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I can certainly think of some wonderful things your mouth can do.

Les — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:00:45 +0000

You can’t beat Christian television programs aimed at kids for unintentional hilarity. Take for example this clip about how you shouldn’t cuss or use God’s name in vain. In particular the song plays hell with a corrupt mind like mine:

Setting aside the unintentional humor of it all, I was especially struck by the woman’s statement that we should be respectful of God when speaking of him because “our mouths were made to give him honor and praise.”

Really? Any other uses we might have for it, say eating food to keep us alive or breathing or having meaningful conversations with other humans, all of that is incidental and not really what God was worried about when he slapped our pie holes on our faces? No, our mouths were designed specifically to masturbate God’s ego because he’s so fucking insecure that he has to whip up all of creation just to have some pathetically flawed creatures tell him how amazingly wonderfully amazing he is regularly in hopes he won’t throw them into a fiery pit for all of eternity. Talk about having an inferiority complex…

But beyond that the other overriding thought while watching this video is: Wow, could these people be any more… struggling to come up with the right word… I kinda want to say “white”, but not sure that’s what I really mean.

It’s like they’re trying so hard to appear squeaky clean that my skepticism sense goes into overdrive. I don’t know of anyone who behaves like any of those people in real life and I’m instantly distrustful of anyone who seems to be trying convince others that they really are that way all the time. I know a few people who are somewhat close to that most of the time, but even they have their bad days where cussing is not only not out of the question, but engaged in liberally.

The really odd thing about this clip is that I don’t really disagree with the idea that little kids should probably avoid cussing until their old enough to do it effectively. At the same time there are times when a kid might cuss that I would totally understand and tolerate because it’s the sort of situation I’d probably cuss in as well. Yeah, that’s pretty vague and arbitrary and is probably a result of my own upbringing more so than any well-thought out moral principle. Still, while I agree with the message, the presentation is just awful.

I suppose it could just be my natural cynicism. I’ve said more than once that motivational posters don’t really work on me because they cause my cynicism to flare up. Perhaps that’s what’s happening when I watch this video clip.

Though you have to admit, it is pretty damned funny.

Trailer for “The Amazing Spider-Man” hits the net.

Les — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:41:03 +0000

I was skeptical of the first movie under Sam Rami due to the changes they were making, but it turned out to be pretty damn good and even relatively faithful despite the changes they made. I’m also skeptical of this new movie, but if the trailer is anything to go by then it may also be pretty damn good and faithful to the source material. Which is really quite the feat when you think about it.

Check it:

I believe in a Secular America.

Les — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:18:02 +0000

An awesome video by Jared Scheib and one of the finalists in the Richard Dawkins Foundation’s Ten Point Vision of a Secular America contest.You can see the rest at that link and vote for your favorite one.

“Doctor Who” tribute video spans the entirety of the show.

Les — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:42:25 +0000

If you’re a fan of the revived Doctor Who series then you probably know that the show has a long history — this November with be its 50th anniversary — but may not have seen much, if any, of the originals series. If you’ve got 9 minutes to spare then you can get a taste via the this tribute video that counts the stories from 1963 through the 2011 Christmas special plus various spin-offs and specials:

Probably one of the more comprehensive overviews I’ve seen considering that there’s still 106 episodes missing from the BBC archives. Spotted many of my favorites from both the old and new series. Will have to make a point of hunting some of them down.

An explanation for the spinning sensation you get when you’re really drunk.

Les — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:19:18 +0000

I’m not a heavy drinker and I’ve been drunk a handful of times in my life and only been drunk enough to have the room spin maybe twice in my life so I don’t have a lot of first-hand experience with this effect. For those of you who do, however, and who have wondered why the hell things get all wobbly when you’ve tipped a few too many back here is a short and interesting explanation:

And now you know.

Young girl on the marketing of kid’s toys.

Les — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:56:50 +0000

Consider this an antidote to the faith-in-humanity-destroying collection of tweets I posted the other day. Young Riley wants to know why marketing people think girls are only interested in pink princesses:

Damn good question indeed. Perhaps she’ll grow up to make some changes in how toys are marketed some day.

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What do you get when you combine cute puppies and Christmas?

Les — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 21:26:47 +0000

You get the following dangerously cute video clip:

Almost makes me want to get a puppy. Almost.

Via ***Dave Does The Blog.

For my nephew: “The Cadger Dubstep Christmas House”

Les — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:18:01 +0000

It was only a matter of time before someone applied Dubstep to a Christmas light display:

From the creator:

35,000 LED lights
64 Light O Rama channels

All done by me, a 16 year old, and my dad. Come see it in Meridian, Idaho!
Or visit our website at www.cornellchristmas.webs.com

ALSO…. No, my electric bill isn’t that high, I’m on level pay all year for it so it’s cheaper. And no, my neighbors don’t hate me, in fact, almost everybody within a 10 mile radius LOVE the light show, And no, I don’t have anything against people with epilepsy…. I just enjoy making my lights flash a lot

“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” trailer hits the net.

Les — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:33:04 +0000

Oh, but this is looking good:

Definitely something to look forward to next December.

Robot Chicken does Adam & Eve in the Garden of Eden.

Les — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:37:52 +0000

You do have to question his not mentioning it previously.