March 8, 2010

Amazing Musicians, Ages 8-12

Molly, Michael, and Sullivan are four years older now, and are awesome performers on the bluegrass circuit, but there’s nothing more surprising than to see these kids flatpicking a pretty tough tune. I’ve been playing mandolin longer than Michael’s been around, yet I still can’t play this tune!

March 6, 2010

Conversation between Client and Web Designer

I used to design websites, which is probably why this strikes a chord with me. Though, in truth, i didn’t quite go like this. A company once told me that they could have an employee’s nephew design their site for $75. As you can imagine, it was a brief conversation from that point on.

March 6, 2010

Now This is Truly Insane

You could not get me to try this in a million years. Not if I was drunk, stoned or whatever. Would you try it?

March 6, 2010

Now That’s a Strong Mouse

Nolan’s Cheese made a delightful commercial that is only predictable for the first part of the story.

February 24, 2010

Some people are naturally funny. This guy is one of them. He even gets laughs talking about some of the most difficult issues a person can face. My hat’s off to you, sir!

February 19, 2010

The History of Pretty Much Everything

This is so worth the 3 minutes you’ll spend watching. Just do it. You can thank me later.

February 19, 2010

Great Quotes

“Now you listen to me, I’m an advertising man, not a red herring. I’ve got a job, a secretary, a mother, two ex-wives and several bartenders that depend upon me, and I don’t intend to disappoint them all by getting myself “slightly” killed.”

February 18, 2010   1 note

Smoking is Very Glamorous

The American Cancer Society was distributing free posters in 1972 as a part of their “stop smoking” campaign. The campaign was intended to counteract the subliminal marketing in Hollywood films that portrayed smoking as glamorous, debonair, and sophisticated.

February 18, 2010

From the List of Things You Should Never Try

If you read French, you’ll know that this commercial advertises the hands-free entry and keyless start features of Renault automobiles. For the rest of us, it is proof that sometimes you are better off just calling AAA.

February 14, 2010

Somebody Has Patience!

Think about it. One day this kid, like all kids, stacks a bunch of dominos and then knocks the first one down, starting a cascade of falling dominos. Yeah, we all did it at some point. But this kid didn’t stop. He’s still doing it, and it gets more and more complex. Amazing. I wouldn’t have the patience.