Category: Silly Stuff

Floccinaucinihilipilification is a great word.  Twenty-nine letters to describe something as valueless.  It’s an entirely accurate word to describe Biden’s recent foray into defining the virtues of brevity and clear communication: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uRtsoJHmiM[/youtube] In the old days, the king’s fool frequently served a useful purpose.  Not only did he entertain, he

I am a genius.  Heh!

It’s not very funny but, because I lived in Yorkshire, I find it sufficiently amusing to pass on to you: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VLYpKGVBUg[/youtube] Hat tip:  Maggie’s Farm

It says a great deal about my maturity (or lack thereof), that I found this picture, culled from my local garbage company’s website, very amusing:

This week has been death by a thousand small errands and demands.  Sometimes, all that gets me through the day is a goofy grin:  

The alternative title for this post is “Sauce for the goose is not sauce for the gander.”  There’s also no real point to this post.  I just found the story I’m about to tell you amusing. While driving along today, my daughter commented that one of her classmates would be

Obscenely overpriced product?  Check. Ridiculous discount?  Check. Product description riddled with grammatical errors and pretentious, unintelligible language?  Check. Customer “reviews” that are worth their weight in gold?  You betcha. I hereby present the Plodes RECH reDO Lawn Chair – Black Leather with White Stitching and Cherry Arms. This isn’t just

When visual memes collide, it’s usually worth a good laugh.

The National Health Service in Portsmouth, England, came up with this ad in an effort to get more young men to the dentist.  I think it’s a bit racy for the taxpayer’s dime (I’d give it a PG-13, almost shading into R), but it’s clever and funny too: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxHzhNajwZU[/youtube]  

Elaine Benis from Seinfeld: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xi4O1yi6b0[/youtube] Russian President Medvedev: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQceEAdUmBg[/youtube] Okay, I’ve had my little mean moment.  The fact is, not everyone can dance, but if you like to dance, just go out and have fun!  That’s what I do.  Dancing is one of my favorite activities and to heck with

It’s all about politics: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FY5i2GvSGU[/youtube]

Thanks, Charles Martel: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlwwM2fin14[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsTep82EGsw[/youtube]

This instruction sheet on the “how-to” of a Thomas Friedman column is from 2004, but it’s as fresh, funny and accurate today as it was on the day it was published. Hat tip:  Ricochet

The only difference for me is that my house has a rather sprawling floor plan, so I get more exercise as I go through my day: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oHBG3ABUJU[/youtube]

A lot of people have pointed out that, if you check out the New York Times’ “most emailed articles” linked, and compare it to, say, the Wall Street Journal’s “most emailed articles” link, there’s a certain lack of seriousness in the former.  The Awl has noticed. Hat tip:  Ricochet