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Interesting Videos: The Revenge

It's been a while since we shared some video links. Seen anything funny lately?

Buffy vs. Edward takes time to rev up but is worth the wait.

Undercover Karaoke with Jewel isn't funny exactly, but I enjoyed it anyway.

–Scott Hardie • July 14 2010, 11:31pm EST

I'm often led down the many rabbit-holes of the intertubes whenever someone posts something silly. The last time this happened was when Matt posted... the saddest IMDB page ever? Can't find it, though -- are all the oddities still floating around somewhere, or no? Anyway... just remember... you asked...

Swoop, there it is...

I'm gonna' hazard a guess here and presume this NSF(most people's)W.

–Amy Austin • July 15 2010, 1:19am EST

I confess that I don't quite get the appeal of the double rainbow guy. Yeah, he's floored by a mere double rainbow. What is so funny about it? Are we so jaded that we find honest feelings hilarious, and a double rainbow commonplace? Mostly I just feel sorry for the guy; what seems like a private video intended for friends or family has became the laughingstock of the Internet.

–Scott Hardie • July 16 2010, 8:14pm EST

Scott, good to know I'm not alone. DRG is like a lot of Internet fads that just confuse me - I think there's some desire to have quick/kneejerk reactions to everything. Everything must filter to snark, LOL, or being a Nazi.

It reminds me a little of Chocolate Rain: lost in the fact that he looked funny, had weird mannerisms, and had a really deep voice is that his lyrics were actually pretty thoughtful (as far as Internet pop goes).

–Samir Mehta • July 17 2010, 3:04am EST

I don't know. I watched it (not hilarious, but oddly ecstatic... and good for him that it was), and then I watched the "interview" with him (CNN... do you believe?). Without making snap judgments about his appearance (kind of like if Ron Jeremy became a hippie deadhead), he kinda' lost me at "I mean, I always did kinda' expect that I was gonna' go viral"... which makes me question 1) Scott's assessment that it seemed meant to be a private video, and worse 2) the sincerity of his overwrought ecstasy. I think, personally, if I had a moment that profound with nature -- and meant it -- that I would be a) reluctant to put that anywhere public at all, and b) pissed if I became a "laughingstock of the Internet", as you put it. Something about the way he talks about it just rather ruins his credibility for me and the idea that it was a real bona fide "moment" as came across on video. If it was, though... good for him. I think it's generally true that people aren't so open to feeling that kind of awe and humility in the presence of some of nature's wonders. Twin rainbows may not be all that uncommon, but... I would hope that to see one of that magnitude and majesty in a setting like Yosemite (one of the cross-country stops that I unfortunately missed out on) would give anyone cause to seriously pause and reflect. I felt similarly when I saw Meteor Crater in Arizona and when I finally did get to see the Grand Canyon. But I think there would have to be a lot else going on to make me exclaim so much on video (*especially* if anyone else was around, which I'm glad that at least there wasn't in his vid)... like: drugs... other seriously emotional happenings in my life (almost a given these days), or... drugs. Just my opinion.

–Amy Austin • July 18 2010, 11:50am EST

I can see having that kind of reaction, too, Amy, even though I probably wouldn't vocalize it like he did either. I'm a little disappointed by his implication that it was all on purpose, because it drags this into the realm of two of the saddest trends about Internet memes like this (besides trolling, which is even more sad), when either the whole thing turns out to be a lie, or everybody assumes that it's a lie because so many things these days turn out to be lies. That just leads to more snarkiness, because it trains us not to take anything seriously. I guess I'd rather live in a culture where we're cognizant of lies, but I think we've damaged our ability to process sincerity. Anyway, I'm pretty sick and loopy today, so I hope I'm making sense. Maybe I should go look at some rainbows myself.

Back on topic: I liked the part where the dog said "Batman."

