That's just not Reich

I have a feeling the 2008 NBA Christmas patch that every player wore yesterday wasn't run by David Stern:

Leeroy Jenkins in the workplace

It's amazing what people can do with a lot of free time and a little ingenuity

James Brown

Here's a classic James Brown performance:

It's impossible for me to watch this without thinking of the arguably more famous Eddie Murphy Delirious bit about James Brown (warning: adult language):

Happy Festivus

Let the feats of strength begin:

Aaaaaand, we're back

The game featured in this real 1970s commercial doesn't sound like fun at all:

Photoshop for free

Lifehacker has a post today about Sumo Paint. Essentially it's a clone of Photoshop, with two major distinctions: (1) it's used through your web browser, and (2) it's free. Good stuff.

I'm not sure what her uniform is for but I sure hope it doesn't involve firearms

And then there's this train wreck:

"At least I have chicken"

Bear with me for a minute. I'm not sure if I ever saw the Leeroy Jenkins video before, but if I did, I had no idea what was going on. But I'm told that it's an Internet phenomenon (9 million YouTube viewers can't be wrong) so I did some research.

Here is the back story (lifted from Wikipedia): "The Internet phenomenon started with the release of a video clip online to the World of Warcraft forums. It features a group of players discussing a detailed battle strategy while one of their number, Leeroy, is away from his computer [heating up chicken for dinner]. Their plan is ruined when Leeroy returns to his computer and, ignorant of the strategy, immediately charges headlong into battle shouting his own name as a battle cry. His companions rush to stop him, and his subsequent actions ruin the meticulous plan and the encounter ends in failure for the group. His response to the other players' reactions, 'at least I have chicken', was also much parodied."

Understanding that, the video truly is hilarious, even though I have no idea how World of Warcraft works or what these nerds are talking about:

And now I understand what people mean when they say "he didn't prepare for the court hearing and just Leeroy Jenkins'd it."

Pirates seek to acquire Citigroup

Details here.
Money quote: "Head pirate, Ubu Kalid Shandu, said 'We need a bank so that we have a place to keep all of our ransom money. Thankfully, the dislocations in the capital markets have allowed us to purchase Citigroup at an attractive valuation and to take advantage of TARP capital to grow the business even faster.'"

Ministry of Silly Walks

Some of the old Monty Python Flying Circus skits are appearing on Youtube, including this famous one:

The Tao: your one stop destination for Hitler comedy

Still bitter about last season:

Warning: strong language and poor spelling in this one.

When I was 11 years old I was probably still air guitaring Raffi

Definitively proving that people will buy anything

How much would you pay for A-Rod's underwear?

Thanks to Michael for the tip.

The Big Lebowski: ne plus ultra of Orthodox Judaism in popular culture

I'm always amazed at the enduring, and completely inexplicable, popularity of the Big Lebowski. This New York Times article is just the latest example.

The movie also gave us one of the better t-shirts available these days:

An angry University of Washington fan

Demotivators

A terrific website for demotivating yourself and others.


Thanks to Steven for the pointer.

Useful online shopping tool

Zingsale is a simple to use website where you enter what product you are looking for and it notifies when online retailers put that product on sale.

The banks are toast

From the always amusing Dealbreaker:

Would you eat the moon if it were made of ribs?

A favorite SNL Ferrell sketch:

via videosift.com

Jew eye surgery

Thanks to Jon for the link.

The perils of Out of Office emails

This is pretty funny.

Team spirit

The second mascot sure can dance:

Chabad telethon and Gary Coleman; two great tastes that taste great together.

The war on the shore

This clip came up in conversation recently. I forgot how funny it was:

Speeding ticket

Without further ado, today's award for most imaginitive use of a foam finger goes to...

Rex Grossman Fan Club

Excellent seal:

Philadelphia actually stays classy

The first video from the Phillies parade I have seen that doesn't somehow involve alcohol:

Kissing is frowned upon in boxing

Considering boxing primarily consists of two sweaty guys hugging each other without shirts beating your opponent into submission, you would think kissing your opponent would be viewed more favorably:

"We talking about practice"

I can't believe I went 52 posts without posting the greatest sports press conference in history:

Nike Shox streaker commercial

Stairway to Heaven Live

It's a cliche but this version is notable for the extended solo. And I'm sure we can all agree that the solo is the only part of Stairway that is remotely interesting.

In honor of election day

This blog strives to be fair and balanced. It also strives to report on the pressing issues of the day. Consistent with that, here is http://barackobamaeatsbabies.com/

Special thanks to Andy for sending this to me.

German Times Square coat

Thanks to Gabi for this one:

Aggressive squirrels

Here is another from Trigger Happy:

You stay classy Philadelphia II

So, umm, the Phillies parade looked like fun.

Proper handling of difficult deposition questions

"All white people like hummus."

Stuff white people like #112: Hummus.
It's true. I like hummus and I am white. Q.E.D.

