The Fun and Silliness Page

These are links and things that I run across from time to time that are totally offbeat and pretty fun. It's a long page, so you'll need to scroll down. One day, I'll figure out how to make this all more presentable. 
 

A message from John Cleese about our inability to pick a suitable candidate for President in the 2008 elections. Click here.
Jerry the dog and the automated ball thrower: http://www.flixxy.com/dachshund-toy.htm 
Skiing, paragliding and sky-diving all in one: http://www.flixxy.com/speed-riding-eiger.htm 
Have you heard about how the planes land at St. Maarten? http://www.flixxy.com/boeing-jet-landing-at-st-maarten.htm 
and this PowerPoint slideshow: (click here)

http://www.flixxy.com/technology-and-education.htm - a presentation done by a professor about the times we live in.
and this link: http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com/2007/06/did-you-know-20.html 
This is the updated version: http://www.flixxy.com/technology-and-education-2.htm 

Dubai Skyscraper: http://www.flixxy.com/dubai-dynamic-architecture.htm 
Aston Martin vs. a man: http://www.flixxy.com/aston-martin-vs-jet-man.htm  

Wingsuit flying:  http://www.biertijd.com/mediaplayer/?itemid=4262
Bugatti test drive: http://www.flixxy.com/bugatti-veyron-test-drive.htm 
Low speed flybys: http://www.flixxy.com/high-speed-jet-low-passes.htm 
Subaru on the slopes: http://www.flixxy.com/subaru-impreza-vs-snowboard.htm 
Rocket boots: http://www.flixxy.com/flying-jet-man.htm 
Home cinema like you ain't seen: http://deputy-dog.com/2008/01/23/10-stunning-ultra-geeky-home-cinemas/ 
A robotic catapult. Boys....: http://www.manapotions.com/robopult.html 

Honda's Rube Goldberg: http://www.flixxy.com/honda-accord-rube-goldberg.htm 
Boys and a Microwave Oven: http://www.u-starvin.com/micromaniac/index.html?item=eggs  (click each item around the microwave!)
Japanese Game Show: http://www.break.com/index/japanese-tetris.html 
Supercar shootout: http://www.flixxy.com/supercar-road-test-bugatti-lamborghini-audi-porsche-aston.htm 
Something about this appeals to the boy part of my DNA: http://www.productdose.com/article.php?article_id=5480 
Ever wondered how High Voltage lines are maintained?: http://www.flixxy.com/helicopter-cable-inspector.htm 

Optical illusions: http://www.michaelbach.de/ot/index.html 
Very interesting photos: Click here.
Sam the Beagle, a boat and a Silly Goose: Click here
If you're a Trekkie - you gotta see this: http://echosphere.net/star_trek_insp/star_trek_insp.html 
Interesting: http://www.flixxy.com/earth-science.htm 
Back before computer graphics: http://www.flixxy.com/isuzu-dancing-in-paris.htm 
 

One of the biggest RC planes I've ever seen: http://www.flixxy.com/rc-plane-b29.htm 
Top Gear makes its' own Space Shuttle: http://www.flixxy.com/top-gear-rocket-car.htm 
Geeky Graffiti: http://www.flixxy.com/skyscraper-laser-graffiti.htm 
Boys love Fireworks: http://youtube.com/watch?v=leR1EAdls4Y 
Chalk art in time lapse: http://www.flixxy.com/julian-beever-pavement-picasso.htm 

One amazing bird: http://www.flixxy.com/lyrebird.htm

Timelapse of Picasso http://www.flixxy.com/time-lapse-picasso.htm
Big blue ice: http://www.harkvideos.com/arctic.htm
Be careful about that lone Toyota by the lake:http://www.flixxy.com/toyota-vios-monster.htm
Working at Google: http://www.flixxy.com/google-best-place-to-work.htm

Some very smart birds: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmKO-QMyLc4 
Do NOT mess with the Italian Police: http://www.flixxy.com/italian-police-lamborghini.htm 
Amazing new musical instrument: http://www.flixxy.com/animusic-pipe-dream.htm 

