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Thumbs Down – Green Bay Packers

Green Bay PackersAccording to The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, The Green Bay Packers fired Mike Wood, a member of the maintenance staff on November 1st.  Wood wasn’t fired because he was doing a poor job at work, but rather because head coach Mike McCarthy thought he heard Mr. Wood say “don’t lay an egg” during the week leading up to the big Packers vs Vikings game which included Brett Favre’s return to Lambeau Field.

However, Mike Wood maintains that he never said anything resembling what Coach McCarthy claimed. Wood told the Milwaukee newspaper that he said, “Hey coach, let’s get the boys ready to kick some butt this weekend” three days before the big matchup.

While we may never know the true story behind all the he-said-he-said drama, the fact that the Packers would fire a loyal employee (Wood had worked for the Packers for at least 22 years) for something so minor is disappointing.  There are some rumors that the Packers will fire McCarthy for his lackluster play calling and  his team’s lack of discipline (losing to the winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers last Sunday also added fuel to that fire).  I think that maybe the Packers should consider firing McCarthy for being a big meanie instead.

(via Deadspin)

Thumbs Down – Literal Interpretation Part Two: Kareoke Round

Posted in Thumbs Down by thomasodonnell on the November 14, 2009
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A few days ago, I posted an article called “Music Video Literal Interpretation” in which a person dubbed over new lyrics to a-Ha’s famous hit “Take On Me” in order to literally describe and interpret what was happening in the video.  Needless to say, it was pure genius as I could not stop laughing.  Similar to that idea, someone has decided to literally interpret what this person is singing.  The song he is trying to sing is “Touch My Body” by Mariah Carey.  However, as you will see from the video below, it sounds a bit different.  One thing is for sure: kareoke is not in this guy’s future.

Thanks to Blogadilla for finding this gem of a video.

Thumbs Up – The Hood Internet

Posted in Thumbs Up by jseesel on the November 12, 2009
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Do you like mash-ups? Love listening to 100 songs in one album with Girl Talk or Super Mash Bros? Then you need to check out The Hood Internet. These guys put out great mash-ups all the time, and pretty regularly too. From Phoenix to Wale to Michael Jackson to Lauryn Hill to Bon Iver, these guys cover everything. And now you can sample the best of their work in one album, The Mixtape Volume Four.

Seriously, look at that awesome.

First off, how can you say no to any album that had this cover. I would consider listening to Celine Dion if her album had a cover this awesome. Secondly, this album is just over an hour long, which is a bit longer than Girl Talk’s Feed the Animals and longer than all the Super Mash Bros. tunes I have. Now we come to the actual music, which is awesome. Most of the tracks are fairly short (there are 34 of them) so you get a similar effect to the fast paced nature of more well known mash-up artists. All in all, the album is upbeat and fun to listen to, as well as very eclectic in its selections. So check out this album, and if you like it, there’s 3 more mixtapes for you to enjoy too.

Thumbs Up – You Should Have Seen This

Posted in Thumbs Up by philjkowalski on the November 12, 2009
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Did you just get the internet today?  If so, Greg Rutter came up with the perfect list to catch you up to speed with viral videos and websites that you probably missed out on.  It’s called: “Greg Rutter’s Definitive List of the 99 Things You Should Have Already Experienced on the Internet Unless You’re a Loser or Old or Something.”

Even if you’ve been surfin’ the World Wide Web for years, there are a lot of classic videos that are worth another spin, and you may even find something on the list that you still need to check out.  I highlighted my personal favorite videos with some orange stars: *****

