Be patient. It’s amazing. And probably the coolest thing I’ve ever seen.
Bravo, Caleb Knox. This is hilarious. Who knew Whitworth was teeming with such funny people.
The last one has subtitles, but they’re not showing up…they go something like, “Oh Long John…Oh Long Johnson…Oh Don Piaaanoo…Why I eyes ya…All the live long day.” That’s what happens when you feed drugs to your cat. I still like dogs better.
Ladies and Gentleman, I give you the ASWU President. Priceless.
MTV, eat your heart out. Our generation is witnessing an unprecedented tactic in political campaigning: music videos that attempt to appeal to (…I’m not quite sure who, actually…critical cynics who enjoy making fun of people?) But poor Hillary…Obama got to all of the trendier back-up singers first, like Wyclif, Scarlett Johanson, a deaf girl, Kate Walsh and even the lead singer from The Pussy Cat Dolls…plus, like, ten more who I’m too lazy to mention. And you’ve got to admit, that’s just good PR. Who can compete with that? You don’t see Senator McCain channeling the talents of Katharine McPhee or Justin Timberlake to get his policies across. I wonder what McCain’s got up his sleeves. Skywriting? Hillary, however, was left with a couple kooky looking go-go dancers and an over-enthused saxophone player. It’s pretty sad. “Hillary4U&Me is like the “The Mickey Mouse Club” meets the White House…and there’s a singing kid on the stage. As if the kid really has a grasp on Hillary’s policies. Or is able to vote. My favorite theory floating around is the rumor that Obama got together with his brain team and said, “Hey guys, lets create a music video that makes Hillary look dumb, and then post it on the internet so bloggers everywhere have something new to chew over.” This, however was not the case. Silicon Valley success story and floutist Gene Wang is the master-mind behind this delightfully (insert your adjective of choice) work. Wang really likes Hillary. He thinks she’s a super candidate. So he made her a music video. I mean, you’d really have like Hillary to make her a music video. Mr. Wang hasn’t quit his day job just yet.
In light of the elections, I thought a political YouTube video might be appropriate…or just funny…or obscene and funny. It’s actually not even a political commentary…just a satirical joke on mutually assured destruction. Let’s pray it never actually comes to this.
You’ve gotta love a comedian whose every line is often a direct punch line. Minnesota native and comedic genius Mitch Hedberg rose to fame after moving to Seattle, where he worked hard to overcome an intense case of stage fright (he often performed with his eyes closed). My favorite things about Hedberg are his a) uncanny love for jack and coke, b) objectively random observations stemming from everyday thoughts (”dogs are forever in a push- up position”) and c) the fact that he used paraprosdokian; a figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected in a way that causes the reader or listener to reframe the first part (according to Wikipedia). For example, “where there’s a will, I want to be in it.” Hedberg died from a drug overdose in March 2005. Someone should have seen it coming when Hedberg said, “I used to do drugs…I still do–but I used to, too.”
For those of you who enjoy sardonic parodies of the magical tom-foolery that abounds at Hogwarts, the strange but entertaining “Potter Puppet Pals” are a clever knock-off. The puppet show is created by Neil Cicierega, Masachussetts native and internet personality.A running gag in every show except for “Wizard Swears” is Dumbledore stripping to some extent and behaving slightly more senile that he is in the books or movies.The newest installment “Wizard Swears” introduces Neville Longbottom, who is basically a potato with a face drawn on by a sharpie. If the puppet show ever goes completely vegetarian, I hope Ron is a carrot, Dumbledore is an eggplant, and Snape is a turnip. I am still waiting for a parody of Hagrid and a dragon.
Making fun of a has-been celebrity’s vanity is always a great thing.
Some people watch this video with me and think it’s hilarious; some people watch this video and look at me with that expression that says “you’re dumb if you think this is funny” (which is O.K.) Everyone has their own sense of humor. Mine is must better. (joke).
Brenda Dickson is a former soap star of “The Young and the Restless” and winner of a Miss California Pageant (a very long time ago). She’s a genuine narcissist who gained attention for going to jail when she refused to move out of her condo during a separation with her husband, attorney Jan Weinburg.
In 1987 Dickson wrote, directed, and produced “Welcome to My Home.” In the original she gives fashion and dieting tips (mother of God, that purple leotard puts Jane Fonda to shame) and also introduces the audience to her pets, which look like they have their own hair stylists.
If anything, the cynicism with which the voice-over approaches the task of capturing the campy style of the ’80s is priceless. Favorite lines include “My shirt just threw up on my head;” which has to be the most ingenious way to describe a gaudy dress paired with an equally gawdy scarf made out of the same material, and “I never met a carrot I didn’t like…except for THIS ONE!”
Senior Thayer Wild, who posted the link on my Facebook, told me he loves vidoes that parody has-been celebrities.
After seeing this, I do too. Kudos, Thayer.
“How to talk like a Pirate,” is a seventies-style instructional self-help video that teaches the basic fundamentals of mastering “Pirate-speak.” The video teaches proper delivery and pronunciation of “salty sea-dog,” “Jim-lad” and “wench,” and reminds us to always put the noun before the verb.
Granted, the guys in this video don’t quite net me in the same way eye-liner-donning-Captain Jack Sparrow does, but they’re definitely good for a laugh – especially that one guy with the lazy eye and semi-unibrow.
“Arrr” is an interjection “Yar” is an agreement, and “Har” is laughter. And remember, male-pirate speakers, “booty” is slang for treasure, not to be confused with the female posterior.
Want to perfect your pirate speak? Live hard, breathe salty air, and drink a shot or two of rum before saying anything. If we all did this before football games we’d put our dancing Pirate mascot to shame.
