Best Apology Note Ever Left on a Car

What Else Can You Do with a Backhoe?

Best Collection of De-Motivational Posters

And they're all available for download! But the site is incredibly slow. Click HERE.

Chinese Circus Act: PETA Would Have a Field Day

Born to be WIld: The Baby Boomers

Japanese Version of The Office

Don't know how long this clip will stay up but it ran on SNL this weekend when Steve Carell was the guest host:

Slow Motion Water Balloon

...at 1000 frames-per-second to be precise!

Nasty Costumes No. 21...

Split It Down the Middle

In going along with the " There can only be one" Democrats' Presidential nomination process, SNL splits it down the middle. One of their rare gems in recent years of mediocrity.

Red Army Hip-Hop

And this was done during the Cold War, way before Hip Hop came on the scene in America. Here's a Red Army dance done to Run DMC's It's Like That.

My New Diet

I didn't write this, but it definitely sounds like something I WOULD do. The next time someone asks you a dumb question, wouldn't you like to respond like this:

Yesterday I was buying a large bag of Purina dog chow for Athena, my wonder dog, at Wal-Mart and was in the checkout line. A woman behind me asked if I had a dog. What did she think I had - an elephant? So since I like to stir the pot, I told her that no, I didn't have a dog and that I was starting the Purina Diet again.

I probably shouldn't, I continued, because I'd ended up in the hospital last time. I awoke in an intensive care ward with tubes coming out of most of my orifices and IVs in both arms. However, I did lose 40 pounds on the diet, so I was giving it another go.

I told her that it was essentially a perfect diet and that the way that it works is you load your pockets with Purina nuggets and simply eat one or two every time you feel hungry. The food is nutritionally complete and I needed to lose a few more pounds.

(I have to mention here that by now practically everyone in the line was enthralled with my story.)

Horrified, this woman asked if I ended up in intensive care because I'd been poisoned by the dog food. I told her no, it happened because I stepped off a curb to sniff an Irish Setter's ass and a car hit both of us.

I thought the guy behind her was going to have a heart attack, he was laughing so hard!

WAL-MART won't let me shop there anymore.

The Cure for ADHD on South Park

Redneck Calamari Seafood Dinner

Too good not to post on the blog! They even have eyes. Don't forget to eat your veggies!

A Fine Animated Short Film

I LOVE This Site! Man Babies.

ManBabies posts Photoshopped pictures of Dads and their kids with heads swapped over.

Archived 9/11 Television Coverage

I still remember sitting in my office in Bellevue on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. For most of us, it was an eerie event that most of us will never forget, much like the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963 (I was 12 and had just walked home from school).

The Internet Archive, in conjunction with the Television Archive, has posted up a growing collection of links to recorded television news coverage of the day from 2001. Check out the page HERE.

Hillary's Hand Gestures Revealed by Rosemary Watson

She's incredibly good.

Homeless James Bond

OMFG: Fat Kid Cardio Work Out

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Have to Share This Short Video

The awards and nominations speak for themselves:

O Kyklos tis Zois - The Circle of Life by Ilias Sounas

"Life constantly changes, as it comes full circle..."
Allegoric flash animation

Recognitions:

• 1st winner in The RealTime Film Festival at Flash category in Stuttgard, Germany 2006
• a 2nd place winner in the Greek music channel MAD video contest 2005,
• official nomination in the Bitfilm Festival. Hamburg, Germany 2005
• official nomination in The Greatest Story Never Told Flash Contest III 2006
• official nomination in Animatu Festival at Shorts 2D Category, Beja, Portugal 2006
• official nomination in Castelli Animati Festival (international short film category), Roma, Italy 2006
• official nomination and "Mention of Quality" recognition in Torino Flash Festival, Turin, Italy 2007
• official nomination in Kino Festival, Bucharest, Romania 2007
• official nomination in Platforma Festival, Athens, Greece 2007
• official screening in Cao Amarelo event, Pihnal Novo, Portugal 2007
• official screening in PaperBag event, Brighton, UK, 2008

Commercial of the Week: Best Coca Cola Ad

More an animation than just a 60-second commercial, this fantastic piece runs 3-1/2 minutes long. Animation is HERE.

The Myth on Who Gives More

From John Stossel on ABC News; the findings may surprise you:

Automated Phone Hell

From the website of the same name:

Worst Luncheon Meat

I don't even know why I'm sharing this FlickR image other than the fact that it's just plain wrong! My brothers and I grew up with strange sandwich meat and it still brings back some interesting memories. (Especially when the stuff is wrapped in a sandwich early in the morning and packed for your lunch to be eaten several hours later after a long hike in the summer sun without the benefit of a cooler and washed down with a warm can of soda - Yuck!)

Chaos in the Print Shop

One of the better modern Rube Goldberg setups I've seen. Way too much time on their hands!

