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Mondegreens!

“As the raptor explores his skates I will dribble the Prell…”
I don’t even know who the hell AFI are–I realize that probably dates me–but this video made me laugh. (Via MeFi)

I will get to that story about moving across the country, and moving into our “new” house…soon.

Link-o-rama

I’ve don’t usually do linkdumps, but I’ve come across enough interesting stuff on the internets today that I feel like, hey, what the hell. Without further ado…

From an article in the New York Times, billboards that address you personally. (Via Mental Floss.)
More proof some of us prefer ignorant bliss: 13 percent of Americans have not […]

A sophisticated piece of technology — for you to pee on!

I don’t normally like to help advertising agencies do their job unless I genuinely love the product they’re pushing. I have no opinion on the product being pushed in this ad — I have never used it — but I felt it warranted making an exception to my rule. Watch the spot below and you’ll […]

I missed the battle

Well, crap. I missed the Colbert Report tonight, so I guess I have to wait ’til the Colbert vs. Decemberists battle appears on the Comedy Central web site (or YouTube). Can’t wait to see who won (heh, heh).
Things might be slow around MF for a few days — I’ve got a full schedule over the […]

Norwegian becomes stop-motion pop sensation

Here’s a composition tool I hadn’t considered: stop-motion video. Apparently that, and Fruity Loops, was how 22-year old Norwegian Lasse Gjertsen created the catchy tune that’s featured in Amateur, a viral-video hit — 1,707,174 hits and counting, in fact — on YouTube. And according to Gjertsen, he can’t play a note. Well, okay, he can […]