Tim Minchin - If You Open Your Mind Too Much Your Brain Will Fall Out

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These are the lyrics for anyone who doesn't want to watch the video, or who simply wants to read over them for any other reason (I attempted to put them behind a cut, but for reasons beyond my understanding it kept messing with the video, so forgive my space-consumption):

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It just occurred to me that I've never posted what may be my favorite Mitchell & Webb sketch here on my Livejournal. This will not stand!

"Medical" Drama:

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Suffice to say, the description "incredibly poorly" has worked its way into my vocabulary.
Tim.

Fictitious journalist and children's action hero Tintin, was once criticised for being excessively brutal and a poor role-model for children, when an early version of his Tintin in the Congo adventure contained a sequence (pg. 56) in which Tintin killed a rampaging rhinoceros by leaping onto its back, drilling (with an actual drill) a hole in its ( Read more... )

I recall recently saying that a discussion I had on the Livejournal of paradox_dragon, increased my confidence in the efficacy of reason. I can't help but wonder if I spoke too soon, given another discussion that I have just concluded (in fact, may still be having) on the same Livejournal, with a different person, this time going by the name color_blue.
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Ok, earlier tonight my good buddy Francis ran an idea by me that I simply found too delicious to pass up.

For the record: I do not in anyway endorse the vandalisation of Wikipedia, even for the most hilarious and clever of reasons, as it is one of the finest free information resources we have. That said:
I vandalised Wikipedia tonight. Not vandalised ( Read more... )

While reading over some old articles in The Onion today, I couldn't help but chuckle relentlessly at this little gem.

"Skeptic Pitied"

I adore how it so clearly describes this astonishing (to me) and ubiquitous worldview, where people modularise their understanding of the world to such a degree that they will understand and embrace rational and ( Read more... )

I was quite upset when I couldn't find the Mitchell & Webb good samaritan sketch I was looking for...
So here's the consolation prize!


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I enjoy this short series of Mitchell & Webb sketches.
Some good, quick laughs on the topic of farming, only coming to about 2 minutes all together:
The First


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Now, there was quite a bit of talk to be had about the last video I posted, essentially oriented around my hyping of it as possibly the greatest cartoon ever. That said, I am dedicated to not making the same mistake again, so today I present to you, my friends, a video that is definitely the best of something. I dare not declare exactly what genre ( Read more... )

Many people have said that Grave of the Fireflies is a tragic and touching movie. It was kind of sad, I guess.. but I mean, aren't we all over looking one vital fact here that should mitigate on our sympathies?

If they didn't want to die in brutal and isolated poverty, maybe, just maybe, those poor orphans shouldn't have bombed Pearl Harbour! Poor ( Read more... )