THIS is how you should interface with your computer: http://www.flixxy.com/minority-report-interface.htm 
Skydiving Parachute Record: http://www.flixxy.com/skydiving-parachute-world-record.htm 
Walking sculptures: http://www.flixxy.com/bmw-kinetic-sculptures.htm 
The Veyron (253mph) http://www.flixxy.com/bugatti-veyron.htm 

If you like the Beatles - you gotta see this: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4776181634656145640 
Real or Computer Generated? Go here: http://www.ilm.com/theshow/  and click on "Real or ILM" and see if you can tell. (Industrial Light and Magic)

The 212 degree movie

Hubble http://dailyvideo.googlepages.com/hubble-deep-field 

Click here to re-live and re-listen to all of your favorite old TV show theme songs:
http://melaman2.com/tvshows/ 
http://mythemes.tv/ 

And click here to re-live and re-listen to all of your favorite old cartoon show theme songs:
http://melaman2.com/cartoons/index2.html 

Auroras and Northern Lights:  http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/auroras/ 

If you like Monty Python - you've gotta see this: http://dingo.care2.com/cards/flash/5409/galaxy.swf 

The iPod Flea: http://gprime.net/video.php/ipodflea 

The Dead Chicken story on Jay Leno - it's a 5mb stream and well worth it. Please click here and it should open up in Windows Media Player on your computer and play.

Here's a 12mb Window's Media file that is a great homemade Light Sabre Duel. click here to play it.

Ma and Pa Kettle show off their math skills. This is a 4.1mb stream. click here to open it up in Windows Media Player.

Want to listen to radio stations from all over the world while sitting at your computer?
http://www.mikesradioworld.com 
 

Cat Haiku
The food in my bowl
Is old, and more to the point
Contains no tuna.

So you want to play.
Will I claw at dancing string?
Your ankle's closer.

There's no dignity
In being sick - which is why
I don't tell you where.

Seeking solitude
I am locked in the closet.
For once I need you.

Tiny can, dumped in
Plastic bowl. Presentation,
One star; service: none.

Am I in your way?
You seem to have it backwards:
This pillow's taken.

Your mouth is moving;
Up and down, emitting noise.
I've lost interest.

The dog wags his tail,
Seeking approval. See mine?
Different message.

My brain: walnut-sized.
Yours: largest among primates.
Yet, who leaves for work?

Most problems can be
Ignored. The more difficult
Ones can be slept through.

My affection is
conditional. Don't stand up,
It's your lap I love.

Cats can't steal the breath
Of children. But if my tail's
Pulled again, I'll learn.

I don't mind being
Teased, any more than you mind
A skin graft or two.

So you call this thing
Your "cat carrier." I call
These my "blades of death."

Toy mice, dancing yarn
Meowing sounds. I'm convinced:
You're an idiot...

Quickly, you must scratch me there!
Yes, above my tail. Behold,
elevator butt.

Grace personified,
I leap into the window.
I meant to do that.

Wanna go outside.
Oh, shit! Help! I got outside!
Let me back inside!

Want to trim my claws?
Don't even think about it!
My yelps will wake dead

Lots of recipes: http://www.recipecottage.com/ 

Very cool videos of airplane landings. http://www.simradar.com/Feature/Misc_Videos/Misc_Real_Footage/index.html 

Here's a very talented little Mini Click here

 This is the city....where the copper clappers get stolen...Click here (rated G)

The DHL Kitty and bird:
    Look at this one first: Vendetta 1
    Then look at this one: Vendetta 2

 Great stuff: http://www.grand-illusions.com/

4th of July on your screen: http://www.njagyouth.org/liberty.htm 

The last flight of the Concorde: http://www.catsprn.com/concordes_last_flight.htm 

Things you used to believe as a kid: http://iusedtobelieve.com/

http://www.pmichaud.com/toast/  - Strawberry PopTarts and FLAMES !!!

Click here to see an absolutely amazing mural artist at work.  
and....
http://www.kurtwenner.com/ - Absolutely amazing "Street Art" (ie: in chalk) You all gotta see this.

