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Monthly Archives: April 2009

The downside of autotuning

Auto Tuning from Casey Donahue on Vimeo.
A “friend” of mine sent this to me and intimated that it would be even funnier if we had had a couple of, oh, say, “beers” while watching it.
It is funny just straight, IMHO.
(Facebook peeps click here to see it.)

The reality of bad Sony design

First there was this.

Sony Releases New Stupid Piece Of Shit That Doesn’t Fucking Work
But as I was watching Synecdoche, N.Y. with my wife last night, I came to the conclusion that the reality of the situation is not as funny.
(The film is as enjoyable as a visit to Michael Vicks’ compound in 2007, by the [...]

Remember when you could take your girl to the swap meet in a ‘76 Cutlass?

Sir Mix-A-Lot |MTV Music

The recommended daily allowance of the word “sprung” in a thinking man’s spoken output is twice.

Top of the list to get remade using dope-ass modern day technology

Seriously, you could just CGI in Ian McKellen behind Martin Lawrence and the laffs would be non-stop.
“You better not put that non-organic treacle on those crumpets, fool!” and more.
LMAO *in advance.*

The most absurd Facebook friend request icon I have ever seen

Nuff said.

Now starring in Scanners 2: Acetominophen is not Enough . . .

Your correspondent, after bearing witness to the madness that is the four-necked guitar and its accompanying solo.

Yezsir. (Props to LStiles for the tip.)
I was expecting him to flip the guitar, BUT NO, he just played left-handed up on that piece.

An ode to Essence (or Ebony)

This is absurd, just, well, sort of, because.
But it is the first comment that is the kicker, from the always-erudite, but heretofore-unknown, Jason:
BUCKY, YOU KNOW DAMN WELL MAGAZINE EDITORS AND PUBLISHERS THINK SKINNY WHITE GIRLS SELL MORE THAN DARK AND CURVY GIRLS. ONLY MAGAZINES KEEPING IT SANE IS ESSENCE OR EBONY.
Nicely stated, and a reminder [...]

Mr. Strawberry

From a Brown University senior thesis project: Neo-Primitvism, Cargo Cults, and Breaking the Fourth Wall in West Coast Hip-Hop”