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Koko Understands Sarcasm, Cats, Politics

“Koko the gorilla is famous for mastering more than 1,000 signs based on American Sign Language, which she uses to communicate with Stanford researchers.

“That’s not all she’s learned from humans. One day her attendants discovered that a steel sink in her enclosure had been torn from its moorings. When they confronted her, she pointed to her pet kitten.

“‘Cat did it’, she signed.”

Strutts News Services was granted an exclusive interview with Koko, and asked the following questions, in ASL:

SNS:  ?Koko like vote who
Koko: ?koko like
SNS: ?Koko like who vote
Koko: koko. koko. koko.
SNS: ?Vote Koko
Koko: congress vote koko.
SNS:  Fat chance, koko.
Koko: Bite me elect koko 2 elect koko 56 vote koko 12330o-84jmsvpow Koko last word heh loser


[Image from here, story from here.]

Saturday Matinee: Stuff (in no particular order)

Pete Drake is kinda famous in a way you’d never suspect after watching this.  I love it. [Found here.]

Ms. Cellanea found this original version of Jurassic Park.

One of the prettiest but saddest Country Rock songs ever recorded:  “Melissa” by the Allman Bros.

On the other hand, the Allmans’ “Jessica” lifts the load. Roadtrip music at its best.

Okay. Y’all heard of Bo Diddley.  Here’s the Diddley Bo played by a master, Seasick Steve.  All rhythm; raw as y’all can get.

(That last one’s for Roo Skinner Phil.  Give him a howdy and tell him Bunk sent you.)

Camel Fishing in Qatar

[Image from DRB.]

You Might Think It’s Soap…

…but itsnot.

[I knows the image is from here.]

Saturday Matinee: Bears

Proof that the news media is biased.  Forget the pier! I wanna know more about the bear!
[From SPLHCS.]

“Stupid dopey trash-rap a-comin’, comin’ up. Whoa.
Guy in a bear suit, with rappin’ comin’ up. Whoa.
Patient wit da video, be patient comin’ up. Whoa.
Babe Magnet, bear suit, all be comin’ up. Whoa.”

[Lyrics from “In’ Up-Whoa” by MC Daddy BS, Strutts Music 2008.]

Actually SoulJah Bear is kinda funny to me, especially with the video editor’s comments.  Kinda almost cool, just like The Howlies.  Here’s SoulJah Bear’s obvious inspiration:

Bunky remembers Dancing Bear in black and white.  Bunky really liked Captain Kangaroo.  Bunky really didn’t like Scary Dancing Bear.

“Pachuca Sunrise,” Minus the Bear.

Daughter Bunkessa heard this song as “I Come From a Land of Hunger.” It’s got a bear in it, too.

Saturday Matinee: Tammet, Clarke & Dawe, Bob & Ray, The Bobs, The Rays, The Silhouettes, and RAY CHARLES

Daniel Tammet is amazing.

Clarke and Dawe.  Full story can be found here.

Here’s Bob and Ray.  Google them for more classic straight faced funnies.

The Bobs’ A capellaness is only mildly annoying and somewhat entertaining.

The Rays, with “Silhouettes on the Shade.”

The Silhouettes’ “Get A [lipsinch] Job.”

The Late Great Ray Charles:  “Shake A Tail Feather!” from the movie “The Blues Brothers.” (Watch for Steve Cropper & Duck Dunn, with Matt “Guitar” Murphy.)

[Related posts: Cropper & Dunn be here and here.  More Blues Brothers here.]

Which is more offensive?

THIS:

“The shocking image shows top female tennis players making “slit-eyed” gestures, and was found on the official website of the country’s Spanish Tennis Federation – RFET. The latest group are seen pulling back the skin at their temples to give a slit-eyed look, alongside the caption: “Estamos preparados para China” (we are prepared for China).”

[Top image with asinine caption from here.]

OR THIS:

“Tiananmen Square [1989] This is the picture of a student/man going to work who has just had enough. The days leading up to this event thousands of protesters and innocent by standers were killed by their own government because the Chinese people wanted more rights. He tries to stop the tanks in Tiananmen Square by standing in front of them and climbed on the tank and hitting the hatch and yelling, the tank driver didn’t crush the man with the bags as a group of unknown people came and dragged him away, we still don’t know if the man is alive or dead as the Chinese government executed many of the protesters involved. China is still controlled by a communist regime, but while there are strong willed men like this the country still has hope.”

[Bottom image and caption from here. Heavily sanitized version here.]

Saturday Matinee: When Day Breaks

Cool animation.

Talking Heads:  Wild Wild Life

The Ramones:  Sheena Is a Punk Rocker

Tom Waits:  Downtown Train

And now for our Feature Presentation:
ATTACK OF THE KILLER PARASITES!

[Tip o’ the tarboosh to the entirely bitchin’ Miss Cellanea.]

Humpy-Blogs.com

Rear Exit No.2

“Daddy!  Daddy!  Were you watching?  I’m an elephant poop!  Watch me! I’m gonna be a BIG elephant poop!  Watch me!”

Climbing up into its butt and being elephant vomit just can’t be nearly as much fun.

[Image from here.  Related post here (and for his birfday,  Phil gets a free pass through the pachyderm, in the direction of his choice).]

Humor-Blugs.com

Saturday Matinee – Sneakers

Rock n’ Roll Spy Dudeness:  Johnny Rivers’ Secret Asian Man.

Here are a few others you may or may not recobanize:

Paranoia on free broadcast analog TV.  The intro to “The Prisoner” starring Patrick McGoohan was the best of the best.  Explained everything you needed to know to understand this excellent series… sorta.