Category Archives: Amusing

The Idea Of The North

Reading some writings of Glenn Gould, I realised that he did not only made musical recordings, but some documentaries, too. Now finally I’ve found some: The Idea of North (1967) The Latecomers (1969) The Quiet In The Land – that … Continue reading

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Junior Exec Sway

Wally Torta, one of my favorite doodlers-with-a-weblog, takes on The Junior Exec Sway. Hilarity, as they say, ensues!

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The Years Of The Wicked

The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. — Proverbs 10:27 Premature Death of Rock Stars keeps a list of rock stars and their date/cause of death. According to their calculations, the … Continue reading

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Debbie Does Demography

You stick it to them Native ‘mericans, Debbie! … But the study also found that “Native” Americans have dry ear wax and body odor similar to Asians, proving they migrated here from Asia. So whom did THEY steal the land … Continue reading

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Hum

Wikipedia explains the term Hum: The action of humming is produced simply by producing a wordless tone, such as in scat singing or vocables (wordless forms of singing), but with the mouth completely closed so that the sound emerges from … Continue reading

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Chinese Admiral Discovering America?

Well, who knows?… A map due to be unveiled in Beijing and London next week may lend weight to a theory a Chinese admiral discovered America before Christopher Columbus.

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I Got It From The Toilet Seat

Dear KUR, I ran across this video on Google video. Some kids making a video about “Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?”. It’s a noble effort. It certainly is. Thanks Scott!

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“Stand slow!” a voice rang out with hollow ubiquity

All true excerpts from stories submitted to Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, such as: Instinctively, without thinking about it, he grabbed the woman and hugged her and then gave her breasts a couple of playful pinches. “Commander please,” she said … Continue reading

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Click Me There

Would you rather see Jimmy Hendrix play Wind Cries Mary, or click here you idiot? Just askin’.

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Amanita Design

Ammmmazing… Web at it’s peak – from the Czech Republic. I tried a flash-game (Rocketman VC) and an animation (Plantage). Beautiful. And funny. It will take your time… :-)

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Raypainting…

…is beautiful! Just enter the site and look around!

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Camera Toss

Throw it up into the air!

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Bouncing Balls

You hate ads? So do I. But you’ll love this one. See the movie in low quality, in high quality, and then read about it some more. Oh yes: and see some pictures, of course.

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Engrish Yes

Plastic models of Rick Wakeman’s keyboards, accompanied by some mysterious commentary: Mini-Moog Synthsizer is a favorite of Rick. Rick uses this Synthsizer very much as musical instruments. It has had the modulation lamp that favor has it from the lamp … Continue reading

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Clapping Music

Do you like Steve Reich? I love his works. Allmost all are the same (of course not true), but just beautiful. Recently I’ve found his homepage, and a video with “Clapping Music ” on it – from ’74. Again: I … Continue reading

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