Huge image follows so its under the cut. Check it out though. It had me laughing my ass off.

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Watch the video for the insanely popular “Fireflies” by Owl City (or at least as much as you can without having to go outside to throw yourself in front of a bus):

Then enjoy this.

Not sure where I’ve been, but never heard of these guys. This YouTube video has almost 1.5 million views so clearly I’m pretty late to the party on this one. But the name of the band is right on if this is the kind of fare they string together. I mean really, this isn’t anything we don’t know. Nirvana became the most overrated band almost overnight using just three chords, so it’s obvious slightly more talented artists use four. But they way in which these guys demonstrate that fact is not only funny, but it actually sounds pretty good.

This is a whole lotta fun. Check it out:

Personally, I have no trouble wearing my love for everything Joss Whedon right on my sleeve, and fan remixes and reimaginings of his work are always welcome, too. This past week, an extremely detailed 8-bit videogame mockup version of Whedon’s web series Doctor Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog turned up online, and I gotta say, I’m impressed. This is only a video, there is no game version of this, but the translation into the old-school video-game look and feel (not to mention sound) is pretty awesome. So far it’s just the first act of the series, but I hope DoctorOctoroc finishes the rest of it!

If you haven’t seen the original series, it’s now available on DVD and on Netflix Instant Watch, and it’s well worth it. Whedon + Neil Patrick Harris + Felicia Day + Nathan Fillion + music + geeky story = WIN.

EDIT: What do you know, Act Two just went up today (the 15th), in two parts. Embedding those after the jump.

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While cleaning out my email a couple of days ago I restumbled across this little nugget of unbelievable, courtesy of an irritated (but beyond patient) customer and the product of a public education system in the United States. This call is from about three years ago, so hopefully Verizon has sent their employees back to elementary school by now before bringing them back to the job. If you got through 5th grade match class, this call will entertain and frustrate you to no end. If I didn’t get my cell phone through work, this recorded call would be enough for me to terminate my contract with Verizon immediately. I can’t express it any better than that in words.

This customer is unbelievably patient with the operators on the line. If this were me I would have either exploded at one point or asked for someone else (again and again) until I get someone who was hired at Verizon that made it through elementary school with at least a C average.

The audio explains it much better than I can, so just have a listen here.

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You can read and hear follow-ups to this situation over at Verizon Math. If you head over to that blog, it appears in the comment section that this is still a problem – years later! It is absolutely unbelievable! How can a company recognize there is a problem (again, a simple, elementary mathematics problem) and not have it fixed almost three years later.

Sorry state of affairs here.

Cheese. It’s what’s for din.. *SNAP!*

This was too good not to share. If you are like me and grew up playing all of the Mario games from the beginning, then you will hopefully find this Something Awful article written by Dennis Farrell as laugh-out-loud hilarious as I did.

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The sequel to the massively popular and beautifully designed Bioshock comes out next Tuesday, February 9th, and the hype is continuing to grow. Check out this detailed unboxing of the Bioshock 2 Special Edition – and keep watching for the unveiling of a very special surprise edition.

My dad actually forwarded me this little story of musician Dave Carroll, whose custom-made Taylor guitar got broken by careless baggage handlers during a United Airlines flight. After many months of fruitless attempts to get United to at least reimburse him for the $3500 instrument, he finally stated that he would write a series of songs detailing the poor service he’d received at United’s hands and put them on YouTube. The video below is one of the results.

It’s not the type of music I generally listen to, but it’s definitely entertaining, and a great example of the kind of widespread negative publicity companies can get in the age of user-generated social media. It helps that Carroll is actually talented, too. This video has gotten over 7 million views. United has since tried to settle with him in exchange for pulling the videos, but he’s given them the same response he got when trying to deal with their customer service: “Good luck with that, pal”. In the meantime, Taylor Guitars have sent him two new guitars in appreciation for the publicity boost the videos have given them.

Thanks for all the memories and wasted time my friend!

While I can’t say I’ve ever watched Hannah Montana (I have the feeling that it may just be unbearable), I still have respect for Larry going on the show for a cameo with his two daughters, who happen to be big real-life fans of the show. And hey, the “Uncle Jerry” bit is pretty funny, proving that even on crappy Disney shows, Larry David is a god among men. Just one thing: is this not the worst use of the laugh track that you have ever heard? It doesn’t stop almost throughout the entirety. Is it like this throughout the entire show? Painful.

With that said, did anybody watch the first few episodes of the new Curb Your Enthusiasm season? It was a stroke of brilliance staging an in-show Seinfeld reunion. Last episode that brought on the entire Seinfeld cast for the first time was an instant classic.

Although I would like to take credit, this is courtesy of Brandon Griggs over at CNN:

Here are 12 of the most annoying types of Facebook users:

The Let-Me-Tell-You-Every-Detail-of-My-Day Bore. “I’m waking up.” “I had Wheaties for breakfast.” “I’m bored at work.” “I’m stuck in traffic.” You’re kidding! How fascinating! No moment is too mundane for some people to broadcast unsolicited to the world. Just because you have 432 Facebook friends doesn’t mean we all want to know when you’re waiting for the bus.

The Self-Promoter. OK, so we’ve probably all posted at least once about some achievement. And sure, maybe your friends really do want to read the fascinating article you wrote about beet farming. But when almost EVERY update is a link to your blog, your poetry reading, your 10k results or your art show, you sound like a bragger or a self-centered careerist.

