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Dog Day Afternoon

Rich — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:12:48 +0000

Anyone that is a Star Wars fan is a fan of the AT-ATs. This is a mutually exclusive fact. The internet is replete with AT-AT/dog memes, and it’s always a successful mash-up — but this video has got to be one of the slickest and cutest of the bunch.

Beautifully animated, unashamedly plucking at the heartstrings, and guaranteeed to give you a warm feeling inside. Enjoy!

Ferret Dance

Rich — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:35:14 +0000

Get to know me for more than 2 minutes and you’ll probably start to get the impression that I like to laugh. A minute later you’ll realise that I tend to laugh a lot at really stupid things. Another minute, you’ll probably be wanting me to shut the hell up — but let’s not concentrate on that minute. That minute sucks.

Another video I’ve come to adore and give serious consideration towards adopting; Weezer’s Buddy Holly accompanied by a dancing troupe of Ferrets.
Watch it, bounce along to it’s happy little melodies, giggle a bit, then replay it.
And replay it.
And probably replay it again.

Pingwins!

Rich — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:34:54 +0000

Continuing my loosely flung together theme of smug self satified ‘joyful’ films I found on the web, the following peice of genius is something I only recently found — although has been doing the rounds for the last year or so. Initially used to promote the BBC’s iPlayer service, but also doing a fine job of showcasing the BBC’s wildlife programming and keeping ex-Python’s employed, it’s a marvellous bit of film making.

It’s probably worth noting at this point that I’ve had a long-held belief that penguins were always up to more than they were letting on– I mean, why would anything willingly live in such a cold environment unless they knew something we didn’t? Why would they favour swimming to such an extent that they effectively removed their ability to fly? (My answer — the Hollow Earth theory of an ancient civillisation inhabiting the inside of the planet is true — the Antarctic is the entrance to Paradise)

Seriously, I’ve bored people in pubs with this sort of chat.

(yes, I know it’s fake. Happy April Fools and all that)

Happiness is a thing called YouTube

Rich — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:36:07 +0000

Maybe it’s recent developments in my life; maybe it’s the fact that it’s no longer dark at 6 o’clock in the evening and my evening journey home is rapidly becoming a veritable joy. Maybe even it’s the fact that the wooden partitions around the outside smoking area of my local pub came down today — that is a far better herald of summer than any amount of freshly mown lawns, swooping swallows in the skies or short-skirted ladies on our streets.

Although that last one is rather good.

Whatever it is, I’m rapidly shedding an unhealthy buildup of cynicsm that I grew over the winter months, and is something I really want to continue.

So. I’m going to start a regular thread of online videos that simply give me joy and set me up for the day.
Here’s the first chappie. I loves me some Sound of Music!

LotR mashed with tT:tM

Rich — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:01:38 +0000

I know the apparent meme of putting one film trailer’s soundtrack against video footage from another with hi-hi-hilArious results is as old as most hills you can think of, but sometimes, one chooses a couple of topics that just work nicely together. Think of it like a really good cover version of a song that you haven’t heard for a while — sometimes, both the coverer and the coveree benefit.

Actually, This makes me want to watch LotR (the uppercase is everso important) but avoid The Transformers: The Movie like the proverbial, on account of it not being as good as the trailer promises.

…so my point about the good cover track has been kind of trampled on.
Sorry about that.

Ode To Joy

Rich — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 07:58:01 +0000

Sometimes, mere words are overrated.

Re-establishment of routines..

Rich — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 12:28:22 +0000

I love pufferfish. Especially musical ones. This one’s amusingly talented in the brilliant video for the Chemical Brothers’ latest, the Salmon Dance. I could watch that little critter go for hours at a time and not get bored.

..until I , y’know, have to go eat, or something. Then I might stop watching him for a bit…

Mental note: must post more often…

Mental note 2: don’t forget the milk on the way home