All are invited to participate in the 8th Annual No Pants! Subway Ride. The event will take place at 3:00 PM on Saturday, January 10. Everything you need to know is in this post. Please read it carefully!
REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION:
1) Willing to take pants off on subway
2) Able to keep a straight face about it
What would your reaction be if you are riding the subway, look around, and notice no one is wearing pants? Would you patricipate? Let’s just hope they all have plenty of sanitizer! eww
If you caught last night’s episode of South Park and you frequent the internet you were sure to recognize all the various internet stars there. The video above shows what I think is the highlight of the episode, but it was a funny episode overall and you can watch it here.
I think my favourite quote is “You’re the what what in the asshole kid.”
We all know how hard it is to find that special someone, thankfully there are sites out there to help. I know life is now a lot easier thanks to Adult Moose Finder in the picture.
Turns out your ex isn’t forgetting about you, just talking about you on Twitter, divulging all your personal details. Why did you do what you did to get in this position? It’s all on you, man. There’s not much you can do to stop it, so maybe it’s time to make nice, because someone isn’t ready to let go just yet.
You are aware that any picture of anyone published is manipulated in some for or fashion, right? Believe it or not, people on magazines aren’t quite as amazing as those hawking their dead tress publications want you to believe. (See Faith Hill in Redbook) I was pretty much oblivious to this as most people would be when younger, but when you get older you are bound to notice something. Then of course comes the glaring Photoshop errors that anyone can look at and realize something is up. Photoshop Disasters sets out to keep tabs on some horrific Photoshop jobs in published media. Some of the stuff probably wouldn’t stick out to you unless someone pointed it out to you while others really are disasters. Seriously, there are people with no belly buttons or butt crack on there. And of course, we’re reminded of the unrealistic expectations these publications pump into people’s minds where body-image is concerned.
The site is looking for submissions, so don’t shy away.
In what has to be the funniest plea to get your support of their product, Aziz Ansari, one third of the comedy group “Human Giant” wrote a blog entry telling readers not to get Dr. Dolittle 3, which is a straight to DVD movie, but instead buy the Human Giant Season 1 DVD. Both DVDs come out today, March 4th. Sure, from a comedian this is nothing new, being outspoken, even if they are kidding. What caught my attention was Ansari’s linking to a torrent of Dr. Dolittle 3. Do you think it was too much or he did nothing wrong?
I’m not really bothered by it, even when rappers might talk about people downloading music these days and show they’re aware, it’s interesting. I was just a little surprised Aziz went one step further by actually linking to the torrent in the blog entry.
The second season of Human Giant airs on Tuesday, March 11th on MTV. Above is a clip from the new season and yes, I’ve ordered the season 1 DVD, but have no intention of downloading Dr. Dolittle 3.
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Who would have guessed that when you remove Garfield from the Garfield comic strips, the result is an even better comic about schizophrenia, bipolor disorder, and the empty desperation of modern life? Friends, meet Jon Arbuckle. Let’s laugh and learn with him on a journey deep into the tortured mind of an isolated young everyman as he fights a losing battle against lonliness and methamphetamine addiction in a quiet American suburb.
I started back using my tumblr blog yesterday and saw this featured on the main page. Seeing Garfield minus Garfield in it is a strangely disturbing yet fulfilling experience. Newspapers should consider publishing these.
I think it’s great that places like Starbucks offer Wi-Fi for customers, and since the customer is always right they can access that Wi-Fi on any device they choose, even if it’s a desktop setup running Windows 95, right? Well Improv Everywhere aimed to find out in one of those “I wish I had thought of that” moments. (if you’re into this kind of stuff) I’m thinking the only way to top this is to get a bunch of friends to do this while running a game of Unreal Tournament over LAN.
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Not being American I don’t really follow the politics, but I am a fan of internet. American politicians are really upping the campaign ante now, getting more and more involved in the online arena. While I’m sure you’re already friends with your favourite politician on Myspace or even Facebook, there’s an interesting trend of the internet as a viable and noteworthy campaign tool.
YouTube
This isn’t terribly new, but politicians know about the YouTube. Why YouTube has become the political success it is, really is beyond me, but those wacky Republicans and Democrats have their own YouTube profiles now.
I’m thinking the word “Tube” is the real reason for its popularity, because the internet is not, in fact, a dump-truck, but a series of tubes.
Political tech-savvy varies. We all know for a fact that Al Gore invented the internet, while others think the internet fills up.
It’s funny because they’re supposed to be serious.
Even more than just putting up YouTube profiles, politicians need to realize that people use the internet for fun. If you want to teach children inside a Chuck E. Cheese, you should dress in something other than a suit. That probably makes no sense, but what does make sense is playing on what’s popular. It’s no secret that people get their news solely from places such as The Daily Show and The Colbert Report. Some people may be surprised and even concerned about this, but it’s the reality, so you’ve got to roll with the punches. I personally get all my news from The Onion, but that’s a different story.
I could care less about The Sopranos, but quite a few people watch it. When they ended the series with an abrupt cut at the end of the final episode, people were talking and the Clintons knew when to strike.
While it’s not comedy, the entertainment value is there, you know, chuckling over them actually doing something like that.
Then came Mike Huckabee, playing on the popular Chuck Norris facts. Chuck Norris facts is a meme which consists of “facts” with questionable merit about the manly man, such as:
Some kids piss their name in the snow. Chuck Norris can piss his name into concrete.
Is there a potential problem doing something like this and being taken seriously? For the target demographic, probably not. Then again, why not have fun when nobody is going to vote for you? (I kid!)
Putting the You in YouTube
Aside from having an online presence, people like to get in on the action too. They want to give their opinions on the things they care about, as will be illustrated by the friendly comments on this post saying this has nothing to do with UNEASYsilence.
CNN will be having debates where you, the viewer get the upload questions to YouTube that will be “answered” or craftily worked around, if you will.
It’s a big, big world out there
Apparently politicians travel. A lot. America is a big place and they have to connect with all you people. But how ever will you know when your politician of choice is in the area when you’re always inside refreshing this site for a new update? By checking them out on eventful, of course. Hillary Clinton is like a rock star, so she has to have a site giving your her tour dates, right? Knowing when Barack is nearby is a search away.
Pics or it never happened
What’s traveling if you don’t have pictures to cherish the memories? Follow Barack and Hillary on Flickr. Now you can criticize politicians for their health policy and the the fact that they’re using the Nikon D40 and not the D40x which has more MP, thought it doesn’t matter since they’re use a better lens. Or whatever photogs go on about.
Witty Comment About Digg
Politicians are in the news, in fact they are news, so why not be their friend on the largest social networking website out there? Digg’s elections page allows you to be friends with any politicians savvy enough to have a profile. Maybe you’ll rethink voting for Chris Dodd after that hilarious comment he made on the “Don’t Taze Me Bro” video. You never know. Get your friend connection on digg here.
It’s interesting to see this approach to the new media, though it’s really no surprise politicians will do anything to get votes. Maybe now democrats and republicans alike will have closer connections with the people, fostering a better sense of caring for people and the issues that support them, thanks to the interactivity of the internet. Or maybe they’ll stop updating everything after they drop out or lose at the polls on election day. That seems more likely.