The Friend-Padder. The average Facebook user has 120 friends on the site. Schmoozers and social butterflies — you know, the ones who make lifelong pals on the subway — might reasonably have 300 or 400. But 1,000 “friends?” Unless you’re George Clooney or just won the lottery, no one has that many. That’s just showing off.

The Town Crier. “Michael Jackson is dead!!!” You heard it from me first! Me, and the 213,000 other people who all saw it on TMZ. These Matt Drudge wannabes are the reason many of us learn of breaking news not from TV or news sites but from online social networks. In their rush to trumpet the news, these people also spread rumors, half-truths and innuendo. No, Jeff Goldblum did not plunge to his death from a New Zealand cliff.

The TMIer. “Brad is heading to Walgreens to buy something for these pesky hemorrhoids.” Boundaries of privacy and decorum don’t seem to exist for these too-much-information updaters, who unabashedly offer up details about their sex lives, marital troubles and bodily functions. Thanks for sharing.

The Bad Grammarian. “So sad about Fara Fauset but Im so gladd its friday yippe”. Yes, I know the punctuation rules are different in the digital world. And, no, no one likes a spelling-Nazi schoolmarm. But you sound like a moron.

The Sympathy-Baiter. “Barbara is feeling sad today.” “Man, am I glad that’s over.” “Jim could really use some good news about now.” Like anglers hunting for fish, these sad sacks cast out their hooks — baited with vague tales of woe — in the hopes of landing concerned responses. Genuine bad news is one thing, but these manipulative posts are just pleas for attention.

The Lurker. The Peeping Toms of Facebook, these voyeurs are too cautious, or maybe too lazy, to update their status or write on your wall. But once in a while, you’ll be talking to them and they’ll mention something you posted, so you know they’re on your page, hiding in the shadows. It’s just a little creepy.

The Crank. These curmudgeons, like the trolls who spew hate in blog comments, never met something they couldn’t complain about. “Carl isn’t really that impressed with idiots who don’t realize how idiotic they are.” [Actual status update.] Keep spreading the love.

The Paparazzo. Ever visit your Facebook page and discover that someone’s posted a photo of you from last weekend’s party — a photo you didn’t authorize and haven’t even seen? You’d really rather not have to explain to your mom why you were leering like a drunken hyena and French-kissing a bottle of Jagermeister.

The Obscurist. “If not now then when?” “You’ll see…” “Grist for the mill.” “John is, small world.” “Dave thought he was immune, but no. No, he is not.” [Actual status updates, all.] Sorry, but you’re not being mysterious — just nonsensical.

The Chronic Inviter. “Support my cause. Sign my petition. Play Mafia Wars with me. Which ‘Star Trek’ character are you? Here are the ‘Top 5 cars I have personally owned.’ Here are ’25 Things About Me.’ Here’s a drink. What drink are you? We’re related! I took the ‘What President Are You?’ quiz and found out I’m Millard Fillmore! What president are you?”

You probably mean well, but stop. Just stop. I don’t care what president I am — can’t we simply be friends? Now excuse me while I go post the link to this story on my Facebook page.

Probably should’ve saved this for the image of the day series, but I couldn’t resist. Happy Friday “corporate bullshit.”

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Too entertaining not to copy and paste. Thanks Wired.

1 Sea mammal blowhole. Any animal that spends appreciable time in the ocean should be able to extract oxygen from water via gills. Enlarging the lungs and moving a nostril to the back of the head is a poor work-around.

2 Hyena clitoris. When engorged, this “pseudopenis,” which doubles as the birth canal, becomes so hard it can crush babies to death during exit.

3 Kangaroo teat. In order to nurse, the just-born joey, a frail and squishy jellybean, must clamber up Mom’s torso and into her pouch for a nipple.

4 Giraffe birth canal. Mama giraffes stand up while giving birth, so baby’s entry into the world is a 5-foot drop. Wheeee! Crack.

5 Goliath bird-eating spider exoskeleton. This giant spider can climb trees to hunt very mobile prey. Yet it has a shell so fragile it practically explodes when it falls? Well, at least it can produce silk to make a sail. Oh, wait — it can’t!

6 Shark-fetus teeth. A few shark species have live births (instead of laying eggs). The Jaws juniors grow teeth in the womb. The first sibling or two to mature sometimes eat their siblings in utero. Mmm … siblings.

7 Human stomach. People can digest a lot — except for cellulose, the primary component of plant matter. Why don’t we have commensal bacteria in our guts to do it? They’re busy helping termites.

8 Slug genitalia. Some hermaphroditic species breed by wrapping their sex organs around each other. If one of said members gets stuck, the slug simply chews it off. What. The. Hell?

9 Quadrupeds. Let’s say you’re a four-footed animal. Now let’s say you get a wound on your back, or an itch, or a bug wandering up there. Tough luck, kid. You probably can’t do much about it. Hope there’s a low branch around.

10 Narwhal tusk. The unicorn-like protuberance on a male narwhal’s head is actually a tooth that erupts through the front of the jaw and keeps on growing, up to 9 feet. Narwhal: “Doc, I have a toothache.” Dentist: “Indeed.”

While The National was performing good music across the street, this is as close as I got to the action at the Target Center: Beyoncé’s bike.

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