These “fun” times we’re living in call for some cheering up. I’m subscribed to these following comics (listed in alphabetical order), and they put a smile on my face each and every day:
Basic Instructions by Scott Meyer
Geek and Poke by Oliver Widder
Kawaii Not by Meghan Murphy
What The Duck by Aaron Johnson
Wondermark by David Malki ! (yes, the exclamation sign is required)
xkcd by Randall Munroe
I’ll let you discover what each one is about by visiting their respective sites. Enjoy!
I like to save great ads. I guess I’ve always been interested in cool advertising — the kind that gets the message across in a catchy, entertaining sort of way. Here are a few of my favorites. I’ll probably post more like these in the future.
This one’s for Ameriquest Mortgage. The title on YouTube is “I’m Her Daddy”.
This is a Women’s Health ad filmed in Australia and shown in Germany. A phone rings in a woman’s purse, and she… answers it.
This next ad is for the classic VW Beetle, and it’s from South Africa. Although very touching, the concept isn’t new, and is likely inspired by an old Disney cartoon. I have it at home, and I’ll try to look for the title.
A funny ad for L’Equipe, a French sports newspaper, actually asks parents to spend more time with their kids.
This next ad’s been making the rounds since last summer. It features a dancing midget. I can’t figure out what it’s advertising, but that dancing midget makes the ad really sticky. Just try and turn away while it’s playing… Overall, high on the weird factor.
This is an unfinished ad featuring 3D animated rabbits. It’s not in any language I know or understand, but I think it’s one of the Nordic languages. Great atmosphere, good warmth and the animation works very well.
Yes, I know, alcohol ads push alcohol, and that’s not cool, but this Bud Light ad is pretty funny. You’ll think the ending is predictable, but there’s a nice twist.
This video of two otters holding hands has been viewed over 5,000,000 times on YouTube. I think that makes it a hit. 🙂
A dalmatian watching Disney’s “101 Dalmatians” howls along with the movie dogs. The poor thing thinks something bad has really happened.
A man in Japan has invented a deep fryer that houses a goldfish bowl underneath. Somehow, the temperature of the water is kept low enough for the fish to survive, and of course the oil stays on top of the water since its density is lower, creating a nice separation barrier. Fried bits of food fall toward the bottom from the top, and the fish get their food as well. What I’d like to know is how he cleans the water, and how the fish get their oxygen. What’s more, how in the world does he take out the dead or sick fish, or put new ones in there? In concept, this is interesting, but in practice, it seems like a pretty rough way to treat some poor dumb organisms.
This looks like a frat boy prank, and since I saved this video, I’ve seen lookalike videos popping up. If you look carefully, you’ll see the trainer enticing the dolphin to climb up on the man by holding a bit of food over his shoulder. What happens thereafter is anyone’s best guess. Are the dolphins trained to move like that, or does some reflex kick in that makes them hump like dogs? I don’t know. Apparently the man knew what he was getting into. It’s pretty sad, and after the cheap laugh wears off, you gotta wonder why the heck anyone would pay for something like that…
A donkey cart gets overloaded somewhere in a Far East country, and the poor animal is left stranded in the air. The people then rush to unload the cart and bring the donkey back to earth. Gee, we’ve only been using animals to pull carts for how long… maybe thousands of years… and we still haven’t learned how to properly stack the loads.
This is a compilation of thieving animal videos. Remember, it’s only funny until it happens to you.
Check out Bebo, the beatboxing bird:
This monkey’s got a death wish:
I’d always read about dirty-talking parrots in books, so it’s fun to hear one live. Beware though, this one’s NSFW:
A walrus does situps. Just look at that blubber flex:
Have you ever seen a baby pygmy goat suckle from a bottle? You should, it’s a treat:
Where can you find really cute chipmunks? Under your MacBook, apparently:
Don’t anger your sheep:
You have to see this baby duck feeding the koi fish:
Raoul Pop 