The year that sorta was

Though a little heavy on the Obama, Miley Cyrus, and Internet memes, this Animation Domination bit sums up everything that happened in 2013 in one minute.

And click away and explore musical genres, some of which you might not have known existed.

"Youth is when you're allowed to stay up late on New Year's Eve. Middle age is when you're forced to." - Bill Vaughn

Retrospectacle

Not comedy per se, but this news blooper highlight reel from the year that was 2013 includes some hilarious mess-ups.

And way back when, Woody Guthrie sure knew how to do New Year's Resolutions, which he called he called "Rulin's".

"An optimist stays up until midnight to see the New Year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the Old Year leaves." - Bill Vaughan

Level-headed

Great ideas are everywhere, they say, and this ad for LG's G2 "Chicken Cam" might just stick in your mind as one.

And how much of a psychopath are you? Take this online test and find out where you sit along the continuum.

"Aren't we all striving to be overpaid for what we do?" - Will Ferrell

Failover

A submission to the Science 2013 Festival do Minuto contest, "When science fails" shows how things sometimes don't turn out how they're planned

And the cost of "coming to terms" with your phone OS upgrade, how long it would take to drain an Olympic-size swimming pool using a straw, and other stupid calculations.

"The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom." - Isaac Asimov

Hue turn

San Diego traffic, collapsed and reorganized by color, turns into a surrealistic parade.

And the truly lachrymose desk lunches of those who aren't even trying.

"Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after." - Henry David Thoreau

Fascinating rhythm

Out in a field, under an overpass, in a garage — drums can sound completely different depending on where they're played.

And a collection of Amazon's funniest customer reviews of all time.

"Be who you are and be that well." - Saint Francis de Sales

Christmas delivery

Just out of the workshop, The Amazing Machine shows what you can do with some of that stuff under your tree. Happy holidays.

And rallying just a little, The Onion sums up the truth of life, just like the good old days.

"I never believed in Santa Claus because I knew no white dude would come into my neighborhood after dark." - Dick Gregory

Forest run

The guy in this four-minute off-trail glade skiing thrill ride manages to miss a whole bunch of trees despite significant air and speed.

"I was going to buy a book on hair loss, but the pages kept falling out." - Jay London

Machine learning

Beneful makes a "Dog Goldberg Machine" powered by hounds and their favorite toys, presumably in hopes of selling more dog food. I wonder what an equivalent ad for humans would be like?

"Did you ever walk into a room and forget why you walked in? I think that is how dogs spend their lives." - Sue Murphy

Get smart

Some funny, some just geeky — are you smart enough to get these nerdy jokes? (Thanks Gordon)

And look at an equation or pictograph and guess the movie: a self-serve visual quiz for the mathematically inclined.

"The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds the most discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' (I found it!) but 'That's funny...'." - Isaac Asimov

Splits the difference

Chuck Norris virtually outdoes the Van Damme's split between trucks with an epic Christmas split of his own.

"Very few of us are what we seem." - Agatha Christie

Log jam

Re-imagined by artists around the world, the collection of short films called "Yule Log 2.0" is not your granddad's hunk-a burning wood.

"I once bought my kids a set of batteries for Christmas with a note on it saying, toys not included." - Bernard Manning

Trump card

With perfect timing, man with an old trumpet trolls passing marching band from balcony during a drum solo.

"We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know." - W. H. Auden

Deck the halls...

...and the some. If you haven't seen it yet, drunken brawl at SantaCon in New York includes a half-dozen deviant Claus-alikes beating the cheer out of each other.

And the marketing guidelines you need are in the Santa Brand Book, refreshed for 2013.

"Santa is very jolly because he knows where all the bad girls live." - Dennis Miller

Rudder nonsense

Hard to argue that the talking boat isn't exactly as advertised.

"Public opinion is no more than this: what people think that other people think." - Alfred Austin

Word play

You mean this ditty about a marvelous organ is packed with innuendo...? A year's supply of it, I'd say.

There are thousands of languages spoken around the world. Can you distinguish between these eighty more common ones?

"Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne." - Quentin Crisp

Secret ingredient

Well-seasoned lampooning of Nigella Lawson is of the sort one might expect under the recent circumstances.

"Ideas pull the trigger, but instinct loads the gun." - Don Marquis

Compensation

Inhabitants of a world cope with it in impressive fashion in "Wind", an entertaining and thought-provoking short.

And Waiting In Line 3D is the most realistic simulation of this activity produced thus far.

"Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future." - John F. Kennedy

Farmer in the Bell

It's Christmas tree harvest time in Oregon again and the sky's the limit.

"The best Christmas trees come very close to exceeding nature." - Andy Rooney

Lost and found

This innovative (I guess) so-called handimation "Catch" was shot using Google Glass and comprises more than 1,000 first-person photos and drawings, though no idea how many Sharpies.

"If love is the answer, could you please rephrase the question?" - Lily Tomlin

Soft shoe

Distinguished older gentlemen dancing effortlessly to acid house makes for easy watching.

Or maybe a little browser accordion to annoy yourself and those around you?

"Just remember, once you're over the hill you begin to pick up speed." - Arthur Schopenhauer

Our Lady of Blessed Acceleration

LEGO reenactment of the "Blues Brothers" shopping mall chase scene might invoke a little plastic nostalgia.

And a quiz: Can you name the 50 biggest U.S. cities?

"Action is eloquence." - William Shakespeare

Seams

No sense in it, but Captain Picard singing Christmas carols from cut-up video isn't completely unenjoyable.

And which gray block is actually darker? Hold something (ex: your finger) over the seam and experience the marvel of contrast.

"If you ask me anything I don't know, I'm not going to answer." - Yogi Berra

Get a grip

Japanese tire dealer Autoway released this commercial apparently to put the fear of bad traction in your heart.

And 11 scary-looking kids from vintage ads who might make one think twice about procreating.

"Fear is a darkroom where negatives develop." - Usman B. Asif

Gimme the keys

Leave the driving to your favorite smartphone app — meet Steeri.

And in case you're interested, the 200 top-scoring reddit posts of all time.

"I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times." - Bruce Lee

Glasnost

Successful use of gadgetry as a public irritant in this Google Glass prank that treads between annoying and embarrassing.

"I don't try to describe the future. I try to prevent it." - Ray Bradbury

Beat, the system

Music video called "Systematic" from the Midnight Juggernauts is like some sort of psychedelic James Bond movie intro for cats.

"Beware the barrenness of a busy life." - Socrates

Flight plan

Howard Hughes mini-me's handmade aircraft makes its maiden voyage in "Paper Plane", a very short animated short.

And J.P. Morgan's Twitter-based open Q&A yields predictable results.

"I'm an idealist. I don't know where I'm going, but I'm on my way." - Carl Sandburg

Screeching to the choir

Quite an act, this musical nun, scaring the holidays into passersby.

And a church with a distinctive aerial look, courtesy of Google Maps.

"A religion without the element of mystery would not be a religion at all." - Edwin Lewis

Tube be or not tube be

The solemn murmuring of Shakespearean actors recreating a YouTube comment war elevate it more than you might think.

And ever wondered what the Instagram accounts of all-time brutal dictators would look like? Well this guy did.

"Acting: An art which consists of keeping the audience from coughing." - Ralph Richardson