September 2008
14 posts
The Speech Accent Archive →
Audio clips of every English-language accent.
I’m in love! What’s that song?
The...
WatchGreta Van Susteren just can’t get over this “First Dude” thing!
Somehow, she managed to turn an opportunity to interview Todd Palin into ten minutes of awkward small-talk:
“When I say, ‘Do you know the First Dude?’, they all laugh. Did you know that?”
“I didn’t know that.”
[Pause.]
“So that must be fun for you.”...
“So, when Barack Obama says he will put some lipstick on my pig, I am, like, Are...”
– George Saunders, “My Gal”
WatchThe Living Room Candidate is an incredible collection of political ads from every campaign since 1952. Here’s a few more of my favorites:
Eisenhower is THE MAN FROM ABILENE.
A supremely creepy ad: Hubert Humphrey is wordlessly equated with riots, chaos, and war.
Agnew for Vice President? Ha ha ha ha!
Nancy Reagan deeply, deeply resents the attacks on her husband.
And the grand...
Who Will Be the Godfather of Comedy Video On The... →
erockappel:
(via rickyv)
This pretty much fits my own experience working for Super Deluxe — their intentions were great and they sponsored some great content, but failed at the point of building an audience and finding a way to, you know, make some money.
In a nutshell: In late 2006 there were suddenly a bunch of companies looking to blow wads of cash on three-minute comedy videos. For...
“As the snow started to fall, he tugged his coat tighter around himself. Too...”
– Jack Handey (via erockappel)
Jack Handey has a genius for economy — I love how many times this line surprised me, using so few words. (The Little Lytton is a competition for great lines just of this type.)