01) Grape Stomp*****

02) Charlie Bit Me*****

03) Chocolate Rain

04) Dancing Baby

05) Post Secret

06) Charlie The Unicorn

07) Mentos and Diet Coke

08) Numa Numa

09) Peanut Butter Jelly Time

10) George Lucas In Love

11) You’re The Man Now Dog

12) Yatta

13) Star Wars Kid*****

14) Bubb Rubb

15) The Flying Spaghetti Monster

16) Dramatic Chipmunk

17) Homestar Runner*****

18) GI Joe Pork Chop Sandwiches

19) Fail Blog*****

20) Skateboarding Dog

21) All Your Base Are Belong To Us*****

22) Winnebago Man

23) We Like The Moon

24) I Can Has Cheezburger

25) Barney Vs. Tupac

26) Shining

27) Cute Overload

28) Rick Roll

29) Lazy Sunday

30) David After The Dentist

31) Powerthirst*****

32) Christian The Lion

33) Bert and Ernie Rap*****

34) Lady Punch

35) Leprechaun in Alabama*****

36) Where The Hell Is Matt

37) Boom Goes The Dynamite*****

38) Breakdancing Baby

39) Drunk Jeff Goldblum

40) Scarlet Takes A Tumble

41) Susan Boyle

42) Gay Mount Everest

43) Afro Ninja

44) Cop Shoots Himself In Leg In Classroom

45) Tron Guy

46) “Leave Britney Alone”

47) Laughing Baby

48) I’m the Juggernaut Bitch

49) Exploding Whale

50) Take On Me The Literal Version

51) Bill O’Reilly Flips Out

52) Don’t Tase Me Bro

53) The Landlord

54) Breakdancing Baby Kick

55) The Pet Penguin

56) Ms. South Carolina Answers A Question*****

57) I’m F*#king Matt Damon

58) Will It Blend

59) Spaghetti Cat

60) Tom Cruise Kills Oprah

61) Little Superstar

62) Chad Vader

63) Pretty Much Everywhere It’s Going To Be Hot*****

64) I Like Turtles*****

65) Who Needs A Movie

66) Jake E. Lee Shreds

67) Hawaii Chair

68) Aussie Party

69) Hitler Plans Burning Man

70) Montgomery Flea Market

71) Look At The Horse

72) Asian Backstreet Boys

73) Leroy Jenkins*****

74) Pinky The Cat

75) Monkey Sniffs Finger

76) Sneezing Panda

77) Prison Inmates remake “Thriller”

78) Techno Viking

79) Ask A Ninja

80) Best Man Trips and Ruins Wedding

81) Best Wedding Toast Ever (Amy’s Song)

82) Kitten Surprise (how to break up a cat fight)

83) Katana Sword Infomercial Goes Wrong

84) Matrix Ping Pong*****

85) La Pequena Prohibida

86) Angry German Kid (translated)*****

87) Evolution of Dance

88) Ok Go “Here It Goes Again”*****

89) Battle at Kruger (lions vs. buffalos vs. crocodiles)

90) Daft Hands*****

91) Human Beatbox

92) Most T-Shirts Worn At Once

93) Zero G Dog

94) Cuppy Cakes Song

95) George Washington*****

96) Scary Maze Prank

97) Gay Referee

98) Tranquilized Bear Hits Trampoline

99) Reporter Gets A Fly In The Mouth

Thumbs Up – Music Video Literal Interpretation

Posted in Thumbs Up by thomasodonnell on the November 11, 2009
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There is no debate that a-Ha’s “Take On Me” is one of the best music videos of the 1980s.  Its half sketch drawn animation-half real life video footage simply mesmerizes the viewer.  Now, thanks to one explanatory video, we are finally able to fully understand the true essence of the music video.  Here is the video.

Thumbs Up – Free WiFi for the Holidays

Posted in Thumbs Up by philjkowalski on the November 11, 2009
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GoogleGoogle announced yesterday that they will be offering free wireless at 47 airports across the United States between November 10 and January 15, 2010.  The only catch is that when you log on to the internet, you are asked if you want to try some of Google’s services or donate to a charity.  What a small price to pay for Internet!  Oftentimes when I fly, I wish I could get WiFi at the airport to check my email and such, but it is almost never worth the cost, oftentimes in the $10 range, for a short period of time.

Other Internet movers and shakers will also be giving away free WiFi during the holiday season.  Ebay will be offering free WiFi on Delta flights (the first page users see when they log on is the Ebay site – so they can do their holiday shopping while flying).  Bing is offering free WiFi in certain airports and hotels, although they haven’t announced which ones specifically (as long as the user performs one search in Microsoft’s search engine).  And Yahoo is giving away WiFi in New York’s  Times Square for the next year.