Top 10 Dog Peeves About Humans

10. Blaming your farts on me... not funny... not funny at all!!!
9. Yelling at me for barking .. I'M A FRIGGIN' DOG, YOU IDIOT!
8. Taking me for a walk, then not letting me check stuff out. Exactly whose walk is this anyway?
7. Any trick that involves balancing food on my nose... stop it!
6. Any haircut that involves bows or ribbons. Now you know why we chew your stuff up when you're not home.
5. The sleight of hand, fake fetch throw. You fooled a dog! Whoooo Hoooooooo! What a proud moment for the top of the food chain.
4. Taking me to the vet for "the big snip", then acting surprised when I freak out every time we go back!
3. Getting upset when I sniff the crotches of your guests. Sorry, but  haven't quite mastered that handshake thing yet.
2. Dog sweaters. Hello ??? Haven't you noticed the fur?
1. How you act disgusted when I lick myself. Look, we both know the truth, you're just jealous.

Now lay off me on some of these things. We both know who's boss here !!!
You don't see me picking up your poop do you ???

Star Wars spoof... Organic Rebels and the Dark Side of the Farm
Laughter is important to your health so check out this hilarious, incredibly creative parody on Star Wars. 
http://www.storewars.org/flash/index.html 

Movie and TV show slip ups: http://www.slipups.com/
The Hubble Space Telescope site: http://hubblesite.org/
    and be sure to see the "Movie Theater" - http://hubblesite.org/gallery/video/ 
Ever seen an Origami Boulder? http://www.origamiboulder.com/ 
Keep clicking "Next" in the upper LH corner...
 http://www.tburke.net/fun_stuff/pictures/computers/adobe-photoshop-menu.htm
 

These pics were taken by an ex-repair tech at a Gateway store.
Click the above link, read the caption under the photo, laugh out loud, then click "Next".
Repeat until you run out of photos. About 27 pics.
http://unix.rulez.org/~calver/pictures/stupid_users/sct001.html

 

Things to ponder...from http://www.toinspire.com 

-If you throw a cat out of the car window, does it become kittylitter?
-If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn?
-Is it OK to use the AM radio after noon?
-What do chickens think we taste like?
-What do people in China call their good plates?
-What do you call a male ladybug?
-What hair color do they put on the driver's license of a bald man?
-When dog food is new and improved tasting, who tests it?
-Why didn't Noah swat those two mosquitoes?
-Why do they sterilize the needle for lethal injections?
-Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?
-Why is it called tourist season if we can't shoot at them?
-Why do you need a driver's license to buy liquor when you can't drink and drive?
-Why isn't phonetic spelled the way it sounds?
-Why are there Interstates in Hawaii?
-Why are there flotation devices in the seats of planes instead of parachutes?
-Why are cigarettes sold at gas stations where smoking is prohibited?
-Have you ever imagined a world without hypothetical situations?
-How does the guy who drives the snowplow get to work?
-If the 7-11 is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, why does it have locks on the door?
-Why is a bra singular and panties plural?
-You know that indestructible black box that is used on airplanes? Why don't they make the whole plane out of that stuff?
-If a firefighter fights fire and a crime fighter fights crime, what does a freedom fighter fight?
-If they squeeze olives to get olive oil, how do they get baby oil?
-If a cow laughs, does milk come out of her nose?
-If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn your headlights on, what happens?
-Why do they put Braille dots on the keypad of a drive-up ATM?
-Why is it that when you transport something by car it is called shipment, but when you transport something by ship it's called cargo?
-Why don't sheep shrink when it rains?
-What would Geronimo say if he jumped out of an airplane?
-Why are they called apartments when they are all stuck together?
-If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress?
-If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal?

And the Bride wore.... http://www.visi.com/~dheaton/bride/the_bride_wore.html  
A magic "art" carpet - cool! - http://zoomquilt.nikkki.net/  (click the Flash link)
Who knew you could do this with melons? - http://www.americade.info/melons1.htm 
Want to see your favorite celebrity's mugshot? - http://thesmokinggun.com/mugshots/index.html 
John Cleese and the Institute for Backup Trauma - http://www.backuptrauma.com/video/default2.aspx

 

DEEP OBSERVATIONS ON LIFE
When I die, I want to die like my grandfather-who died peacefully in his sleep. 
Not screaming like all the passengers in his car." --Author Unknown

