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Yo Gabba Gabba!: Keeping The Ska Flame Alive For 5th Wavers

Doug — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:17:35 +0000

By way of @hotdogsladies, we have word that Nickelodeon's fantastically bizarre "Yo Gabba Gabba!" is doing its best to bring the gospel of ska to the pre-K set (which only makes sense, I guess, as it was co-created by the leader of The Aquabats):

Oh, and they're keeping the reggae roots hot, too:

Sweet.

(Watch for an appearance by the full Aquabats in "Banana"…)

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Sunday Schnitzels Cripples

Doug — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:37:48 +0000

Regular readers will no doubt recall my previous encounters with Google Voice's automated message taking. It seems as though my experience is not unique, as the New York Times Personal Tech section's columnist published his Voice number and asked readers to give the message transcription feature a run for its money. The results, well, are downright hilarious. E.g.:

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+10 EXP and a bonus to strike for anyone that can name the founding document that comes from. *grin*

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Web Site Story: Way, WAY Too Much Work

Doug — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:48:51 +0000

Hooray for free time! Huzzah for other people using it to create amusing parodies of old musicals!

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Life (Or At Least Aussie Sporting Events) At 1000 FPS

Doug — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:23:55 +0000

Like, zoinks!, Scoob!

As @gruber put it: mesmerizing.

Best. Flashmob. EVER.

Doug — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:36:32 +0000

Ahh, reminds me of the days when AndyOne and I knew the Will Smith "Men In Black" dance in its entirety…

Total Eclipse Of The Video

Doug — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:54:37 +0000

"Total Eclipse of the Heart", Literalist Edition:

"Spin around/Ninjas!/Then a bunch of preppies make a toast."

Heh.

Stuff I Learned On The Internet[s], Recent History Edition

Doug — Wed, 20 May 2009 02:41:53 +0000

People approach me and say "Doug, we haven't seen you post recently. What have you been learning on the Internet these last two weeks that you haven't been posting?"^*

I learned that Matt Mullenweg started WordPress partially of a desire to help out his church.

I learned that one does not mess with Finns named Simo Häyhä, particularly if one is Russian.

I learned that Guy Ritchie is making a "Michael Bay version" of "Sherlock Holmes" ("I command 'Sherlock Holmes' to be awesome"):

I learned that Ted Vigilante is the single best superior court judge name ever and that he will likely have to be played by Chuck Norris, should a made-for-TV movie ever be produced based solely upon his name.

I learned that Sen. Jim "R0xx0r Your S0xx0rs" DeMint is not afraid to drop the XML Bomb on his crotchety Senate colleagues. (I also learned he desperately needs a new headshot that doesn't make him look like a goober.)

I learned that Photoshop + New York City street corners + lots of spare time = awesome photo compositions (can you spot the themes?):

I learned that Will Ferrell can still be funny, in certain contexts:

I re-learned that there are few situations in which Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry aren't funny.

I learned that the government makes/has made a whole bunch of truly creepy "informational" comic books over the years.

I learned that the Kingston Trio is still alive and singing:

I learned that VCR tape covers didn't die, they just hold hard drives now.

I learned that ShamWow(™exclamationpointoptional) also makes a great auto-tuned jam:

I learned that there's an ongoing compendium of comic book-related urban legends. Also: Venom was supposed to be a woman.

^*Okay, no one actually asked me that, but they very well could have.

The Machines Are Taking Over

Doug — Thu, 07 May 2009 02:02:39 +0000

It ain't Skynet, but Kirk v. Khan as performed by a Kindle and an iPod certainly is dramatic:

Hack a Day pronounced the next effort "CNC Music Factory". And yes, it is literally that — it's Jonathan Coulton's Still Alive as performed by a CNC table.

Scenes From A Preschooler's Bedtime

Doug — Tue, 05 May 2009 14:45:50 +0000

Dialog, almost verbatim, from last night's bedtime ritual:

Me: [Having just read the story of Moses getting the Ten Commandments from God] What did God tell Moses to tell the people?

Will: …

Me: He said "Do not…"?

Will: Kill!

Me: And "Do not…"

Will: …

My Wife: [Suggesting helpfully] "Do not st…"

Will: Steve!

Me: [Covering my mouth so as to obscure the smile now plastered across it] No, son, God did not tell Moses to tell the people "Do not Steve". He said "Do not steal."

Will: …Oh. Yes, do not steal!

Is It Copyright Infringement If You Steal From Yourself?

Doug — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:58:51 +0000

Oh, those crafty, crafty Disney animators:

I recall thinking some of those movies looked very, very familiar the first time I saw them as a kid, and now I know why: I had seen them, albeit in a different form.