Even though some cynics might bring up that these Internet giants are using free WiFi only to get more customers to use their services (and they are most definitely correct), it is hard for most people to be upset with free WiFi!

Below is a list of the airports where travelers can receive free WiFi from Google:

Austin (AUS)
Baltimore (BWI)
Billings (BIL)
Boston (BOS)
Bozeman (BZN)
Buffalo (BUF)
Burbank (BUR)
Central Wisconsin (CWA)
Charlotte (CLT)
Des Moines (DSM)
El Paso (ELP)
Fort Lauderdale (FLL)
Fort Myers/SW (RSW)
Greensboro (GSO)
Houston (HOU)
Houston Bush (IAH)
Indianapolis (IND)
Jacksonville (JIA)
Kalamazoo (AZO)
Las Vegas (LAS)
Louisville (SDF)
Madison (MSN)
Memphis (MEM)
Miami (MIA)
Milwaukee (MKE)
Monterey (MRY)
Nashville (BNA)
Newport News (PHF)
Norfolk (ORF)
Oklahoma City (OKC)
Omaha (OMA)
Orlando (MCO)
Panama City (PFN)
Pittsburgh (PIT)
Portland (PWM)
Sacramento (SMF)
San Antonio (SAT)
San Diego (SAN)
San Jose (SJC)
Seattle (SEA)
South Bend (SBN)
Spokane (GEG)
St. Louis (STL)
State College (SCE)
Toledo (TOL)
Traverse City (TVC)
West Palm Beach (PBI)

Thumbs Down – Lame Facebookers

Posted in Thumbs Down by philjkowalski on the November 10, 2009
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Remember when Facebook used to be cool – when it was only for college kids?  Now everyone is on Facebook and that means there are more people on the site that are really bad at it.  For some examples: CNN compiled a list of 12 aanoying Facebookers including  The Let-Me-Tell-You-Every-Detail-of-My-Day Bore (“I’m waking up!”) and the The Obscurist (“Dave thought he was immune, but no. No, he is not”).  Im sure that everyone has Facebook friends who fit into these categories.

If you want to see a collection of Facebook wall posts, status updates, and comments gone hilariously wrong, head to www.lamebook.com.  Here is an example of what you will find there (click on the images to see bigger versions):

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Thumbs Up – New Sport of the Year = Ghosting

Posted in Thumbs Up by thomasodonnell on the November 9, 2009
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Remember Space Invaders?  Well, I introduce you to the new sport taking the world by storm which is Personal Space Invading, or Ghosting as it is popularly referred to as.  Developed by Hamish Blake and Andy Lee, the famous Australian comedic duo, Ghosting consists of selecting an innocent bystander and following them as close as you can for as long as you can until the person realizes it.  Once the person realizes that you are “ghosting” them, the clock stops and your time is recorded.  The person who can ghost for the longest possible time without being noticed is the winner.  In case a tiebreaker is needed (or in case one just wants a good challenge), Speed Ghosting can be used to decide the winner.  Watch Hamish and Andy’s exemplary video on Ghosting, and look for it to be on the ballot to be considered for the Olympics in years to come.  Just kidding, but it would be sweet.

Thumbs Up – Secret Knock Lock

Posted in Thumbs Up by thomasodonnell on the November 8, 2009
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Ever give the “secret knock” to get in somewhere?  You know, the one that goes knock, knock-knock-knock, knock…knock, knock??  Well, thanks to this guy, you can actually unlock your door by perfoming this, or any other predetermined, knocking sequence.  This is probably one of the coolest ways to unlock a door; however, I don’t see it becoming a likely device for people to use as it would be easy for bystanders/neighbors to hear the knocking sequence.  Still, gotta give credit for coming up with the idea and executing it.  Here’s a video demonstrating how it works.

Thumbs Up – Liu Bolin, The Real Invisible Man

Posted in Thumbs Up by philjkowalski on the November 8, 2009
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camoflague by liu bolin

Despite what you might be thinking, the above photograph is not photoshopped.  Liu Bolin, an artist based in Beijing paints himself to camouflage into his surroundings and photographs himself.  His work is incredible detailed and talented.  You need to check out more of his work.

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