Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Heads up

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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

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