Here is a concise (and relevant) list of things that annoy me: Apple fanboys; Android fanboys; Those “Shit ____ Say” videos; People who continue to share those “Shit ____ Say” videos; Making lists.
On that note, here’s a viral vid that may appeal to everyone. I know, it’s another “Shit ____ Say” video, but it’s pretty funny. We’ll let it slide this one time, ok?
People that hate Apple products should find this pleasing. Apple fanatics, given they have a good sense of humor, should also find this pretty funny. I mean, if we can’t laugh at ourselves – then we’re all doomed.
What do you get when you pair some of the internet’s finest GIFs with an appropriate/highly inappropriate soundtrack? You get the subreddit r/gifsound (or YTMND, in some circles). Now, what happens when you take some of the best submissions and string them together in an epic supermix?
You get this video courtesy reddit user Rasta_Pasta.
Prepare to lose it a few times during the three and half minute span (NSFW language):
How many GIFs did you recognize? How many songs? If you want the complete list of GIFs and their corresponding soundtrack, check out this thread.
God, I love optical illusions – the mind-screwier the better. Anything that can trick me into seeing something out of the ordinary is a-OK in my book.
If you feel the same way, these animated illusions are right up your alley. No, you are not being deceived. What you’re about to see is created by the simple action of dragging a printed transparency sheet across another printed sheet. Really. Freaking. Awesome.
And before you ask, creator brusspup wants you to know that the cute kitty that makes an appearance is Hyder, who they found hiding in a hole in a field. She seems entertained.
Check it out below:
If you want to create these illusions on your own time, brusspup has made the templates available for download right on the YouTube video page.
There are so many reasons to love Breaking Bad, one of them being the simple fact that it can generate this much enthusiasm.
Like this German guy explaining exactly why the show is so great. Or something like that.
If you already watch the show, you’ll appreciate this guy’s breakdown of each character (especially Hank). If you don’t watch the show, I don’t think there are too many huge spoilers here – so I’d recommend letting him convince you to watch the show.
Note: I’m not responsible for any spoilers. Watch at your own risk.
A new video has emerged claiming to show the first ever booting up of the new iPhone 5 – and it looks legit (in that the device resembles other leaks and rumored specs).
After the Apple logo loads, here’s the message displayed by the “iPhone 5”:
This device is not registered as part of the iPhone Developer Program. If you are a member of the program, please register your device in the @@url@@
So, here’s the story: A “tipster” came to Chinese tech site Vgooo.com with an iPhone 5 prototype that he “accidentally” discovered while visiting his friend at a Foxconn factory in Jincheng. “Accidentally discovered” or “stole,” it doesn’t really matter. What does matter is that the phone in the video looks exactly like what many of the leaks have already shown us: it’s taller, with a larger screen, a bit thinner, a smaller dock connector.
And the headphone jack is on the bottom (why, Apple, why?).
Of course, it’s possible that this could be faked, especially the boot message. Plus, that home button looks really weird. But Mashable is saying that the specifics of the iPhone 5 in the video match up completely with a working model they’ve seen independently. Check it out for yourself:
You’re looking at the iPhone 5. Or, someone manufactured this out of thin air. Or, Apple is playing an elaborate hoax by leaking various parts and “prototypes.” Either way, we’ll know soon enough. The iPhone 5 event is scheduled for September 12th, and the new device should ship on September 21st. Today, one analyst said that Apple could possibly sell 10 million units in the first week.
You remember Obama Girl, right? She was the model who publicly declared her undying love for then-candidate Barack Obama in a now legendary YouTube video.
Well, she’s likely jumped ship on President Obama. But the real woman behind the “I Got a Crush…on Obama” viral phenomenon is back, and she still loves our 44th President.
Leah Kauffman provided the vocals on the original YouTube hit, but she didn’t appear in the video. That task fell to Amber Lee Ettinger, an aspiring actress and model who lip-synched the tune. Since the historic 2008 election, Ettinger has made it clear on various talk shows that she doesn’t have the same affinity for Obama, and that her voting options are definitely open in 2012.
But Kauffman is still a supporter. “I decided to revisit the original “Crush on Obama”. I’ve still got a crush, and he’s got my vote,” she says. And this time, she’s in front of the camera.
Check out “Still Got a Crush on Obama”:
She’s not alone. This dude also has a crush on Obama.
It’s been a long time since I was properly Rickrolled. What was once all the rage among the internet’s finest trolls has seemingly become an afterthought – a cultural reference. Seriously, is anybody getting Rickrolled anymore?
