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

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Great complaint letter

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

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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:

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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:

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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.