Sunday, August 31st, 2008
“I don’t care to belong to any club that would have me as a member.”
(Thanks to Phil for the quote)
Archive for August, 2008
Those Hilarious, Mind-Boggling Japanese Gameshows
Friday, August 29th, 2008Love them or hate them, videos of Japanese gameshows are hilarious – especially if you have NO CLUE what’s being said. Here’s a classic Human Tetris episode, with a defiant cast of characters doing whatever it takes (read: whatever they can) to win!
Apparently stateside media has noticed how popular Human Tetris is on YouTube, and has decided to create an American version. Annnnnnnnnd, true to form, the name will be simplified for what I assume must be a huge swath of American audiences who don’t know what Tetris is. Ladies and Gentleman, allow me to present Fox’s Hole in the Wall.
Damn It Feels Good to be a Banker
Thursday, August 28th, 2008My favorite viral video guys are back at it again, with another straight-to-Internet smash to follow up mega-hits Ghostride the Volvo, Huge in Asia, and Give Me Your Heart (in San Francisco). Check out “Damn It Feels Good to be a Banker” and show these guys some love– after all, they’re Blogadilla readers!
I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter!
Thursday, August 28th, 2008
There aren’t many words for this one: at the Iowa State Fair this month, renowned butter artist Sarah Pratt unveiled a life-size sculpture of 16 year old Olympic gold medalist, Shawn Johnson, seen below. This, along with a Harry Potter scene and the annual display of the “Butter Cow,” round out the butter art. Interesting to note, the butter sculptures were kept at a brisk 40 degrees to prevent any melting. Rumor has it, upon completion of the fair, state officials unveiled the world’s largest baked potato.
(via AthleticsNation; via Neatorama)
Buy History for only $1,525 … and Counting
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008In conjuntion with the Democratic National Convention, MoveOn.org held “Manifest Hope,” a Barack Obama-inspired art contest, and is now auctioning the proceeds to charities aimed at social change. The winning piece from the contest, by New Orleans artist Phil Fung, is for sale on ebay for $1525.00 and counting….check it out!
Another, larger piece is on sale for $3,050 here- very nice. Both auctions have almost 5 days left, and if I had to predict, both will crack $10k. Anyone else care to take a guess?
(via Eliot)
