(via Criggo)
Friday, May 31, 2013
One Phrase Leads to Another
As much as Disco talks, it's a good thing he knows a lot of different phrases. He jumps from one pop culture reference to another, sometimes garbling them a little, just enough to make you laugh! (via Tastefully Offensive)
Correct Answer!
How many times have you wanted to watch a horse play saxophone, but couldn't? Now you can, anytime you want! I believe this was made as a part of a test that rewards you for a correct answer, but the source link goes nowhere now. So enjoy this for what it is. (via Daily of the Day)
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Bohemian Rhapsody in Blue
A mashup of "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "Rhapsody in Blue" by Scott Bradlee, and a bag up performance of the same. (via Metafilter)
Ruby the Talkative Kid
Ruby is only four days old in this video, and she already likes to talk! (via Daily Picks and Flicks)
Combine Demolition Derby
The ultimate redneck sport, running machines costing hundreds of thousands of dollars into each other for the joy of spectators. (via Happy Place)
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Midnight Blue
Lou Gramm of Foreigner with his solo hit from 1987. This brings back song memories, if I could only recall what they were.
Concrete Buffer Gone Wild
The narrator wonders about why so many people are standing around watching this out-of-control machine do its thing. He should add at least three people in the office who aren't working because they're busy watching this thing out the window. (via Bits and Pieces)
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Classical Gas
Mason Williams, from 1968. I remember when this was on ht eradio every hour or so, and a few years later I played it in marching band.
Punctuwool
Have you ever considered how hard it would be to herd clouds? You've got to let them have fun every once in a while, or you'll loves control over them. (via Tastefully Offensive)
Monday, May 27, 2013
Zen Cats
Shiro and his buddies are so patient, you sometimes wonder if they ever move. This videos proves they do -slightly. Shiro still never opens his eyes.
The Graduation Song
Rhett & Link have a song especially for those of you graduating from high school and looking forward to being adults in the real world. Good luck, because you'll need all the luck you can get! (via Daily of the Day)
Miss Cellania's Links
Embarrassing Moments in Engineering (and What They've Taught Us).
The Scandalous History of Arlington National Cemetery.
The Heroes and Helpers of the Oklahoma Tornado.
The dark side of reddit's GoneWild.
Illustrated Recipe: Artwork Inspired by Marie-Antoine Careme's Extravagant Food.
More Biopic Actors and their Real Life Counterparts.
The Girl Who Turned to Bone. (via The Loom)
In Pursuit of Happiness
Another teacher quits. She is speaking for many others who cannot afford to quit their jobs. And parents and students who wish the American education system could go back to learning instead of testing. (via Viral Viral Videos)
Sunday, May 26, 2013
Remember 1986
This is apparently a series, in which they mix songs from the year, and so far this is the oldest. I can't wait until they get into the music from the '70s. Still, this brings back a lot of memories of a certain radio station I worked at. (via mental_floss)
Cat and Ducklings
This video from RTÉ Radio 1 shows a cat in County Offaly, Ireland, suckling ducklings along with her own kittens. Isn't that amazing? Well, from what I can see, the ducklings are not nursing, although they may give it a try after seeing the kittens do it. After all, ducks don't suck. But they sure are craving some snuggling from the mama cat. What really is amazing is that a video from a radio network has no audio. (via Daily Picks and Flicks)
Never Too Old To Fall In Love
Old documentary clips from the '20s and '30s about centenarians. Those folks were born before the Civil War -in some cases, WAY before! (via Everlasting Blort)
PLAY at Vivid Sydney 2013
Vivid Sydney is an annual festival going on now through June 10th, featuring light shows, music, drama, and other performances in Sydney, Australia. This video show parts of a light show called PLAY by Spinifex Group projected on the Sydney Opera House. The full 14-minute Spinifex show is also available to watch. You can see more video clips of the opening night of the festival at vimeo. (via reddit)
Saturday, May 25, 2013
We Didn't Start the Viral
To celebrate YouTube's eighth anniversary, Dane Boe put together a retrospective of viral videos to the tune of Billy Joel's song "We Didn't Start the Fire." You might recognize all the clips, most of them were posted here at Neatorama over the past eight years. (via Viral Viral Videos)
Will Smith on the Graham Norton Show
It's surprise guest after surprise guest on The Graham Norton Show! If you want to get straight to the music, you can skip the first two minutes, but if you're at work using headphones, try not to sing along too loudly. (via Daily of the Day)
What Kind of Asian Are You?
