Interesting Videos: The Revenge
Amy Austin | July 15, 2010
I'm often led down the many rabbit-holes of the intertubes whenever someone posts something silly. The last time this happened was when Matt posted... the saddest IMDB page ever? Can't find it, though -- are all the oddities still floating around somewhere, or no? Anyway... just remember... you asked...
Swoop, there it is...
I'm gonna' hazard a guess here and presume this NSF(most people's)W.
Scott Hardie | July 17, 2010
I confess that I don't quite get the appeal of the double rainbow guy. Yeah, he's floored by a mere double rainbow. What is so funny about it? Are we so jaded that we find honest feelings hilarious, and a double rainbow commonplace? Mostly I just feel sorry for the guy; what seems like a private video intended for friends or family has became the laughingstock of the Internet.
Samir Mehta | July 17, 2010
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Amy Austin | July 18, 2010
I don't know. I watched it (not hilarious, but oddly ecstatic... and good for him that it was), and then I watched the "interview" with him (CNN... do you believe?). Without making snap judgments about his appearance (kind of like if Ron Jeremy became a hippie deadhead), he kinda' lost me at "I mean, I always did kinda' expect that I was gonna' go viral"... which makes me question 1) Scott's assessment that it seemed meant to be a private video, and worse 2) the sincerity of his overwrought ecstasy. I think, personally, if I had a moment that profound with nature -- and meant it -- that I would be a) reluctant to put that anywhere public at all, and b) pissed if I became a "laughingstock of the Internet", as you put it. Something about the way he talks about it just rather ruins his credibility for me and the idea that it was a real bona fide "moment" as came across on video. If it was, though... good for him. I think it's generally true that people aren't so open to feeling that kind of awe and humility in the presence of some of nature's wonders. Twin rainbows may not be all that uncommon, but... I would hope that to see one of that magnitude and majesty in a setting like Yosemite (one of the cross-country stops that I unfortunately missed out on) would give anyone cause to seriously pause and reflect. I felt similarly when I saw Meteor Crater in Arizona and when I finally did get to see the Grand Canyon. But I think there would have to be a lot else going on to make me exclaim so much on video (*especially* if anyone else was around, which I'm glad that at least there wasn't in his vid)... like: drugs... other seriously emotional happenings in my life (almost a given these days), or... drugs. Just my opinion.
Scott Hardie | July 21, 2010
I can see having that kind of reaction, too, Amy, even though I probably wouldn't vocalize it like he did either. I'm a little disappointed by his implication that it was all on purpose, because it drags this into the realm of two of the saddest trends about Internet memes like this (besides trolling, which is even more sad), when either the whole thing turns out to be a lie, or everybody assumes that it's a lie because so many things these days turn out to be lies. That just leads to more snarkiness, because it trains us not to take anything seriously. I guess I'd rather live in a culture where we're cognizant of lies, but I think we've damaged our ability to process sincerity. Anyway, I'm pretty sick and loopy today, so I hope I'm making sense. Maybe I should go look at some rainbows myself.
Back on topic: I liked the part where the dog said "Batman."
Scott Hardie | July 23, 2010
Schwarzenegger's entire career in ten minutes. (nsfw)
Scott Hardie | July 25, 2010
Jane Austen's Fight Club
Lori Lancaster | July 26, 2010
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Scott Hardie | August 3, 2010
Oregon Trail: The Movie
Scott Hardie | September 9, 2010
Morpheus meets the Dude
Amy Austin | September 9, 2010
Bill & Ted's Excellent Inception was pretty funny, too... lol
Scott Hardie | September 11, 2010
Online Piracy PSA
Scott Hardie | October 8, 2010
endless summer
Scott Hardie | November 11, 2010
great footage of the abandoned Six Flags: New Orleans
Scott Hardie | November 16, 2010
How to Gift Wrap a Cat
Scott Hardie | November 21, 2010
Russian Dancing Men
Scott Hardie | December 8, 2010
Rudolph, you don't have to put on the red light
Steve West | December 10, 2010
Drunk Santa trying to find his sleigh in a parking garage
Scott Hardie | January 18, 2011
Dot Dot Dot: "In an age where the anonymous reviewer is held to no general standard of grammar or spelling, an unintelligible trolling rant is a common and often eye-rolling occurrence. And when a game is meant as a parody of its genre, and a player playing it doesn't quite get the joke ... well, magic happens."
