August 15, 2009

Not My Chair, Not My Problem

Not My Chair, Not My Problem

Liam Lynch explains the origin of the video, but what was Dan Deacon thinking as he recorded the audio? Of all the free MP3 downloads he offers, Two Friends from the Acorn Master album may be the most, um, listenable. Thanks to daily songsmith Corey B (Corey Blanchette) for the tip.

May 15, 2009

Extreme Sheep Herding

Extreme Sheep Herding
May 13, 2009

Google Street View Camera Sightings

What happens when one of Google’s street view camera vehicles encounters a low bridge or a muddy Australian road?

May 2, 2009

How Much Do You Want That Job?

funny job application

One of the many odd questions this prank job application asks is: What Are You Willing To Wear At Work? (Check All That Apply) Paper Hat Tie Hairnet Spandex Singing Omelet Costume

December 26, 2008

Tankmen

Tankmen

Tankmen is funny, no doubt, but I wonder what it means when we’re deeply embroiled in two of the longest running armed conflicts of US history that we find it so easy to make comedy about war.

December 20, 2008

Everybody’s Spoon Is Too Big

Everybody’s Spoon Is Too Big
December 19, 2008

Best of Craigslist: Manly Bike For Sale

From the best-of-Craigslist: Manly Bike for Sale: What kind of bike? I don’t know, I’m not a bike scientist. What I am though is a manly guy looking to sell his bike. This bike is made out of metal and kick ass spokes. The back reflector was taken off, but if you think that deters [...]

November 19, 2008

Obama’s Use of Complete Sentences Stirs Controversy

From the Borowitz Report: In the first two weeks since the election, President-elect Barack Obama has broken with a tradition established over the past eight years through his controversial use of complete sentences, political observers say. “Every time Obama opens his mouth, his subjects and verbs are in agreement,” says Mr. Logsdon.  “If he keeps [...]

November 1, 2008

Techno Viking Rocks More Than Other Vikings (And Vikings Generally Rock)

The TechnoViking will have you scratching your head for the first 90 seconds, then ROFLing for a while. Not enough yet? Watch him dance to “It’s a Piece Of Cake To Bake A Pretty Cake.” This one claims to be the original, and though the sound is bad the video quality is much better than [...]

October 3, 2008

Demetri Martin Flips His Chart

Demetri Martin Flips His Chart

You’ll find more than a few of Demetri Martin‘s (his site) videos on the web (one, two, quotes). Though I think he’s particularly good at powerpoint comedy and this flipchart thing, you’d think he doesn’t like to do interviews.

September 27, 2008

This Stone Laid By L.G. Bogus

Physically located in Katoomba; found in Seb Chan‘s photo stream.

September 23, 2008

Knowledge, Distilled And Sketched On Index Cards

Maslow without the pyramid, found at Jessica Hagy’s “Indexed”. She posts new explanations of the world daily. More available in her book.

September 4, 2008

Jon Stewart vs. GOP/Sarah Palin Media Machine

June 8, 2008

MySQL Documentation

Found in the MySQL 5.0 Reference Manual: Related(g1,g2,pattern_matrix) Returns 1 or 0 to indicate whether the spatial relationship specified by pattern_matrix exists between g1 and g2. Returns –1 if the arguments are NULL. The pattern matrix is a string. Its specification will be noted here if this function is implemented. (emphasis mine.)

January 23, 2008

Dancing With The Nerds

Dancing With The Nerds

Richard Stallman‘s Soulja Boy dance, MIT style (via).

January 21, 2008

Like Mr. Ranganathong said…

Like Mr. Ranganathong said: “The intellect cannot be tied down with a decimal thong.” (via)