Be-All-and-End-All of Real-Time Stats Sites

A screenshot from worldometers:

An Honest College Commercial

If only all colleges were this honest:

See more funny videos at CollegeHumor

A Fine, Fun Music Video

Directly from the PCL Linkdump site, I quote:

"Way back the old days, before I was a contributor to this blog, (I remember that I used to picture Sebastian and P-E and Ange all in a room blogging away - like , y'know, PCL Central or something) I would send Sebastian my latest video, and generally he would post it, because of his excellent taste, mostly, and that encouraged me to stick with my own blog, GlyphJockey for 2 and a half years now. But now I work here too, so I'm gonna take a chance and post my latest work (2 minutes long, so don't worry): "GLAD" I hope you like it. If not, simply don't send in your monthly payment.

It's been a while since I've put together one of my vignette videos based on concepts that hit me......

I drive a 12 year old Pontiac convertible to my place of work, so I get quite the panoramic view. I was waiting for the light to change across from a storage complex, when I noticed how the end of Cream's "Glad" matched so beautifully with the tube man on top of the storage complex's roof as he waved his pneumatic arms and whipped his pneumatic head back in an unbridled expression of glee and air-filled pride.

I phonecammed a test with the stereo blasting, and then I knew I had to do it....."

Pathetic Sign of Where Divorce is Headed?

From a story on Local6 News in Orlando, Florida I'm sure the unintended consequence of this woman's actions are that a lot of men will know enough to stay away from her, saving them all a lot of time, grief and money.

NEW YORK -- A New York woman involved in a divorce battle spilled secrets about her husband, his family and their intimate life in a "scary, new step" in user generated content, attorneys said.

Tricia Walsh-Smith can be watched on YouTube lashing out at her husband, Broadway executive Philip Smith, in a teary and furious clip that has been viewed more than 150,000 times.

Local 6 reported that lawyers can't think of another case like Smith's and are calling it a "scary, new step."

Read the rest of the pathetic story HERE.

Tax Day 2008

A re-take on an oldie-but-goodie:

DEAR INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE,

Enclosed you will find my 2007 tax return showing that I owe $3,407.00 in taxes.

Please note the attached article from the USA Today newspaper; dated 12 November, wherein you will see the Pentagon (Department of Defense) is paying $171.50 per hammer and NASA has paid $600.00 per toilet seat.

I am enclosing four (4) toilet seats (valued @ $2,400) and six (6) hammers (valued @ $1,029), which I secured at Home Depot, bringing my total remittance to $3,429.00.

Please apply the overpayment of $22.00 to the "Presidential Election Fund," as noted on my return.

You can do this inexpensively by sending them one (1) 1.5" Phillips Head screw (see aforementioned article from USA Today newspaper detailing how H.U.D. pays $22.00 each for 1.5" Phillips Head Screws).

One screw is enclosed for your convenience.

It has been a pleasure to pay my tax bill this year, and I look forward to paying it again next year.

Sincerely,

A Satisfied Taxpayer

A 1968 Yearbook as Re-Drawn by Cartoonist Robot Johnny

This collection is fantastic! Check it out HERE on FlickR.

Man, THAT'S Gotta Hurt!

Best WD-40 Ad

What Really Happens at Your ISP

And that dial-up noise brings back memories...

This Horse Thnks He's a Dog!

Just How I Feel Too

Most Honest Yearbook Picture Ever?

Truth in Signage

Simon's Cat Cartoons on YouTube

Simon's Cat: Three basic short pieces from British animator, Simon Tofield. plus one long one at the end.

Let Me In:



Cat Man Do:



Wake Up Cat:



And his 2005 University graduation piece at 6 1/2 minutes is HERE. (No embedding allowed.)

Dress Code for Press Conferences

Terry Jones' New Film, Penguins

Terry Jones (of Monty Python fame) posted up this "promo" for his new film Penguins on BBC. Today's April 1st...

Busted! Google's April Fools Gag

Check out the whole feature page HERE. (Hey - it definitely would have been a great feature!)

How to Know It's Not a Good Day...

The Real Footage from Hillary's Bosnia Visit!

Generation Y

In its January 22, 2008 edition, the Quebec City newspaper Le Soleil had a topic about generations by age group.

Generations are grouped as follows:

- The Silent generation, people born before 1945.

- The Baby Boomers, people born between 1945 and 1961

- Generation X, people born between 1962 and 1976

- Generation Y, people born between 1977 and ?

For the last one, one can ask why "Y"?

French-Canadian Cartoonist Marc Beaudet explains it eloquently below:

Help America - Spend Your Rebate Wisely

The federal government is sending each and every one of us a $600 rebate. If we spend that money at Wal-Mart, the money will go to China. If we spend it on gasoline, it will go to the Arabs or Venezuela. If we purchase a computer it will go to India. If we purchase fruit and vegetables, it will go to Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala. If we purchase a good car it will go to Japan. If we purchase useless crap, it will go to Taiwan and none of it will help the American economy.

