David After Dentist just won't die. And why should it? It's one of the best virals to hit the interwebs since Two Girls. (Man, do you remember when you thought you'd be talking about that video every day for the rest of your life?)
Well, today we have a bit of a meme mashup. When you add this:
Finally. After all these bitter years of having to deal with the broken promises of "It." (Remember how they said It was going to change the future, the structure of our cities, our very society?) Finally, someone pays.
There have been a few of these sorts of things pop up since YouTube started allowing links with its video. Sprint did this one early on for their Instinct phone, and recently someone made a Street Fighter game playable across numerous video combinations.
But this latest one by Secret Sauce.tv is pretty funny. The premise? You're in a jacuzzi with a beautiful girl and get to choose what happens next. It sounds really creepy/dumb, but it's strangely enthralling because of all the bizarre choices. Also, you might look like a sexual offender if one of your officemates walks in right as you're shoving a mop in a girl's face.
In honor of Katy Perry's Grammy nomination and planned appearance at the show, I'm reposting her first hit from 2007, a pretty little ditty entitled "Ur So Gay." Rarely—if ever—do I like pop music, but this is a pretty great song.
I wish her other stuff could be this good. Oh well.
At least she was smart releasing this video on the internet only, eschewing the traditional avenues. It generated a lot of buzz for her. And look, here I am talking about it. Well play, Katy. Well played.
Rarely do I laugh out loud at ads, but these ones got me. (Particularly the characters' final expressions.)
Faux soap opera melodrama has been harness for numerous campaigns, but this one for the Minnesota State Lottery toes the line between authenticity, absurdity and self-awareness very well. (I guess you'd need three legs to do that much toeing.) Nicely played.
Now, it's no secret that I don't like David Letterman. The man hasn't been funny in fifteen years, and Paul Schaffer looks like a naked mole rat with stupid glasses. His audiences merely laugh and applaud because they're prompted to do so by lit signs that his produces pay for and operate, not by any merit of his own comedy [sic].
But for once he's actually created a funny Top Ten. So, for your viewing pleasure (and horror), I present David Letterman's Top Ten George W. Bush Moments:
Hilarious, terrifying and awe-inspiring all in one video. Go cry/celebrate/weep/lose control of your bowels/gnash teeth as you see fit.
(And just for the record, I don't actually give Letterman any credit for this. Let's be honest, Georgy did pretty much all the work here. Plus, some poor intern had to go over hours worth of video to cut this together, not that megalomaniac of a host.)
Here's one for the music nerds in the house. A few pieces by the dubiously named John Stump.
Faerie's Aire and Death Waltz (from "A Tribnute to Zdenko G. Fibich")
String Quartet No. 556(b) for Strings In A Minor (Motoring Accident)
And yes, I was in band in high school and middle school. And while some of my experience were beyond the standard definition of "absurd," I learned an amazing amount from my time. The understanding of music is one of the highest forms of learning as far as I'm concern. Every child should get a musical education in the same way we teach English, math, etc.
ATL rapper/actor(?) stopped by a New York elementary school recently to spread some holiday cheer. That's where this photo was snapped. If you study it closely you'll notice a surprising pattern.
Still don't see it? Here, let us show you.
I think if we take this out to its logical end, this could explain a lot of things—the economic crisis, global warming, Soviet Russia. Something must be done. We Luda clones. And fast.
I don't know how I didn't know about Lil O'Reilly before, but now my life is complete. This kid is intense. He's like a young Dan Kelly. Segment from Talkshow with Frank Feresten:
And lastly, a tasty piece of viral Christmas cheer from my pals over at AKQA. This video's been holding at the number three spot on the Viral Video Chart for a few days now. Really nicely done, gents:
All you have to do is add http://bacolicio.us/ to the front of any URL. Go ahead. Try it. It's awesome.
Also, just searching for images of bacon turned up some pretty funny results. Try it sometime. Personal favorites include.
The bacon bra The bacon suitcase
And, a piece of bacon in the shape of Mexico from the Wikipedia page. They didn't mention that it looks like Mexico, but we both know the truth. OK. Off to brunch now. Obviously.
Knocking out some Guitar Hero and CPB holiday site stuff. Slept about six hours in the last three nights. And tonight's the big holiday party. Then I fly back to Atlanta for graduation/Christmas, which means still no sleep for a few days. All this craziness can leave one a bit out of sorts.