Advice for the day: If you have a lot of tension and you get a headache, do what it says on the aspirin bottle: 
"Take two aspirin" and "Keep away from children." --Author Unknown

"Oh, you hate your job?  Why didn't you say so?  There's a support group for that. It's called EVERYBODY,
and they meet at the bar." --Drew Carey

"The problem with the designated driver program, it's not a desirable job, but if you ever get sucked into doing it, have fun with it.  At the end of the night, drop them off at the wrong house." --Jeff Foxworthy

"If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there is a man on base." --Dave Barry

"Relationships are hard.  It's like a full time job, and we should treat it like one.  If your boyfriend or girlfriend wants to leave you, they should give you two weeks' notice.  There should be severance pay, the day before they leave you, they should have to find you a temp." --Bob Ettinger

"My Mom said she learned how to swim when someone took her out in the lake and threw her off the boat.  I said, 'Mom, they weren't trying to teach you how to swim.'"   --Paula Poundstone

"A study in the Washington Post says that women have better verbal skills than men.  I just want to say to the authors of that study: "Duh." --Conan O'Brien

"Why does Sea World have a seafood restaurant??  I'm halfway through my fish burger and I realize, Oh my God.... I could be eating a slow learner."--Lynda Montgomery

"I think that's how Chicago got started.  Bunch of people in New York said, 'Gee, I'm enjoying the crime and the poverty, but it just isn't cold enough. Let's go west.'" --Richard Jeni

"If life were fair, Elvis would be alive and all the impersonators would be dead." --Johnny Carson

"Sometimes I think war is God's way of teaching us geography." --Paul Rodriguez

"My parents didn't want to move to Florida, but they turned sixty and that's the law."  --Jerry Seinfeld

"Remember in elementary school, you were told that in case of fire you have to line up quietly in a single file line from smallest to tallest.  What is the logic in that?  What, do tall people burn slower?" --Warren Hutcherson

"Bigamy is having one wife/husband too many. Monogamy is the same."--Oscar Wilde

"Suppose you were an idiot ... And suppose you were a member of Congress...  But I repeat myself."   --Mark Twain

"Our bombs are smarter than the average high school student.  At least they can find Afghanistan."  --A. Whitney Brown

"You can say any foolish thing to a dog, and the dog will give you a look that says, 'My God, you're right! I never would've thought of that!'"  --Dave Barry

Do you know why they call it "PMS"?  Because "Mad Cow Disease" was taken. --Unknown, presumed deceased

 


Special thanks to Scottie for this group of sayings:

Friends don't let friends
take home ugly men
 Women's restroom
Starboard, Dewey Beach, DE

 

Beauty is only a light switch away.
 Perkins Library, Duke University , Durham 

 

If life is a waste of time,
and time is a waste of life,
then let's all get wasted together
and have the time of our lives.
 Armand's Pizza, Washington , DC

 

Remember, it's not,
"How high are you?"
it's
"Hi, how are you?"
Rest stop off Route 81, West Virginia

 

Fighting for peace is like
screwing for virginity.
The Bayou, Baton Rouge , LO

 

No matter how good she looks,
some other guy is sick and tired
of putting up with her shit.
 Men's Room
Linda's Bar and Grill, Chapel Hill , NC

 

At the feast of ego
everyone leaves hungry.
Bentley's House of Coffee and Tea, Tucson, AZ

 

It's hard to make a comeback
when you haven't been anywhere.
 Written in the dust
on the back of a bus,
 Wickenburg , AZ

 

Make love, not war.
-Hell, do both
GET MARRIED!
 Women's restroom
The Filling Station, Bozeman, MT

 

If voting could really change things,
it would be illegal.
 Revolution Books
 New York , New York .

 

If pro is opposite of con,
then what is the opposite of progress?
Congress!
 Men's restroom
House of Representatives, Washington , DC

 

Express Lane:
Five beers or less
 Sign over one of the urinals
Ed Debevic's, Phoenix, AZ

  

You're too good for him.
 Sign over mirror in Women's restroom
Ed Debevic's, Beverly Hills ,CA .

