A little slice of brilliance comes through in the BoingBoing comment areas every so often. Today was a shining example. In a discussion about global warming someone brought up tsunamis, another person pointed out that earthquakes cause tsunamis which led to the following quote:
Earthquakes are caused by Godzilla waking up, and he wakes up when it gets warmer. Ergo, global warming causes earthquakes which cause tsunamis.
Nothing like a good spokesperson from the geek crew to steer the conversation in just the right direction.
In a stroke of brilliance, someone built a Zombie Gingerbread Church. It appears, on the forum where they posted, that it was a contest entry. I wish I had the ambition and creativity to dream something like this up. This is pure, unadulterated genius.
As the last post of the year, nay the last post of this decade, I wanted to share one of my favorite videos from YouTube. I originally found it on Ectoplasmosis, but it was so awesome I felt the deep seated need to repost it. Enjoy!
Ever see protesters standing on the side of the street just aching to be smacked? Ever wish you had the unapologetic, solid-brass balls to go and give them shit? You’re not alone. Apparently, aside from hating gays and several other things, God hates protesters. This was the little slice of genius I needed to start my morning off right.
You may or may not be familiar with the Obadiah Parker cover of Hey Ya by Outkast, but you should give it a good listen. The cover version makes the song feel more mournful and ironic than a party song. The lyrics seem to tell a brief tale of love and pain, leaving the addresses to the audience (“hey fellas, what’s cooler than being cool?”) seem more ironic than genuine party language. Perhaps this was the original intent of the song, who knows?
From all I can gather, holding a gun sideways is a little street and a lot Hollywood. Slate covers this question with a slick bit of research. Apparently, people have been holding guns sideways for quite a long while, but it didn’t become truly popular until movies depicted side-gripping. Though, it seems efficient for using a machine gun to lay waste to a crowd. Read the Slate answer and see the image below.
A couple had sex so loud it caused their neighbor to suffer from sleep deprivation. Now, I’ve heard of moaners before, but this really takes the cake. Well done?
In November, Cartwright appealed against a noise abatement notice imposed in 2007, as well as the subsequent Asbo, which banned the couple from “shouting, screaming or vocalisation at such a level as to be a statutory nuisance”.
Her bid was rejected by Recorder Jeremy Freedman, who said: “It certainly was intrusive and constituted a statutory nuisance.
This silent German impressionist film is probably one of the most talked about horror films I have ever encountered. It introduces a vampire with a horrible visage and a love story all in the same breath. It’s black and white. It’s from 1922. It’s awesome.
I love horror flicks. I really do. I was talking to a friend about some really interesting plot turns and, of course, Night of the Living Dead came right to mind. The whole plot centers around five people, in a house who can’t get along. I won’t tell you the end, but it is one that will bug you, no doubt. So I suggested my friend watch the movie. Then it occurred to me, someone must have posted it on YouTube. Success! For your viewing pleasure, I offer Night of the Living Dead in its entirety:
