Modern living

Nyello,

Do you live to work, or do you work to live? Take this "What Is Your Office Style" quiz and find out exactly who you are in the office. Who knows, maybe you'll discover that you hate your job. Honestly, do you really need this quiz to tell you that?

What is your Office Style?
http://www.tbs.com/affinity/quiz/0,,123502,00.html


Thin is in
Is the MacBook (Hot) Air thinner than this joke? Decent enough ad parody, though.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hnOCUkbix0



Life: Explained
Sometimes a little parable (joke) says a lot more than you expected.
http://www.toilette-paper.com/jokes/racial/lifeexplained.html


The 'Toyota Partner Robot'
Much like my eighth grade music teacher, this thing can play the trumpet like a human using its artificial lung and robot fingers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yh7xssnhoXM



QuOTeD
"You know, you can't please all the people all the time... and last night, all those people were at my show."  --Mitch Hedberg


Quick pic: May Contain
http://www.mofaha.com/b3ta/tracesofpeanuts.jpg


Der Schnoopmeister
Why is Snoop Dogg dressed in a classic tuxedo, wearing lacquered fake hair, and singing a bizarre German tune in what appears to be an add for dishwasher detergent?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdI-lhwJyzI



Game break: Magic Pen
http://www.bubblebox.com/play/puzzle/975.htm


How to make a BristleBot
If you ever wanted to see your toothbrush head dance wildly around the room, you'll marvel at this educational clip from Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUSTXUis_ys



Hasta.

Stamp of approval

Que pasa,

"Marilyn Monroe has a stamp, so why not Marilyn Manson, huh? If James Dean, tragic 50's teen idol, can have his own stamp, why doesn't Jimmy Dean, sausage maker extraordinaire, get one? It makes no sense, we need better stamp designers, to right these wrongs, and equalize these inequities." Or at least so say our friends at Worth1000...

Unlikely Stamps
http://www.worth1000.com/contest.asp?contest_id=18982#entries


Planet Earth in the key of F
Trailer for a David Attenborough nature-fest humorously redubbed with a Doolittle-esque use of the F-word. Yes, the cinematography is what you'd expect, and a warning that there are a couple of animal-eating-animal shots, if that sort of thing bothers you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClCmO42_tQ0



Jerry needs no help playing ball
How lazy can you be? Obviously not so lazy that you didn’t have time to devise this contraption.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PcL6-mjRNk



Cat's play
Bless the clueless kitty up against its nemesis, the theramin. Jimmy Page -- eat your heart out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ONJfp95yoE



QuOTeD
"The main dangers in this life are the people who want to change everything -- or nothing." -- Nancy Astor


Zeroeth class
The only way to fly (to Singapore). Nicer than my house.
http://www.a380.singaporeair.com/content/interior/index.html?videoType=suites


Friday game: Fly Lufthansa to Europe
Can you land in the correct city?
http://www.lufthansa-usa.com/useugame2007/html/play.html


Watch It
Be even later than you were going to be trying to figure out what time it is with these "most complicated watches on earth".
http://www.popgive.com/2008/04/most-complicated-watches-on-earth.html


Quick pic: Mac vs. PC, with a twist
http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/3012/macpcom5.jpg


Wrongcards.com
Offering a wrong greeting card for every occasion, you may find just what you're looking for here and even some "freshness and originality". Each card is lovingly inked on fresh parchment by an emotionally mature artist, committed only to the causes of good taste and judgment.
http://wrongcards.com/


Ciao for now.

A Constitutional Oversight

(Thanks Bomser)

Now I get it

Well we made it through another stupor Tuesday, albeit small scale this time. So with all that's been going on, just how does the whole system work, anyway?Luckily, Newstopia, an Australian comedy news show, has taken the liberty to sum up the process for us in this brief clip. 

The U.S. election process, in a nutshell
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkqEdlRDKfo






Speed Painting on toast

Fun for breakfast this sped-up footage of someone creating a portrait out of toast and the Australian wonder food (as in, "I wonder what it's made out of), - vegemite. You'll get the point quick enough although the touchups are interesting to watch. Now they can sell it on eBay.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_HPvAhnG_w





Trailer trash mugshots

If you believed everything you saw in the movies, then you'd think that all Americans are really good-looking. Now for a reality check, feast your eyes on this parade of rednecks and freaks that could give the Deliverance crew a run for their money.
http://mugshotdujour.com/