 

No wonder you always go home alone.
 Sign over mirror in Men's restroom,
Ed Debevic's, Beverly Hills ,CA

 

 

  

A Woman's Rule of Thumb:
If it has tires or testicles,
you're going to have trouble with it.
Women's restroom
Dick's Last Resort, Dallas, TX


 

BUMPER STICKERS YOU PROBABLY MISSED
BECAUSE YOU WERE DRIVING TOO FAST:

Constipated People Don't Give A crap.

If You Can Read This, I've Lost My Trailer.

Horn Broken... Watch For Finger.

The Earth Is Full - Go Home.

I Have The Body Of A God - Buddha.

So Many Pedestrians - So Little Time.

Cleverly Disguised As A Responsible Adult.

If We Quit Voting, Will They All Go Away?

Eat Right, Exercise, Die Anyway.

Illiterate? Write For Help.

Honk If Anything Falls Off.

Cover Me, I'm Changing Lanes.

He Who Hesitates Is Not Only Lost, But Miles From The Next Exit.

I Refuse To Have A Battle Of Wits With An Unarmed Person.

You! Out Of The Gene Pool - Now!

I Do Whatever My Rice Krispies Tell Me To.

Fight Crime: Shoot Back!

(Seen Upside Down On A Jeep): If You Can Read This, Please Flip Me Back Over...

Remember Folks: Stop Lights Timed For 35 mph Are Also Timed For 70 mph.

Guys: No Shirt, No Service. Gals: No Shirt, No Charge

If Walking Is So Good For You, Then Why Does My Mailman Look Like Jabba The Hut?

Ax Me About Ebonics.

Body! By Nautilus; Brain By Mattel.

Boldly Going Nowhere.

Caution - Driver Legally Blonde.

Heart Attacks .. God's Revenge For Eating His Animal Friends.

Honk If You've Never Seen An Uzi Fired From A Car Window.

How Many Roads Must A Man Travel Down Before He Admits He is Lost?

GROW YOUR OWN DOPE --- PLANT A MAN.

All Men Are Animals; Some Just Make Better Pets.

WE LIKE TO SEE TURTLES SWIM TOO-----IN POTATOES AND ONIONS

AND THE GREATEST BUMPER STICKER EVER :

"POLITICIANS & DIAPERS BOTH NEED TO BE CHANGED, AND FOR THE SAME REASON"

http://www.fluffytails.ca/christmas.asp   You've got to see these cats!
http://www.w2knews.com/rd/rd.cfm?id=050110FA-Julevask (mpeg) (Rated G)

 

Fun Photos (rated G) - http://www.sunbelt-software.com/stu/things_that_make_you_go_hmmm.htm 
Listen to Live (streaming) Air Traffic Control over the web:
http://www.liveatc.net/feedindex.php 
All 4 Trunk Monkey videos - http://www.dodgeybastards.com/index.php?p=37
The Colo-Rectal Surgeon!!! (mp3)
"For the Birds" - go rent the DVD (not the VHS) of "Monsters, Inc." to get this as a bonus feature!
JK Rowling's site
 

JibJab - Hillarious - R Rated though
Wil Wheaton's home page - (yes...that Wil Wheaton....)
Smack the Pengie! - http://www.yetisports.org/ 
The "I Believe in Miracles" mouse: http://www.immortal3d.com/Animation/Personal/Avi/Raymond01_11.9.mpg
The CuppyCake song: http://members.aol.com/ossie/aww.html  and http://www.cuppycake.com/ 
 

THE Honda Accord commercial
The Holiday Inn Nursing Home idea - click here.
Fly the helicopter: http://www.hurtwood.demon.co.uk/Fun/copter.swf 
For those braver than me: http://www.w2knews.com/rd/rd.cfm?id=040404FA-TopThrill (click in the picture to scroll to the next picture...)

Want to see what words your phone number spells out? http://www.phonespell.org/

 Steve Ballmer iPod: http://www.macboy.com/cartoons/ballmer/  (Press "Play" on the iPod)

Boys Love Guns !!!  http://www.knobcreekshoot.com/ 

The Lighter Side: Japanese Error Messages

Here are 14 actual error messages seen on the computer screens in Japan, where some are written in Haiku. Aren't these better than "your computer has performed an illegal operation"?

