At least watch to the halfway point...
OUCH!
from failblog
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Garfield lost in translation
Not quite as funny as garfield minus garfield, but I like it:
Garfield lost in translation
Garfield lost in translation
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Not the greatest swimmer ever!
via videosift.com
Sad, sad, sad....
Here's some text from videosift:
To bring the Olympic spirit to developing nations in the late 90's, the Olympic Committee allowed a small number of 'wild card' athletes to join the Games. But because they didn't have to go through any qualifying rounds to compete, not all the contenders arrived prepared. When Moussambani arrived at the 2000 Sydney Games, he'd only been training for the 100-meter freestyle for about 8 months. He'd also never been in an Olympic-size pool and had never raced more than 50 meters. Regardless, he was determined to represent his country.
The 3 wild-card qualifiers were given their own heat, and Moussambani took to the blocks next to swimmers from Niger and Tajikistan. When the official called the swimmers to their marks, both of Moussambani's competitors were disqualified for false starts. Left to swim the heat by himself, Eric dove in and dog paddles, gasping for air and flailing his arms and legs. Halfway through the race, the situation looked so dire that commentators seriously worried he was drowning.
When Moussambani eventually stalled out 10 meters from the end of the race, the crowd rallied behind him as he inched toward the finish. As he finally pulled himself from the water, the applause thundered. His final time was 1:52.72-more than twice that of swimmers in the previous heat. But Moussambani couldn't have been happier. Ecstatic to have finished his first 100-meter race, he told reporters "I'm going to jump and dance all night long in celebration of my personal triumph."
Moussambani's pluck and perseverance made him an Olympic celebrity, and his newfound fans dubbed him "Eric the Eel." He kept training for the 2004 Games and even got this time down to a respectable 57 seconds. Unfortunately a visa snafu kept him from competing again.
-Mental_Floss magazine, July 2008, p.42-43
to put that in context, I never really got past regional swimming, and freestyle wasn't my thing. However, my times were about half of his.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
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Sunday, July 20, 2008
Dr. Horrible
Just watched it...
Very funny and interesting. It's no longer free after tonight, but definitely worth seeing. Buy it when it comes out on DVD, or (shudder) download it from itunes. GET IT!
Very funny and interesting. It's no longer free after tonight, but definitely worth seeing. Buy it when it comes out on DVD, or (shudder) download it from itunes. GET IT!
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Kirk is the man... Sulu is???
more graph humor and song chart memes
If you don't get it read the wikipedia article about George Takei
Hint: he's gay
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Monday, July 14, 2008
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Drive through ATM epic FAIL
This would be funny if it didn't look like the guy driving the car probably died...
via videosift.com
via videosift.com
Mickey Please
Absolutely ridiculous picture from a T shirt found in Asia on Engrish.com
http://www.engrish.com/detail.php?imagename=girlfight.jpg&category=Adult%20Engrish&date=2004-06-09
http://www.engrish.com/detail.php?imagename=girlfight.jpg&category=Adult%20Engrish&date=2004-06-09
Friday, July 11, 2008
Lifeguard time!
Haha... I was a lifeguard in high school. This would be perfect if they put sleeping in there.
more graph humor and song chart memes
more graph humor and song chart memes
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Monday, July 7, 2008
10 things to do with your body that are almost impossible
I can do two of these things.
Number 1: Raise one eyebrow, and one of the Bonus ones: put my whole fist in my mouth!
Watch the tongue trick video, too.
http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/12/things-that-are-almost-impossible-to-do-with-your-body/
p.s. number 10 is a bit yucky...
Number 1: Raise one eyebrow, and one of the Bonus ones: put my whole fist in my mouth!
Watch the tongue trick video, too.
http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/12/things-that-are-almost-impossible-to-do-with-your-body/
p.s. number 10 is a bit yucky...
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Nietzsche Family Circus
Weird... combination of quotes from Friedrich Nietzche and panels from the "Family Circus"
http://www.losanjealous.com/nfc/
http://www.losanjealous.com/nfc/
Presto!
Short animated feature shown at the start of Wall-E. I thought it was really funny:
via videosift.com
via videosift.com
Friday, July 4, 2008
American movies
Very interesting. List of movies where the first word in the title is "American"
http://www.criticker.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/04/american-blog-post/
http://www.criticker.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/04/american-blog-post/
The martians are coming!
Great article on BBC News.
Guy mistook the moon for a UFO:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/7489457.stm
If you follow the link to the article, you can actually hear the guy making the call.
Guy mistook the moon for a UFO:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/7489457.stm
If you follow the link to the article, you can actually hear the guy making the call.
Thursday, July 3, 2008
George Washington's boyhood home found
Just about 1/4 mile from where I live...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080702-gw-house.html
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080702-gw-house.html
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Cute little flash game
It's a bear with an umbrella... try to land on the cars!
http://www.ferryhalim.com/orisinal/g3/sunny.htm
http://www.ferryhalim.com/orisinal/g3/sunny.htm
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Top ten things kids stick in their noses!
In no particular order they are:
1. Crayons
2. Beads
3. French fries
4. Fingers
5. Marbles
6. Spaghetti
7. Tissue
8. Cheerios
9. Small toys
10. Beans and peas
found on neatorama
1. Crayons
2. Beads
3. French fries
4. Fingers
5. Marbles
6. Spaghetti
7. Tissue
8. Cheerios
9. Small toys
10. Beans and peas
found on neatorama
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