Even if the internet has lost interest in Rick Astley’s 1987 ode to constant companionship, the folks at Sterling, Cooper, Draper, Pryce are never gonna let you down. I’m always impressed with these remixes that recreate entire songs using small snippets of dialogue from hours upon hours of content. I salute anyone with that kind of commitment to anything. And whoever spliced together dialogue from Mad Men to bring back the Rickroll has my vote of approval.
Here it is, a reminder of a bygone era when pranking your internet neighbor was as simple as directing him to a regrettably catchy 80’s song.
SPOILER ALERT: Do not watch if you’re not caught up with Breaking Bad.
Now, that’s out of the way. Breaking Bad fans, do you love Mike Ehrmantraut? Yeah, I thought so. And apparently, someone out there finds TV’s best grandpa pretty damn inspirational. They’ve mixed scenes of Mike Ehrmantraut, well, being Mike Ehrmantraut. That would be watchable on its own. But the fact that they’ve put it all to that “Be Like Mike” song from the 90s Gatorade ads makes it pretty special.
Very few TV characters come along and instantly demand a following quite like Mike Ehrmantraut. If Jonathan Banks doesn’t eventually receive some recognition for his performance, there’s really no justice in the world.
Bad Lip Reading, you just continue to one-up yourselves. The prolific dubbers of funny but fake dialogue are back with one of their best creations yet – and it involves teenie vampire megahit Twilight. In this episode, Edward and Bella go back and forth over a variety of topics that while inane, probably tell a story just as deep and meaningful as the real dialogue.
The gold medal goes to the girl performing Bella’s lines for her dramatic elongations of words like “Kevin” and “fish.” I mean hey – you gotta make those lines fit the lips.
While this is wonderful and all, Bad lip reading may have produced their best video of the year when they took on Mitt Romney last month. Check that out here.
Sometimes, companies think that it’s a good idea to use rap to teach their employees the ins and outs of day-today business. It’s not, and never will be. But if you’re going to try to “kick it with the youngsters” with some fresh beats, you could at least try to pick the right decade.
Hello, internet, this is a Pier One corporate training video from 2003.
We all sit in great anticipation of season 3 of HBO’s groundbreaking fantasy series Game of Thrones, based on the equally groundbreaking novels by author George R.R. Martin. Sure, there are plenty of great TV shows out there, as we’re giving in a golden age of excellent small-screen dramas. But now that Breaking Bad is coming to a close (for 2012), our desire to head back to Westeros only intensifies.
A small part of what makes the show so epic is Ramin Djawadi’s amazing score, most importantly the theme song that graces the title sequence of every episode. Since the show’s debut in April of 2011, the internet has been hard at work creating some pretty impressive covers, mashups, and remixes of the inexplicably catchy tune.
Brace yourselves, here are some of the best renditions that YouTube has to offer:
Google has uploaded a Google Developers hangout from Sydney about maps. Googlers Paul and Chris talk ab out their favorite maps, why they like them, and how to find cool maps.
It’s about a half hour long (which isn’t too long for a Google video), but if you don’t feel like watching the whole thing, you can check out the video page, and it tells you at what times throughout the video they talk about different things.
If you missed the final night of the Republican National Convention, you probably missed Clint Eastwood talking to a chair; an empty chair that was supposed to contain President Obama, or something like that. Clint Eastwood said a lot of things as the RNC’s surprise speaker Thursday evening – and I’m sure there is a healthy debate out there about how much of it was satire, how much of it was actually on point, and how much of it was the delusional ravings of a old man.
But one thing that isn’t up for debate is the fact that Clint Eastwood did spend a large part of his speech talking to and/or at a chair.
And as you would expect, the internet has responded with a song.
It’s aptly titled “Clint Eastwood Talking to A Chair,” and comes courtesy YouTube user therockcookiebottom.
Making a song about the legendary actor/director’s speech took a little while, and that’s understandable. On the other hand, it didn’t take someone very long to create the Twitter account @InvisibleObama. That was up and tweeting before Eastwood’s speech was over. The account was briefly suspended earlier today, but quickly reinstated. It currently has over 50,000 followers.
Another day, another chance for man’s man Nick Offerman to read some celebrity drivel.
You should already be familiar with the segment, as this isn’t thefirst timethat it’s aired. But Team Coco’s “Nick Offerman from Parks and Recreation Reads Tweets from Young Female Celebrities” continues to be one of the most enjoyable 60 seconds of viral content out there.
As always, the sketch features Offerman, working in his woodshop, reading tweets from young starlets. It’s that simple. And effective.
