Friday, June 5, 2009

There is always more online content to watch.


Dear Meredith:

Have you watched all the offerings on Hulu? Fed up with the lame-ass ABC website that continually freezes your computer? (Or is that only me?). Here's another site, via Sony, that, in their words, "distributes digital content including original short form series and full-length traditional programming from Sony Pictures’ vast library of television series and feature films."

Crackle

Crazy Japanese Commercial Countdown Happy Fun Time

Dear Jennifer,

The Japanese are hilarious. Their commercials are a large part of why their culture is so very entertaining.

College Humor has collected some of the best of the worst for a crazy commercial countdown. Robocop attacking a family for their chicken strips is but one example. Thanks to Tom for the link!



CRAZY COMMERCIAL COUNTDOWN!

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Sometimes, genius is creepy.


Dear Meredith:

If you were a guy, and wanted to sleep with your female friend who had a boyfriend, how would you go about doing it? Here is a solution. I don't know whether to be scared of the fella who wrote this, or slightly in awe at his genius. Perhaps a bit of both. I mean, he invokes time travel.

Batteries Feel Included: 309

Funny pictures

Dear Jennifer,

Here is a website that has collected random amusing pictures from the interwebs. They are not cat-based, but are quite humorous regardless.

: )

ZENITH FUNNY PICTURES

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Picture sleuth


Dear Meredith:

The premise is simple. First, find the clues. Next, use the clues to identify 50 films. Enjoy!

The Cryptic Canvas

For the MAC lovers

Dear Jennifer,

Someday, I'll be able to afford a mac laptop. Until then, I remain a PC.

However, even as a PC, I can enjoy the egg on Microsoft's face in this short clip from the debut of Windows 98 on CNN.

PRESENTATION CRASH

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Classic Violence continued...

Dear Jennifer,

This was my favorite Nintendo game. Sure, Super Mario Bros was awesome, but Joust was the game that for a long time we didn't have at home, and so I was obsessed with playing whenever I could find it.

If you haven't ever played - the basic idea is to make your flying ostrich sit on the heads of the bad guys - and then eat their eggs.

...it's a strange concept. Interestingly, there is a script version that was going around town where death-row inmates were given the option of fighting for their freedom on the back of large ostriches (ostriches that exist because cows had become extinct) for the general amusement of the public. Entertainingly, the writer of that script sued "Death Race" for using a story line where death row inmates are given the option of racing for their freedom for the general amusement of the public. I can't imagine the death-row-gladiator idea really originated with the writer of JOUST.

JOUST!

Monday, June 1, 2009

Classic violence

Dear Jennifer,

Now that you're back in LA - you'll need new games to play while watching TV while reading a magazine.

Here's an oldie and a greatie. Oddly, it is more difficult than I remember.

DUCK HUNT