Category: Humor

Saturday Matinee – Halloween Pumpkin Carving, Frank Zappa & Oingo Boingo

Nice pumpkin carving tips. I use an orange Sharpie to mark the design, and carve with a serrated fish boning knife. Pre-designed push-pin patterns are for pussies, and using a Dremel is cheating big time. BTW, this is NOT how to do it.

That’s from Frank Zappa’s MTV Halloween Show 1981 at the Palladium NY. “Doreen” is classic, with doo-wop lyrics and chord patterns done in 4/4 time. “Goblin Girl” is typical FZ snark and innuendo.

The best Halloween Band (IMO) is Oingo Boingo, and they got their start as “The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo on The Gong Show. Pure awesome.

Have a great weekend, folks. We’ll be back here tomorrow for more stupid.

The .Gif Friday Post No.352 – Mother Raven, The Birds & Trolling the Gulls

Mother Raven
The Birds Looped
trolling the seagulls

[Found here, here and here.]

Waldo lives here.

Waldo's Apartment Building

[Found in here. Apparently it’s a building in Warsaw, click to zoom.]

NO YOU SHUT UP

NO YOU SHUT UP

[Found here.]

The Challenge

The Challenge

There are exactly three urinals in that restroom that I would never use.

[Found in here.]

Saturday Matinee – The Yoshida Brothers, Mean Mary James & Sarah jaroz

The Yoshida Brothers rock. Here’s their Wiki entry if you’re curious. [via]

Mean Mary James rips traditional song “Cripple Creek” on banjo live at WPRK. You want a faster version? You won’t find it.

Sarah Jarosz on mandolin, with Alex Hargreaves on fiddle and Nathaniel Smith on cello, recorded April 2010, is a nice version of Tom Wait‘s song from “Mule Variations” (1999). Personally, I like Waits’ version better because gravel and petunias work for me on happy songs.

There are some great tunes hidden in the back of Tom Waits’ attic under the Swanson TV Dinner trays, matchbox covers, PEZ dispensers and Bazooka Joe coupons for free 6-inch long telescopes.

Have a great weekend, folks. We’re gonna post something else that’s completely inane tomorrow.

The .Gif Friday Post No.351 – Mighty Mouse, Paying Attention & Holographic iPhone

Mighty Mouse

Paying Attention

Holographic iPhone

[Found here, here and here.]

A Learning Experience

Learning Experience

[Found here.]

Low-Budget Halloween Costume

Halloween Costume Budget

Stumped for a costume? Be a bitch with zits.

Years ago, had I attempted this simple costume, I’d have figured out a way to load the zits with shaving cream so I could pop them.

You’re welcome.

[Stockphoto found here.]

Mexicans Spotted Crossing Into Russia

Illegal Immigrants in Russia

This is NOT a photoshop as far as you know.

[Images found here and here.]