Remember Chef Keith, the guy who managed to trick five TV news shows into having him on? Well, he’s at it again, this time as half of strongman duo Chop and Steele. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avU5URR88KU Local morning news shows have a lot of air to fill each day. So when a pair claiming to be an inspirational …
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But What Were You Wearing?
I don’t have much to say about this bit from the Tracey Ullman show except it’s perfect and illustrates the point that all kinds of people have been trying to make for years. Whenever I talk about this, I feel like words completely fail me. When the whole Ghomeshi thing reached its frustrating end, I …
You Just Sang What?
I mishear a lot of lyrics, or at least I used to. Now, before I embarrass myself, if I’m not sure of a lyric, I’ll cheat and google it. So that’s why this little clip of Peter Kay massacring lyrics makes me laugh and laugh and laugh. There are a few in here that I …
A Computer Wrote A Science Fiction Movie And It Makes No Damn Sense
Artificial intelligence is at the point where it’s often amazingly, well, intelligent. There are things it can do as good as or better than humans, but judging from whatever the hell this is, there’s still at least one group of meat-based organisms that won’t have to worry about having its jobs taken anytime soon. Screenwriters. …
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24 Ridiculous Lawsuits
A lot of good stuff here, most of which isn’t on the blog for one reason or another. There are even a few I don’t remember ever hearing about at all.
When I Say “Grandpa”, You Say “Bot”
I love technology, but I don’t like the idea of using it as a cure for loneliness. But a lot of people are getting this idea, and designing gadgets for people who spend too much time alone, like seniors and young single people, but especially seniors. First up is Hasbro’s companion robot golden retriever. They …
The Rolling Stones Did A Rice Krispies Commercial In The 1960s
I know bands do commercials all the time, but the fact that the Rolling Stones wrote a 26 second song about Rice Krispies in 1964 is still strange to me for some reason. It’s not bad. In fact I’d go as far as to say it’s probably the best thing about Rice Krispies, the most …
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Thanks, Asshole!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeVLxcekEsw Somebody posted this funny commercial about organ donation on Facebook yesterday, and I laughed and laughed and laughed. Note to self: Did I check that box when I got my Ontario Photo card? And I’m not even an asshole. Double awesome!
The Best Of Frantic Times Starts This Friday
A few months ago, I plugged an Indiegogo campaign that the Frantics were running in order to raise the cash to repackage their old radio shows and release them as podcasts. Just a few minutes ago, I got this news by way of their email list. The Best of Frantic Times starts Friday, January 27 at …
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We Sure Do Have A Lot Of Words Because We Can’t Hear Properly. What? I SAID WE SURE DO HAVE A LOT OF WORDS BECAUSE WE CAN’T HEAR PROPERLY!
I know there are all kinds of ways that language has evolved, but I had no idea how much of English resulted from so many of us needing hearing aids. Next I want to see one of these detailing single words that came from the accidental mashing together of two different ones, like the time …