Customer relations

Alohamigo,

With the havoc that downloads have caused on some musicians' traditional revenue, you've got to be impressed by former Nine Inch Nails drummer Josh Freese's selling tactics. Sure, you can simply download his album for $7, but the more you spend the more additional goodies he throws in. For $50 he'll call you up and thank you personally. For $1000, he'll come to your house and do your laundry among other things. And it only gets better from there.

Masterminded music marketing
http://mashable.com/2009/02/20/josh-freese-album-promotion/


How to torment telemarketers with one word
This devious clown enjoys winding up the caller by answering all of his questions with "yes". Stick with it to the bitter end.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh4EPcOpSy8


"Car Ad" with Andy Richter
The Daily Tube review: "Do you drive a Hyundai? Are you tired of Prius-driving dicks? Stay calm or you'll end up like Andy Richter."
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/2defe22fe0/andy-richter-car-commercial


QuOteD
"However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results." -- Sir Winston Churchill


Tool of the day: Bullshit detector
http://ruletheweb.co.uk/b3ta/bullshit/


Game break: The Fast and The Funniest
Think you're funny? Then write a worthy caption for a random photo in under a minute, and beat the other players in the round.
http://captionx.com/


Letter man
And finally, this dude wrote a ton of idiotic letters to companies, claiming, for instance, that an IKEA sofa teleported him to Paris. His creative rantings have generated some surprisingly nice replies from bored CSRs. Here's one of the better examples.
http://www.rollzero.com/chads-letters/157-a-letter-to-brylcreem


Famous last words
"Idealism is fine, but as it approaches reality the cost becomes prohibitive." -- William F. Buckley, Jr.


Ciao for now,
vW

The devil, you say

Happy Friday,

Although I don't watch the show "Hell's Kitchen", I am aware that it features a Satan-possessed chef yelling at a bunch of battling kitchenaries. I can only imagine it would probably harken me back to the family kitchen during the holidays. Perhaps this imaginary reenactment of celeb chef Gordon Ramsay's devilish start will make more sense to the better initiated.

Hell hath no fury like a lunchbox scorned
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KL0zxK_aXWM


Let sleeping dogs lie
Gangway -- possessed sleeping dog with a first-rate comedy ending.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2BgjH_CtIA


What is...Presidential Jeopardy
Amusing clip from the last days of Leno's Tonight Show a few weeks back. (Thanks Bomser)
http://www.nbc.com/The_Tonight_Show_with_Jay_Leno/video/clips/presidential-jeopardy-0212/1017401/


Creepy kid shows
Cable access shows aside, the strangest stuff on TV has to be children's programming. See if you don't agree. Are your children watching this stuff?
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/16069


QuOteD
"People who are brutally honest get more satisfaction out of the brutality than out of the honesty." -- Peter F. Drucker


Paint it your way
If something can be used to make a mark on paper, then it can be used to make a drawing. Marvel at this greasy-fingered artist who uses burger fat as his application of choice.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orjALWsyaR4


Cash4Cash.com
Someone tell Ed McMahon -- his spare change could actually be worth something.
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/fea6b1fdd4/cash-4-cash


Friday game: Ultimate Crab Battle
This one skips right to the ultimate battle. Heck, you're riding a shark with a frickin' laser beam.
http://www.kongregate.com/games/wiesi/ultimate-crab-battle


Dead At Your Age
And finally, some congratulations are in order -- you've outlived some interesting people. Tell 'em your date of birth, and they'll tell you who they were.
http://dead.atyourage.com/


Famous last words
"Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk." -- Joaquin Setanti


Hasta luego,
vW

Strange new worlds

Rome wasn't built in a day, although in fairness it wasn't computer-generated. By contrast, in this award winning short, a strange man builds a world using holographic tools for the woman he loves. Visually stunning, it was created by filmmaker Bruce Branit (apparently known as the co-creator of '405'), and was shot in a single day followed by about two years of post production.

World Builder
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzFpg271sm8


Twouble with Twitters
The problem with Twitter is that it's difficult to "get", though that doesn't seem to stop a few million people from doing it. If you're one who finds it difficult to see the point of it all, then you'll find a certain satisfaction in this slickly produced cartoon in which a young man struggles against the pressure to Twitter his life away.
http://current.com/items/89891774/supernews_twouble_with_ twitters.htm


Experts Agree Giant, Razor-Clawed Bioengineered Crabs Pose No Threat
The Daily Tube review: Though the crabs have only been engineered to help in construction, just make sure you don't catch any of these during Spring Break this year.
http://www.theonion.com/content/video/experts_agree_giant_razor_clawed


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


Buggy mechanism
If genetically mutated crabs don't bother you, then neither will these fairly creepy photos of dead insects that have been "case-modded" with antique watch parts. As B3TA said, "Could be the early work of a particularly meticulous steam-punk serial killer. They start with animals, you know."
http://www.insectlabstudio.com/?item/311


The Uninvisible Art of Amazing Urban Camouflage
Camouflage isn't just for hunters and the army anymore -- it's being used to make artistic statements, beautify urban environments, make ugly cars look nicer and for shock value. These examples of unusual use of camouflage show how versatile the concept is, from making homes blend into forest environments to creating eerie optical illusion effects in photography.
http://weburbanist.com/2009/02/09/the-uninvisible-art-of-amazing-urban-camouflage/


What's the angle?
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but sometimes this ain't exactly right. Distance overlapping, positions, and timing can sometimes create a brand new perspective of a photo. This weekend, we want to show you 100+ Funny Photos Taken At Unusual Angle, a compilation of photos taken at the exact right timing and angle, thus creating a humor side of the story; intentionally or unintentionally.
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/100-funny-photos-taken-at-unusual-angle-humor/


Having Fun, Wish You Were Here
And finally, it was news to me hearing that Chernobyl's tourism industry is growing. Check a few chilling photos from this fellow's travelogue -- it would be an excellent location to shoot a low-budget zombie flick (medical insurance for the crew not included).
http://www.grcade.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2217


Famous last words
"It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something." -- Franklin D. Roosevelt


Hasta luego,
vW

Tech the good with the bad

Happy Friday,

Technology makes our lives easier in so many ways, but there's no gratis lunch. These benefits come with a certain penalty in frustration, especially as you come to rely on them. To wit, this clip from Conan O'Brien's show featuring comedian Louis CK with a rant on the "spoiled generation". Good stuff, even if you are a member.

Everything's amazing, nobody is happy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoGYx35ypus


Extreme Sheep LED Art
We took to the hills of Wales armed to the teeth with sheep, LEDs and a camera, to create a huge amazing LED display. Of sorts. (Thanks Professor)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2FX9rviEhw


5-Second Films
Useless yet amusing video diversions, "Wasting your time, but not very much."
http://5secondfilms.com/


QuOteD
"Happiness is essentially a state of going somewhere, wholeheartedly, one-directionally, without regret or reservation." -- William H. Sheldon


Use Twitter to make sentences
This site uses Twitter to finish off sentences that you start, with the goal of hilarious, unexpected or nonsensical results.
http://www.meandr.net/


A/V Geeks
And for that matter, check this collection of classic not-a-parody-but-seems-like-it-is educational films.
http://www.avgeeks.com/our-films-online/


Friday Game: Manifold
Work with it.
http://www.bored.com/games/play/132/Manifold.html


The Roads Less Traveled
And finally, cool time lapse footage that makes all the scenes look like beautiful scale models. And by the way, the film maker (aspiring cinematographer) is looking for a job, too.
http://rossching.com/movies/eclectic30/480p/


Famous last words
"All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond its income." -- Samuel Butler


Enjoy and have a good weekend,
vW

Alternative presentation

Forrest Gump, one minute, one take
The Tom Hanks neo-classic reduced to its basic elements, which mostly appear to have been made of cardboard. Watch this "light" version and save several hours of your life for something worthwhile.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOvgJ0TxdfI


