SHAZAM! Big-ass, orange, Pelican case!
Surprisingly, not a bad review.
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Oct 12, 2010
In which a pretty girl transforms into a guy using nothing but makeup.
via YouTube – Jared Look.
Everything I knew about women and makeup just got thrown out the window.
Perhaps there are more girls out there who actually dress up as guys?
Note to self: make sure that the opposite sex is who they actually say they are when entering into conversation to minimise awkwardness later on.
Oct 22, 2009
Production as performance.
What I love about the approach is that it’s showing us a complicated, virtuoso performance, but making it really clear and accessible at the same time. It’s entertaining, but it’s also an exercise in demystification—which of course is exactly the opposite objective of every music video, ever. Their purpose has been to mystify, to masquerade, to mythologize in real-time.
via Making music without a mask « Snarkmarket.
Had a long internal battle with myself over which of their (Pomplamoose’s) songs to link – it was between September by Earth, Wind and Fire, and Single Ladies by Beyonce (ugh, which I’ve only just discovered I linked to by mistake in another post. More at the end of this post).
As you can see from the video above, September won out – not because I don’t think their version of Single Ladies wasn’t great, because it is (on more levels than one), but because to me, September better represented what the production-as-performance genre is all about – “subdivision of the video frame, lots of gear, performance, but above all performers” – who, by all appearances, to be normal; there’s no smoke machine, nor any hi-tech special effects.
It’s this kind of stuff that makes YouTube great. Like the Awesome Stopmotion Music (and it’s subsequent redux, coming soon to this blog), such pop-culture references, more commonly known as “memes” have absolutely exploded, and yeah. It’s great 
Right, so I only just discovered that I linked wrongly to Pomplamoose’s Single Ladies cover, when I was actually supposed to link to the Bottle Bank Arcade, part of the Fun Theory Redux. I’ve since rectified this error, you can now watch the Bottle Bank Arcade on the original post. My apologies for this.
This post part of Blogtober 2009. We’re almost there – and I’ve gotta start pumping out some serious posts, instead of just Pressing stuff from WordPress’ excellent, but making-me-a-lazy-blogger tool, the Press This bookmarklet. Ah well.
Oct 8, 2009
And now for something different – Hitler’s Downfall
So I have noticed everyone has been making subtitles of their own to this famous scene from Downfall or Der Untergang and I decided to post it with the subtitles that what he is actually saying, so enjoy.
via YouTube – Hitler’s Downfall Original Subtitles.
Instead of posting about my somewhat epic and numerous bus misadventures, I thought I’d mix it up by posting something a little left field, if you will.
There’s a meme going around at the moment where people put different subtitles to the clip above (Hitler’s Downfall, or Der Untergang), resulting in some HIL-A-RI-OUS combinations.
The face expressions, the pure rage, all accentuated by any topic you like – pure meme genius.
What you see above are the original subs to the film – that is actually what he says in the movie (except in German, of course).
I’ve shown you the clip above so you can better understand the follow-ons below. I’ve only linked the ones that are actually worth watching – there are many more, but are either not funny or just not worth linking here.
- Hitler gets banned from Xbox Live
- Hitler learns that Michael Bay is directing Transformers 3
- Hitler finds out that Michael Jackson has died
- Hitler finds out they named the new Vegemite “iSnack 2.0″
- Hitler finds out he didn’t get an invite to Google Wave
Enjoy!
This post part of Blogtober 2009. A post a day keeps the RSS away. Or something.
Sep 18, 2009
Yu-Gi-Oh – The Abridged Series Episode 21 (Count the memes!)
The abridged series was created by LittleKuriboh The anime Yu-Gi-Oh! was created by Kazuki Takahashi, and censored by 4Kids
via YouTube – Yu-Gi-Oh! The Abridged Series episode 21.
Count the memes!
Couple of my personal faves:
- BSG intro (0:00)
- Dialup modem sounds (0:51)
- Beta-testing (3:05)
- Shampoo – Trouble (3:30)
- “Their ruler is a transvestite!” (4:12)
- Ocarina of Time (5:11)
- “I’m going to right click on it and select Empty recycle bin.” (5:37)
- Dragon Ball Z reference (6:47)
- “This loot system sucks!” (7:05)
- Kiba’s laugh timed to the Gorillaz – Feel Good (7:45)
Just. Plain. Awesome.