–Scott Hardie • July 21 2010, 8:28am EST

Schwarzenegger's entire career in ten minutes. (nsfw)

–Scott Hardie • July 23 2010, 4:53pm EST

Jane Austen's Fight Club

–Scott Hardie • July 25 2010, 1:49pm EST

Really nifty little scifi series called Ark.
http://www.hulu.com/ark

–Lori Lancaster • July 26 2010, 3:16pm EST

Oregon Trail: The Movie

–Scott Hardie • August 3 2010, 7:55am EST

Morpheus meets the Dude

–Scott Hardie • September 8 2010, 10:37pm EST

Bill & Ted's Excellent Inception was pretty funny, too... lol

–Amy Austin • September 8 2010, 11:17pm EST

Online Piracy PSA

–Scott Hardie • September 11 2010, 12:04am EST

endless summer

–Scott Hardie • October 8 2010, 2:34pm EST

great footage of the abandoned Six Flags: New Orleans

–Scott Hardie • November 10 2010, 7:45pm EST

How to Gift Wrap a Cat

–Scott Hardie • November 15 2010, 11:26pm EST

Russian Dancing Men

–Scott Hardie • November 20 2010, 7:31pm EST

Rudolph, you don't have to put on the red light

–Scott Hardie • December 8 2010, 7:15am EST

Drunk Santa trying to find his sleigh in a parking garage

–Steve West • December 9 2010, 9:37pm EST

Dot Dot Dot: "In an age where the anonymous reviewer is held to no general standard of grammar or spelling, an unintelligible trolling rant is a common and often eye-rolling occurrence. And when a game is meant as a parody of its genre, and a player playing it doesn't quite get the joke ... well, magic happens."

–Scott Hardie • January 18 2011, 8:51am EST

Scott, that "dot dot dot" vid was funny :D

–Lori Lancaster • January 18 2011, 10:08am EST

Name something that gets passed around.

–Scott Hardie • February 14 2011, 7:34am EST

Rob Paravonian and his guitar.

–Steve West • February 16 2011, 6:07pm EST

Ah, the Pachelbel ranter -- love that guy.

–Amy Austin • February 16 2011, 6:50pm EST

Teachers bust'n a move in STC

–Lori Lancaster • February 25 2011, 1:34pm EST

Tom Hanks
is
James Bond

–Scott Hardie • March 26 2011, 11:42pm EST

The Naked Gun recreated in Grand Theft Auto IV

–Scott Hardie • May 3 2011, 7:05pm EST

The Obama administration created a movie parody for presentation at the White House Correspondents Dinner last weekend. It's a great idea, but it never quite takes off. Maybe if Obama and Biden had re-enacted the cursing scene or the rolling-around-on-the-floor scene if might have turned out differently, I don't know. Obama has time to appear on every show on television; I'm sure he could spare an hour to film something original for this.

Once upon a time, the Clinton administration knew how to make a funny video.

–Scott Hardie • May 4 2011, 9:25am EST

Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall - Mariachi style!

–Steve West • May 10 2011, 9:06pm EST

Riding a bicycle in the airport.

–Steve West • May 15 2011, 8:52pm EST

The guys behind Google Street View.

–Scott Hardie • May 16 2011, 10:42pm EST

"Downhill racing" takes on new meaning in Chile.

–Scott Hardie • June 13 2011, 12:55am EST

I guess it's true what they say about us Chileans...

....we're out of our goddamn minds.

–Jon Berry • June 13 2011, 8:02am EST

Floridians are crazy, but not like that. The closest thing to actual elevation around here is Space Mountain. I'm from Chicago, so I'm just not familiar with hills that go on and on and on. I was impressed by the stunt racing in the video, but also enamored of the terrain.

–Scott Hardie • June 13 2011, 8:26am EST

Hahahaha, yeah, same. I mean, Valparaiso is a good 2 hours by car from the capital, but its all slopes and hills, all the way to the sea.

Plus... that guy can bike. When the dog came out, I was somewhat concerned for both their health.

–Jon Berry • June 13 2011, 8:34am EST

It looks like he's wearing a suit and fancy shoes, too. I wish that he (she?) would roll up in front of a mirror at the end for a better look.

–Scott Hardie • June 13 2011, 9:39am EST

I wonder if it's too late to make this guy my birthday card in Rock Block.

