Dustin Ballard of There I Ruined It brings us his Ghostbusters Super Mashup Party for a quick giggle. You have the unmistakable beat from Ray parker Jr's "Ghostbusters" with vocal clips from a variety of other songs. The secret is in the clip selection. Many of them rhyme nicely, which is funny enough, but you also get different clips quoting the movie together, and a tribute to the best Halloween trick-or-treat candy you can receive. Even the way Ballard labeled the clips is designed to bring out the funny.
Saturday, October 24, 2026
Improving, Not Ruining, "Ghostbusters"
Betty Boop's Halloween Party
Back in 1933, Betty Boop decided to throw a Halloween party. Either everyone wore animal costumes, or they were really animals. Boop, of course, wore a skimpy dress. At least most of the time.
Friday, October 23, 2026
Badass Robot
Unitree Robotics shows off its new H2-X Kung Fu Legend Guardian robot by first terrifying us, then pulling back to make him seem useful and heroic. This robot can beat your car up while showing off its martial arts moves. It would probably make short work of hauling you in for questioning, and might break your bones while doing it. But oh, it's also useful for protection from bad guys, and its strength and quick reflexes could work for saving lives. But who decides whether it will be used for nefarious or humanitarian purposes? The H2-X Kung Fu Legend Guardian is not yet available, and might never be sold to the public. The video description has a CYA line: "Please use the robot safely and in a friendly manner." Right. All that said, I'd love to see the outtakes from this production. (via Born in Space)
Parrot Must Have His favorite TV Show
Cruz the African Grey really, really likes to watch Sesame Street. Guess who his favorite character is.
Broken Peach Does "Thriller"
We check in with the Spanish band Broken Peach at least once a year for their new Halloween video, and this year they bring us a hard rock version of Michael Jackson's "Thriller." They also incorporate parts of "Somebody's Watching Me" by Rockwell into the song, and a small taste of a surprise song at the end.
This song is so Halloweeny that they don't need their full body skeleton costumes, and instead they dress like Jackson in the original 1984 video. Broken Peach's signature glitchy twitchy dance moves are still part of the act.
Miss Cellania's Links
Where to See the World’s Most Famous Preserved Body Parts.
When a comedy writer addresses a congressional hearing. Well worth staying until the end. (via Fark)
A Simpsonian look at Trump, Putin, and Musk! The latest from Tom the Dancing Bug. It reminds me of this 2016 episode.
Mammogram or Tenth-Grade Boyfriend? (via Nag on the Lake)
Prisoners look after a kinkajou, zebu and ostrich at Monroe County detention center in the Florida Keys. It is the only correctional facility in the world with its own zoo. (via Damn Interesting)
US inequality is getting worse in ways you might not expect.
100 Years of Halloween Costumes in 3 Minutes
This “100 years” video is from Mode. It runs down Halloween costumes over the past century, with one for each decade. The selected costumes certainly do not represent all Halloween costumes of the era, but the ones featured show the influence of pop culture as it progresses. This is fun to watch, and I’m glad they didn’t use the cheapest store-bought costumes available during those times. Still, I kind of wish that someone would do the same thing with more costumes and less dress-up time.
Both Right
Girls! Girls! You're *both* right! Bask in the novelty.
— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) October 20, 2026 at 7:57 PM
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Thursday, October 22, 2026
The True Story of Halloween
Dick and Tommy Smothers have a bit of leftover sibling rivalry about their childhoods, so Dick lets Tommy tell the story of how Halloween originated. Tommy has to make it up as he goes, but it's a pretty good story. This is from The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.
The Longest Day of an Election Worker's Life
The people who work at your local polling place are just people, somewhat more civic minded than most, who volunteer for an increasingly difficult job in order to make our democracy work. They go through training, and do their very best to make the process go smoothly for citizens who cast their votes. Many current and former poll workers came into the comments to say how accurate this video is. The least we can do is appreciate their efforts.
Bizarre Cephalopod Reproduction
Warning: this video contains marine animal sex and plenty of jokes about it. After all, it's a True Facts video from Ze Frank. He offers classroom-friendly version of his videos, but admits that this one might be difficult to translate.
We've already been through the argument over the plural of octopus many times, but what about cuttlefish? If there are two, is it cuttlefishes or cuttlefish? It's important because it takes two cuttlefish to make babies. But they don't quite cuttle the way you'd expect. For one thing, cephalopod sperm is delivered in biological packages that are about as complex as a space ship to overcome the effects of living underwater. The different species shown here use a variety of methods to deliver them. Male octopi use an arm, which might even detach. Squids, cuttlefish, and octopi know what they're doing, although it looks all wrong to us. The result is eggs laid and a new generation hatched, even if it kills a parent.
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