By now we all know that the founders of YouTube are filthy stinking rich, but they would never say it themselves. Think again! Thanks to this brilliantly done voice over, you can get a taste of what it’s like when Google buys your company…
I know that George Washington was the first President of the United States, he had a critical role in founding the United States, and he chopped down a cherry tree. Beyond that, I had no idea how cool he really was (or how many penises he had). Check out this video and get educated…
Next time you bust out a One Dollar Bill show some respect!
I’ve always been a big fan of sitcoms since I can remember. Today my favorites include My Name is Earl, The Office, and Scrubs. I believe that these three sitcoms push the boundaries of the genre. However, there is another sitcom that pushed even harder, and never got picked up by a network. That sitcom was to be called “Nobody’s Watching”.
I’ve mentioned it to all my friends, and very few, if any, have ever heard of it. Both Bill Lawrence and Neil Goldman (of Scrubs fame) helped make this amazingly funny show starring Taran Killam and Paul Campbell. If you love sitcoms, you will undoubtedly enjoy all three parts of this incredible pilot. Enjoy:
I went to McDonalds the other day, and an interesting question arose. What do you call the container that french fries come in? Please refer to this picture: A friend of mine called it a box, and I openly mocked him because a fry container clearly does not consist of six square sides. It's not even a rectangle! So what is it called? What do they put on the order form?
I asked around and nobody could agree on a single term. Everyone had their own answer. I think it's a sheath, but other friends called it a pocket, a pouch, a sleeve, etc.
I took it upon myself to call a local packaging company and ask what they call this mystery fry holster. I was shocked to find that they refer to it as a scoop. What?!? Are we talking about fries or ice cream here?
That's about when they hung up on me, but I'm not letting this die. So....
What do YOU call the container french fries come in?
No matter how many times I see this comercial for Trigon BlueCross BlueShield, I laugh. See for yourself, and try keeping a straight face:
I don’t know whether it’s the kid’s Bill Cosby-like pauses, how seriously he says “penis”, or the fact that he tells stories like he’s 60 years old, but this just cracks me up.
Who is Lasse Gjertsen? Beats me. I don’t know where he’s from, who does his hair, or even how to pronounce his name. But I’m not a Lasse Gjertsen expert...I’m just a fan.
Lasse has put together some quality videos, but before I even try explain the technique behind it, you should just see one for yourself.
Hyperactive by Lasse Gjertsen
Pretty crazy, huh? Just hope you were wearing headphones if you’re at work right now.
What you just saw was not necessarily beat boxing or stop motion animation, but just really good editing. I assume that Lasse filmed himself making all the various noises in one long take. He then (probably) took that video and cut it down into small snippets so that he had a bunch of small audio-visual samples to work with. Then all you need is Final Cut Pro (or other timeline video editor), a few hours of free time, and bunch of talent. The process may be simple, but it is in no way easy to pull off.
Just when hundreds of copycat videos began appearing on YouTube, Lasse pulled a Steve Jobs: When the competition starts to catch up, release something new that blows them out of the water. And I‘d say he did just that:
Amateur by Lasse Gjertsen
If you want to download the audio from this video it can be found on Lasse’s Norwegian Website. (So I guess I DO know where he’s from) Just click “Lytt” to listen and “Last ned” to download.
Hope you’ve enjoyed, and if you have any more Lasse fun facts feel free to share them in the comment board.
I have many good things to say about Firefox, but first I'll offer a chunk of Wikipedia's definition:
The developers of Firefox aimed to produce a browser that "just surfs the web"[10] and delivers the "best possible browsing experience to the widest possible set of people." The main features included with Firefox are tabbed browsing, incremental find (via the Find toolbar), Live bookmarking, an integrated download manager, and a search system. The user can customize Firefox with downloadable extensions, a variety of different themes, and many advanced preferences not present in the Options dialog that are accessible via the about:config page.
My personal definition of Firefox is:
A much better way to experience, and make the web your own compared to Internet Explorer.
If you're still using Internet Explorer to view the web, I feel sorry for you. It's slow, susceptible to viruses, and just plain boring. Do yourself a favor and download Firefox by clicking the link below.