A classic skit. Some people have no idea how offensive they are until you turn it around on them. And the real kicker is that turning it around often doesn't even get the point across. (via Daily Picks and Flicks)
Are You Going to Eat All That?
This guy in Korea is living the life of Riley -watching funny videos, laughing out loud, and eating takeout -LOTS of takeout! (via Viral Viral Videos)
Friday, May 24, 2013
Great Jumbotron Moments
Keep that camera on the crowd, and sooner or later you'll have enough gems for a compilation video. (via Tastefully Offensive)
Happy Birthday, Maru!
Maru, the internet's favorite cat, turned six years old yesterday. As is her custom, mugumogu posted a retrospective of Maru's best moments from the past year in a birthday video. (via Cute Overload)
Annoying Sounds Teenagers Make
This is what you get when a linguist's children reach middle school. A complete phonetic description can be found at The Week. (via Metafilter)
From the Metafilter comments:
This is a trick article; all sounds produced by teenagers are annoying, even to most other teenagers.
Miss Cellania's Links
5 Brilliant Clues Hidden in the Background of Movies. (via mental_floss)
The Entire Phoenix Police Force Attends Kindergarten Graduation Of Fallen Officer’s Daughter. That's several hundred men stepping in for Daddy in a tear-jerking photo essay.
As his daughter graduates this year, Dr. Harley A. Rotbart thinks back to his own medical school graduation in 1979 and what it meant to his father. (via Metafilter)
Who dares enter the Funhouse of Fear? Read an excerpt from Stephen King's new novel Joyland.
33 Unwritten Rules Everyone Needs To Follow. Oh, sure, you do, but I bet you know someone else who needs this list.
20 Highbrow Books to Read on the Beach This Summer. More memorable than bodice-rippers, but still short enough to finish in your spare vacation time.
More people in America die from suicide than from traffic accidents these days. The rising rate of suicide is a cry for help from society as well as individuals.
How a Ghost Army of American artists helped defeat Hitler. A new documentary tells how distraction and subterfuge contributed to the Allied victory.
7 Horrifying Aircraft Landings (in which no one died). All accompanied by a world-class sigh of relief.
The Princess
Matt Clarke has started a YouTube series called Convos With My 2 Year Old. In it, he recreates conversations with his daughter Coco. I'm sure the words were exactly the same, but common sense tells me that the original wasn't nearly as creepy as it seems when Matt plays the part. Look at that adorable little girl -who wouldn't want to play the princess for her? (via Viral Viral Videos)
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Landslide
Tyler Marcum made a silly dance video in his underwear back in college ten years ago. Now he's turning 30 and recreated that same dance, side-by-side with the original, to mark the occasion. The song is "Landslide," originally by Fleetwood Mac, but this verso is by the Dixie Chicks. (via Viral Viral Videos)
Don't Tease an Ostrich
An incident at the Rooster Cogburn Ostrich Ranch. The ostrich has a bit of John Wayne's attitude. (via Daily of the Day)
50 Common Misquotations
Some quotes are attributed to the wrong person. Some get their words garbled a little. And others were just made up and we don't know where they really came from. However, many of these misquotes are versions that I've never heard. Does anyone really think it's "Bubble, Bubble, toil and trouble"? After all, the next line uses "bubble" as the rhyme. Who are all these people getting quotes so very wrong? John Green sets the record straight for mental_floss.
Miss Cellania's Links
How Jail really Works.
10 Absolutely Amazing Tipping Stories.
Meet Jonah Falcon, the Man With the World’s Largest Penis. And hear the song about it.
Why Rational People Buy Into Conspiracy Theories.
40 Cats Who Are Awful At Hide-And-Seek. No matter how loyal, the real value of a cat is to make you laugh.
9 foods you're totally eating wrong. Here are suggestions for making them easier and more enjoyable.
10 Star Trek Episodes That Could Be Made Into Movies That Would Satisfy Old And New Trekkies Alike. I'd be in line for tickets to all of them!
Don’t Be a Tragedy Troll. A guide to proper online and social media behavior following a disaster.