Octomom Birth Video
A little clip of "Octomom" Nadya Suleman giving birth, courtesy of "Jimmy Kimmel Live". (Thanks Kory)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxtgLzi-aK0


PuppetPlay
I wouldn't normally have much of anything to do with Coldplay but the video is visually cool, with the band represented as marionettes performing at a village fair.
http://www.coldplay.com/videolitii.php


QuOteD
"Last night I stayed up late playing poker with Tarot cards. I got a full house and four people died." -- Steven Wright


Swapping villains
A little switch-up -- this Worth1K contest has villains from one film transposed into a completely different film.
http://www.worth1000.com/contest.asp?contest_id=23005#entries


1x10^12
And something worth a few extra zeroes -- here's what a trillion dollars looks like.
http://www.pagetutor.com/trillion/index.html


Game break: I'm a Celebrity, Don't Run Me Over
Think you could resist running these privileged swine over...?
http://r8urm8.com/fun


WWW, now with bacon
And finally, add a delicious-looking strip of bacon to the website of your choosing, as in this example. Everything's better with bacon, right?
http://bacolicio.us


Famous last words
"Chance is always powerful. Let your hook be always cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be a fish." -- Ovid


War in,
vW

Taking the good with the bad

Aloha and happy Friday the 13th again,

Good stuff and bad stuff...we all have our share of each. This video -- a mix tape of the best NFL Fantasy Player Files with each video containing a different NFL player doing a cool move -- is definitely good stuff (with other varieties of stuff follow). And wishing a happy birthday to CJK (a.k.a., Boop)....

Pick me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHH-6ZQktRQ


How Not To Avoid Tough Questions
Frightening witch lady uses blatant dumbass tactics in a TV interview. Nice try.
http://www.break.com/index/chick-owned-during-interview.html


Awesome motorcycle stunt
Changing the front tire while riding a motorcycle. (Or if you want to see it tried with a car, go to 3:30 in this video.)
http://www.snotr.com/video/2391

Holy scheisse
Not-so-awesome boating experience.
http://www.chilloutzone.to/video/schiffaufprall.html


QuOteD
"Life's not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes playing a poor hand well." -- Jack London


Twits
Such is the allure of Twitter these days that when a software developer posts an audio guide to pronouncing his name, within minutes someone else will have taken a swipe with a dance remix. But here's the real proof that this thing has really gone too far.

This Toilet Is Awesome
Likely the most impressive video of toilet flushing prowess you've ever seen.
http://www.break.com/usercontent/2009/3/This-Toilet-Is-Awesome-680472.html


Friday game: Tiny trials
A series of small challenges, like much of life in general.
http://tinymania.com/play/TinyTrials


Top 10 funniest news reporter bloopers
And finally, you think your local TV news guy, Mr. Perfect Hair, is always on top of things? Not so much. And when local and national news reporters mess up, chances are the cameras are rolling. That makes for great YouTube fodder. Here are the top 10 funniest news reporter bloopers on YouTube.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10190584-2.html?tag=nl.e703


Famous last words
"You can either hold yourself up to the unrealistic standards of others, or ignore them and concentrate on being happy with yourself as you are." -- Jeph Jacques


Enjoy and have a good weekend,
vW

Purchasing power

Buenos dias amigo,

The Daily Tube review: "We're not sure how this fake commercial for the future nationalized Citibank portrays anything different from the norm; the line at certain banks is already like the DMV. We're looking at you, Shmank of Shmamerica." Or as Rebecca Johnson once said, "Money is the opposite of the weather. Nobody talks about it, but everybody does something about it."

