
And finally, for some reason or another, the "Human Slinky" performs during basketball half-time at Creighton University.
http://view.break.com/457715
Famous last words
"You kids today have it easy. When I was a kid everything was HUGE. My dad was nearly four times bigger than me. You couldn't even see the tops of counters ... Then gradually everything became smaller until it was the manageable size it is today." -- Bizarro comic strip
Enjoy and have a good weekend,
vW
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Letterally
Take On Me (literal)
Flipping things around a bit, check out this take on the classic 80s A-HA tune -- singing the video. I foresee a sizable list follow-ons.
http://www.videosift.com/video/Take-on-Me-Literal-Video-Version
World's Most Creative Alphabets
There are so many crazy ways to write the ABC's...a great creative exercise gathered from the portfolios of artists, photographers and design students around the world.
http://reubenmiller.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/09/21-unexpected-a.html
Simpsonize yourself
You'll need a good head shot.
http://simpsonizeme.com/#
The Art of Moneygami
Art guaranteed to be worth a buck.
http://art.commongate.com/post/The_Art_Of_Moneygami
QuOteD
"Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint." -- Mark Twain
Hats off
Attention hat enthusiasts. The fashionistas wouldn't pass up a chance to wear something stupid on their heads. Gear up for next year and see if you can outdo these ladies. Amateurs beware...
http://www.bestweekever.tv/2008/06/20/the-top-10-silliest-hats-in-england/
Scams of the week: Hoping to make internet millions this week...kash for kittens.
I need a cat(?) - a request for money to buy a kitten? C'mon, nobody needs a cat.
Buy my cat a tranny - poor Bubba is a transgendered feline, at least according to his worried human 'mom' and a psychic, so please send money for the gender reassignment surgery (s)he so desperately needs.
Game break: Xwung
Swing the wrecking ball to fend off hostile blue squares. Damn blue squares. Always looking to start something, aren't they?
http://www.lofiminds.com/blog/static.php?page=xwung
Clear and present: Goatee saver
Finally -- an alternative to duct tape for this men's grooming need. Can also be used to make cookies.
http://www.goateesaver.com/
Famous last words
"Nothing has done more to make us dumber or meaner than the anonymity of the Internet." -- Aaron Sorkin
Ciao for now,
vW
Friday, October 10, 2008
Piecemeal
Greetings on a Friday,
Random pieces make good in this track, which is made up entirely of comments solicited from YouTube users. A lyrical masterpiece, as you might expect. What's the song mean? He has no earthly idea. But I guess that's the thing about great art -- you just can't define it.
Marty's YouTube Comments Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywXUaklEx-s
Don't Assume
Animated video on the classic theme of frustrating your expectations of a dirty rhyme.
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/460854
Mash it
Amuse yourself with this DIY video mashup tool.
http://beta.mashface.com/
Del's Beautiful New Wooden Machine
American ingenuity at its best: A very intricate contraption that produces...absolutely nothing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7ziwuIpnVY
QuOteD
"There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all." -- Peter F. Drucker
Cat vs. printer
Mild-mannered cat is unnerved by a laser printer and starts bashing it. Worth it, for his increasingly-alarmed facial expression.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REQRHdMRimw
Quick pic: ...and you thought you had a bad job (Thanks K-man)
http://vinweasel.posterous.com/and-you-thought-you-had-a-bad
Friday Game: Powers of Estimation
A couple of tests of spatial and temporal "intelligence" -- Eyeball it and Time it.
Strange Neighbors Make Strange Fences
Spiders weave webs, and humans build fences. And some of them more interesting than the actual stuff they enclose.
http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2008/08/some-of-worlds-strangest-fences.html
Famous last words
"More than any other time in history, mankind faces a crossroads. One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness. The other, to total extinction. Let us pray we have the wisdom to choose correctly." -- Woody Allen
War in and have a good weekend,
vW
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Doom and gloom
Aloha,
Rough news days we've been having lately. And it doesn't seem to be getting any better...