Lori Lancaster | January 18, 2011
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Scott Hardie | February 14, 2011
Name something that gets passed around.
Steve West | February 16, 2011
Rob Paravonian and his guitar.
Amy Austin | February 16, 2011
Ah, the Pachelbel ranter -- love that guy.
Lori Lancaster | February 25, 2011
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Scott Hardie | March 27, 2011
Tom Hanks
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James Bond
Scott Hardie | May 4, 2011
The Obama administration created a movie parody for presentation at the White House Correspondents Dinner last weekend. It's a great idea, but it never quite takes off. Maybe if Obama and Biden had re-enacted the cursing scene or the rolling-around-on-the-floor scene if might have turned out differently, I don't know. Obama has time to appear on every show on television; I'm sure he could spare an hour to film something original for this.
Once upon a time, the Clinton administration knew how to make a funny video.
Steve West | May 11, 2011
Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall - Mariachi style!
Steve West | May 16, 2011
Riding a bicycle in the airport.
Scott Hardie | May 17, 2011
The guys behind Google Street View.
Scott Hardie | June 13, 2011
"Downhill racing" takes on new meaning in Chile.
Jon Berry | June 13, 2011
I guess it's true what they say about us Chileans...
....we're out of our goddamn minds.
Scott Hardie | June 13, 2011
Floridians are crazy, but not like that. The closest thing to actual elevation around here is Space Mountain. I'm from Chicago, so I'm just not familiar with hills that go on and on and on. I was impressed by the stunt racing in the video, but also enamored of the terrain.
Jon Berry | June 13, 2011
Hahahaha, yeah, same. I mean, Valparaiso is a good 2 hours by car from the capital, but its all slopes and hills, all the way to the sea.
Plus... that guy can bike. When the dog came out, I was somewhat concerned for both their health.
Scott Hardie | June 13, 2011
It looks like he's wearing a suit and fancy shoes, too. I wish that he (she?) would roll up in front of a mirror at the end for a better look.
Scott Hardie | June 26, 2011
I wonder if it's too late to make this guy my birthday card in Rock Block.
Scott Hardie | July 16, 2011
Kittens on DJ Decks (thanks Kelly)
Scott Hardie | July 26, 2011
Fast food jobs can be kind of fun when there are no customers.
Scott Hardie | August 2, 2011
"Black Dog," as played by all of YouTube
Steve West | August 3, 2011
Incredibly well-done palindromic essay done in video. In the contest in which it was entered, it won only second place but received a spontaneous standing ovation when presented. Lost Generation.
Erik Bates | August 4, 2011
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Scott Hardie | August 6, 2011
I'm a Stupid Cat (nsfw audio)
Scott Hardie | August 25, 2011
If it's possible for a music video to scramble your brain, PONPONPON could probably do it. Psychedelic art tries to simulate an acid trip, but I don't think this video is intended to represent any conceivable human experience.
Scott Hardie | September 23, 2011
The Artist has the best trailer I've seen in a long time. Coming out this winter with a lot of Oscar buzz already, it's set in the era of silent movies, and in that spirit, the entire film has no dialogue. But the trailer tells a complete and compelling story without words, so I'm intrigued to see whether or not the whole film can be done this well.
Steve West | September 25, 2011
Who needs computerized fountains when you've got a bunch of kids with time on their hands?
Steve West | October 1, 2011
Beautiful video of a young woman, born deaf, hearing for the first time via implant.