Introducing The New Nationalized Citibank
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/c130f64d6f/the-new-f-ing-citibank


Tip Jar
A collection of money saving tips submitted and ranked by the web community.
http://moderator.appspot.com/#16/e=3cfc


Old ads
Amazing what and how they used to advertise in the good old days.
http://www.weirdomatic.com/creepy-ads.html


Quick pic: Coolest business card ever
(Note: this is the opinion of the poster.)
http://positivesharing.com/2009/02/coolest-business-card-ever/


QuOteD
"I love to go to Washington -- if only to be near my money." -- Bob Hope


Who's Buying What?
A look at where people around the world are directing some of their purchasing power.
http://awesome.goodmagazine.com/transparency/014/014-buying-whos-buying-what.html


Quick pic: The Funniest Picture You'll See Today
Mind the hazards of using images from Google News on air. (Thanks RayGun)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/03/the-funniest-picture-youl_n_171530.html


Game on: Pi guess so
Can you fill in (i.e., guess) the digits of pi?
http://www.sporcle.com/games/pi.php


Slide out of work early
And finally, proving that credit cards work better in the UK, an office worker commutes via waterslide and swipes his way through subways and grocery stores with his RFID card in this ambitiously silly bit of marketing from Barclaycard.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQ1PeXPNCrM


Famous last words
"If you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars." -- J. Paul Getty


Hasta,
vW

Such is life

Happy Fri,

Sometimes things go the way they go, whether or not you want them to. For instance, this hapless QVC host as he tries to hawk a telly while Charlie Brooker's "TBCiA" (the video that this is in response to, which itself is humorous) repeatedly pops up on the screen.

Infomercial SNAFU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPKRs3LF88M


"30"
Check out this epic battle as a small band of hornets takes on a sh**swarm of bees. Sort of like the insect version of the movie "300", but more of an ass-whooping believe it or not. Nature is proved cruel once again. And once again, nice guys finish last.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDSf3Kshq1M


Quick pic: Tattoos are for life
http://vinweasel.posterous.com/tattoos-are-for-life


Comin' 'round the mountain
Amazing downhill mountain biking footage filmed with a helmet-cam in the French Alps. Crazy frickin' bastards -- lucky the wheels didn't come off.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2m62b_mondial-du-vtt-descente-de-venosc-c


QuOteD
"We succeed only as we identify in life, or in war, or in anything else, a single overriding objective, and make all other considerations bend to that one objective." -- Dwight D. Eisenhower


Smugopedia
Pretend you know better.
http://www.smugopedia.com/


Poladroid
It's not really dead.
http://www.poladroid.net/


Gamesm: Chasm
Your platypus needs help escaping the canyon. (Whose doesn't?)
http://www.tubegame.com/chasm.html


Shake a Tail Feather
And finally, you've got to admire this parrot's gung-ho appreciation for classic R&B. You've got to imagine he's done this act a thousand times by now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bt9xBuGWgw


Famous last words
"The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do." -- Walter Bagehot


Have a bueno weekend,
vW

You call this progress?

Holamigo,

A news flash from the political incorrectness files. The Daily Tube sez: "With unemployment at a record high and layoffs increasing everywhere around you, it should be something of a relief to sweatshop workers that their employers have actually invested into a technology that will help them keep their jobs."

ONN: New Portable Sewing Machine Lets Sweatshop Employees Work On The Go
http://www.theonion.com/content/video/new_portable_sewing_machine_lets


Graham talks social networking
A reminder of why you maybe should be afraid to go on Facebook. Painfully close to reality for some.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFKHaFJzUb4

(And on a related note, this was an entertaining and on-the-money article: You Can't Friend Me, I Quit!)


Quick pic: The Future
http://twitpic.com/1faqu/full


News you can reuse: Bottom reached (Thanks Pops)
http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/andrewbolt/index.php/heraldsun/comments/bottom_reached


QuOteD
"Change is inevitable (except from a vending machine)." -- Robert C. Gallagher


Save the Words
A different kind of adoption service.
http://www.savethewords.org/


Quick pic: "Very Gradual Change We Can Believe In"
http://www.zazzle.com/very_gradual_change_we_can_believe_in_tshirt-235487367914303657


Game time: Don't shit your pants
A survival horror game.
http://www.kongregate.com/games/Rete/dont-shit-your-pants


