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Double Dream Hands

People make fun of this but if you do it twice (once for each arm) during your morning break, it kind of breaks up the day. Thank you John Jacobson

 

And if you want a bit more challenge (less cueing), try Double Dream Feet

Cat Herding

Having had mostly Administrative Professional jobs since high school, I know what it's really like. This day is well deserved.

Matt Groening Exposes the Truth

The wide shot on that now "iconic" Oscar photo.

The Copper Caper

I wasn’t a huge Sanford and Son fan (thought they were unnecessarily mean to each other more times than not) but some episodes were funny and this one was very memorable to me.

Watching it again all these years later, I think we can guess that Lil Jon was probably a bit of a fan of the show me.

You can skip to minute 24 if you want to jump straight to the connection.

"Catfish" before the Internet

Good Times was ahead of the game as usual.

In this 1977 episode, “Breaker, Breaker” Michael embellishes a few facts about himself as he falls for girl he meets through his CB radio only to find she has a bit of an imagination, too.

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Part 2 of 2

Pure Michigan: Pure Pothole Hell

I can’t begin to explain the anxiety I feel driving around these days. You come to expect the potholes after winter starts to fade but you can only anticipate for so long. After some time it just becomes stupid and enraging how you have to zigzag down the street to miss the holes that will take your tires.

And then there are the streets that used to be paved. The ones that look like they must be right on top of a fault line and are more dirty hole than busted road.

But, if we must laugh to keep from crying, then watch this. It won’t cover the cost of your alignment but it might make you feel a little better.

 

Brian Williams Raps Rapper’s Delight

No doubt you’ve caught at least one of the Brian Williams Raps videos and they are all incredibly well done but this one might be the winner.

And may I just say I’m not sure who puts these together for Jimmy Fallon, but they deserve an Emmy for editing and probably a raise .

Balancing Goats

Far more entertaining than you would suspect

The Astounding Talents of Mr. Grenade

He gave his life for his art

 

Brought to you by Shane Acker, the artist that behind the movie, 9

Dave Olenick is a Made Man

So glad Threadless decided to recognize David Olenick as part of their Made video series. This artist is in my top three design favorites at the site (you can see my previous post about him here)

Posted over my workstation where I do my fiction for cheer as much as for truth

Mr. Olenick’s Threadless designs: http://www.threadless.com/made/david-olenick

Mr. Olenick’s official: http://davidolenick.com/

Burger Nuggets Nuggets Burger

Not sure about the translation on this but it’s kind of a cute and interesting interpretation of how the guys of Daft Punk create and communicate as presented by comedians Michael Youn and Jamel Debbouze

The Talking Skull

a Nigerian folk tale, translated by Leo Frobenius and Douglas G. Fox

A hunter goes into the bush. He finds an old human skull. The hunter says: “What brought you here?” The skull answers: “Talking brought me here.” The hunter runs off. He runs to the king. He tells the king: “I found a dry human skull in the bush. It asks you how its father and mother are.” 

The king says: “Never since my mother bore me have I heard that a dead skull can speak.” The king summons the Alkali, the Saba, and the Degi and asks them if they have ever heard the like. None of the wise men has heard the like, and they decide to send guards out with the hunter into the bush to find out if his story is true and, if so, to learn the reason for it. The guards accompany the hunter into the bush with the order to kill him on the spot should he have lied. 

The guards and the hunter come to the skull. The hunter addresses the skull: “Skull, speak.” The skull is silent. The hunter asks as before: “What brought you here?” The skull does not answer. The whole day long the hunter begs the skull to speak, but it does not answer. In the evening the guards tell the hunter to make the skull speak, and when he cannot, the guards kill the hunter in accordance with the king’s command. 

When the guards are gone, the skull opens its jaws and asks the dead hunter’s head: “What brought you here?” The dead hunter’s head replies: “Talking brought me here!”

Your Baby Sister

 

 

The Art of Nacho Diaz

Thoughtful and funny artwork from one of my favorite t-shirt designers

 

More Nacho

Fun Food Photography by Christopher Boffoli

From his book Big Appetites: Tiny People in the World of Big Food

 

 

Lemon Cupcake Sledding (or the pitfalls of eating yellow snow)

 

 

Even more deliciousness

Birdbox Studios

A few I really enjoyed


Carpark

Ice Creams (aka Playground)

Plane

Blues

Duel

More Birdbox rough cuts  here and here

Halloween is Supposed to be Fun

I see so many racy costumes these days. Whatever happened to the fun stuff?  When you look back on it, will you smile?

Let's not forget that part of the joy of childhood is just being a child.

Royce Hutain created a costume for his 22-month-old daughter that's sure to evoke some fond memories.

It’s Not a D--- in a Box

Sabrina Sota ends her Justin Timberlake interview with one of those awkward gifts that you can't really re-gift.

The actual interview starts at about the 5 minute mark, the unveiling at about 9 minutes, but if you’re interested in seeing the process behind (no pun intended) her homemade gift start from the beginning

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Jimmy Fallon on a roll...

Again with Justin Timberlake showing us what life would be like if everyone spoke in Twitter-speak.
Because regular Twitter isn’t annoying enough.