Friday, October 31, 2008

Fred smokes Winstons

Back in the old days, everyone smoked cigarettes. Even Fred and Barney.

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

"Lay Down" by Melanie

This is a 1970 concert in Amsterdam, backed by the Edwin Hawkins Singers. Melanie sure sings with joy and conviction. If you didn't know: she wrote this song about her experience at the Woodstock Music Fest.

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Senator McCain doesn't not disagree with what he agrees

They've all made speechifying mistakes, but some are funnier than others. Like this one.

Sunday, October 26, 2008

La Petite Parade

A classic Harveytoon animation from 1959.

Friday, October 24, 2008

South Carolina's player tackled by referee

This has been on ESPN a lot, but here it is anyway. The NCAA determined the ref was trying to get out of the way. By running towards the player. And blocking him into the tackler.

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

How quickly we forget...


People forget someone they met just five seconds ago!

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Pinguin

A Belgian who loves his penguins.

Saturday, October 18, 2008

Friday, October 17, 2008

Manatees have crumple zones


The built in shock absorber on a manatee.

Thursday, October 16, 2008

The Beagle Escape

The other beagles are amazed and, I think, envious.

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Couric questions Biden and Palin


Which of these two is qualified to step in as president and manage the future of the USA? (Sorry, clip starts with a commercial).

Monday, October 13, 2008

Speeding ticket is the least of this guy's problems


Driver probably didn't do it on purpose... he does put on his turn signal first.

Saturday, October 11, 2008

New World Record! Or not...


Trying to obtain the world record for breaking coconuts with a bare hand. But he keeps missing the coconuts and hitting that steel I-bar instead. Ouch! Probably should have practiced this a bit.

Friday, October 10, 2008

Noteboek

Dutch animation by Evelien Lohbeck. Nice!

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

I Love To Singa (1936)

Great old Warner Bros cartoon.

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Earth from Space

Actual image of our planet, taken over 24 hours by the Messenger Probe when leaving Earth on its way to Mercury.

Monday, October 6, 2008

The Coffee Achievers (1984)

Commercial with David Bowie, Heart, Kenny Anderson, Kurt Vonnegut, and Cicely Tyson. Gotta slap someone? Have some coffee first.

Sunday, October 5, 2008

Voter Abstinence

From "The Colbert Report".

Saturday, October 4, 2008

Muahahaha!!

Office workers trick their co-worker with one of those suddenly scary websites. She's concentrating so hard that when the face pops up, so does she! This is a couple of years old, but still cracks me up.

Friday, October 3, 2008

Making 4,096 Noodles

How they make Chinese noodles. For thicker noodles, just fold fewer times.