Recession Blocker
Tired of reading all the doom and gloom of the credit crisis and US economy meltdown? Keep your consumer confidence high with this handy site, which acts as a filter to block crash-related words. Ignorance is bliss, I once read.
http://www.recessionblocker.com/
Weatherman blooper
It's the sudden off-on-off outburst that makes this. It's like, "Hello and welcome to the Tourette news."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=965dWZuSsVo
Talking, er, head
Perfect comic timing as the reporter remains blissfully unaware of the enormous wobbling "apparatus" being carried out of the house behind his back.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0po1WRIIMg
QuOteD
"No matter how cynical you get, it is impossible to keep up." -- Lily Tomlin
Cow runs wild
Drunken woman terrorizes her neighborhood dressed as a cow. I'll let you fill in your own joke here: ______________________.
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2008/0930082cow1.html
Burning mercury
Burning some mercury compound could possibly be the most disgusting thing ever. And another reason to be glad we don't have Internet smell-o-vision.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIIcovOOqAE
Quick pic: Nature makes a funny
http://scienceblogs.com/scientificactivist/2008/09/nature_makes_a_funny.php
Game on: Z-Rox
This hurts parts of the brain you didn't know you had.
http://www.kongregate.com/games/EvilDog/z-rox
Good advice
And finally, in these trying times we all could use a good investment strategy. (Thanks Wendell)
- If you had purchased $1,000 of Delta Air Lines stock one year ago, you would have $49 left.
- With Fannie Mae, you would have $2.50 left of the original $1,000.
- With AIG, you would have less than $15 left.
- But, if you had purchased $1,000 worth of beer one year ago, drunk all of the beer, then turned in the cans for the aluminum recycling refund, you would have $214 cash.
- Based on the above, the best current investment advice is to drink heavily and recycle. It's called the 401-(k)eg plan.
Famous last words
"My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was much less competition." -- Indira Gandhi
Over and out,
vW
Friday, October 3, 2008
Feelucky
Google into Google
Here's an amusing quasi-nerdly clip that shows how far IT has come. Apparently the two dudes are Richard and Sal from the Howard Stern Show. (Thanks Paul)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fet0SCt7uGg
Lucky me
A compilation of lucky moments involving cars, motorcycles, basketball players, soccer players and even bank robbers...
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6iy21_la-chance-compilation_fun
Rush to judgment
Don't judge a book by its cover. Or do. Entertaining quiz if you want a real-quick diversion.
http://www.judgeby.com/
The Waldo Ultimatum
From a troupe called The Imponderables; nominated for Best Web Clip in the 2008 Canadian Comedy Awards. Amusing if you like doin' the mash.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kg4ztJ32iPI
QuOteD
"My dog is worried about the economy because Alpo is up to 99 cents a can. That's almost $7.00 in dog money." -- Joe Weinstein
The Ball is Back
It's that time of the year -- The Secret Policeman's Ball -- heralded in by a little animation.
http://www.protectthehuman.com/videos/the-ball-is-back-
Quick pic:
inevitable and painful
Game break: Buckets & Balls
http://www.bored.com/games/play/239/Buckets-Balls.html
Street Art: Joshua Allen Harris' Inflatable Bag Monsters
Amazing what you can do using only tape and garbage bags.
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=PH6xCT2aTSo
...and a bonus: more 3D Street Art
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4806282165812861319
Famous last words
"I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite." -- G. K. Chesterton
Enjoy and have a good weekend,
vW
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Stand-in
The Star Trek A-Team
If the title doesn't get you clicking then nothing I write can. Enjoyable for the nostalgia, if nothing else.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyfhzqhJNbg
Sane or Not?