Sadly, you are uglier than you think. But an inflated sense of beauty is not a bad thing to have.
Sweded Chestburster Scene
It's amazing what you can do with time, imagination, and modern cameras. The group Homemade Movies recreated the "chestburster" scene from the movie Alien -and nailed it. You can see a behind-the-scenes video and a side-by-side comparison with the original at Laughing Squid.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
Don Knotts braves a haunted house in this 1966 classic. I saw this in the theater more than once. Metafilter has plenty of links on the characters, and to the episode of The Andy Griffith Show that inspired the movie.
Why You Can't Outrun a Cheetah
Zero to 60 in three seconds! The "features" of a cheetah are presented in this video in the manner of new model of sports car. Everything that makes a cheetah different from other cats is about the acceleration. One fact that floored me: one stride of a cheetah can be 25 feet long. Imagine tracking a cat like that -you'd never know which way to look for the next paw print! (via Viral Viral Videos)
Fox and Golf Ball
A juvenile fox takes advantage of a golf ball coming his way. This hazard wasn't explained back at the club house. Still, watching him play was probably more fun than the game. (via Daily of the Day)
Miss Cellania's Links
"Everyone Only Wants Temps." The future of the labor force is here, and it's not pretty. (via Metafilter)
Give Spam a Chance. The meat, not the mail.
The 5 Most Ridiculous Outfits Ever Worn Into Battle.
Hey, the Gender-Role Revolution Started Way Before the Millennial Generation. And don't you kids forget it.
The 10 Worst Civilian Nuclear Accidents in History.
Satellites bring us images and video of the Oklahoma tornados as seen from space. It looks violent even from that distance.
Surprising Early, Alternate Versions of Iconic Movie Posters. What didn't make the cut gives us a glimpse into the creative process.
Some people take goofing off at work to a whole new level. Enjoy a roundup of pranks, silliness, and general shenanigans in the workplace.
The newly redesigned Flickr offers lots of photo storage for free. It looks good, but I still can't find the button to delete pictures.
Death Star vs. Enterprise
At first I thought this might be a sequel to the 2008 video Death Star Over San Francisco, but it's not. Oh yes, in this alternate reality, Earth is part of the Galactic Empire, but in this world, it;s still okay to use the fake "amateur shaky cam" effect. And then the Enterprise shows up from the future to grab some more whales. (via Buzzfeed)
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Fik-Shun Dances
Du-Shaunt Stegall, a street dancer going by the name Fik-Shun, auditions for the TV show So You Think You Can Dance. He did well! (via Daily of the Day)
Cat Rings a Bell for Treats
This cat has it made. From the YouTube page:
I trained my cat to ring a bell for treats. Now, when he wants treats, he will lay down in front of the bell and ask his servant_me to give him..When he gets full, he will push the bell away, and clean his pawsWhy would anyone cede that much power to a cat? Of course, the cat considers this service to be the natural order of things. (via Laughing Squid)
The NEW Periodic Table Song
AsapSCIENCE gives us a song with all the elements in order, including the recently-added ones. Those go pretty fast, so try to keep up! The tune is "Infernal Gallop" by Jacques Offenbach, which most folks call "the Can Can Song." (via Blame It On The Voices)
Miss Cellania's Links
Cleaning: The Final Feminist Frontier. (via Metafilter)
7 Strange Commencement Speeches.
Emily Spivack, who runs the Smithsonian blog Threaded, browses eBay for vintage clothing. She found herself especially drawn to clothing items that had stories behind them which she started buying.
The South's Shocking Hidden History: Thousands of Blacks Forced Into Slavery Until WW2. (via Metafilter)
A brief history of trolls. Troublemaking on the internet comes in many bitter flavors, and changes over time.
Crowdfunding, or getting your fans to finance your next project, raises some ethical questions. Where do you draw the line between investment and exploitation?
Everything Non-Europeans Need To Know About Eurovision. But you don't have to understand it to enjoy the absurdity of it all.
Jen had part of her pelvis removed as treatment for cancer. The surgery left her with the strange ability to twist her leg completely around and freak people out.
10 Incredible Cryptids that Attack from the Air. Only slightly less terrifying than snake venom, at least these are legendary instead of real.
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