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Viral ad for Nokia's N-Gage mobile games. The jerky stop-motion animation technique (sometimes called pixilation) was used most famously for Norman McLaren's 1952 Oscar-winning short, Neighbours.
All things considered, more people will probably see the Nokia ad; but it is funnier, truth be told.
Via The Red Ferret Journal
While off-roading, the Man in Black sparked a forest fire that burnt down 508 acres of the Los Padres National Forest in California. The U.S. government sued him and settled for $82,001 making him the first person ever successfully sued for starting a forest fire. When told that the inferno killed 49 of the area’s 53 endangered condors, Cash replied, “I don’t care about your damn yellow buzzards.”
Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor said today that “if President Obama were a wise Latina woman, with the richness of her experiences, he would have picked a less controversial court nominee.”Judge Sotomayor said she doesn’t blame the president for his unwise choice, “after all, as a black male, he can’t be expected to demonstrate much more wisdom than he has so far. He’s certainly sharper than a white male, but the fact remains that he’s male, and has no discernible Latino heritage.”
Looks interesting, if potentially lethal for bric-a-brac, decorative plates and unwary pets in range.
Warning: Music and sound
A common argument against getting a tattoo is that what looks good on taut 20-year-old flesh looks, uh, not-so-good by the time Grandpa qualifies for his Old Age supplement. In this case, though, the descending rolls of flab will provide a merciful end, not unlike the final curtain on some doomed off-off-Broadway production.
As to the subject, I think it's intended as a tribute to Trogdor. Warning: Sound and "music."
Users of the front door at 1418 Sycamore Avenue report the appearance of a common bumblebee ricocheting back and forth between the front and screen doors in a manner described as "pissed." According to witnesses, no one has been able to ascertain how the bee became trapped between the two portals, but it is totally losing it and will absolutely sting someone if it gets out, most likely in the eye.
Warning: Music, sfx, excessive cuteness.
Marilyn Monroe look-alike contestants Julie Meyer of Covington, left and Kelly Sengewald of Mt. Healthy give their best impression on stage for the Hollywood Casino Marilyn Monroe look-alike contest on Fountain Square Friday June 26.
That's good to know, because I sure would have hated to have seen their worst impression.
Via J-Walk Blog
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