Some of us have weird little rituals that are borderline OCD; the wife has to sleep on the left hand side of the bed. Rate madness here. Strange and engrossing stuff.
http://www.saneorinsane.com/Default.aspx
Backdroppings
Two dudes messing around behind an unknowing on-air financial reporter slightly undercut the gravitas of the piece.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lnFTpoSalk
Name profiler
Surames, maps and stats -- a good combo. Geo-geneology?
http://www.publicprofiler.org/worldnames/Main.aspx
QuOteD
"It's better to be a pirate than to join the Navy." -- Steve Jobs
Animal fights really rock
Rambling commentary on the foibles of YouTube clips that has its cake and eats it. Includes numerous animals attacking and killing each other with glee, just as Mother Nature intended. Warning: animal-on-animal cruelty.
http://current.com/items/88958813_viral_video_film_school
Goon city
Goongle maps?
http://www.gooncity.com/city.htm
Comic relief
http://www.robandelliot.cycomics.com/archive.php?id=225
Jinglerator
And finally, another incredible business service.
http://thejinglegenerator.com/
Famous last words
"I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite." -- G. K. Chesterton
Sayonara,
vW
Friday, September 26, 2008
Experi-mental
Will work with food
Gotta look twice at some of these; difficult to believe they were all made with food. (Thanks Bomser)
http://vinweasel.posterous.com/will-work-with-food
Banana explosions
Art? Performance theatre? Viral marketing for a banana manufacturer? All one can say for certain is that if see this clip, you'll feel stupider for it.
http://williamlamson.com/#/work/video_work/video/1
Sticky note experiment
The crew behind the coke and mentos experiment create impressive technicolor fountains and waterfalls using only Post-It notes. Creative and recyclable.
http://vimeo.com/1700732
Stealth Cat
By the time you notice him, it'll be too late
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdvLEiWzEvQ
QuOteD
"Where humor is concerned there are no standards - no one can say what is good or bad, although you can be sure that everyone will." -- John Kenneth Galbraith
Cockatoo shuffle
According to wikipedia, the Backstreet Boys is still a going concern. So maybe there's a chance they'll sign up this feathery talent for their next world tour.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
Not so fine print
Man seeks wife; but she must know her place. About a thousand terms and conditions follow. Ridiculous? Joke? You decide.
http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-.qtJYXA8eqhltjrW6Xuq.KvKoh4OE6UF
Friday game: Crunch time
Total fun.
http://www.maxgames.com/play/crunch.html
Nightmare Playgrounds
And finally, these creepy masterpieces of sculpture and landscaping can be found in playgrounds the world over -- anywhere the grass-roots creativity goes bad and the bad taste gets promoted, often unintentionally.
http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2008/02/nightmare-playgrounds.html
Famous last words
"Every man serves a useful purpose: A miser, for example, makes a wonderful ancestor." -- Laurence J. Peter
Enjoy and have a good weekend,
vW
Monday, September 22, 2008
To the point
TGIM,
Hope you had a good weekend and didn't have to get bailed out by the Federal government.
One Sentence Stories
Exactly what it says: Stories (ostensibly true stories), boiled down to the absolute bare essentials. An enjoyable diversion of pithy reads. Go ahead and submit one...
http://www.onesentence.org/stories/popular/all/
High-Five Montage
Two guys who clearly have too much time on each of their hands--but they sure look cool doing what they do best.
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/d7e5ec2c55
Joke with a five year punchline
Impressive to bury a laminated letter at the bottom of a pond in the hope that you can go "Ha!" at some unspecified time in the future.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thatcanadiangirl/2536237662/
Quick pic: BFB
http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/2008/08August/burj_dubai_1009.jpg
QuOteD
"It is a far, far better thing to have a firm anchor in nonsense than to put out on the troubled sea of thought." -- John Kenneth Galbraith
Invisimobile
What if cars were invisible? Personally, I'd rather not know.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6f08l_peugeot-307-invisible_shortfilms
Just checkinghttp://hasthelargehadroncolliderdestroyedtheworldyet.com/
Game on: Loops of Zen
This puzzle game is about harmony. Solve the entagled loops until perfect harmony is reached.
http://www.kongregate.com/games/ahnt/loops-of-zen
Typography humor
For example: A font walks into a bar. The bartender says "Hey, we don't serve your type here." and he called the Serif. Bahahahaha.