The 20 Most Terrifying Pictures of Ronald McDonald Ever
And finally, something a little scary. In the author/poster's own words: "What inspired me to write this post? Well, I was trying to search for a shot of Heath Ledger's Joker that I hadn't seen a million times and this came up. Yup, haven't seen that before. And that got me thinking about a long-held childhood fear, that Ronald McDonald is pretty damn creepy. He shook my hand in a parade once and I've never been the same since." Ready to be afraid and/or amused?
http://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2009/02/25/the-20-most-terrifying-pictures-of-ronald-mcdonald-ever/


Famous last words
"The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." -- Alvin Toffler


Ciao for now,
vW

Phone-ominal

Buenos Fri-dias,

Just when you think you've got the newest, slickest, shiniest gizmo out there, a new model comes along that puts yours to shame. Now there's a new phone that does everything you'd ever want a mobile device to do, and then some. Apple, eat your heart out, it's...

The Pomegranate
http://www.pomegranatephone.com/


Talk talk
Speaking of phones, a quick videoadvert on how men talk to women...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJv1pLDHmak


Spam Crackdown Threatens Koy4Goff's Economy
More of the pitfalls of government sanctions and restraint of free trade.
http://www.theonion.com/content/video/spam_crackdown_threatens?utm_source=tvtheonioncom


I Lego NY
Homesick New Yorker builds some lego-istic recreations of some of the distinctive sights of his native city.
http://niemann.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/02/i-lego-ny/


QuOteD
"Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he'll buy a funny hat. Talk to a hungry man about fish, and you're a consultant." -- Scott Adams


Colour Changing Effect
Watch Simon Taylor, illusionist, work some real magic by adding a "u" to the word "color". In all seriousness, it's a cool trick. And make sure you stick around for the explanation so you can see what you missed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0vfdNbw9jE


Quick pic: Last photo of my late dog "Lucky"
http://vinweasel.posterous.com/last-photo-of-my-late-dog-luck


Friday game: Two rooms
http://armorgames.com/play/3006/two-rooms


Why everyone should practice being Bon Jovi in their bedroom
And finally, when the Jumbotron semi-randomly chooses someone in the crowd, normally they just wave and/or scream. This guy didn't.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8T6df9m6dZM


Famous last words
"If you can solve your problem, then what is the need of worrying? If you cannot solve it, then what is the use of worrying?" -- Shantideva


Enjoy and have a good weekend,
vW

Delayed impact

Hola amigo,

Some things are worth waiting for; for example, this prankster has commendable patience... "When decorating my house I had an opportunity to play a rather interesting practical joke -- the creation of which is presented here for your viewing pleasure. My only regret is that I'll not be there for the actual payoff, but I must leave that to the imagination."

I've Had My Eye On You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9YuvbNYdRI


This Week's ER Will Probably Kill You
The Daily Tube review: "Here's the promo for the most shocking episode of any television series ever. You can watch it if you want, but we're not responsible for what happens next. Seriously, consult a psychologist if you're considering watching this episode. You're pretty crazy just for thinking about it, and we're sorry we had to show this to you."
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1900400


Old man Japan
Grandpa making trouble around town. (Thanks Bomser)
http://images2.jokaroo.net/videos/grandpajapan.wmv


QuOteD
"Show me a sane man and I will cure him for you." -- Carl Gustav Jung


2222 Toothpicks in my beard
Of all the ridiculous "hobbies" in the world to catch on, who would have expected this? Watch as this genial Paul Bunyanesque dude stuffs as many toothpicks as he can into his furry face. The end result looks like something unspeakable involving a hedgehog.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rlo-3KPqZwU


Quick pic: Melon mouth
http://bitsandpieces.us/2009/01/31/melon-mouth/


Game break: Shopping Cart Hero
Many have tried. Many have failed. Do you have what it takes to be a hero?
http://www.kongregate.com/games/MonkeyWantBanana/shopping-cart-hero


Interactive Toilet (ITOI)
And finally, a slightly scary -- make that idiotic -- robotics class project. Note that the designers have no intention of selling it. With judgment like that, maybe they should switch from engineering to business.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxaOsKu9oBE


Famous last words
"Personality is an unbroken series of successful gestures." -- F. Scott Fitzgerald, "The Great Gatsby"


Sayonara,
vW

Modern problems

Happy Friday,

Kids today -- they grow up so fast. And it's never too early to take the time to talk to yer youngin' about this most dangerous of playground diseases, one that has plagued us through time in memoriam. This short PSA parody is probably worth the viewing time...

