From The Chronicle:
Copyright law, a constant thorn in the sides of scholars and researchers, is generating a lot of public discussion this week, thanks in part to a new 10-minute video that parodies the law. “A Fair(y) Use Tale” has been downloaded from YouTube about 145,000 times since it was posted online Friday. The video [...]
Posted May 22, 2007 by Casey
Categories: Copyrights & Intellectual Property. Tags: copyfight, copyright, disney, Eric Faden, fair use, parody, video. Be the first one.
In yet another lesson about how a bad joke in front of one audience can trouble a larger public, MoveOn wants McCain to know bombing Iran is no laughing matter.
Music and bombing, it could be said, really only go well together when joined in criticism.
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Posted April 20, 2007 by Casey
Categories: Politics & Controversy, Questionable...funny. Pointless.. Tags: barbara ann, bomb bomb bomb, bomb iran, iran, iraq, john mccain, mccain, moveon, parody, senator mccain, stumble, video. 2 Comments.
Richard Cheese’s lounge-core renditions of pop favorites (and some not-so-favorites) have been cracking me up every time they chime into the mix on random, but I didn’t know what the guy looked like until I spied Beatnikside’s photo of the man in among his Vegas people set.
“Cheese,” of course, is a pseudonym for LA comedian [...]
Posted July 29, 2006 by Casey
Categories: Books, Movies, Music, Photoblog, Questionable...funny. Pointless.. Tags: comedy, lounge, lounge against the machine, lounge core, music, parody, richard cheese. Be the first one.
Steve Lawson’s A biblioblogger visits the local branch library is worth a look and quite a hoot.
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Posted June 14, 2006 by Casey
Categories: Blink, Libraries & Networked Information, Politics & Controversy. Tags: biblioblogger, conflict, library blogger, organizational change, parody, Steve Lawson. Be the first one.
Joel Friesen’s PowerPoint-esque presentation on why his girlfriend should continue to date him didn’t win her back, but it entertained folks.
Yes, the diagram above shows Joel’s position at the intersection of those who are graphic designers, awesome people, and people who’ve played a zombie in a low-budget horror flick, yes the other slides are [...]
Posted January 6, 2006 by Casey
Categories: Questionable...funny. Pointless.. Tags: chart, comic, date me, funny, graph, joel friesen, parody, plea, powerpoint, social interaction. 6 Comments.
I always get a laugh out of Cops, and an even bigger laugh out parodies of the show. So I have to thank Cliff for finding this animated video of Santa getting pulled over.
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Posted December 24, 2005 by Casey
Categories: Photoblog, Questionable...funny. Pointless.. Tags: animation, christmas, cops, cops tv show, humor, parody, santa, satire, sleigh, tv, tv show. One Comment.