Jul 13, 2009
$25,000 Winner of the NewNuma.com Contest
Grand Prize Winner of the NewNuma.com Contest!
via YouTube – $25,000 Winner of the NewNuma.com Contest.
NewNuma?
What is this? Some money-grabbing scheme from the original numa numa?
Get outta here. The above version, while a lot of work has been put into it, pales in comparison to the original.
For the original (and clearly the best), hit up this link. Don’t forget the equally-as-hilarious misheard lyrics here.
May 3, 2009
What Happens When Louis Gets His Pills
Feb 26, 2009
Star Wars “Imperial March” On Tesla Coil
Feb 10, 2009
8 Videos That You Won’t Regret Watching
Well, it’s about time I did one of these… so here it is.
You know how you sometimes watch a Youtube clip that you think could be good, but it’s completely sucky and leaves you in tears? Well, I’m here to put a stop to that. I’ve complied a tiny list of videos that I missed out on while I was away on holidays – so if you’ve already seen some of these, I apologise. Now, let the show begin!
- Four Chords, 36 Songs (Today’s Big Thing)
This is actually amazing. Whatever happened to originality? Sure, we love our epic riffs, but seriously? 36 songs based on variants of a 4 chord progression? You’ve got to be kidding me.
Sure, the singing isn’t that top notch. But it conveys the message well, so enjoy.
- Sleeping Girlfriend Eyebrow Waxing (Today’s Big Thing)
Ouch. I can only assume that the guy doing the waxing doesn’t want to be with his girlfriend anymore, or he’s a professional joker – and his girlfriend loves him for it… Either way, it’s funny to see how he keeps saying “I love you baby” and stroking her while putting on the wax…
- Verizon Operator Gets Math Lesson (Today’s Big Thing)
Can you please tell me the difference between $0.002 and 0.002c? It’s an oldie but a goodie (it’s from 2006) as a Verizon customer tries to educate two remarkably ignorant Verizon operators on things called “decimals”. Everyone should know basic math like that, right? Right?
- Enter Kazoo Man (YouTube)
Heard Metallica’s Enter Sandman? Yeah, I though so. Heard Metallica’s Enter Sandman played solely on the kazoo? No? Well, this vid is perfect for you, then. He gets a little quirky at some stages, but still impressive nonetheless.
- David After Dentist (YouTube)
Ohhhhh – now I get it. All the teenage kids in America want to recreate scenes from after the dentist, when they’re completely high on some strange medicine, so they try various drugs to get that feeling again. No wonder they have random locker searches… Hilariously funny.
- Sony Releases New… (Boing Boing Gadgets, via The Onion)
Yet another excellent big-company parody by the same people who bought you the MacBook Wheel a couple of weeks ago. All the details are pretty much spot-on – everything from the interviews, video overlays, advertising, and more. They really put effort into these productions, and it shows. Probably NSFW – contains copious amounts of swearing.
- Imperial March Scraped Across Hard Drive (Boing Boing Gadgets)
So someone’s pretty much revived the “using a hard-drive as a speaker” revolution again. This time around, though – it’s the Star Wars Imperial March being played, and damn, does it sound awesome. Read the comments on this one, folks – #10 is particularly funny, in my opinion…
- How To Mount A Tyre On A Wheel With Explosive Gas (Boing Boing Gadgets)
This is actually a collection of short clips that demonstrate that it’s possible to mount a tyre (rubber bit) onto the wheel (silver, middle bit) using nothing but explosive gas. As one intrepid commenter points out – it’s not the vacuum effect that pops the tyre back onto the rim, but pressure from the expanding gases. Still impressive.
That’s it – hope you enjoyed them as much as I did.
Comments below, thanks.
Jan 12, 2009
YouTube – Every Simpsons couch
YouTube – Every Simpsons couch.
It’s too fast – but gives a good overview.
Personally, I’d have loved it to be at half the speed and twice the length.
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