Talk to Your Kids About Cooties
http://www.atom.com/funny_videos/au_cooties/


Sopranos Uncensored
Nostalgic collection of every single expletive from every episode of "The Sopranos" ever made. A fitting tribute if there was one, I'd say. And make sure you have enough time to watch the whole thing (it ain't short), if that's your intention.
http://www.vimeo.com/2998698


F*** My Life
My life sucks but I don't give a... FML is the inevitable ending of each of these mini epics of personal failure and misfortune of one sort or another.
http://www.fmylife.com/


Electron browning
ComputerTan was a believable little marketing hoax for the common good that fooled tens of thousands of people into learning more about skin cancer.
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article5667995.ece


QuOteD
"The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one." -- Elbert Hubbard


Coming up next...
TV news anchors have a pretty tough gig: delivering the so-called news with a straight face, whether gnasty fear-mongering propaganda about world politics and economics or heinously useless celeb-interest stories. But when the cameras stop rolling...??? Check these Chicago anchorpersons, who've got it down to an art form.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7ehlw_phys


Gone daddy gone
Display at the gate put on by a woman who apparently missed her flight from HKIA. She loves to fly and it shows. (Thanks Pops)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbVw7entkxg


Game break: Retro Room
Figure your way out of this totally tripped out room from the 70s.
http://bored.com/games/play/250/Retro-Room.html


Hail to the Chia-f
And finally, this doodad is not untoward per se, though it's amazing the manufacturer has the gall to refer to this treatment as any sort of "honor". (Thanks Gordon)
http://www.drugstore.com/products/prod.asp?pid=213041&catid=91413


Famous last words
"Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present." -- Marcus Aurelius Antoninus


Merry weekend,
vW

What's new?

Aloha,

A few newnesses out there as there always are, this first one in the form of a spot-on Onion segment about yet-another must-have piece of household gadgetronics. (As an aside, I caught wind of what someone thought was the best recent Onion headline: "Tina Turner Burns Down Legs for Insurance Money".)

Sony Releases New Stupid Piece of Shit
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/93143


Christian Bale takes David to the dentist
The inevitable collision of two recent memes. And I'm sure it won't end here. (Not safe to blare this at work, obviously.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70r-Ca8wcVg


Antique Roadshow 2550 A.D.
The Daily Tube review: "In the year 2550, the most mundane of objects will be considered great treasures to those looking to get an insight into how we live today. Take, for example, the momentous presidential contest between Alien and Predator."
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1900247


QuOteD
"An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way." -- Charles Bukowski


Quiz-bang: How old are you?
If you're worried you could end up working as a carny in a "Guess Your Age" booth, here's a place to practice.
http://howoldareyou.net/


FDA Approves Depressant Drug for the Annoyingly Cheerful
The Daily Tube review: "Millions of Americans are thankfully not suffering from this disease since the recession hit, but many still have the problem of always thinking positively. A new drug called Depressenex may be able to change all that. The FDA approved the use of the anti-anti-depressant in hope of reducing the amount of chipperness in the United States."
http://www.theonion.com/content/video/fda_approves_depressant_drug_for


A little gamey: Kinetikz 2
Puck off. Good fun.
http://www.bored.com/games/arcade/1/kinetikz_2/


Devolve me
Ready to journey back in time? A "fun tool" to see yourself as you would have looked as an early human. Funny -- they didn't transform my picture at all...
http://www.open.ac.uk/darwin/devolve-me.php


Famous last words
"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever." -- Mahatma Gandhi


Hasta luego,
vW

get Lost

Holamigo,

Go ahead and lose yourself in a few items of interweb ridiculousness. For example, this cautionary tale wrapped up in an advertisement. Thrity-seconds quick and pretty funny. (Thanks Bomser)