This time, it’s Demi Lovato, Taylor Swift, Miranda Cosgrove, Ashley Tisdale, and Bella Thorne who have their tweets read by the Parks and Recreation star.
Check it out below. “Protein wrap, yum.”
Team Coco says that this is volume 5, but we only count 4. WHAT HAVE WE MISSED!? Either way, we hope the segment has a long life, as it seems unlikely that we’ll ever get tired of Offerman’s droll reading of inane teenie tweets.
Carlton & United Beverages is an Australian brewery that produces Carlton Draught, a popular 4.6% abv pale lager. They also produce freaking amazing commercials for said beer.
The premise is simple. Four mates stop in to a local pub for a pint. They order Carlton Draught. Little do we know that they’re also carrying a duffel bag full of cash. And little do they know, the pub is crawling with cops.
What happens next is an epic chase, one unlike anything you’re ever seen. Part beer ad, part funny anti-drunk driving ad, check out the best commercial you’re likely to see all week – Beer Chase.
I know, it’s another Call Me Maybe-related YouTube video. But multitudes of covers be damned, I know what you guys have really been waiting for. Fuse aligned the stars and got Insane Clown Posse to sit down and provide commentary for the Carly Rae Jespen viral smash.
And it doesn’t disappoint.
“If this were real life, they’d be behind the house smokin bath salts, and she’d be topping him off.”
That’s just one of the many pearls of wisdom you can expect from Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope. Others include commentary on the size (or lack) of CRJ’s breasts, the inability to notice the difference between a 26-year-old and a 16-year-old, and the inability to notice the difference between a girl and a dude in a wig.
Ok, on second thought, ICP may not be the best commentators out there.
Screw it, just watch this please:
And since we don’t get many opportunities to talk about ICP, it would be a damn shame not to capitalize on it (NSFW, also NSF much of anything else):
It’s refreshing to see a robot in action and have no immediate fears of a hostile, violent takeover. While scientists and engineers are out there slowly contributing to the inevitable demise of the human race with their thinking, learning, morphing, super-strength robots, this one just wants to rock.
And rock it does. It uses all four of its arms to keep time to The Ramones’ 1976 classic “Blitzkrieg Bop.” I’m sure we can agree that this little guy is pretty harmless – except to drummers looking for jobs.
Oh yeah, bonus Mohawk.
Check it out below, courtesy YouTube user lichenthrope with footage from Alan Sennett:
Some television shows don’t quite know how to say goodbye, and because of this seem to drag on much longer than they have any business doing. The Cosby Show isn’t as guilty of this as some shows out there, but you have to admit that the later seasons lacked the pop of the first seasons, and by season 8, things had gotten pretty bad.
So you can imagine the disdain that the Huxtables would feel if they were forced to watch some of their least-proud moments on primetime.
Well, someone made that happen, and it’s gold.
Check out Cosby Watches Cosby, courtesy of the same guys who brought you the similarly spectacular Mr Wizard’s a Dick.
When presumptive GOP Presidential nominee Mitt Romney tapped Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan to be his running mate, Ryan had to start up a new Facebook page tailored to his VP campaign. His old page that he’d been running as a Representative has fallen off, and his activity is being funneled into the new Paul Ryan VP page.
And as his new page is approaching 2 million likes, Ryan decided to thank his new fans with a video.
“Hey everybody, thanks for following us on Facebook,” says Ryan. “I’m out here on the road, talking to Americans across the country about how we get the country back on track. I’m excited about sharing Mitt Romney’s vision for a stronger middle class, getting jobs and the economy growing again, strong national defense, showing our country a better future…”
“This is exciting,” he continued. “It’s energizing.”
Check out the short thank you video below:
It’s interesting that Ryan would use Tout to get out his message, as opposed the the much more popular YouTube or even Facebook video for that matter. Tout, an online microblogging service, allows users to upload short video clips, usuaslly around 15 seconds. It gained some popularity back in June of 2011 when legendary NBA star Shaquille O’Neal used it to announce his retirement from professional basketball.
Earlier this month, Facebook released some figures about candidate buzz on the site. They said that after Romney picked Ryan, Ryan quickly became the most buzzed-about man in the race.
Consider the Game of Thrones-pet-cover-gauntlet officially thrown down. Last week, we brought you Arya the cat meowing her way through the theme song to the popular HBO drama. Today, it’s the dog’s turn.
It’s the Game of Bones (get it?), the epic canine version of composer Ramin Djawadi’s incredibly popular soundtrack. And it exists as a testament to the internet. Really, is there anything that more accurately explains online culture more than a video response to a cat singing a TV show theme?
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