  1. The Web site you seek cannot be located, but countless more exist.
  2. Chaos reigns within. Reflect, repent, and reboot. Order shall return.
  3. Program aborting: Close all that you have worked on. You ask far too much.
  4. Windows NT crashed. I am the Blue Screen of Death. No one hears your screams.
  5. Yesterday it worked. Today it is not working. Windows is like that.
  6. Your file was so big. It might be very useful. But now it is gone.
  7. Stay the patient course. Of little worth is your ire. The network is down.
  8. A crash reduces your expensive computer to a simple stone.
  9. Three things are certain: Death, taxes and lost data. Guess which has occurred?
  10. You step in the stream, but the water has moved on. This page is not here.
  11. Out of memory. We wish to hold the whole sky, but we never will.
  12. Having been erased, the document you're seeking must now be retyped.
  13. Serious error. All shortcuts have disappeared.
  14. Screen. Mind. Both are blank.

6 Feb 04
360° Panorama Views: http://www.panoramas.dk/ - You need to have QuickTime installed (it's free).

Computerized Graffiti: http://www.hektor.ch/  Click on "Hektor.mpg" in the center of the page (again - you'll need QuickTime).

The Ambient Orb... http://www.ambientdevices.com/cat/orb/orborder.html - Robert...somebody needs to put the crack pipe down......

Top 12 Things A Klingon Programmer Would Say  (from W2Knews.com)

  1. Specifications are for the weak and timid!
  2. This machine is a piece of GAGH! I need dual Pentium processors if I am to do battle with this code!
  3. You cannot really appreciate Dilbert unless you've read it in the original Klingon.
  4. Indentation?! -- I will show you how to indent when I indent your skull!
  5. What is this talk of 'release'? Klingons do not make software 'releases'. Our software 'escapes' leaving a bloody trail of designers and quality assurance people in its wake.
  6. Klingon function calls do not have 'parameters' -- they have 'arguments' -- and they ALWAYS WIN THEM.
  7. Debugging? Klingons do not debug. Our software does not coddle the weak.
  8. I have challenged the entire quality assurance team to a Bat-Leth contest. They will not concern us again.
  9. A TRUE Klingon Warrior does not comment his code!
  10. By filing this SPR you have challenged the honor of my family. Prepare to die!
  11. You question the worthiness of my code? I should kill you where you stand!
  12. Our users will know fear and cower before our software. Ship it! Ship it, and let them flee like the dogs they are!

Originals
http://img-nex.theonering.net/movies/gollum_mtvawards_BbandLo.mov  - Gollum gets an MTV award - Gollum's acceptance speech of the MTV Movie awards. A little older link, but still a riot. Abusive language beeped out. (5.4 MB, streaming) You need Quicktime (a free player) to see this.

http://www.overmars-tuinenpark.nl/video/V8ChainSaw.avi   A V-8 powered chainsaw! Very Cool! This plays in Windows Media Player (and other players).

The Northern Lights (from outer space): http://www.geo.mtu.edu/weather/aurora/images/space/ 

Want to wear your computer errors?
http://www.errorwear.com/shirts-mac.html (for Mac folks)
http://www.errorwear.com/shirts-microsoft.html (for Windows folks)

Lord of the Rings stuff at Weta/Sideshow: http://www.sideshowtoy.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?category=lotrhome 
(Be sure and look at the Galleries (you'll need the Flash plugin) of photos - links are in small print under the pics. Also - this site runs kind of slow - be patient)
The $6,000 bronze Gandalf: http://www.sideshowtoy.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?category=lotre&item=8711&type=store
The Bilbo and Gandalf Bookends (very cool): http://www.sideshowtoy.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?category=lotre&item=8802R&type=store 
The "You Shall Not Pass" wall plaque: http://www.sideshowtoy.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?category=lotr&item=9802&type=store 

Testing Twinkies: http://www.twinkiesproject.com/ 

Japanese Matrix PingPong: http://www.w2knews.com/rd/rd.cfm?id=030714FA-Video   This plays in Windows Media Player (and other players).

Pictures of Earth from 300 miles up: http://www.kokogiak.com/300miles/