The only way to keep that money here at home is to buy prostitutes and beer, since these are the only products still produced in the US. Thank you for your help.

Signed,
(Ex) Governor Spitzer

Anorexic Models on Pravda

Russian News Agency Pravda features 5 pictures of anorexic models from photographer, Ivonne Thein. Slideshow is HERE.

Watch This Video

Faces of Meth

If there was ever a compelling reason to stay away from meth, seeing Before and After pictures might close the deal.

America's Drunkest Cities

From Men's Health.
Seattle ranks 79th. Where does your city rank?

Journey of Mankind Map

Mankind's Journey over the last 160,000 years and how migration has brought our species to where it is today.

Women as Explained by Engineers

Birth of the Universe in Under 4 Minutes

From the History Channel:

Virtual Orgasm Simulator

How Traffic Jams Happen

Driving around in Seattle, I often wonder why traffic backs up for no reason whatsoever. You're driving along in a nice flow of traffic checkin' out some tunes and suddenly things just grind to a painful crawl. And then you creep along for the next mile or two, waiting to come up on some blood-curdling traffic accident that just has to be up ahead somewhere. But nothing ever shows up and just as quickly as the jam started, traffic speeds up again just as quickly as it slowed down.

So what's the deal? Is there some psychological effect going on here or what? Well, our friends at the Mathematical Society of Traffic Flow in Japan (great name!) have created a simulation to show you how it happens. So what can people do to un-jam themselves in a traffic jam? NewScientist has a more extensive article on the study HERE.

George Carlin on Who Controls America

...or the Dumbing of America.

I still love the guy. First time I got to see him was in Toronto at the O'Keefe Centre in the late 60's right after he came up with the 7 Dirtiest Words in the English Language. He was actually forewarned by the Toronto Police Dept. NOT to perform that piece so he didn't. Sort of. As he finished his show, he took off his sweatshirt to reveal a black t-shirt. He turned around to exit the stage and the 7 dirtiest words were printed in bold white letters on the back of his t-shirt. Great exit I'll never forget!

Just in Time for Easter: The Ultimate Peep Show

Things That are Hard to Say When Drunk

THINGS THAT ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO SAY WHEN DRUNK:

1. Specificity

2. Anti-constitutionalistically

3. Passive-aggressive disorder

4. Transubstantiate

THINGS THAT ARE DOWNRIGHT IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY WHEN DRUNK:

1. No thanks, I'm married.

2. Nope, no more booze for me!

3. Sorry, but you're not really my type.

4. Taco Bell ? No thanks, I'm not hungry.

5. Good evening, officer. Isn't it lovely out tonight?

6. Oh, I couldn't! No one wants to hear me sing karaoke.

7. I'm not interested in fighting you.

8. Thank you, but I won't make any attempt to dance, I have no coordination. I'd hate to look like a fool!

9. Where is the nearest bathroom? I refuse to pee in this parking lot or on the side of the road.

10. I must be going home now, as I have to work in the morning.

I Love Robberies with a Happy Ending!

You Know You're A Redneck...

if Your Wife Is Quoted In The Local Paper Saying...

Chick Does 21 Accents

And she's not too bad!

Funniest LinkedIn Comments

As many of you already know, I've been busy over the past 3 weeks beefing up my LinkedIn contact list. I just broke 100 contacts tonight from a stagnant 22 connections in January that hadn't changed much in years.

One of the guys I re-connected with is Gary K. down in the Bay area and in taking a closer look at his profile, I happened to catch this recommendation for one of his connections out of the corner of my eye:
















So I decided to check his friend's reciprocal recommendation for him:

Pick a Number, Any Number

A fun distraction for a Tuesday afternoon...

Jimmy Kimmel Responds to Sarah Silverman Video

In case some of you missed it a while back, Sarah Silverman shot a video that went viral online almost overnight. She's been dating Jimmy Kimmel and I'm sure it must be a riot any time you put two comedians together. I can take her humor or leave it but I've always enjoyed Kimmel's stunts with Adam Carolla on The Man Show. So last night, I'm sitting in bed working away with The Jimmy Kimmel Show on the TV and this new video makes its debut on his show. I was ROTBLMAO (rolling on the bed laughing my ass off).

Here's the original Sarah Silverman "I'm f*ckin' Matt Damon!"



And here's Jimmy Kimmel's response from last night, "F*ckin' Ben Affleck!" video.



And of course, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are best friends. What an elaborate gag!

OMFG of the Day: SpongeBob Rectal Thermometer

And it even plays a tune when it finishes reading your temperature (bite-resistant shield, too!)! From Nickelodeon. Ouch!