Pop quiz: IQ test

http://www.funeducation.com/Tests/IQTest/TakeTest.aspx


QuOTeD

"Don't ever take a fence down until you know the reason it was put up." -- G. K. Chesterton


FlyJumper Bank Robbery
Powerbocking is the act of jumping and running, much like parkour, with elastic-like spring-loaded stilts. Boing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBtUcquO_Lg





Stage Name Stories

They're Adam Ant about it: A good stage name is Tre Cool. Here's Spinner's list of rock 'n' roll nicknames almost as much fun as Izzy Stradlin.

http://www.spinner.com/2008/02/28/stage-name-stories-bono/


Game break: Escape

Ever feel "chained to the chair" when you're at work, with deadlines looming or whatever? Then you'll like this.
http://www.bored.com/games/e_scape.html


In The Know: Is The Government Spying On
Paranoid Schizophrenics Enough?
http://www.theonion.com/content/video/in_the_know_is_the_government


(Thanks Hadley)

Henry Hackett: "When did you get so paranoid?"
Michael McDougal: "When they started plotting against me."
- from The Paper

Hasta.

Leaders and followers

Shalom,

Viral video from Nokia with some cool effects and an interesting human twist on Pong at the end, although I would have found it more gratifying if there had been visual feedback with cuts and abrasions.

Get out (and play)
http://www.get-out-and-play.com/


Burning shopping cart robot
Surely you've seen a shopping cart being pushed by a flame-engulfed pair of staggering robot legs? And of course you hardly noticed as this scene from The Terminator passed by on the street, like the folks in this video. Bonus good soundtrack, too.
http://www.gizmogarden.com



Deere me
Slightly more practical is this contraption, walking tractor designed by John Deere subsidiary Plustech Oy in Finland.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1h3vcLybfA



YoungMe-NowMe
Nice idea for before-and-after photos, after a fashion. "It's just like summer camp." 
* not really.
http://colorwar2008.com/submissions/youngnow


QuOTeD
"I'm sick of following my dreams. I'm just going to ask them where they're going and hook up with them later." -- Mitch Hedberg


Candle Cannon
Need to blow out birthday candles? Now you can do it safely, from over 150 feet away.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayaiArVkpA4



Trivia? Doesn't even qualify...
Who else was born on your birthday?
http://www.famousbirthdays.com/


QuO2eD
"Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man." -- Benjamin Franklin


Quick pic: Karma sandwich
http://www.weezelworld.com/pg/images/itwillfindyou.jpg



Night light graffiti
Nicely done effects in this gallery culled from Flickr. In case you're a DIYer, you'll need a torch, a camera with a long exposure time and nighttime.
http://abduzeedo.com/awesome-light-graffiti-pictures


War in.

Monkey Davidson

Hey,

If PETA had a say, this would be labeled animal torture and exploitation as the third-world runs backward capitalism on the Westerners. But I say it's a...

V-Ape Engine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVzY6MtAAkQ



800=976?
Almost easier to believe is this ridiculous pronunciation on the Computer Exchange automated phone system. Amusing in a Beavis and Butthead kind of way.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38gA-V84FaM



Field of Dreams
"Improv Everywhere is the cosmic balance to Gawker: a group of real-world performance artists who generally make people feel like the world is a magical place. And in this clip that's been making the rounds, they turn a little league baseball game into a major league match, with an NBC sportscaster, a Jumbotron, and..."
http://gawker.com/377657/improv-everywhere-gives-little-league-team-their-best-game-ever


Quick pic: Holy crap
Beware of what...???
http://flickr.com/photos/25361445@N00/19785068/sizes/o/


QuOTeD
“Money really isn’t that important. Is a guy with $50 million happier than a guy with $48 million dollars?” -- Milton Berle


Absolut Quartet
A very creative, highly stylish, industrial-looking contraption engineered to interestingly produce music. Helps if you drink some vodka first.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e9AJVtuCKc



Mario Theme Played with RC Car and Bottles
Super Mario theme recreated by driving an RC car at perfectly placed line of glass bottles. Pretty damn cool, as these things go, though the security guard looks unimpressed.
http://break.com/index/mario-theme-played-with-rc-car-and-bottles.html



Friday game: Pattrns
Play with matches.
http://www.pattrns.com/


The Nihilistic Beauty of Weapons Arranged in Patterns
Forget guns and butter. This is art.
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=131414


Have a good weekend.

dirty tricks

Konichiwa,

In 1999 actor Jeff Goldblum made a series of ads for Apple and some soundgnome has slowed down the audio to half speed to make him sound completely guttered. "Internet? I'd say internet." Deffffinnnittely... A wholesome and amusing minute of enjoyment.