http://type.salsen.com/
Famous last words
"Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for." -- Will Rogers
War in,
vW
Friday, September 19, 2008
back to back
Hola on a Friday,
The Front Fell Off
Leave it to the experts to give you a good explanation. (Thanks Kory)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcU4t6zRAKg
Hybrid images
Two for one for sure. These are cool.
http://cvcl.mit.edu/hybridimage.htm
Magic/Bar Tricks
Educational and entertaining. Try 'em out this weekend.
http://easybartricks.com/
Lady and the tramp[oline]
Gotta admire dogs and their simple and constant zest for life. Sure, this one seems to actually want to eat the trampoline, but funny visual nonetheless.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhpAvGvkpec
QuOteD
"Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you is determinism; the way you play it is free will." -- Jawaharlal Nehru
Brilliant Text Generator
What can your purpose be morphed into? If you can tell me the point of this "system to verify the danger of the brilliant text," I'll...
http://en.genzu.net/hanabi/
D-formed
How a divorced woman instantly transforms her apartment with a little help from IKEA.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-FFXc3M1vw
Friday game: Make A Word
Actually, make lots of them.
http://www.nerdtests.com/ft_maw.php
Your best news source?
And finally, with all the bad news these days, you can't be too careful. Craigslist Index, monitors trends in the listings. For what it's worth.
http://craigslistindex.org/
Famous last words
"Whenever you have an efficient government, you have a dictatorship." -- Harry S. Truman
Enjoy/your weekend,
vW
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
brutal policy
Hola amigos,
Honest Products
Renaming products to match their qualities...some good work in here. Reminds me of the Wacky Packs they had when I was a kid back in the 1800s.
http://www.worth1000.com/cache/gallery/contestcache.asp?contest_id=20484
New Airline Rates
Sadly, not as far from the truth as some would like.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_yvpeonJCg
Great shirt, better reviews
Real men wear Wolf Shirts. Don't believe me? Read the comments.
http://www.birkoph.com/Wolf_tshirt.htm
Stop-motion The Thing
Shot-for-shot remakes with kids' toys are always a winner for the cybernerdish. It hollers passion, dedication, and most of all "please click me, I'm on the internet."
http://www.bamkapow.com/g-i-joe-stop-motion-re-enacting-carpenter-s-the-thing--1644-p.html
QuOteD
"As scarce as the truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand." -- Josh Billings
Inappropriate jumpy
Inflatable playground slide with questionable shape and exit port. Is this making some sort of statement that I don't get?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tCu0JkN9nc
Are you a beliefer?
Make Beliefs Comix -- roll your own.
http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/Comix/
Game break: gravity hook
Climb higher. Don't blow it.
http://adamatomic.com/gravity/
Sidetaker
Fighting with your significant other? Who's right and who's wrong? Air it out anonymously while letting people of the world give you advice and make the decision on who should apologize.
http://www.sidetaker.com/
Famous last words
"Our lives improve only when we take chances - and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves." -- Walter Anderson
Ciao for now,
vW
Monday, September 15, 2008
off takes
Top o' the week to you, hope you had a good weekend.
The Simpsons opening in Lego
YouTube user bulc96 won $40 in a movie making contest for this phenomenal Lego version.
http://www.boingboing.net/2008/09/09/the-simpsons-opening.html
Triumph Takes on the RNC
A little late, but Triumph is always worth spreading. Certainly better than never.
http://www.thedailytube.com/video/12566/
Quick pic: Irritating Statements
Always good to see English Majors get theirs.
http://www.zoitz.com/archives/38
Large Hadron Collider-cam
"I helped set up these live webcams at the LHC," claims an agitated Mutated Monty. "Well worth keeping an eye on..."
http://www.cyriak.co.uk/lhc/lhc-webcams.html
QuOteD
"I'm in no condition to drive...Wait! I shouldn't listen to myself, I'm drunk!" -- Homer J. Simpson
GraphJam
Pop culture for people in cubicles. Good stuff in here, amazing sincce it's all user-submitted.
