Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Call me Ralph




Cats captured in a montage of techno-colored interludes might be a bit off-putting for the faint-of-stomach, if not emblematic of year-end revelry.


"Everything has seasons, and we have to be able to recognize when something's time has passed and be able to move into the next season. Everything that is alive requires pruning as well, which is a great metaphor for endings." - Henry Cloud


Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Lane change




Has this ever happened to you? Watch "Stay In Queue", where the lesson is commit and see it through.


"Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others." - Jonathan Swift


Sunday, December 28, 2014

Karma and dogma




Adventures at the mall as told in "Car Park", 2014 British Comedy Award winner for best
Internet short from Bird Box Studio.


"There cannot be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full." - Henry A. Kissinger


Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Black Christmas




Just in time for the holidays, Bing Crosby croons death metal, either to your delight or horror.

And the popularity of the top music genres since 1950 in one easy-to-use graphic.


"What I don't like about office Christmas parties is looking for a job the next day." - Phyllis Diller


Monday, December 22, 2014

Thought crimes




The original "Cat gives a dog hypnotherapy" was ripe for a translation. Beware of felines bearing massages.

And watch time and color pass if you have the patience.


"We cannot teach people anything; we can only help them discover it within themselves." - Galileo Galilei



Friday, December 19, 2014

All in one




Just try keeping up with the non-stop pop culture references in Cruisr's animated music video for "All Over".

And a regular laugh riot of old comic book con ads, and some more here.


"I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food." - W. C. Fields


Tuesday, December 16, 2014

On the up and up




Pouring a few bushels of plastic balls onto an escalator turns it in to something like a perpetual motion machine, enough to amuse you for a minute or two.


"Whenever a thing is done for the first time, it releases a little demon." - Emily Dickinson


Friday, December 12, 2014

De nada




For your viewing pleasure, a "Seinfeld" aquarium built into an old TV. Should make it easy to name the goldfish.

And finding economics lessons in that "show about nothing".


"In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing." - Theodore Roosevelt


Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Escape plan




Worst parking/driving job ever, as this surveillance camera video shows in painful detail. Watch it at 2x speed to minimize the agony. (Thanks RG)


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


Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Crowd dynamics




This is how it goes when an endless surge of people rushes into a slowly-rotating metal barrier. Surprisingly mesmerising, although probably more interesting if done with real people.


"The mass, whether it be a crowd or an army, is vile." - Benito Mussolini


Monday, December 8, 2014

'Stache away




A few ways to remove your mustache that I wouldn't recommend to my worst mustachioed enemy.

And gear up and draw away using the Inspirograph. Hours of fun and RSI without the pile of paper.


"Most hard-boiled people are half-baked." - Wilson Mizner


Saturday, December 6, 2014

Got game




The question of why certain races seem to dominate certain sports is finally answered in this recently unearthed video. (thanks BK)

And like a game of "Telephone", run some text through a translator a bunch of times and see what comes out the other end.


"The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said." - Peter Drucker


Thursday, December 4, 2014

Ornament express




Doofus cat vs. Christmas tree. Guess who wins.

And better than a selfie — "You complete me."


"Either you decide to stay in the shallow end of the pool or you go out in the ocean." - Christopher Reeve


Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Don't knock it




Knock knock. Who knows? Who knows how long this man kept his daughter standing in a field until they nailed the take...

And the final rankings of favorite numbers are out, with unsurprising results and some interesting reasoning behind the selections.


"I distrust camels, and anyone else who can go a week without a drink." - Joe E. Lewis