December 2008
23 posts
Young Girl Talking About Herself
I was like, she was all
He was all, they were like
We were all like
OMG like totally
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Hamster on a Piano Eating Popcorn
Go ahead and get this song in your head.
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40 Inspirational Speeches in 2 Minutes
Multiple Kill Vehicle: Hover Test
Objectives of the test included having the MKV-L hover under its own power and prove its capability to recognize and track a surrogate target in a flight environment. During the test, the MKV-L’s propulsion system demonstrated maneuverability while tracking a target. The MKV-L transmitted video and flight telemetry to the ground.
But what happens when the damn thing becomes self aware?! ...
Pug Head Tilts
I think they go all the way around.
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Shut 'er Down Boys!
Passed this on the way to lunch today.
Chickens Are Nature's Tripods
A cool video showing a chicken’s (and maybe other birds) uncanny ability to keep its head in the same position despite the movement of its body both horizontally and vertically.
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Tilt-shift Photography
Tilt-shift (wiki) photography “refers to tilting the lens relative to the image plane and using a large aperture to achieve a very shallow depth of field”. The result is turning real life scenes into what appear to be Lilliputian dioramas. It’s a very cool effect. Keith Loutit has moved the technique to video. Using the tilt-shift along with time-lapse, it really gives the sense of watching...
Naked Gun Meets Grand Theft Auto
The guys at gamesradar.com cleverly reshot the title credits for The Naked Gun in the video game GTA IV.
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Face Dance Party
By connecting electrodes to specific points on his face and syncing up electric shocks with music, Daito Manabe makes his face involuntarily “dance”. Kind of creepy to watch.
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Peter Schiff: I Told You So
I’m not sure who Peter Schiff is really, but he was dead on the money about our subprime caused economic recession all the way back in 2006. I’d be busy sending out “Suck It” bouquets if I were him.
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Fifty People, One Question
A couple of realy cool short films with a simple, yet interesting, concept.
The first 50, filmed in New Orleans
The second fifty, filmed in New York City
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Gets RickRolled
It’s official: Rock Rolling has jumped the shark.
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Santa's Gmail Account
Even St. Nick uses Gmail. And he’s got a lot on his plate this time of year. Click for a larger image.
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Flight of the Conchords: Free Online Season...
Christmas (or whatever religious end-of-year event you choose to observe) comes early this year. FunnyOrDie.com will be hosting the first episode of Flight of Conchords new season starting December 17th at 12:00 PM EST and only lasting for four days, so mark your calendars. Here’s some promos to hold you over.
The Facebook of Genesis
Click through to see the whole thing. Hilarious!
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The 40 Best TV Theme Songs of All Time
Josh Jackson of Paste Magazine has assembled a good, albeit hyberbole titled, list of great theme songs.
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Pimpin' Lizard
Go shorty…
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10 Weird Gourmet Foods
People eat some wierd stuff.
10. Ortolan
Eating a roasted bird isn’t really that crazy, but the process leading up to the roasting of Ortolan birds has actually caused France to declare it illegal for humane reasons. Ortolan birds are nocturnal, sparrow-like birds. To prepare them for cooking, the live birds are trapped in a dark box. The darkness messes with their eating schedule and causes...
Brickstacking Man
Now that’s what I call a lazy man’s load. It almost looks fake.
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1001 Rules for My Unborn Son
142. If your mother is watching, wear a helmet.
59. Socks are not necessry in the summer, no matter how formal the occasion.
My son is already born, but I like the list. I also like how my dad hit on a lot of these with me. Thanks, Dad.
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Full Blown Irony
Maybe he only made it to 87 ½ MPH.
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Baby Powder in the Blow Dryer
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