http://graphjam.com/
Jesus is my friend, mon
Ska in the name of the Lord. This is catchy, weird and even oddly endearing after a while.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-NOZU2iPA8
Fair game: Word fragments
You have to reassemble a themed list of words that have been split in half. A lot harder than it sounds and could be the death knell for a couple of hours.
http://www.boomj.com/?page=games/default&brainGame=87
The Butt Station
A handsome gift for your boss, your co-workers, or anyone who hides a weird obsession with toilets. Crap-producing genius at work.
http://www.stupid.com/fun/BUTT.html
Famous last words
"I'd rather be a failure at something I love than a success at something I hate." -- George Burns
Away and have a good weekend,
vW
Friday, September 12, 2008
thematic
Happy Fri,
Saved by intelligent nightlife
A girl goes on a blind date. Unfortunately, he is not quite the man of her dreams...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRPyvS1TPKQ
Cat Zleeping Pozitionz
The web is rife with themed cat photo collections but here's a new take on it (if you can take it).
http://www.zuzafun.com/cats-sleeping-positions
Quick stop: Not so itsy-bitsy spider
http://www.onemotion.com/flash/spider/
+Cowbell+
Coolish service lets you upload any song and add...more cowbell.
http://www.morecowbell.dj/
QuOteD
"The capacity of human beings to bore one another seems to be vastly greater than that of any other animal." -- H. L. Mencken
Moose Ball
Moose discovers a minor talent for basketball...or maybe football. Or, our next VP.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa_0-O8WSOU
Film classics + then some
Your favorite films, now with more gremlins. Raiders of the Lost Ark is particularly improved.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REGCV6z3VkM
Friday game: Wolfenflickr
Recreation of venerable shooter Castle Wolfenstein but with your own photos adorning the walls. More dead nazis = more fun.
http://www.nihilogic.dk/labs/wolfenflickr/
Ape Letterman
And finally, it's hard to imagine a TV concept more ripe for disaster than one with a simian host. Well that's what you get when you employ monkeys.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8p72wmR5H4
Famous last words
"If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in bed with a mosquito." -- Betty Reese
Away and have a good weekend,
vW
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Bale out
Hola amigo,
Kermit Bale
What do Christian Bale and Kermit the Frog have in common? Both feature in this classically creative post, causing commenters to laud people with too much time on their hands.
http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/27350111.html
Parachute fail-cam
Good fear factor in this handheld camera footage from a basejumper whose parachute didn't open as he plummeted several hundred feet. His shouts and grunts no doubt belie his terror.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7596528.stm
Umbrella Today?
Speaking of deploying nylon...check out this minimalist weather service.
http://umbrellatoday.com/
Quizmo: Who's Younger?
Where-o-where has the fleeting boid o' yute gone...???
http://www.whosyounger.com/
QuOteD
"Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those whom we cannot resemble." -- Samuel Johnson
The art of the (non-) apology
"Politicians, baseball stars, and other celebrities don't need this training. Nor do regular readers of Language Log." Apart from them, you and I might be amused.
http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=553
Cakes wrecks
Well it tastes just as good, right?
http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/
WebToSnailMail
And finally, are you tired of the rapid pace of the internet? Well here's your solution.
http://www.gfilter.net/webtosnailmail/
Famous last words
"Men have become the tools of their tools." -- Henry David Thoreau
Sayonara,
vW
Monday, September 8, 2008
Easy is it
Happy Monday,
Effortless Competence
Wouldn't it be nice if we could accomplish everything in life like such...???