Cyberdrunk Jeff Goldblum
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQmK1CnwOUI



Pack 'em in
Japanese subways are known for running on time. Millions of people take the subway to and from work every day. Rush hour crowds are unbelievable. But the trains remain on time. What's their secret? Disregard for laws of physics, I think.
http://www.komando.com/videos/4-12.asp



Tax-onomy
Yesterday was the day to make good on the boatload of taxes you pay, yet you probably don’t really know where it goes. These guys believe you have a right to know how that money is spent. I thought TaxTrackr was informational, but it seems they want start a peaceful revolution...???
http://www.investorguide.com/taxtrackr/#treeplace


QuOTeD
"The government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it." -- Ronald Reagan


Boring Day at the Office
When YouTube or other entertainment websites don’t work anymore, it’s time to escape the boredom at the office with something nifty. Take some paperclips and what you can find around the office and start crafting. Here are 20 creative artworks done from scratch you can easily reproduce at your office.
http://www.wackyarchives.com/offbeat/boring-day-at-the-office.html


Does a bear rub in the woods?
Finally, an answer to the age-old question. Boogie down.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G20XdmL59KI



Game break: Crossword
http://www.mps-games.com/games/gamepage.php?game=crossword


Six Flags Over Oklahoma
This guy is serious -- a backyard roller coaster? I wonder what his BBQ grill looks like...???
http://www.jeremyreid.com/


Sayonara.

Bellicose bell peppers

Happy Monday,

Hope you had a good weekend. It's been a while since I’ve seen something as creative as this abridged history of American-centric war, from World War II to present day, told through the foods of the countries in conflict. Watch as traditional comestibles slug it out for world domination in this chronologically re-enacted smorgasbord of aggression.

Food Fight
http://www.touristpictures.com/foodfight/index.htm



Orange peel teeth trick
We all did this as kids -- or even adults -- but this guy is a pro. A little too good with a knife for comfort, and has the creepy air of a horror movie villain. Still, it's an amusing little trick; also works with chewing gum and peanuts.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ecu1SWO0IM



Mathmaticious
An integral pop music satire that derives pleasure by going off on a radical tangent.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cAs1YBELmA



QuOTeD
"You can pretend to be serious; you can't pretend to be witty." - Sacha Guitry


Guess the star
How much do you read the celeb gossip rags? Take the quiz.
http://www.guessthestar.com/


Make a face
Too tired to scowl? Check this facial expression simulator from the brain department at NYU.
http://mrl.nyu.edu/~perlin/facedemo/


Game on: Boomstick
Shooting things is fun.
http://arcade.itch.com/games/boomstick/


50 Greatest Comedy Sketches of All Time
There's no more sure-fire way to kill something's intrinsic comedic value than to try to examine what makes it funny. The minute you start thinking, you stop laughing. So why, then, have Nerve and IFC.com devoted an enormous amount of time, manpower, monetary resources, server space and posh catered lunches to the pursuit of ranking the boobtube's finest sketch comedy offerings?
http://www.nerve.com/dispatches/nerveeditors/50GreatestComedySketches/01/

Enjoy.

Green mile

Hey again,

Yes, I would be a little queasy and uneasy hiking El Caminito del Rey, a ruined path along the walls of a gorge in Spain certainly not fit for a king. After four people died at the turn of the millennium, the local government closed off the entrances. However this intrepid filmmaker/raving lunatic decided to walk on the wild side. Screw that -- I'll take the elevator.

Walk of death
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNSVcmBnt-o



Chinese MC Hammer
Can't Touch This. Don't want to.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ma6nCkAzN7w



Star Wars with boxes
Small box version of George Lucas's extravagant epic shows lots of creativity (and an E for effort). Or "low-fi sci-fi", as B3TA called it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qEWhrjYg_o



QuOTeD
"The trouble with movies as a business is that it's an art, and the trouble with movies as art is that it's a business." -- Charlton Heston


Funny name corner: a guy from Java whose parents were exposed to at least some US "culture".
http://www.weirdasianews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/batman-suparman-011.jpg


Lost In Translation - English Gone Wrong
Amusing gaffes in international signs.
http://divinecaroline.com/article/22250/47134-lost-translation---english-gone


Game break: Park it
http://www.funlinks.com/parking-perfection.html


Jokeoftheday: Go Nuclear
(Thanks Kory)

A stranger was seated next to a little girl on the airplane when the stranger turned to her and said, "Let's talk. I've heard that flights go quicker if you strike up a conversation with your fellow passenger." The little girl, who had just opened her book, closed it slowly and said to the stranger, "What would you like to talk about?"

