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Dave_Perkins · 2009-12-17T14:16:33.000Z

The Known Universe

From the Himalayas to the extent of our cosmic knowledge, and back, in 6 minutes. Another way of seeing how unlikely it is that we are alive to study this. Or how likely it is. Whatev!

Woolen_Horde · 2009-12-17T16:35:45.000Z

I’d like to make a point, Phil.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APwjhDlhMNo

Rob_Merritt · 2009-12-17T17:26:17.000Z

Best use of The Matrix in a game

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCTcS0-OyB4

Lunch_of_Kong · 2009-12-17T17:29:03.000Z

Woolen Horde:

I’d like to make a point, Phil.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APwjhDlhMNo

Ooo. Let me translate:

Sabri The Flying Man: In other words, I stopped in mid-air – there are witnesses

Woman: How do you stop in mid-air?

Sabri The Flying Man: In the air… we were traveling in this bus… we were going to Kayseri… and a strange state came over me… in the air…

Skeptic: What was the name of your friend?

Sabri The Flying Man: I have witnesses!

Skeptic: Sir, look here, one man said “I’m at Halep and I can jump 70 hands high”

Sabri The Flying Man (trying to fly): ALLAAAAAAH!! ALLAAAAAAAAH!

Woman: Yes… Mr. Sabri, what are you doing?

Other guy: Lets… lets take him outside (the studio).

Woman: Lets take you… lets take you outside. Let’s take him outside.

WhollySchmidt · 2009-12-17T17:31:58.000Z

There are tons of big Christmas lights displays in any town this time of year, so it takes a lot to impress me, but I pulled over and made this quick video on my way to a friend’s house tonight:

Lh_owon · 2009-12-17T18:03:15.000Z

Wholly Schmidt:

There are tons of big Christmas lights displays in any town this time of year, so it takes a lot to impress me, but I pulled over and made this quick video on my way to a friend’s house tonight:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAn-7WkQOco

Oh America, why are you so gloriously tacky? I don’t know whether I love or hate you. I think both. Definitely both.

TimElhajj · 2009-12-17T22:05:51.000Z

Wholly Schmidt:

There are tons of big Christmas lights displays in any town this time of year, so it takes a lot to impress me, but I pulled over and made this quick video on my way to a friend’s house tonight:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAn-7WkQOco

Wow, what does it say spelled out in lights? I can’t quite make out the words on the first house, or the word in the bushes (?) as you pan the camera to the left.

Kael · 2009-12-17T22:08:54.000Z

It says “Ditto” with an arrow pointing to the first house.

Just FYI in case “ditto” is regional or american slang (for our 3rd world friends), “ditto” means “copy that”, or “what he said”.

AndrewMyers · 2009-12-17T22:29:47.000Z

Lunch of Kong:

Ooo. Let me translate:

You’re fluent in Turkish? Very cool!

sleepconvention · 2009-12-17T23:41:35.000Z

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UMoFkzdJ7U

“What will we do when we leave art school?”

kerzain · 2009-12-17T23:45:21.000Z

Shouldn’t they have… I dunno… drawn that video or something?

Cubit · 2009-12-18T06:30:14.000Z

Wholly Schmidt:

There are tons of big Christmas lights displays in any town this time of year, so it takes a lot to impress me, but I pulled over and made this quick video on my way to a friend’s house tonight:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAn-7WkQOco

That is brilliant. :)

Nellie · 2009-12-18T06:43:58.000Z

Hunty:

So, there’s a thing going round in Britain at the moment to get Rage Against the Machine to top the charts at Christmas, ahead of the latest piece of X-Factor nonsense. As you’re a smug scottish dude on one of the UK’s most popular morning talk shows, you invite Rage Against the Machine on to talk about it and do a live version. What could possibly go wrong?

I was listening to that when it was on thinking “this is going to be funny”. Thanks RatM, you didn’t let me down.

DrCrypt · 2009-12-18T08:01:10.000Z

Dave Perkins:

Haven’t gotten there yet, but I did notice that his list of great directors included only men. That seems like a clue to this guy’s character.

It’s not. Also, he wasn’t discussing a list of “great directors.” He was making a list of directors who are talented enough to usually pull off films that eschew a formula of a strong central protagonist who undergoes a transformative character arc. That’s very, very different.

Dave_Perkins · 2009-12-18T08:03:26.000Z

That’s true, and I’m probably out of my league to say anything beyond my initial knee-jerk observation.

TimElhajj · 2009-12-18T08:21:43.000Z

Nellie:

I was listening to that when it was on thinking “this is going to be funny”. Thanks RatM, you didn’t let me down.

I listened to this and totally missed the point. It just sounded like any other morning radio show nonsense, followed by a song.

kerzain · 2009-12-18T08:41:46.000Z

They said “fuck” at the end of the song (the “fuck you I won’t do what you tell me” chorus) when they were asked not to.

/yawn

It’s not like they revealed Janet Jackson’s pierced nipple or something.

zengonzo · 2009-12-18T08:49:39.000Z

They cut off at the end and explain they had to stop because of profanity, which they had been promised would be excluded.

TimElhajj · 2009-12-18T08:57:23.000Z

Ah, that explains it. I gave up towards the end of the song. Not my cup of tea, I guess. I missed the big F-bomb moment.

kerzain · 2009-12-18T09:29:10.000Z

It was a pretty good rendition of the song, except for the fact it sounded like it was being broadcast through a telephone.