Artistic license

defaced presidents, a Flickr pool of artistically enhanced bills.
http://www.flickr.com/groups/612007@N21/pool/


"Morality, like art, means drawing a line someplace."
- Oscar Wilde


And check out these surreal manipulations, the "honestly unreal" work of talented artist Erik Johansson.

Caught lying

Photos of stiffly prone people in various inconvenient locations. Aren't internet memes great?
http://dengedenge.com/2010/04/the-lying-down-game/


"He who has a 'why' to live can bear almost any 'how'." - Friedrich Nietzsche

Candelabracadabra

Cool fire illusion.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9PZizBDBZw

"Only those who attempt the absurd will achieve the impossible. I think it's in my basement ... let me go upstairs and check." - M.C. Escher

George Carlin on The Environment

Awesome, must-see (or at least listen) Carlin stand-up bit. R.I.P.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjmtSkl53h4

"Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong." - Oscar Wilde

3D Masterpieces

Behind the scenes of the Masters. Creative advert from Samsung.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SRxLp97I7c

"Have no fear of perfection -- you'll never reach it." - Salvador Dali

Fake accidents from infomercials

I know you've been waiting for someone to compile the "oh no" moments from all those amusing infomercials in one easy-to-consume video...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08xQLGWTSag

"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them." - Albert Einstein

"And Then There Was Salsa”

A land where anything is possible (for about 30 seconds). (Thanks Joe)
http://vimeo.com/9194146

"Action is the fundamental key to all success." - Pablo Picasso

Star Wars Uncut - "The Escape"

A scene from a project put together by a few hundred volunteers, where each had 15 seconds to film any way they wanted and then it's all strung together into one video. Entertaining.
http://vimeo.com/10821312


"The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them." - Mark Twain

Last cat standing

No strings attached?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EI3WBamlxio

"I used to work in a fire hydrant factory. You couldn't park anywhere near the place." - Steven Wright

Symphony in XP flat major

Nice boot sequence.
http://www.todaysbigthing.com/2010/04/15

"It is only when they go wrong that machines remind you how powerful they are." - Clive James

"Hand Skills" prank

Great joke if you can pull it off.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hITaBbmyh3M

"The successful people are the ones who think up things for the rest of the world to keep busy at." - Don Marquis

Riding high in lo-fi

Digital photos, some magazine cut-outs and an hour of recording music makes for a decent skateboarding animation.
http://vimeo.com/8461831

"If a cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind, what is the significance of a clean desk?" - Laurence J. Peter

Big C Quiz

Can you tell which things the UK's Daily Mail has reported as causing cancer and which as preventing cancer? Waffles, maybe...?
http://www.monkeon.co.uk/bigcquiz/


"Science gives us knowledge, but only philosophy can give us wisdom." - Will Durant

Or die trying

God created the Earth and sky in six days. Not sure how long it took "Hell" to go from comic
to game. (Thanks Raygun)

"The man who says he is willing to meet you halfway is usually a poor judge of distance."
- Laurence J. Peter


And some impossible pieces for MIDI-piano. (Impossible to listen to, that is.)

Band Practice

Glenn Miller used to pull stuff like this.
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1932079

"Never appeal to a man's better nature - he might not have one. Invoking his self interest gives you more leverage." - Lazarus Long (from the works of Robert A. Heinlein)

According to recipe

Culinary Flags
Think locally, eat globally.
http://cyanatrendland.com/2010/04/11/culinary-flags/

Food 1:12
Go for seconds. Painstaking.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/_sk/sets/72157604075165980/


"The most dangerous food is a wedding cake." American proverb

Most Terrible Voice in The History of Voices

Bad tranny needs service. Disturbing. (What the hell is this?) And it's already been remixed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUcbpACqUIA

"Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else." - Judy Garland

Get ready to have your mind blown

http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/redeye-puzzler/2010/04/get-ready-to-have-your-mind-blown.html

"Education is a method whereby one acquires a higher grade of prejudices. - Dr. Laurence J. Peter

PIXELS

Short video wherein New York is invaded by 8-bit creatures. (Like anyone would notice.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcXtT3rZcqg

"If you're short of trouble, get a goat." - Finnish Proverb

The real kings of logistics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTAnyA3UHcI

"Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle." - Abraham Lincoln

The TV Theme Medley

A great way to make use of your musical talent.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8i7u3fl-hP8

Or grab a Bus Ride, which takes you on guided theme tours of the Web.

"Don't worry about people stealing an idea. If it's original, you will have to ram it down their throats." - Howard Aiken

Cat tran, dog win

Two kittens chattering in unison...the translation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBbDQECi8lk

And from your friends at the Fail Blog, "Dog WIN" (posted it seems mostly for the punchline).

"Isn't it interesting that the same people who laugh at science fiction listen to weather forecasts and economists?" - Kelvin Throop III

To the Nines

What nine-letter English word remains a word as each of its nine letters is removed one by one? Think for a sec, then watch the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bx8LyeEzut4

"We have too many high sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with them." - Abigail Adams


Bonus... Smart or Stoopid? Take the test.

"An intelligence test sometimes shows a man how smart he would have been not to have taken it." - Laurence J. Peter

Trololo cat

Amusing send-up on the subject of an earlier post.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdoHHK27RMM

"Trust yourself. Think for yourself. Act for yourself. Speak for yourself. Be yourself. Imitation is suicide." - Marva Collins

iPhone vortex of death

So there's this iPhone app that repeats everything you say in a higher pitch. So what happens if two of them face off...? Cooler if they blew up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-7mQhSZRgM

If you're an iPhoner, also maybe check out this $1 app called Line2 that lets you make calls over a wireless network (so great reception, even indoors) and can turn an iPod Touch into a full-blown cellphone. This could theoretical shake things up for AT&T.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/25/technology/personaltech/25pogue.html


"The greater part of progress is the desire to progress." - Seneca

Stouffers To Include Suicide Prevention Tips On Single Serve Microwavable Meals

April Fool leftover, ala Onion. (Thanks Sonja)
http://www.theonion.com/articles/video,17129/

"I like life. It's something to do." - Ronnie Shakes

Easter treats

Peeps show
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/gallery/2010/03/29/GA2010032903934.html

...and how to make Peeps sushi.

http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2010/03/peeps-recipes-how-to-make-peepshi-sushi-rice-krispies-treats-easter.html

"Great things are done by a series of small things brought together." - Vincent Van Gogh


And a bonus Easter game... Jesus Simulator
http://www.molleindustria.org/runjesusrun/run_jesus_run.html

"To be a saint you need three miracles, but two of them can be card tricks." - Father Guido Sarducci

Young Me/Now Me

http://www.zefrank.com/youngmenowme/


"Old age is like flying a plane through a storm. Once you're aboard, there's nothing you can do." - Golda Meir

8 is great

New York on 8 bits a day. Pixel prefect. (By the way, I grew up there; hasn't changed a bit.)
http://8bitnyc.com/


"For disappearing acts, it's hard to beat what happens to the eight hours supposedly left after eight hours of sleep and eight of work". - Doug Larson


And Dark Side of the Nintendo -- Pink Floyd as you've likely not heard it. Grab Mario and a doob, and listen to the whole album. (Thanks Joe)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yp14xXwnwJA

Copier upgrade

See if you can get anybody in your office to bite on this one.
http://i.imgur.com/KbMOC.jpg


"I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day". - E. B. White