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOYTQKoJ1N8
5 Guys in a Limo
"In a world where a select group of men use their unique voiceover talents comes the short film that brought a nation to its feet." Tribute to the late, great god of trailers, Don LaFontaine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQRtuxdfQHw
Domain Name Dollar Store
The Daily Tube review: "We're thinking of paying a visit to this guy and registering ZeeDailyToob.com. We lose a lot of traffic to people who enter that in their browsers by mistake."
http://www.thedailytube.com/video/12525/
http://revver.com/video/1136689/domain-name-dollar-store/
QuOteD
"The squeaking wheel doesn't always get the grease. Sometimes it gets replaced." -- Vic Gold
Quick pix: "A Celebration of The Perfect Portrait"
http://renz-o.blogspot.com/
YouTubeSnob
Sick of inane comments on YouTube? Idjits-be-gone with this handy Firefox extension which hides everything with bad spelling and poor grammar. Just imagine what would happen if you applied this filter to the entire web?
http://www.chrisfinke.com/addons/youtube-comment-snob/
Game time: Sorter interesting
http://www.bored.com/games/puzzle/1/sorter_bob/
Worthless Facts
And finally, did you know that a cricket's ears are located just below its knees? Or that March 14 is "save a spider" day? You can find these and other useless-yet-interesting tidbits here. Who knows, one day you might need to know the name of the part of a pencil that holds the eraser in place. (ferrule, for those who care)
http://www.worthlessfacts.com
Famous last words
"An intelligence test sometimes shows a man how smart he would have been not to have taken it." -- Lawrence J. Peter
Away,
vW
Friday, September 5, 2008
imagery|yregami
Happy Friday,
Mirror image generator
A little project that grabs photos from Flickr -- you pick the subject -- and then presents them as pairs of mirrored halves. Get symmetrical.
http://symmetry.sytes.org/
Photo Tampering Throughout History
Photography lost its innocence many years ago. Interesting stuff here. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/farid/research/digitaltampering/
BTMYD
"Ever read a book (required or otherwise) and upon finishing it thought to yourself, "Wow. That was terrible. I totally feel dumber after reading that."? I know I have. Well, like any good scientist, I decided to see how well my personal experience matches reality. How might one do this?" Imagine the world when everything is correlated this way. (Thanks Raygun)
http://booksthatmakeyoudumb.virgil.gr/
Quick pic: What's really inside that iPod?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23252423@N08/2811645618/sizes/o/
QuOteD
"Much of the social history of the Western world over the past three decades has involved replacing what worked with what sounded good." -- Thomas Sowell
Lego album covers
Always good for a few clicks -- famous stuff recreated in other stuff. Album art is to modern pop as the classics are to their eras, no?
http://www.thetoyzone.com/20-album-covers-recreated-in-lego/
50 Incredible Film Posters from Poland
Are they, "conceptual masterpieces [that] put the original American posters to shame every time...truly beautiful works of art," or just bizzare?
http://wellmedicated.com/inspiration/50-incredible-film-posters-from-poland/
Friday game: Flies time
Aim. Swat. Kill.
http://majman.net/fly_loader.html
It's not just a good idea
And with the weekend here, some words of wisdom, just in case. In the first half of a two-part lecture , professor James Duane of the Regent University School of Law makes the case that, given the myriad things that can go badly, you should never talk to the police, and in the second half, Officer George Bruch of the Virginia Beach Police Department ... agrees.
http://www.tuccille.com/blog/2008/07/eight-reasons-even-innocent-shouldnt.html
Famous last words
"Vacation is what you take when you can no longer take what you've been taking." -- Earl Wilson
Enjoy and have a good short weekend,
vW
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Alternativity
How goes it?
Agent Sagan
Ever wondered if scientist Carl Sagan and Agent Smith from The Matrix might be the same person somehow? This guy redubbed a scene from the Matrix to prove the point.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlpyGhABXRA
Baconhenge
Let Baconhenge be the site of your seasonal celebration. Let bacon stand in for the sacrificed Year King, French toast for the Grain Goddess, the eggs in the frittata for the Cosmic Egg, and the vegetables for the bountiful Earth on which we live.
http://www.theanticraft.com/archive/beltane08/baconhenge.htm
Anthropomorphic Cannibalism
Food so good that it actually eats itself.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/agmilmoe/sets/72157594356771968/
Quiz me: Untouched?