Steve West | October 1, 2011
Interesting human behavior experiment. Would you sit next to these guys in the theater?
Scott Hardie | November 8, 2011
There's little said in these videos that isn't common knowledge already if you're into politics, but it's said very well: How the Electoral College Works and The Trouble with the Electoral College.
Erik Bates | November 8, 2011
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Scott Hardie | November 27, 2011
What it would be like to orbit the Earth at high speed.
Scott Hardie | November 29, 2011
Full Metal Star Wars - waaay NSFW
Scott Hardie | December 22, 2011
A brewery in Missouri has come up with a fun commercial.
Erik Bates | December 22, 2011
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Scott Hardie | December 23, 2011
The Modern Woman
Scott Hardie | January 20, 2012
A (quick) History Lesson for The History Channel
Steve West | January 24, 2012
Moves Like Batman
Scott Hardie | January 29, 2012
A hula hoop's POV.
Scott Hardie | February 4, 2012
Girlfriend Doesn't Realize Boyfriend is on Vacation
Scott Hardie | February 5, 2012
Tnelat gnizama na sah lrig siht.
Scott Hardie | February 12, 2012
A Muppet Wicker Man
Scott Hardie | March 11, 2012
In our tweet-based, instant-gratification culture, when videos like this run too long, the mass public interest in the long, slow, and heavy KONY 2012 video (do I really need to link to it?) is kind of unbelievable.
Scott Hardie | March 21, 2012
Will The Real Mitt Romney Please Stand Up? I don't normally go for this sort of parody, but as several friends (hi Anna) have pointed out, this particular video is well done, especially in the lyrics. Someone Hugh Atkin went the extra mile on this.
Lori Lancaster | March 21, 2012
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Chris Lemler | March 21, 2012
That was way too funny :)
Tony Peters | March 29, 2012
He's Sexy and he knows it
Scott Hardie | April 25, 2012
Man I love random weirdness.
Scott Hardie | June 22, 2012
Speaking of random weirdness, Kelly found this great compilation. So much funny in one place. (The ALF one is NSFW.)
Erik Bates | June 22, 2012
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Scott Hardie | July 7, 2012
A Conversation with My 12-Year-Old Self
Scott Hardie | July 8, 2012
A history of rock 'n roll on one guitar.
Kelly Lee | July 8, 2012
I need to play guitar hero or rock band. RIGHT NOW.
Scott Hardie | July 18, 2012
Mr. Wizard's a Dick (thanks Wes)
Scott Hardie | July 20, 2012
If Amazon keeps increasing their rate of delivery, sooner or later time paradoxes will happen.
Samir Mehta | August 4, 2012
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Scott Hardie | September 2, 2012
Henri 2, Paw de Deux (thanks Kelly)
Scott Hardie | November 21, 2012
What if the Beatles covered Led Zeppelin? All that's missing is the screaming teenagers.
Scott Hardie | January 5, 2013
The cutest GIF on the Internet.
Scott Hardie | January 21, 2013
Catnip: Egress to Oblivion?
Scott Hardie | January 29, 2013
One of the strangest things I saw at a Marilyn Manson concert was a sign language interpreter frantically gesturing on the side of the stage during every song. In the midst of a wild, over-the-top goth orgy, here was this regular person just doing their job. It makes me wonder if this woman could get a job signing for Cee Lo Green. (If your coworkers know sign language, then that's nsfw.)
Erik Bates | January 29, 2013
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Scott Hardie | January 29, 2013
Kids eating Warheads candy for the first time.
Scott Hardie | February 22, 2013
As a friend put it when she shared this, WTF? Just... WTF?
Scott Hardie | August 29, 2015
I love this video, and the whole game. Such glorious chaos.
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Scott Hardie | July 15, 2010
It's been a while since we shared some video links. Seen anything funny lately?
Buffy vs. Edward takes time to rev up but is worth the wait.
Undercover Karaoke with Jewel isn't funny exactly, but I enjoyed it anyway.