"Oh, I don't know," said the stranger. "How about nuclear power?" and he smiles.

"OK," she said. "That could be an interesting topic. But let me ask you a question first. A horse, a cow, and a deer all eat the same stuff  -grass. Yet a deer excretes little pellets, while a cow turns out  a flat patty, and a horse produces clumps of dried grass. Why do you suppose that is?"

The stranger, visibly surprised by the little girl's intelligence, thinks about it and says, "Hmmm, I have no idea."

To which the little girl replies, "Do you really feel qualified to discuss nuclear power when you don't know shit?"


War in.

Know when to fold 'em

Hola amigo,

Hope you had a good weekend and all that. Remember that classic feature of MAD magazine, and arguably the best thing in it, where you fold over the pages to reveal a hidden image and message? Well here's an interactive digital compilation of them where you can do the folding without risking massive papercut injuries.

MAD fold-ins
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/03/28/arts/20080330_FOLD_IN_FEATURE.html#


Suddenly Last Supper
A couple thousand years of repetition and an iconic painting meets pop culture in this parodies, tributes and caricatures of that most famous of last meals.
http://culturepopped.blogspot.com/2007/04/suddenly-last-supper.html


Top 10 ways to break your server
Geek-humorous 2-minute video that shows the 10 most common ways you can break your server. Needless to say, no software was harmed during the making of this video.
http://www.jibjab.com/view/235665


QuOTeD
"If there are no stupid questions, then what kind of questions do stupid people ask? Do they get smart just in time to ask questions?"  --Scott Adams


Quick pic: Defendius
Apparently this door chain guard helps you to protect your home against unauthorized exit.
http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/defendius/


His own beat
Drummer takes the show at what appears to be a Korean barmitzvah.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPWjNX4PBlI



Game break: Cephalopod
A strategic dice game, though not as much fun as Mexicali.
http://vying.org/games/cephalopod/play


South Park kills 10 YouTube memes for good
Finally  -- goodbye and good riddance. (And I don't mean theoretically.)
http://valleywag.com/375653/south-park-kills-10-youtube-memes-for-good


Hasta luego.

Still life with Dumbo

Buenos dias,

I’ve seen stranger things, possibly -- though not recently -- than this clip from far, far away. Watch an elephant paint a self-portrait. No, seriously.

Selph portrait
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He7Ge7Sogrk



Motorcycle For Your Feet
The 49cc Revolution Scooter from Mojo Motorsports, a moto-razor scooter.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZl3LsJ5eGU



UFLM
Or even better, this lawn mower is one of the cooler pieces of home and garden equipment around.
http://revver.com/video/781027/the-real-flying-lawn-mower/



There Will Be Blood
Hands down, the most awesome political video of the season. See what happens when you piss Hills off? Watch as YouTube user Roidder mixes classic Clinton Campaign '08 sound bites with computer-generated graphics to create a scene where Hillary pulls a full Carrie psychotic episode. Wouldn't all debates be more interesting if they were directed by Brian De Palma? (by Austin Keenan) Running Time: 4:45 Freaky animated violence
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C50gj5CDrU



QuOTeD
"I say beware of all enterprises that require new clothes, and not rather a new wearer of clothes." -- Henry David Thoreau

"Inanimate objects are classified scientifically into three major categories - those that don't work, those that break down and those that get lost."  -- Russell Baker


ThinkGeek
These guys had some pretty good April Foolz stuff. (Thanks Raygun)
http://www.thinkgeek.com/edm/20080401.shtml


World's Worst Intersections & Traffic Jams
These are no joke. They should do a reverse toll (i.e., pay you) for some of these.
http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2008/03/worlds-worst-intersections-traffic-jams.html


Threeway Chess
Speaking of strange intersections...
http://meignorant.com/3-way_chess


They say a dog is truly a man's best friend. If you don't believe it, just try this experiment . . . put your dog and your wife in the trunk of the car for an hour. When you open the trunk, who is really happy to see you?! (Thanks Kate)


Park rager
Sick of a car taking up two spaces on the street? How about a car too close to yours? What about the car at the mall parked diagonally? Now you can do something about it.
http://youparklikeanasshole.com/


Hasta for now.

IKEA Media Release

Media Release: IKEA has announced its intention to start selling...CARS (Thanks Nachi)