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12 January 2009 | 9:58 PM
Due to a flu bug which briefly descended on my house this weekend, en-sickening both adult and child alike, I was forced to have a brief hiatus from my daily slog at self-improvement. So tonight I went all-out and got the kids involved. Or rather, I happened to be around with a low-res digital video camera when they were, well, doing what they always do. That is to say, being adorable and cracking me the hell up. Anyway, here’s the resulting masterwork:
Hrm, this making-the-kids-do-the-work thing is a great idea. It sure makes my job a lot easier. I wonder if I’m flouting any child-labor laws?
Posted by Andy in Play For Today |
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12 January 2009 | 9:41 AM
Of all the things which appeared on the inter-webs last year, my favorite by far (and it wasn’t even close) was David Lee Roth’s isolated vocal track from Van Halen’s “Runnin’ With The Devil”. Well, it took almost a year, but someone has deconstructed that bit of awesomeness even further, turning it into a Flash-based soundboard of epic proportions.
I used to think that the greatest pleasure this track had to offer came from randomly coming across it when listening to my music library on shuffle. Boy, was I ever wrong.
And yes, I’m working on putting these on my phone as ringtones.
Posted by Andy in Awesome (To Me, Anyway) |
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9 January 2009 | 11:36 PM
Tonight I’m feeling tired, uninspired and short-wired. Hell, I even considered letting that rhyme suffice as my creative output for today. But even someone as lazy as I am has standards, so for tonight’s fit of creativity I will make an attempt at humor by captioning a photo. Observe:
So whattya think, fellas? Should we start things off with “Hangin’ Tough”
or just jump right into “You Got It (The Right Stuff)”?
I know, I know. Most of you are either too old or too young to get the reference, and those of you who aren’t are shrugging your shoulders and thinking, “You call that a joke?” But look on the bright side, kids: at least I didn’t toss off another blasted haiku, right?
Posted by Andy in Play For Today |
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9 January 2009 | 11:52 AM
While I’ve never been a fan of its food, one has to admire Burger King for its pluck and gumption. Even though the chain always has (and always will) played second banana in the icky fast food market to McDonald’s, and even though now it’s even slipped behind Taco Bell, they are never bashful about introducing hare-brained marketing schemes. (Remember ye olde Subservient Chicken, from the days of yore?) Their latest advertising campaign is a little brutal, though: using their Facebook widget, customers can qualify for a free Whopper sandwich….so long as they ditch 10 of their Facebook friends.
It’s an interesting ploy. Maybe it’s a commentary on how addicted everyone is to social networking sites, using up valuable addiction-bandwidth which could otherwise be spent eating fast food? Or maybe some poor marketing person at BK is still bitter that one of their classmates from elementary school un-friended them? Either way, it’ll be interesting to see how it all plays out.
Posted by Andy in Food For Thought |
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9 January 2009 | 11:30 AM
To me, the best pranks are those that don’t hurt or offend anyone, but instead give people a bit of pause and maybe even a chuckle. To that end, I give you this entertaining little bit of skulduggery:
I have to imagine that these were incredibly difficult and incredibly fun to set up. Anyway, it’s nice to see a prank that doesn’t involve happy-slapping or lighting body hair on fire for a change.
[Via I Have Seen The Whole Of The Internet]
Posted by Andy in Comedy = Tragedy + Time |
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9 January 2009 | 11:17 AM
It never ceases to amaze me how ridiculous people get about snow. I mean, it’s just snow, people! It’s not razorblades or shattered glass – you can, it turns out, drive on it. Anyway, I was able to use all that free time I had while I was going nowhere in traffic this morning to round up these silly links, ripe for the clickin’. Enjoy:
- Oh come on, man – Stripper Robots? For reals? What’s next: Cherry 2000?
- Say what you will about those cheese-eating surrender-monkeys, but