Star Wars according to a 3-year old

Damn! George Lucas needs to hire this little kid!

Dance, Monkeys, Dance

From Ernie Cline.

Shift Happens: 3 Versions

The original created by Karl Fisch and modified by Scott McLeod on Globalization and The Information Age. Then the narrated version by Michael Arnold. And followed by the updated June 2007 version with revised statistics.

Redneck Wheel of Fortune T-shirt

World's Fair Postcard Collection Online

I still have fond memories of the 1964 New York World's Fair and the Expo 67 held in Montreal. I was too young to have been able to get to the Fair in Seattle in 1962. But AlamedaInfo has posted a large collection of postcards from all three World's Fairs. I sure miss World's Fairs.

• Seattle 1962
• New York 1964
• Montreal 1967

Fantastic NASA Atlantis Shot

Store Wars

Not long ago in a supermarket not so far away...

How To Behave On An Internet Forum

Jefferson Airplane Star Trek Mashup

White Rabbit never looked like THIS on MTV...

Best Domino Run!

The Perrucci Brothers set up 6800 dominoes at the Brattleboro Museum and Art Center.

Skittles or Singing Bunny?

I admit I've never seen this commercial before so I'm still chuckling after seeing it for the first time:

Crazy Microsoft Commercial

How to Crop Your Picture for CraigsList Personals

Getting people to respond to your personal ad on CraigsList means putting your best face forward by including a properly cropped picture. Here's a fine example of good cropping:





And here's the original picture to show you how effective good cropping can be. Just scroll down.

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A Memorable Senior Moment

An impertinent university freshman took it upon himself to explain to a senior citizen standing next to him at a bus stop that it was impossible for older people to understand his generation.

"You grew up in a different world," the student said in a voice loud enough for the other passengers to hear, "actually, an almost primitive one."

The elderly man said nothing.

The student continued, "The young people of today grew up with televison, jet planes, space travel, man walking on the moon, our spaceships have visited Mars. We have nuclear energy, electric and hydrogen cars, computers with light-speed processing and.."

The student paused to take a breath and the senior took advantage of the break in the young man's litany and said, "You're quite right, son. We didn't have those things when we were young... so we invented them. Now, you arrogant little twerp, what are YOU doing for the next generation?"

The applause was resounding.

How Grandma Sees the Remote

Mathemagic at TED

Mathematics/Magician Arthur Benjamin dazzles the audience with his incredible mathematical mind during a presentation at a TED meeting.

Gapingvoid: Giving Up Blogging

More from Hugh MacLeod's GapingVoid HERE.

Snuggly the Security Bear Explains Warrantless Wiretaps

FISA 101.

Sex Offender Registry from John Walsh

Family Watchdog is another mashup that allows you to type in your street and then see where your closest neighborhood sex offender is living. Brought to you by John Walsh.

The Psychic Dog

A Kansas farm wife called the local phone company to report her telephone failed to ring when her friends called and that on the few occasions, when it did ring, her dog always moaned right before the phone rang. The telephone repairman proceeded to the scene, curious to see this psychic dog or senile lady.

He climbed a telephone pole, hooked in his test set, and dialed the subscriber's house. The phone didn't ring right away, but then the dog moaned and the telephone began to ring. Climbing down from the pole, the telephone repairman found:

1. The dog was tied to the telephone system's ground wire with a steel chain and collar.

2. The wire connection to the ground rod was loose.

3. The dog was receiving 90 volts of signaling current when the number was called.

4. After a couple of jolts, the dog would start moaning and then urinate.

5. The wet ground would complete the circuit, thus causing the phone to ring.

Which demonstrates that some problems CAN be fixed by pissing and moaning.

Motivational Posters Parodied

Work in one of those offices where they have these damn things plastered all over the place? Great site with all-new office motivational posters.

The 9-Letter Word Riddle

What nine letter word in the English language is still a word when each of the nine letters is removed one by one? Take a few minutes to try and come up with a nine letter word that fits the bill, then watch the video.

Google Addiction

Another Cool Niche Blog

I guess this is one of the cool things about blogs; anyone can write about just about anything. I found this site called Office Snapshots that posts pictures of interesting places of work like Apple, Google, Criagslist, Cisco and a lot of other places where people report to "work." To satisfy those who just have to look...

Wow! Color Footage of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse of 1940

You Know People are Getting Worse at Spelling When...

they've created a new website that helps you find stuff on eBay and CraigsList based on bad spelling (lots of it!). TypoBuddy.com Watch for even more ideas like this to emerge.

Get Your Digital Converter Rebate Coupons

Everything you wanted to know about the upcoming digital TV switchover in 2009. Including where to apply for up to two $40 rebate coupons from the government to help you with your converter box purchases.

Tech Support 101

Introducing... the Book! Gutenberg offers 'In your home' support.