Real or (Photo)shop'd? A simple but not easy test.
http://overheadproductions.net/RealorShopped/
QuOteD
"Anyone who uses the phrase 'easy as taking candy from a baby' has never tried taking candy from a baby." - Unknown
Craigslist classic: Henchmen needed
http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/ldn/783766933.html
Game break: Perspectacular
Rotate the object to the correct viewing angle and reveal the 2D shape.
http://www.bobblebrook.com/games/coign-of-vantage
Like Guitar Hero, but for thumpers
Think Guitar Hero but less AC/DC and more Stryper. If you're not in heaven already at that thought, then I'll be damned.
http://store.digitalpraise.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=72
Robots rock the house
Amazing that some bands can make it by moving their index finger up and down the neck of an open tuned electric guitar. I can do that and I suck. Or you can check out this robot band that appears to have been built from a glorified erector set. I guess it's music (?) but they've got a ways to go before they'll be selling out Madison Square Garden.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2JChnwv2Ws
Famous last words
"No matter what side of the argument you are on, you always find people on your side that you wish were on the other." -- Jascha Heifetz
Ciao for now,
vW
Friday, August 29, 2008
subtext
Good Friday to you,
Charles Manson's Epic Answer
The Daily Tube review: "It's amazing how crazy Charles Manson truly is. Before you click play, consider our warning: the video is only 24 seconds long and has managed to creep us out enough that we need to start smoking or something."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2oZWpqtNi4
There's nothing subliminal about this message
Throughout history, many great scientific minds have worked to unravel the male psyche. Freud and his ilk devoted entire lifetimes to understanding what goes on inside the mind of the common man... yet with one fell swoop, this commercial spoof has captured the very essence of the male attention span.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=MySQXlpVciQ
Grandpa John's electric pickle
Earnest attempt at a science-type metaphor for allowing the power of Christianity into your life. Can one assume that being touched by Jesus makes your juices boil and your head catch on fire...???
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JYIJPjpCFc
QuOteD
"When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a hidden truth." -- George Bernard Shaw
Bejing Olympic Card Stack
Yup, they're long over -- but don't tell this guy who stacked 140,000 playing cards to look like the Olympic village.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lf8w3nKzYaI
Quick pic: Periodic Table of Awesome
http://www.dapperstache.com/index.php?contenttype=ptoa&title=ptoa
Worst Captchas of All Time
Entering the oft amusement-free zone of PowerPoint presentations is a collection of all those words websites force you type to prove you're not a spambot. Sounds dull but it makes up for it with flabbergastery. (Thanks Ben)
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/1048763/Worst-Captchas-of-All-Time
Friday Game: Last Guy running
Turn any Web page into a game board and rescue The Last Guy
http://lastguy.jp/?lang=en
Greatest Works of Reverse Graffiti
And finally, check out these artworks that the blogger describes thusly: "Welcome to the world of reverse graffiti, where the artist's weapons are cleaning materials and where the enemy is the elements: wind, rain, pollution and decay. It's an art form that removes dust or dirt rather than adding paint. Some find it intriguing, beguiling, beautiful and imaginative, whereas others look upon it in much the same way as traditional graffiti – a complete lack of respect for the law. Reverse graffiti challenges ideals and perceptions while at the same time shapes and changes the environment in which we live, whether people think for the better, or not." Or as I call it, dirt painting.
http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/35-greatest-works-of-reverse-graffiti/1949
Famous last words
"Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time." -- Terry Pratchett
Enjoy and have a good weekend,
vW
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Anything worth using is worth abusing
Buenos dias,
Ready, Aim, Focus
Where would we be now if the caveman that discovered fire had presented it to a "focus group" first?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuCAKuqRVQA
Animals Against Glass
Literally.
http://www.bestweekever.tv/2008/06/30/50-animals-squashed-against-glass/#onepage
Quick pic: Michael Phelps in the beginning
Swimming. It doesn't get any more exciting from this point on. (Thanks Kate)
http://vinweasel.posterous.com/michael-phelps-in-the-beginnin
Crank it
Listen as this dude tortures some poor call center monkey at Britain's version of 411.