A little Mitch Hedberg to pass the afternoon

You stay classy Philadelphia

World Series celebrants in Philadelphia:

How not to accept the championship trophy

Admit it, you always wished this would happen:

Converting a YouTube video to MP3

This is a nifty little website someone recently showed me. In short, it's an easy way to create free MP3s for download using the audio from any YouTube video.

Beer finder

Here is a website that lets you search and map where specific beers are sold in NYC.

It's not funny, it's just proof that people will do anything with Google Maps.

Best/worst proposal ever

See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

Great complaint letter

You don't want to sit in seat 29E (zoom in as needed):

Funny Poop Letter - Seat 29e - Upload a Document to Scribd

And for the cynics among you, it's real.
This Washington Post piece on seat 29E is also worth checking out.

Welcome Deadspin readers

Thanks for stopping by.

"What can I say? I'm the best, In your face."

Another good acceptance speech:

Like with clothing and dental hygiene, the British are apparently a few years behind when it comes to (American) Football

You probably have to be a football fan to appreciate this (click to enlarge):

Issues

Anyone who can refer to AIDS as "fun monkey disease" and not offend anyone has my respect.

How to deliver a check

"I could see in his eyes the combination of dismay and admiration usually reserved for blind hunters."

This is a funny old article about having lunch with the president of Columbia University.

Damn it feels good to be a banker

Some strong language in here but definitely post-worthy. Thanks to Gabi for reminding me of this time capsule from way back in 2007:

It probably doesn't feel as good to be a banker anymore.

"The money was reward enough."

Amusing letter from a hedge fund manager closing up shop after 1000% returns last year.

It could have been written by Gordon Gekko himself.

Funeral for a Friend

It's surprisingly hard to find old videos of Elton John performing Funeral for a Friend, which is surprising considering it's his signature concert opening number. Here is the only good video I could find on YouTube, from his concert in Central Park in 1980:

The Ultimate Warrior revisited

I'm glad to see that I wasn't the only person who couldn't understand anything the guy said:

The first appearance of Flight of the Conchords

Seeking material

If you think you have something suitable for posting on this blog please email me at thetaoofkinghippo at gmail dot com. If it makes me laugh and it's relatively clean, I'll post it. Thanks to everyone who has already sent me stuff.

Destined to be friends

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What a bar mitzvah speech sounds like when not written by the rabbi

Football player + '70s collar + song about crying = comedic gold

From Free to Be you and Me:

That really brings back memories.

The classic cowbell skit

While I'm on Ferrell, I know it's a cliche but it still makes me laugh:

See more funny videos at Funny or Die

Thanks to this skit, whenever I hear "Don't Fear the Reaper" on the radio I find myself thinking "there really is a lot of cowbell in this song."

"I'm actually going to murder you..."

A classic Ferrell SNL skit:

See more funny videos at Funny or Die

You know it's funny when the host is laughing during the skit.

Nike borrowing from Guinness

The recent Nike "Fate" commercial -- which is excellent, by the way -- brings to mind an old Guinness beer commercial but in reverse.

The Nike "Fate" ad:


The Guinness ad:


And if you're wondering where you've heard that Nike music before, it's from The Good, The Bad and The Ugly:

"More horses..."

Another good commercial from Carlton:

Springsteen, 1975

For my first foray into posting music videos, I bring you the master of automotive innuendo performing Jungleland in 1975:



This is the highest quality sound recording I've come across from a 1970s Springsteen performance.

The Best of Trigger Happy

There are a lot of great Trigger Happy videos I could post, but this compilation has a bunch of them:

Terry Tate on Politics

Terry Tate makes his comeback:

Short the Nets

Here's a video making the rounds of the New Jersey Nets' starting point guard, Devin Harris, getting schooled by an anonymous British guy in a sweater.


That's like Mike Tyson in his prime getting knocked out by some random guy on the street named Buster. Oh wait...

More BarBri than BarBri

You have to have studied for the bar exam to fully appreciate this video:

One millionth customer

A great prank from Trigger Happy, a British hidden camera prank show:

Random punching

I can't explain why I find this funny:

Comedy, albeit unintentional

"Look at his stupid face."

Wiffle ball stadium

This video gets better as it goes and benefits from some slick editing:


Also, how did they get Bob Costas to do this?

"Dear baby Jesus..."

The famous Honda "cog" commercial

It's not funny but no list of great commercials would be complete without this one:

Snickers and Skittles

While I'm thinking about commercials, here is yet another I enjoyed (courtesy of Jason):



The randomness of the humor in the Snickers commercial is vaguely reminiscent of this slightly creepier (but judging by the number of YouTube hits, far more successful) Starburst commercial:

Flash beer

Another commercial, this one courtesy of Dan:

"You kill the Joe, you make some mo'."

A classic from my college days:

Probably not the message they were going for

Persuasive oral advocacy 101 (courtesy of Dan)

First post

I'll give the first post over to the inspiration for this blog, King Hippo.