June 9, 2009 by traveler.

…The better to entertain you with, my dear. A little backstory- when I go to work I turn on the tv for my dog. It seems to comfort him while he’s alone in the house. Like a little kid, one of his favorite tv characters is Elmo. I remarked to my wife that she’d be surprised to see who performs Elmo’s voice.

She didn’t believe me, so I tracked down the youtube proof. Here it is for your amusement and amazement.

Now that’s voice acting. I wish I had that sort of talent. And Kevin Clash plays more than just Elmo. He also performed Splinter in the Ninja Turtle movies and Baby Sinclair from Dinosaurs. I love Baby Sinclair- simultaneously grating and lovable. Here’s a little behind-the-scenes shenanigans during a Dinosaurs taping. Enjoy!

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June 7, 2009 by traveler.

This has got to be the best promo I’ve seen.

Viral marketing is often attempted and rarely achieved. This video really hits the mark, though. In the short time between when I viewed this video to when I wrote about it, the video’s views have shot up from ~30k to ~190k. If Hammertime the show can match the entertainment value of this promotion, A&E will be all set. As Don King would say, “Only in America!”

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June 7, 2009 by traveler.

Like many Americans, I grew up playing soccer. Like many more Americans, I have no interest in watching professional soccer. Why the disconnect?

Soccer’s got to be great, right? I mean, the rest of the world adores their ‘football’. So why have Americans so thoroughly rejected this sport? Perhaps Jim Rome can shed some light.

Sorry, world- we’ve seen what ‘football’ has to offer. We’re not interested. Please take it off our hands (not like we’re very good at it anyway). And while you’re at it, take cricket along also. Thanks. We’ll just stick with our own football…the good stuff.

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May 27, 2009 by traveler.

W T F ???

This movie has got to be a joke. Gooby? Oh great- IMDB confirms it’s an actual movie. Check out this trailer-

Holy hell. That face at :35 is just too much. Awful title, awful costume- this one looks potentially worse than Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus…

Please tell me these are elaborate, absurdist performance-art gimmicks. ::sigh::

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May 9, 2009 by traveler.

British charity worker Ben Southall has been named the winner of the “Best Job in the World”. He will spend the next six months lounging around as the Caretaker of the Islands of the Great Barrier Reef. 150,000 Australian dollars for 6 months of ‘work’? Not a bad gig, that’s for sure.

courtesy IslandReefJob.com

Interestingly, Disneyland made an announcement the day before Ben landed his dream job. It appears that Disneyland will reassign employees who had another enviable job- boob watchers. Well, that might not exactly be their title, but that’s probably what they told their buddies. For approximately 10 years, employees screened photos from Splash Mountain and other rides to ensure women didn’t bare their breasts for the souvenir pictures. These incidents don’t happen often, so Disney decided to close the screener jobs. Next time you visit Disneyland, ladies, keep your urges under control. There aren’t anymore cleavage censors between you and infamy.

courtesy CollegeHumor.com

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May 8, 2009 by traveler.

Aaaahhhhh!!!

Giant jellyfish with crab passengers? That’s worse than sharks with laser beams!

Thankfully the video looks slightly ‘tainted’- maybe the crab is dead and there is no jellyfish/crab conspiracy to worry about. Then again, what if the crab is just feigning until it is close enough to rip at your flesh?! I’m gonna stay out of the ocean for a while just in case.

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May 8, 2009 by traveler.

You’ve probably seen it already, but this clip is too good to pass up. The Corinthians celebrate in style- by setting their trophy on fire. Ok, so technically it was the MASSIVE amounts of flaming confetti surrounding the trophy, but still. Great footage.

This is a real challenger for my favorite Trophy presentation/celebration- the subject of an older post. Clip reposted below…

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May 5, 2009 by traveler.

Ouch. Consumerist reports that a Best Buy customer in Texas opened a brand-new MacBook Pro box and instead of a laptop, he found…a paving stone.

Is this becoming a trend? First it was the Chinese newspaper & rocks in a Nintendo DS box, and now this. While Wal-Mart made good on the missing Nintendo DS, apparently Best Buy told the proud new owner of a paving stone that “Apple seals the boxes, not us. Take it up with Apple.” Hmm. I’m gonna go with…the customer gave his credit card to Best Buy for this purchase, not Apple.

Which makes this potentially simple- customer notifies credit card company that he is having this problem with BB and is working to resolve it. If BB still won’t rectify the situation, he gets credit card company to reverse the charge and file a grievance against BB.

Of course there is another important question- could this be a shady customer’s shakedown attempt? Guess Best Buy and the credit card company will work that all out. Maybe it’ll turn out that this guy ends up throwing that paving stone back in his yard where he found it. Who knows.

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May 3, 2009 by traveler.

Fire alarms- very important for public safety, very irritating to your ears. And NOT what you want to hear in the middle of your band’s jam session, right? Right?

Wow- and I usually just plug my ears. Next time I hear a fire alarm go off, I might reach for my drumsticks instead.

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April 27, 2009 by traveler.

These are just waaay too good to pass up- a collection of face painting done by artist James Kuhn.

Evil gremlin

Gizmo

Bellydancer

KISS

Toad

Shark

Sweet, huh? And there are TONS more…check them out.

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