Lost in Translation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD4roXEY8hk


Lost behind the wheel
I couldn't say it better than this: "donne al volante pericolo costante, anzi di più...questa è la vera natura delle donne!!!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1uo1c65TG0


Lost in WoW
Concerned friends -- the virtual circle.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpkQSB_h5lY


Lost Girl - Eyewitness News Blooper
The news story is about a very sad topic, but a blooper's a blooper. Trust me, you will not see this one coming...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnCnRuoYMxE


QuOteD
"The reason lightning doesn't strike twice in the same place is that the same place isn't there the second time." -- Willie Tyler


Lost in a blur
Fastest gunman ever. Unbelievable Bob Munden. A double shot for you...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYdkt7yIFLY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLnmvseCseI


Friday game break: Border patrol
Also on the topic of shooting...git some in a very politically incorrect way. (Thanks Wendell)
http://www.resist.com/other/border_patrol.swf


This is why you are fat
Where dreams become heart attacks.
http://thisiswhyyourefat.com/


Worst drink ever?
Does your Pepsi lack pep? Is your Coke not the real thing? India's Hindu nationalist movement apparently has the answer: a new soft drink made from cow urine.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/food_and_drink/article5707554.ece


Famous last words
"If it weren't for the fact that the TV set and the refrigerator are so far apart, some of us wouldn't get any exercise at all." -- Joey Adams


Enjoy and have a Presidential weekend,
vW

Small slices

Dentist trip
Funny video aftermath of a visit to the driller, which obviously included some good anaesthetic. I think it started something like this for me, too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txqiwrbYGrs


Indexpensible
This site is a little project that lets me make fun of some things and sense of others. I use it to think a little more relationally without resorting to doing actual math.
http://thisisindexed.com/


Douches are wild
A potent solution to address many of life's annoyances. And it fits in your wallet. Problem solved.
Play the Card >>


QuOteD
"First you're an unknown, then you write one book and you move up to obscurity." -- Martin Myers


Train Spotting Simulator
At first I thought this was going to be a virtual journey into a nasty men's room toilet, but Microtoss's Train Spotting Simulator brings the power and excitement of one of the world's most favorite hobbies to your PC, placing you in the role of a trainspotter with unprecedented realism, exciting real-world challenges, and the tools to recreate almost any trainspotting experience in the world.
http://www.ratbike.org/tspotsim/index.html


Quick pique: This is just a test
Another bit of simulation, this one brought back childhood memories of waking up in the middle of the night with a massive gin-induced headache.
http://test-pattern.com/with-sound.htm


Game break: Perfect Balance
http://www.kongregate.com/games/ttursas/perfect-balance


Literal "Under the Bridge"
And finally, the literal video lyrics guys turn their attention to a mellow tune from the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/16e4ead1dc/


Famous last words
"You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do." -- Henry Ford


Bueno weekend,
vW

What the...???

Friday greetings,

Katy Abby said, "Every few years, a product comes along that is inexplicably popular. Despite tedious advertising, a questionable concept, and mediocre value, consumers hand over their hard-earned dollars with reckless abandon to own the next hot-ticket item. One such phenomenon is the subject of this hilarious infomercial parody. Giving up on society? Get one of these..."

What the blanket?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h05ZQ7WHw8Y


Sleep-motion
A little animated music video about a girl who seems either to be an extremely restless sleeper or has a very bizarre waking life.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_HXUhShhmY


Quick pic: Dude who looks like a thumb
Or possibly a thumb in front of the lens that looks like a dude.
http://thumbman.net/


Vocal malfunction
Dog goes bonkers, sings spastic-scat.
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=72d_1229379765


QuOteD
"Be careful when you fight the monsters, lest you become one." -- Friedrich Nietzsche


Cat opening some whoop-ass on electric toothbrush
Not much else to say here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAm3fY37lps


Friday Game: Tower of Taller
http://www.eyezmaze.com/eyezblog_en/blog/2009/01/grow_tower.html