–Scott Hardie • June 25 2011, 8:28pm EST

Kittens on DJ Decks (thanks Kelly)

–Scott Hardie • July 15 2011, 8:38pm EST

Fast food jobs can be kind of fun when there are no customers.

–Scott Hardie • July 25 2011, 8:07pm EST

"Black Dog," as played by all of YouTube

–Scott Hardie • August 1 2011, 9:15pm EST

Incredibly well-done palindromic essay done in video. In the contest in which it was entered, it won only second place but received a spontaneous standing ovation when presented. Lost Generation.

–Steve West • August 2 2011, 9:07pm EST

That's awesome, Steve.

–Erik Bates • August 4 2011, 1:24pm EST

I'm a Stupid Cat (nsfw audio)

–Scott Hardie • August 6 2011, 6:51am EST

If it's possible for a music video to scramble your brain, PONPONPON could probably do it. Psychedelic art tries to simulate an acid trip, but I don't think this video is intended to represent any conceivable human experience.

–Scott Hardie • August 25 2011, 7:37pm EST

The Artist has the best trailer I've seen in a long time. Coming out this winter with a lot of Oscar buzz already, it's set in the era of silent movies, and in that spirit, the entire film has no dialogue. But the trailer tells a complete and compelling story without words, so I'm intrigued to see whether or not the whole film can be done this well.

–Scott Hardie • September 22 2011, 10:17pm EST

Who needs computerized fountains when you've got a bunch of kids with time on their hands?

–Steve West • September 25 2011, 7:15am EST

Beautiful video of a young woman, born deaf, hearing for the first time via implant.

–Steve West • October 1 2011, 5:45pm EST

Interesting human behavior experiment. Would you sit next to these guys in the theater?

–Steve West • October 1 2011, 6:37pm EST

There's little said in these videos that isn't common knowledge already if you're into politics, but it's said very well: How the Electoral College Works and The Trouble with the Electoral College.

–Scott Hardie • November 8 2011, 9:06am EST

That is a damn good explanation. Teachers could use that for their lessons.

–Erik Bates • November 8 2011, 9:54am EST

What it would be like to orbit the Earth at high speed.

–Scott Hardie • November 27 2011, 1:12pm EST

Full Metal Star Wars - waaay NSFW

–Scott Hardie • November 28 2011, 8:07pm EST

A brewery in Missouri has come up with a fun commercial.

–Scott Hardie • December 21 2011, 8:32pm EST

I love that. Makes me want to try their beer.

Really.

–Erik Bates • December 22 2011, 12:54pm EST

The Modern Woman

–Scott Hardie • December 22 2011, 9:20pm EST

A (quick) History Lesson for The History Channel

–Scott Hardie • January 20 2012, 9:44am EST

Moves Like Batman

–Steve West • January 23 2012, 8:38pm EST

A hula hoop's POV.

–Scott Hardie • January 29 2012, 11:26am EST

Girlfriend Doesn't Realize Boyfriend is on Vacation

–Scott Hardie • February 4 2012, 10:32am EST

Tnelat gnizama na sah lrig siht.

–Scott Hardie • February 5 2012, 9:43am EST

A Muppet Wicker Man

–Scott Hardie • February 12 2012, 11:47am EST

In our tweet-based, instant-gratification culture, when videos like this run too long, the mass public interest in the long, slow, and heavy KONY 2012 video (do I really need to link to it?) is kind of unbelievable.

–Scott Hardie • March 11 2012, 10:17am EST

Will The Real Mitt Romney Please Stand Up? I don't normally go for this sort of parody, but as several friends (hi Anna) have pointed out, this particular video is well done, especially in the lyrics. ~~Someone~~ Hugh Atkin went the extra mile on this.

–Scott Hardie • March 20 2012, 9:21pm EST

I found that amusing :)

–Lori Lancaster • March 21 2012, 2:03pm EST

That was way too funny :)

–Chris Lemler • March 21 2012, 2:23pm EST

He's Sexy and he knows it

–Tony Peters • March 28 2012, 8:56pm EST

Man I love random weirdness.

–Scott Hardie • April 24 2012, 9:43pm EST

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