http://www.videojug.com/film/prank-call-118-118
QuOteD
"The key to being a good manager is keeping the people who hate me away from those who are still undecided." -- Casey Stengel
The Gallery of "Misused" Quotation Marks
Maybe on a sign at the "grocery" store, maybe in an ad in your "local" newspaper. Perhaps even in a "memo" that circulated throughout your company. They're quotation marks, and they turn up in the strangest of places. "Excellent" site packed with a number of apostrophic "abuses".
http://www.juvalamu.com/qmarks/#current
PedX-ing abuse
A gaggle of arty types lies in wait and then parades across in an almost unending stream of wackiness. The drivers seem to take it in good spirits though, perhaps because they're French.
http://dailymotion.alice.it/video/x31umd_people-are-strange-remi-gaillard_fun
Game: Throw Me
http://www.thorgaming.com/includes/fullsizegame.php?gameid=386
Awesome rap sequence
And finally, check this vintage teen movie clip where a guy's coolness is judged by his rapping and breakdancing skills, boy-band style. Wait for it..."Look how funky he is!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEa1BYBgeQI
Famous last words
"Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I don't like that attitude. I can assure them it is much more serious than that." -- Bill Shankly
Sayonara,
vW
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Bubba and the revival
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Bubba goes to the revival and listens to the preacher.
After awhile the preacher asks anyone with needs to be prayed over to come forward to the front at the altar.
Bubba gets in line, and when it's his turn the preacher asks, "Bubba, what do you want me to pray about for you?"
Bubba replies, "Preacher, I need you to pray for my hearing."
The preacher puts one finger in Bubba's ear, and he places the other hand on top of Bubba's head and prays and prays.
After a few minutes, the preacher removes his hands, stands back and asks, "Bubba, how is your hearing now?"
Bubba says, "I don't know, Reverend, it ain't until next Wednesday."
Monday, August 25, 2008
Dare defy?
Marks, set,...
The Worst Olympic Falls
The Daily Tube review sums it up: "On one hand it seems cruel to laugh at gymnasts who trained for years only to fall on their faces at the most crucial moment. On the other hand, when a dude rams his groin into the pommel horse, it's comedy gold for those of us with the minds of two-year-olds."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSa-832LaUw
Pole Dancing Swan Lake
Classical ballet meets interpretive adult entertainment. (Thank Joe)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM5zBOVwYlI
Tropical Storm Fay Slams Kite Surfer
Quick clip documenting recreational disaster. Well...it seemed like a good idea at the time. (Thanks Raygun)
http://www.wjno.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=244038&article=4117332
Quick pic: Steep stairs
http://i36.tinypic.com/adzqy1.jpg
QuOteD
"If you're never scared or embarrassed or hurt, it means you never take any chances." -- Julia Sorel
Holy chute
Gravity-defying art. "When the social elevator is broken you have to know how to bounce."
http://denis.darzacq.revue.com/la_chute/
Public John Q.
A little Google Maps wizardry gives you a guide to the best public crappers on your mobile phone. (So we're just now catching up to the Aussies -- they have a national public toilet map down under.)
http://diaroogle.com/
Game time: Splashback
Just a wafer-thin droplet.
http://www.funny-games.biz/splash-back.html
Suffragette City
Most people dream of owning their own island, a piece of tranquil heaven to truly call their own. For the majority of people however, this will always remain just that: a dream. On the flipside, there is a definite island-buying trend growing amongst those lucky enough to be able to afford such a residence, from movie stars through to politicians, which will one day result in all such people living offshore...or maybe not. Check out these five tiny inhabited private islands...
http://www.premier-holidays.com/info/5_Insanely_Small_Inhabited_Private_Islands.aspx
Famous last words
"Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened." -- Sir Winston Churchill
Ciao for now,
vW