Song of the times
And finally, the unexpected burst of creativity (e.g., Wrongsmith: Songsmith Remixes) set off by Microsoft's SongSmith continues. Using stock charts and other dismal data, German experimental musician Johannes Kreidler has created a cheerfully disturbing soundtrack for the times.
SongSmith: Financial crisis soundtrack


Famous last words
"By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he's wrong." -- Charles Wadsworth


Bueno weekend,
vW

Switcheroo

Alohamigo,

Digital Conversion PSA
The Daily Tube review: "Forward this to the elderly person in your life; if they can figure out how to watch it, they're probably not at risk of accidentally eating their remote control with a pat of butter during the upcoming switch from analog TV."
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/01cebfdd5a/digital-conversion-psa-from-paulbryant6


Same Actor, Wrong Role
The ever-curious Something Awful Forum Goons are always asking odd "what if" questions about the movies. This week the question is: What would happen if you replaced an actor with a character they played in a different movie? The answer, as you might have guessed, is SCINTILLATING.
http://www.somethingawful.com/d/photoshop-phriday/wrong-role-actor.php


Unauthorized Far Side Tribute 8
Far Side cartoons made real. This contest is not associated with, endorsed or approved by Gary Larson and FarWorks, Inc.
http://www.worth1000.com/contest.asp?contest_id=22649#entries


QuOteD
"Why should people go out and pay money to see bad films when they can stay at home and see bad television for nothing?" -- Samuel Goldwyn


Eyebrow Raising
Oh those hidden talents...
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1562587978?bctid=8865786001


Game: Hang it up
See if you can come up with a word to stump the hangman master...
http://hangmancheat.com/index.php


The world's best passenger complaint letter?
Here we reproduce a complaint letter sent to Sir Richard Branson, which is currently being emailed globally and is considered by many to be the world's funniest passenger complaint letter.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/4344890/Virgin-the-worlds-best-passenger-complaint-letter.html


Famous last words
"I hate television. I hate it as much as I hate peanuts. But I can't stop eating peanuts." -- Orson Welles


Luego,
vW

The|enD

They've been saying the end is near for a long time -- probably as long as people have been able to make signs and stumble around the streets downtown -- and yet it seems we're only a little closer. With that inevitability in mind, watch this simulation of how it might happen. Funny, I always imagined they'd be playing Pink Floyd during the end of all life as we know it, too. But there will always be an England.

It's the End of the World as We Know It
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1828851


Final Countdown on kazoo
Europe's epic "Final Countdown" played in all its majesty on the most unmajestic of kids' toys. Rock on.
http://www.monkeyreview.co.uk/index.php/2008/10/09/i-introduce-the-kazookeylele-this-is-wha


Young Girl Talking About Herself
Short, catchy song that pretty much sums up the state of online video diaries.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HN1ru6_u8lY


Take stock
Presentation mockingly explains why your company needs stock photography -- you know, those pictures of fake customers and business people. Humorous and needed to be said.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7MBpQJ-zsg


QuOteD
"The future ain't what it used to be." -- Yogi Berra


Superimpositions
Octavio Ocampo works primarily in the metamorphic style - using a technique of superimposing and juxtaposing realistic and figurative details within the images that he creates. The longer you study his works, the more hidden images you seem to find.
http://www.eyetricks.com/artists/octavio_ocampo/


Champion of Guitars
An Interactive Fiction by Bill Meltsner. Appealing to those who like a little typing with their reading.
http://parchment.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/parchment.html?story=http://www.meltsner.com/random/Champion%20of%20Guitars.z5


Friday game: Knife
Think you can throw a knife? Try it out; and try not to kill the volunteer.
http://www.funlinks.com/knife-throw.html


4 Apps To Make Your Own Motivational Posters
I'm sure you'll go right for the one from Despair, Inc.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/make-your-own-motivational-posters/


Famous last words
"You can't turn back the clock. But you can wind it up again." -- Bonnie Prudden


Happy weekend,
vW